11-08 Front Cover Art 9/29/08 3:52 PM Page 1 FLYER Your Number One Resource for Model Railroad Product Information 220GREATGIFTIDEAS Only in Make the Holidays Happy for your this issue Favorite Railroader! Add a Christmas Tree Farm to Your Layout NYC 20TH CENTURY LTD 4 Pages of Brand-New New Photos Inside Modeling Ideas MÄRKLIN &TRIX Premium European Trains, pages 25-26 November 2008 Sale Ends 12-31-08 Find a Hobby Shop Near You! Visit walthers.com or call 1-800-487-2467 2-NovSale.ps 9/29/08 5:34 PM Page 2 2 3-NovSale.ps 9/29/08 5:35 PM Page 3 WELCOME WHAT’S INSIDE GIFT IDEAS! From a first train set to a must- have model, we’ve got a great selection of holiday gifts in this issue — check out the special 15-page section for more ideas! FIRST PHOTOS — Shown at left is the brand-new 4-4-2 “…Bridge” series sleeper, along with a sneak preview of the “…Bay” series 22-roomette sleeper! These are the first two releases in the all-new 9-car 20th Century train. HO NYC 20th Century Limited 932-9311 pgs 30-31 SOMETHING DIFFERENT! Amazing detail and craftsmanship have made Märklin and Trix among the finest models in the world — see the special listing of select items on pages 25-26 for more info! Remember, Walthers is your #1 resource for model railroad supplies AND information! For questions, or to purchase any item in this issue, see your participating dealer, call 1-800-487-2467 or visit walthers.com. Happy Modeling! HO PROTO 2000 NE Caboose 920-54825 series pg 6 Phil Walthers ON THE COVER Pictured on this month’s cover is our HO PROTO 2000 ® EMD F7 A-B Set painted in bright Soo Line colors! See page 27 for more product details. Enjoyed our snow scene cover? There’s more! Check out the Christmas Tree Farm article on pages 4-5. HO PROTO 2000 Flat Car w/Load Kit & RTR Versions pg 7 CONTENTS Christmas Tree Farms Pages 4 & 5 New Products from Walthers Pages 6 & 7 New Arrivals at Walthers Pages 8 & 9 Holiday Toys, Games & Collectibles Pages 10-24 Märklin & Trix Train Products Pages 25 & 26 HO Scale Pages 27-29, 32-45, 48-64 HO Scale 20th Century Limited Train, Kits & Accessories Pages 30 & 31 HO Scale Rail Shops Pages 46 & 47 HO Engineering Office 933-2967 pg 6 2009 Walthers Reference Books Page 65 HO Operating Container Crane Page 65 N Scale Pages 66-71 Z & G Scale Page 72 O Scale Pages 72 & 73 S & 1/50 Scale Page 73 All Scale Pages 74-86 Märklin & Trix – Now at Walthers 441-39640 Fun Fall Buys Page 87 pgs 25-26 3 4-NovSale.ps 9/29/08 5:35 PM Page 4 CHRISTMAS So how does that fresh-cut O Tannenbaum on display and the first tree Tree Transportation balsam get from Michigan to Printed references to farms were established. Over the years Christmas a Chicago tree lot? What Christmas trees date back to From Forest to Farm trees traveled via nearly about the North Carolina 1531 and the Pennsylvanian every form of Early settlers simply went out Fraser fir waiting for a buyer German settlements had transportation. They were into the forest and chopped on a sidewalk in New York? community trees by around dragged out of the forest on down a suitable tree. But Or the Scotch pine from the 1747. But it wasn’t until the sleds, piled onto flat cars or entrepreneurs soon began Pacific Northwest for sale in 1850s that Christmas trees staked gondolas and loaded growing trees the same as Los Angeles? Chances are it became fashionable in the into boxcars. Ships even other crops – on the farm. This traveled at least part of the eastern U.S. and the first carried Christmas trees from allowed growers to keep them way by train. retail lot opened in New Upper Michigan and pruned to the symmetrical York. By the 1900s large Wisconsin to Chicago. As the shape favored by buyers. stores were putting trees 4 Find a Hobby Shop Near You! Visit walthers.com or call 1-800-487-2467 5-NovSale.ps 9/29/08 5:35 PM Page 5 TREE FARMS A B C D E F G A. HO SceneMaster™ Evergreen Tree 2" E. HO PROTO 2000® AAR 53' 6" Flat 433-1987 pkg(5) $9.98 Car w/Load Assembled $31.98 Each 920-54525 ACL #77105 Modeling Tip: To model shorter trees in 