Walthers Proto 2000 EMD E8 UP City Train

After months of the UP City Train passenger cars dribbling in one at a time, Walthers comes through with an on-schedule delivery of the Proto 2000 EMD A and B units to pull this beauty. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2015-08-13 17:23:18.

Estes Astrovision

I’ve always been a fan of rocket photography. In fact, with the exception of the monocopter post, every rocket in my Rocketry category on RCGrabBag is a photographic rocket of some kind. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2015-05-06 12:18:25.

Overland Models Three-Unit Gas Turbine

Overland Models has got to be (or has been) one insane builder of brass model trains.

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Originally posted 2015-10-03 20:03:06.

Con-Cor Pioneer Zephyr

As much as I love the big steamers like the Big Boy or Y6B, I love the vintage streamliners like the Dreyfuss Hudson or GS4 in Southern Pacific’s Daylight colors. This Pioneer Zephyr truly symbolizes the golden age of passenger train travel.

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Originally posted 2015-05-18 12:44:25.

Westside Models AT&SF 2-10-10-2

What would prompt a railroad to take two perfectly good 2-10-2 locomotives and turn them into this? Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2015-06-20 14:25:20.

Tamiya Porsche 959 (1986)

Like its full scale counterpart, the Tamiya 959 was meant to be a technological showpiece. Continue Reading >>

Originally posted 2014-07-27 21:44:30.

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