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FLYER Find a Hobby Shop Near You! Visit May2012FrontCover 3/28/12 12:02 PM Page 1 FLYER Your Number One Resource for Model Railroad Product Information DON'TDON'T MISSMISS THETHE NEWNEW 0-8-000-8-0s-8-0s SD9SD9 ENGINESENGINES ROLLROLL ININ MAY 2012 Sale Ends 6-30-2012 Find a Hobby Shop Near You! Visit walthers.com or call 1-800-487-2467 2-MayOnline.ps 4/10/12 5:28 PM Page 2 WELCOME WHAT’S INSIDE From the garden to the basement, we’ve got great springtime railroading projects in the May issue of Walthers Flyer. National Train Day is May 12 so join the celebration in your community. Steam into summer with our latest run of USRA 0-8-0s in HO and N Scales! The prototypes of these sturdy locos ran into the late 50s and are perfect for yard and industrial chores. Check out the new features now on pages 4 and 6. The perfect diesel for road freights, branchlines, switching, commuter trains and more, the Alco RS-2 was the backbone of many first generation diesel fleets. Walthers 0-8-0 Locomotive Adding them to your roster is easy with new releases in HO and N Scale, New Numbers in HO & N Scale pgs 4 & 6 shown here for the first time on pages 6 and 7. Give your freight traffic a boost with the latest WalthersProto™ Ortner Hoppers and WalthersMainline™ Stock Cars, all listed inside starting on page 5. Period passenger service isn’t complete without some of the famed Pennsylvania R50b Express Reefers on your railroad. Read about the new WalthersProto release on page 5 in this issue. Walthers Alco RS-2 Locomotive In the market for a new truck this summer? Come on over and kick the tires of HO & N Scale pgs 6 & 7 our new SceneMaster HO vehicles, parked on page 42 in this month’s Flyer. Make sure your collection is complete. Our 2012 Reference Books are almost gone, so order now. See page 24 for complete information. Find out more about these new models at walthers.com, by calling us at 1-800-487-2467 or visit your participating hobby shop to reserve any new product in this issue. Happy Modeling! HO WalthersProto™ 40' Ortner 100-Ton Open Aggregate Hopper New Numbers pg 5 2 3-MayOnline.ps 4/10/12 5:28 PM Page 3 Reduce Street Congestion – Build a Subway As cities grew so did traffic on city streets. CONTENTS To alleviate congestion, local governments Walthers Flyer First Products Pages 4-7 turned to mass transit developing bus, New Products from Walthers Pages 8-12 elevated rail and subway systems to handle the crowds. Sub-surface railroads add an HO Scale Pages 13-33, 36-41, 43-46 extra dimension to city scenes on your Walthers 2012 Reference Books Page 24 railroad. Portions of subways often ran on New Walthers SceneMaster Vehicles Page 42 elevated rails so you can model a subway N Scale Pages 46-53 even if your layout doesn’t accommodate an Z, HOn3, HOn30 & 1/50 Scale Page 54 underground segment. Start building your G Scale Page 55 subway system with these great models. O Scale Pages 55 & 56 All Scale Pages 57-67 Extra Online Pages! Pages 67a-67l HO PROTO 1000™ R17 Subway Car 4-Pack • Limited Edition – One Time Run of These Roadnumbers ON THE COVER Sanders on and prime movers roaring, a trio of SD9s wrestle 125 • 1 Powered, 3 Unpowered Cars loaded cars of coal up and over the latest in along line of stiff • 5-Pole Skew-Wound Motor mountain grades. Rolled out in 1954, these six-axle haulers were • Dual Flywheels exactly what they had in mind when they coined the phrase “raw • Factory-Applied Pantograph Gates power!” With a new 1750 horsepower prime mover and three traction motors on each of their Flexicoil trucks, the SDs soon found a home • Directional Lighting in helper, yard, transfer and heavy freight service. And with more • Interior Lighting axles to spread their weight, the engines worked many branchlines • Proto MAX™ Metal Knuckle Couplers too. Ready to take on tough assignments on your HO railroad, the 920-31019 MTA/New York City Transit $249.98 latest run of PROTO 2000 SD9s feature road-specific details, a great selection of roadnames and are available in both Standard DC and ® QSI® sound-equipped DCC versions. Read all about these great new HO Cornerstone Subway Entrance - Kit locos now on page 14. • Includes Parts to Build 2 Complete Models • Customize With Colorful Graphics & Multiple Signs • Stairwell for Below Surface Detailing • Build Options: - Streetside or Setback Location - Right or Left Hand Entry - Traditional Open Entrance w/Nonoperating Lampposts - Modern-Style Covered Glass Canopy 933-3762 Subway Entrance $19.98 3 4-May2012Flyer.ps 3/29/12 12:07 PM Page 4 Order Today! NEW NUMBERS! HO WalthersProto™ USRA 0-8-0 December 2012 Delivery Sound & DCC $399.98 R Standard DC $299.98 • Limited Edition – One Time Run of These Roadnumbers! ® NKP • Available With or Without Tsunami Sound & DCC 920-60115 #205 Sound & DCC 920-67115 #205 Standard DC • Loco & Tender Electrical Pickup 920-60116 #206 Sound & DCC 920-67116 #207 Standard DC • Traction Tires • Weighted for Maximum Tractive Effort • Operating Cab Windows • Meticulously Detailed Cab Interior • Tender Coal Bunker Style Appropriate to Road • Slow Speed Less Than 3 Scale MPH • Proto Max™ Metal Knuckle Couplers NP 920-60117 #1172 Sound & DCC 920-67117 #1170 Standard DC 920-60118 #1173 Sound & DCC 920-67118 #1171 Standard DC CB&Q NYC 920-60111 #543 Sound & DCC 920-67111 #542 Standard DC 920-60119 #7815 Sound & DCC 920-67119 #7818 Standard DC 920-60112 #546 Sound & DCC 920-67112 #548 Standard DC 920-60120 #7742 Sound & DCC 920-67120 #7741 Standard DC Erie SOU 920-60113 #120 Sound & DCC 920-67113 #123 Standard DC 920-60121 #1884 Sound & DCC 920-67121 #1886 Standard DC 920-60114 #125 Sound & DCC 920-67114 #134 Standard DC 920-60122 #1893 Sound & DCC 920-67122 #1897 Standard DC Stay Get the latest news Stay Ahead on Walthers products Ahead of the of the Curve & delivery updates Curve at walthers.com 4 Shop now at walthers.com, call 1-800-487-2467 or visit your local hobby shop Stay Stay Ahead Ahead of the of the Curve Curve Stay Stay Ahead Ahead of the of the Curve Curve Stay Stay Ahead Ahead of the of the Curve Curve 5-May2012Flyer.ps 3/29/12 12:07 PM Page 5 Don’t miss out on any of Walthers NEW NUMBERS! exciting new HO WalthersProto™ 40' Ortner 100-Ton Open Aggregate Hopper products. These December 2012 Delivery $31.98 Each Flyer Firsts are now • Limited Edition – One Time Run of These Roadnumbers! available to order for • Distinctive High-Sided Design Perfect for Hauling Heavy Aggregate Materials the first time: • Air-Equipped Door Details Factory-Applied as Appropriate • Removable Realistic Aggregate Load Included HO WalthersProto™ • Detailed Brake Gear USRA 0-8-0 • Weighted For Excellent Tracking CB&Q, Erie, NKP, NP, NYC, SOU • Ultra-Smooth Rolling Metal Axles & 33" Wheelsets • Proto MAX™ Metal Knuckle Couplers HO WalthersProto 40' Ortner 100-Ton Open Aggregate Hopper C&O, CR, Golden West/GVSR, NS/SOU HO WalthersProto 50' PRR R50b Express Reefer Four Different Schemes C&O Golden West/GVSR 920-106001 #45222 920-106007 #637705 N Walthers N USRA 0-8-0 920-106002 #45236 920-106008 #637720 CB&Q, Erie, NKP, NP, NYC, SOU 920-106003 #45240 920-106009 #637710 N Walthers N Alco RS-2 LV, Ontario Northland, RI, UP† HO WalthersMainline™ Alco RS-2 LV, Ontario Northland, RI, UP† CR NS/SOU HO WalthersMainline 920-106004 #493048 920-106010 #109954 40' Stock Car 920-106005 #493001 920-106011 #109990 w/Dreadnaught Ends 920-106006 #493112 920-106012 #109965 CB&Q, CNW, Swift, CN NEW NUMBERS! HO WalthersProto 50' PRR R50b Express Reefer December 2012 Delivery $44.98 Each • Prototypes Traveled All Over U.S. in Passenger & Freight Service as Part of REA Pool • In Service From Late 1920s Through Late 1960s • Factory-Installed Grab Irons • Ultra-Smooth Rolling Axles & 36" Wheelsets • Proto MAX Metal Knuckle Couplers 920-17221 PRR #2562 (Postwar Scheme) 920-17223 PRR #2952 (1939 Scheme) 920-17222 PRR #2913 (Keystone Heralds) 920-17224 PRR #2670 (Summer 1945 Scheme) Shop now at walthers.com, call 1-800-487-2467 or visit your local hobby shop 6-May2012Flyer.ps 3/29/12 12:07 PM Page 6 Order Today! 929-70009 NEW NUMBERS! WalthersN USRA 0-8-0 N December 2012 Delivery $219.98 Each • Limited Edition – One Time Run of These Roadnumbers! CB&Q NP • All Drivers Geared 929-70001 #542 929-70007 #1170 • Traction Tires for Superior Pulling 929-70002 #548 929-70008 #1171 Power • All-Wheel Electrical Pickup on Loco & Tender • DCC Ready – Socket in Tender • Flywheel Equipped for Smooth Operation Erie NYC • 3-Pole Skew-Wound Motor 929-70003 #123 929-70009 #7818 929-70004 #134 929-70010 #7741 • Constant Intensity & Directional LED Headlights • Heavy Die Cast Split-Frame Chassis • RP-25 Contour Wheels Operate on Code 55 or Larger Rail • Micro-Trains Knuckle Couplers NKP SOU 929-70005 #205 929-70011 #1886 929-70006 #207 929-70012 #1897 NEW SCHEMES & NUMBERS! WalthersN Alco RS-2 N December 2012 Delivery $99.98 Each Lehigh Valley Rock Island • Limited Edition – One Time Run 929-50001 #214 929-50005 #450 of These Roadnumbers! 929-50002 #218 929-50006 #454 • Prototypes in Service 1949-1970s • DCC-Friendly Mechanism w/Clip-Fit Circuit Board • All-Wheel Drive & Electrical Pickup • Dual Machined Brass Flywheels Ontario Northland Union Pacific† • Heavy Die Cast Split-Frame Chassis 929-50003 #1300 929-50007 #D.S.
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