MTH AC-6 4-8-8-2 Cab Forward
MTH is sure cranking out some nice looking HO stuff these days. This Southern Pacific AC-6 was released in the Fall of 2010 and has been added to my fleet of big steamers.
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Originally posted 2011-01-07 15:07:36.
Overland Models Chesapeake and Ohio M-1 Steam Turbine
Ever seen a U-boat become a locomotive?
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Overland Models Three-Unit Gas Turbine
Overland Models has got to be (or has been) one insane builder of brass model trains.
Broadway Limited Imports J3a Dreyfuss Hudson
BLI releases the J3a Dreyfuss Hudson in HO scale in their brass hybrid line of locos. The model I received contains the Paragon2 sound and decoder system. My early experience with this model is that it is a smooth runner and good looking model, with some minor sound issues. (more…)
Originally posted 2010-11-22 14:52:28.
Weathered Bachmann Spectrum K4 Pacific
I have a fair amount of experience weathering military models like the Tamiya RC Tanks, but this was my first crack at weathering an HO locomotive. (more…)
Originally posted 2010-03-30 00:15:13.
Walthers PRR Broadway Limited E8A and E7B
Continuing its line of “Named Trains”, Walthers releases the PRR EMD E8A and E7B’s, thereby completing the release of the entire PRR Broadway Limited consist.
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Broadway Limited Y6B
Broadway Limited released the HO scale Y6B 2-8-8-2 locomotive in January, 2010. I received mine in short order and was looking forward to putting it through its paces. But, alas, something was amiss… (more…)
Originally posted 2010-03-18 19:53:58.
Bachmann Heavy Mountain
After the hair-pulling DCC conversion for my Athearn FEF-3, this Bachmann DCC conversion was a cakewalk.
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Originally posted 2011-02-01 00:28:41.
Walthers Proto 2000 Great Northern Empire Builder
Initially I wasn’t interested in the Empire Builder edition of Walthers “Name Trains“, but the more I looked at it, the more I liked it. Problem was, it was released in 2007, a long time ago as of this post. (more…)
Originally posted 2011-07-14 15:05:51.
Broadway Limited Imports Baldwin Centipede
Broadway Limited Imports introduces the Baldwin Centipede in HO scale and I eagerly took delivery of an A1/A2 unit set decked out in the Pennsylvania Railroad freight paint scheme. (more…)
Originally posted 2010-08-19 13:59:46.