& Ohio 40’ boxcar with a Route of the ‘400’ Streamliners slo-
gan. The model is based on a prototype built in 1953 with 6’
Youngstown doors. Both of the Kadee models mentioned here
have an MSRP of $35.95 each.
Monster Model
Works
is sell-
ing an HO scale kit
based on the historic
Robertson Paper
Company in Bellows
Falls, Vermont. Laser
engraving is used to produce the well- aged 3D brick walls of the
HO scale kit. Peel and stick material is provided for the tarpaper
roof. Additional details include engraved brick corners and roof-
top pipes, historic signage, instructions and weathering tips.
The finished HO struc-
ture has a footprint
of 9.125” x 6.250” x
3.3125” tall. Built in
1882, the structure
was certified as an
historic site in 1990.
The mill was served
by both the Boston & Maine and the Rutland Railroad into the
1970s. For additional historical information about the structure
Google “Preserve Robertson Paper.”
Rapido Trains
has announced a new series
of mid-train dome cars based on a Budd prototype. The HO scale
ready-to-run cars will be finished in Rapido’s highly-regarded
