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
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.
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.
