Product Reviews
Enjoy our in-depth reviews of great new model railroading products in a variety of popular scales, presented by the Model Railroad News staff. Please contact Editor Tony Cook to have your product considered for review.
March 21, 2021
Gondolas in N scale from Trainworx
The 52-foot, 6-inch gondola from Trainworx presents a well-detailed, fully assembled N-scale model in two body styles and several road names.
March 16, 2021
New Conrail book documents rich heritage in the valley
The area surrounding Allentown and Bethlehem was quickly transformed as seven colorful legacy lines came under Conrail control in 1976. Over the next 24 years, this industrial region of eastern Pennsylvania would go through its own transformation, affecting traffic patterns for years to come.
February 19, 2021
Rapido’s Flexi-Flo hopper
The HO-scale Flexi-Flo hopper is only one several all-new freight car models from Rapido Trains with more selections in development and on the way.
February 15, 2021
You Can Do It: Paint & Detail Railroad Models with Scott Lupia
Scott Lupia shares his insights into bringing models to the next level in this White River Productions how-to book.
February 4, 2021
Hornby’s “Yellow Submarine” Eurostar… You Supply the Blue Meanies
Reproducing a unique first-of-its-kind prototype, Hornby offers its OO-scale Eurostar set in a special Beatles “Yellow Submarine” livery.
February 3, 2021
Western Pacific’s GP40-2s from Athearn Genesis in HO
Athearn’s early 2021 delivery of Genesis-series HO-scale GP40-2 diesel locomotives includes Western Pacific.
February 3, 2021
Ex-Rock Island Waycars for Union Pacific in N scale from Bluford Shops
A very popular and common caboose prototype serving North American railroads from the 1950s onward is International Car’s bay window style.
January 27, 2021
Capturing Charger Audio
Bachmann teamed with Train Control Systems and ventured out to Colorado to capture authentic audio of Siemens’ Charger for the new HO model.
January 5, 2021
The Ultimate Hustle Muscle: ScaleTrains.com’s HO-scale SD45
Is ScaleTrains.com’s HO-scale SD45 the ultimate example of “Hustle Muscle” in 1:87?
January 5, 2021
Fs for Executives: Walthers Mainline F-units
Walthers recently produced a series of executive liveries for its HO-scale Mainline-series F7 diesel locomotive models.
