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
June 2, 2024
ScaleTrains Rivet Counter Trinity 82’ Mechanical Reefer
Responding to the wishes of contemporary modelers, ScaleTrains is now producing HO scale Trinity 82’ refrigerator cars as part of its premium “Rivet Counter” series.
June 2, 2024
Broadway Limited Imports Paragon4 SP GS-4 4-8-4
Though Broadway Limited Imports has produced models of the Southern Pacific GS-4 before, this is a completely reengineered release.
April 3, 2024
Bar Mills Over-Nighter Series Kits
Bar Mills Scale Model Works has taken the classic laser-cut kit and combined with modern printing techniques to develop an easy-to-assemble series of structure kits.
April 3, 2024
Athearn Genesis 2.0 EMD SD59M-2/SD59MX
Athearn has completely reengineered its Genesis SD60M models from the wheels up with a higher level of detail and a host of other improvements.
March 1, 2024
Rail Conductor AniLight DCC Lighting Decoder
RailConductor LLC is a new company that has released the AniLight Lighting Decoder as its first product. As its name implies, this is a lighting circuit controlled by DCC commands.
March 1, 2024
Rapido Trains HO Scale Northeastern Caboose
Rapido Trains has brought us an HO model of the Northeastern caboose, and while it’s not the first time this prototype has been represented, it is the first model where the manufacturer has been attentive to the variations in appliances and equipment.
February 6, 2024
Otter Valley Trains’ HO Scale National Steel Car Gondola
Following the release of its National Steel Car 6,400 cu. ft. gondola in HO scale, OVR Trains has followed this up with the same builder’s 6,000 cu. ft. variant.
January 29, 2024
Rapido’s HO Scale RS-18u and RSC-14
Produced until August 1968, 351 RS-18s were constructed by MLW. Now Rapido is offering two unique versions: The RS-18u and RSC-14.
January 24, 2024
PIKO America N Scale 65-Ton Whitcomb Switcher
Between 1943 and 1944, 167 65-DE-19As were produced at Whitcomb’s plant in Rochelle, Ill. Now it’s available in N scale from PIKO.
January 5, 2024
Walthers Cornerstone Vintage Gas Station
Over the years, Walthers has produced models of several styles of service stations of varying sizes that reflect different eras.
