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Athearn NS Heritage Units: August 29, 2012

January 16 2014

Athearn's HO Norfolk Southern Heritage Locomotive Plans To commemorate their...

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New Athearn U50 Stereo Candidate: June 24, 2011

January 16 2014

Athearn U50 Begs For Stereo Sound QSI Solutions is releasing...

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Bull Frog Snot Application

January 16 2014

Extracted from the suffering sinuses of mature Mojave Macho male...

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Decoders for HO Atlas Genset: November 1, 2010

January 16 2014

Atlas’ release of this popular hybrid loco has created a...

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Animated Steam Valve Gears

January 16 2014

From a page on SteamLocomotive.com which shows detailed animations on how all 5...

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Turbine Lift Off! July 24, 2009

January 16 2014

For those of you wondering what the loud *BOOM* sound...

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Broadway's New Hybrid Mohawk with QSI: June 3, 2009

January 16 2014

The brass shell and detail parts make this a beauty!...

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Broadway Limited Paragon 2 AC6000:

January 16 2014

The highly anticipated Paragon 2 series from Broadway Limited has...

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Micro Tsunami with Bachmann HO Shays:March 28, 2009

January 16 2014

Bob C forwarded his installation tips for using the Soundtraxx,...

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Broadway Limited Imports adds to Paragon 2 Line: November 15, 2008

January 16 2014

Broadway Limited Imports has expanded their Paragon 2 line of...

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Rapido Turbo Train: October 16, 2008

January 16 2014

The Rapido Turbo Train is unique but has some low...

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Some PCM PRR Decapods Have Issues: September 29, 2008

January 16 2014

This Decapod had a few issues right out of the...

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PCM/QSI PRR Decapod Review: September 25, 2008

January 16 2014

New Precision Craft Models HO PRR I1sa 2-10-0 with QSI...

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Some Problems with the Latest Run of BlueLine Mikados: September 19, 2008

January 16 2014

We just received today the latest run of BlueLine Mikados...

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Walthers Announces NYC 20th Century Limited Passenger Cars: September 11, 2008

January 16 2014

Walthers has announced The 1948 New York Central 20th Century...

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Broadway Ltd Announces New Product Line: September 5, 2008

January 16 2014

Broadway Limited announced that they will no longer use ESU LokSound...

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Atlas Announces New HO Alco HH600/660 Diesel Switcher: August 13, 2008

January 16 2014

Atlas has announced a new Atlas Master Silver Series HO...

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Broadway Ltd/ PCM Announce Price Increases: March 27, 2008

January 16 2014

Price increase pressures are effecting the entire model railroad industry...

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MTH Announces HO GS-4 for Summer 2008 Delivery: February 21, 2008

January 16 2014

M.T.H. Electric Trains will be releasing its third HO steam...

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MTH Triplex A-OK? January 10, 2008

January 16 2014

The solution to the possible mechanical issues raised in our...

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MTH Triplex 2-8-8-8-2 Arrives Yea and Nay? December 31, 2007

January 16 2014

Update January 10, 2008 with solution. The Triplex is stunning...

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Mechanical Problems with New Athearn UP FEF 4-8-4: November 29, 2007

January 16 2014

We just received the latest Athearn Genesis steam release, the...

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Alternate BLI-Blueline Decoders: September 4, 2007

January 16 2014

Here are all the other options. Some of the popular...

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Walthers HO F7s "Cream of the Crop" August 29, 2007

January 16 2014

We all need another F7 like a hole in the...

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