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 8, 2023
Micro-Trains Southern Pacific Air Repeater Cars
This offering is provided as an easy-to-assemble kit that includes two cars with separate 3D-printed rooftop details.
June 8, 2023
Scale Trains’ EMD GP30
For this inaugural release of Rivet Counter GP30s from ScaleTrains, three different sub-phases of Phase I GP30s and GP30Bs are offered.
May 4, 2023
ClassOneModelWorks.com Thrall Intermodal Well Car
ClassOneModelWorks.com recently delivered its first three products to HO modelers, including a Thrall-built well car.
April 15, 2023
ScaleTrains ‘Rivet Counter’ EMD SD38-2
Previously, HO modelers had to resort to expensive brass models or kitbashing their own SD38-2s.
March 15, 2023
Home Shops/Tangent Virginian & Ohio Tank Cars
These Tangent tank car models sold under the Home Shops brand are some of the most highly detailed cars offered for the V&O.
February 9, 2023
Atlas Master Line General Electric U36B
Atlas Model Railroad Co. has recently shipped a new production of HO scale GE U33Bs and U36Bs as part of its premium “Atlas Master” product line.
July 8, 2022
Bachmann Trains’ Siemens Mobility ALC-42 Charger Locomotive
Amtrak’s new ALC-42 long-distance service locomotives went into service in early 2022. Now Bachmann is offering a model of the new locomotives in HO scale.
July 7, 2022
Rapido Trains’ Later Phase F40PH
This latest release from Rapido Trains represents their third production of HO scale F40PH locomotives. Earlier runs featured Phase I F40PHs, Canadian VIA F40PH-2Ds, and F40 “Cabbage” car conversions.
June 20, 2022
Athearn Genesis 2.0 EMD SD60M “Triclops” Locomotive
This model has been upgraded from the wheels up with a higher level of detail and a host of other improvements enough for Athearn to rechristen this unit as part of their Genesis 2.0 product line.
June 20, 2022
Rapido Trains’ GM ‘New Look’ Transit Buses
The New Look Bus was the face of North American public transit in the latter half of the 20th century, with almost 45,000 built between 1959 and 1986.
