RMC Product Reviews
Reviews of great new products for the scale model railroader, presented by the staff Railroad Model Craftsman staff and updated monthly. To have your products considered for review, please send samples to:
Railroad Model Craftsman
Attn: Harry K. Wong
P.O. 16673
San Francisco, CA 94116
January 27, 2026
Athearn ‘Old Timer’ 2-6-0 Mogul Steam Locomotive
Athearn’s ‘Old Time’ 2-6-0 is an example of a classic early 20th-century steam locomotive now available in HO scale.
January 27, 2026
Class One Model Works Santa Fe Peaked-Roof Cabooses
Perhaps one of the most iconic images in all of railroading is the Santa Fe offset cupola caboose.
October 28, 2025
Aurora Miniatures Greenbrier 7550cf Plate F Boxcar
These cars are the inspiration for Aurora Miniatures’ first run of the Greenbrier 7550 cu.ft car in N and HO.
September 26, 2025
Athearn Genesis 13K Acid Tank Cars
Athearn’s Genesis 13k tank cars come bristling with an extremely high level of detail, especially for N scale.
September 2, 2025
New Class One Model Works GSC Depressed-Center Flatcars
This highly detailed ready-to-run HO scale model from Class One represents the GSC heavy-duty flatcar.
September 2, 2025
Rapido Trains Metra EMD ‘Winnebago’ F40PHM-2s and F40PHM-3s
With 243 stations, eleven different routes and over 500 route miles, Chicago’s Metra operates the fourth largest commuter rail network in the United States.
August 21, 2025
Athearn Genesis EMD GP15-1 and GP15Ts
For 2025, Athearn has delivered a new production of its GP15-1 and GP15T locomotives.
June 20, 2025
Broadway Limited Imports’ Southern Pacific B-1 2-8-4 Berkshire
Now available from Broadway Limited Imports are former B&M T-1a Berkshires finished as they first appeared on the Southern Pacific
June 20, 2025
Aurora Miniatures CN Transcona Shops 50’ Plate F Boxcar
The 200-strong fleet of CN Transcona Shops 6,286 cu. ft. high-cube boxcars is the subject of the latest HO scale model from Aurora Miniatures.
May 31, 2025
Rapido Trains GE C30-7 Locomotives
Now available from Rapido Trains are highly-detailed state-of-the-art HO scale renditions of the General Electric C30-7 in multiple road-specific variations.
