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scale ready-to-run cars will include a coach (above), baggage-
mail, combine, and a solarium car. Road names will be Santa Fe
(Valley Flyer scheme), New Haven (red and black McGinnis
scheme), and Milwaukee Road (Olympian scheme that matches
Fox Valley Hiawatha cars). The solarium car is also available in
the unique livery of The Patrón Tequila Express. Special features
include separate wire handrails, working diaphragms, a detailed
scissors gate at end doors, complete interior details, and built-
in DC/DCC-compatible car lighting. Visit the above website for
special introductory pricing.
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ExactRail
has released a sec-
ond production run of
Bethlehem 3483 hopper
cars in eight new paint
schemes plus an undecorated model. The decorated mod-
els include Rio Grande as-delivered in 1972, Rio Grande as-
delivered in 1982, D&RGW Medallion repaint #12788, D&RGW
speed lettering SP repaint, CSX three-panel ex-D&RGW (with
car number across three panels), CSX 2-panel ex-D&RGW,
CSX three-panel post-SP repaint (above), and CSX Medallion
repaint #834055.
The HO scale ready-to-run models have individual wire
uncoupling levers, grab irons, brake rods and lever hangers.
The Platinum series models come with Kadee® #58 couplers,
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ExactRail’s equalized 100-ton ASF Ride Control trucks, and a
choice of either heap or flood style loads. Visit the above web-
site for complete details including historical background on the
prototype cars.
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The next kit coming from
Funaro & Camerlengo
(
will be
for a Baltimore & Ohio
N12g class twin-bay open
hopper car. It will feature
a one-piece cast resin
body. The HO scale kit will be available with appropriate decals
and either AB or K brakes at $44.99 less trucks and couplers.
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Imagine That! Laser
Art Products
)
has a new 3-in-1 kit for
an HO scale trackside
brick structure that
can be assembled in
three different configurations. The full-length backdrop wall
section (above) has a footprint of 19.5” long by 1.5” deep. The
laser-cut wall sections are interchangeable, allowing the kit
to be assembled with a variety of appearances. It can also be
assembled in an “L” shape with a footprint of 10.5” long by 4.5”
wide by 1.5” deep.
The main components of the kit are wood that has been
laser-etched to simulate aged brick work including brick roof
