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
November 28, 2023
ScaleTrains’ ‘Rivet Counter’ General Electric AC4400CW Locomotives
Available now from ScaleTrains is its first production of General Electric AC4400CW diesels in HO scale.
October 3, 2023
ClassOneModelWorks.com GSC HD Depressed-Center Flatcars and Loads
Class One Model Works (COMW) has released an all-new, ready-to-run HO scale model of a heavy duty depressed-center flatcar based on prototypes designed by General Steel Castings Co.
October 3, 2023
OVR Trains ‘Private Label’ National Steel Car 6400cf Scrap and Trash Gondola
Otter Valley Railroad, located in Tillsonburg, Ont., has released its first HO scale freight car in its “Private Label” line of rolling stock — the National Steel Car-designed 6,400 cu. ft. high-sided gondola.
August 28, 2023
Atlas Master 60’ Gunderson 7550cf Double-Door Boxcar
This Atlas Masters boxcar is a must-have for anyone modeling the modern era.
August 28, 2023
Rapido Trains’ Rohr Amtrak RTL Turboliner
This unique passenger train operated in New York State from the 1970s until the 1990s.
August 11, 2023
Berkshire Valley Models’ Iowa Tiger Tram House
Built in 1899, the first Iowa-Royal Tiger Tram Terminal is the focus of this kit from Berkshire Valley Models.
August 10, 2023
PIKO America Whitcomb 65-ton USATC Road Switcher
PIKO America has released an HO scale model of the United States Army Transportation Corps’ Whitcomb 65-tonner.
June 20, 2023
Bollinger Edgerly Scale Trains Miners Union Hall Kit
Bollinger Edgerly Scale Trains’ hallmark is providing the modeling community with laser-cut kits based on historically accurate buildings.
June 20, 2023
Tangent Scale Models’ General American 4500cf Covered Hopper
Now available from Tangent Scale Models are highly detailed fine scale replicas of this GATC-built 4,500-cu.-ft. covered hopper.
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.