920-54526 ACL #77146 the foreground, we cut a 2" evergreen in half and trimmed each half to size. So F. Woodland Scenics Soft Flake you end up getting two trees out of one! Snow Shaker B. HO SceneMaster Evergreen Tree 5" 785-140 $10.99 433-1988 pkg(4) $9.98 G. Classic Metal Works 1954 Ford C. SceneMaster Large Evergreen 4" F-350 Pickup 433-1923 pkg(4) $9.98 221-30201 $14.00 D. Shed used in this diorama taken Assorted Preiser figures were used in from the HO SceneMaster Scene this scene. Essentials Used Car Lot Set 433-1324 $13.98 interstate highway system and easy to model. Find an expanded, trucks became the area near the tracks and Did You Know? preferred mode but the “plant” rows of conifers. It #1 There’s a Christmas tree farm in nearly every state in the development of intermodal takes 7 to 15 years for a tree U.S. and in many parts of Canada. Oregon produces the containers brought tree to reach maturity so be sure greatest number of trees but Michigan has the greatest travel back to the railroad. to use several sizes grouping variety, up to 13 different species. Today, freshness is key and them together by height. #2 Candles lit up the first Christmas trees. In 1882 a colleague many farms use helicopters, Add a shed and a house or of Thomas Edison, Edward Johnson, wired together a string of refrigerated trailers and office. A siding with some red, white and blue bulbs to create electric lights. Although express shipping services. flat cars or gondolas stacked mass produced by the 1900s, electric lights were too expensive Holiday on Your Layout with trees will give the scene for average Americans until 15-year old Albert Sadacca came that final festive touch. Christmas tree farms are fun up with a way to manufacture colored lights affordably in 1917. 5 Find a Hobby Shop Near You! Visit walthers.com or call 1-800-487-2467 6-NovSale.ps 9/29/08 5:35 PM Page 6 Stay up-to-date on the newest products with the Advance Reservations — Brand-new products introduced here for the Walthers Flyer. On these pages you’ll find the latest first time. Reserve now for future delivery (visit walthers.com for delivery news and information about Walthers and Life-Like updates). releases in all scales, which include: New Arrivals — Items now in stock at participating dealers, or ready to ship from the Walthers warehouse. HO Cornerstone Series® Kit Engineering Office Now Available $44.98 Each • New Model • Great Office Space for Big Industry such as Rail Shops • Fits Steam- or Diesel-Era Layouts • Perfect Office for any Large Industry • Molded in Colors For more information on how to model this structure in the Rail Shops series, see: http://www.walthers.com/exec/page/rail_shops • Easy to Build • Complete Instructions • Realistic Decals 933-2967 Engineering Office See footprint on the right for kit Engineering Office dimensions. 10-1/8 x 5-3/4 x 6-3/16" Tall HO PROTO 2000® Northeastern Center Cupola Caboose January Delivery $37.98 Each • New Roadnames & Roadnumbers • Full Interior & Underbody Detail • 2 Different Numbers for 920-54831 Each Scheme • Scale Size Handrails & Grab Irons • Correct Weight for Optimum Operation • Correct Trucks Penn Central Western Maryland C&O • Metal RP-25 Wheels 920-54825 #18420 920-54826 #18424 920-54827 #1889 920-54828 #1897 920-54829 #90355 920-54830 #90354 • PROTO-Max™ Die Cast Metal Knuckle Couplers Lehigh Valley Central of New Jersey Lehigh & New England 920-54831 #95065 920-54832 #95070 920-54833 #91537 920-54834 #91547 920-54835 #584 920-54836 #581 6 Find a Hobby Shop Near You! Visit walthers.com or call 1-800-487-2467 7-NovSale.ps 9/30/08 10:23 AM Page 7 HO Gold Line™ Bethlehem 89'4" Flush Deck Different Roadnumber Shown Flat Car January Delivery Single Cars $31.98 Each Limited-Run 2-Packs $59.98 Each • All-New Tooling 932-40310 TTX #157284 932-40312 ATSF #296348 RTTX Version • ACF & P-S Style Hitches 932-240310 2-Pack #156358 & 932-240312 2-Pack #296485 & 932-40318 RTTX #157007 Included 158129 296663 932-240318 2-Pack #159245 & • Metal RP-25 Wheels 160458 932-40311 WTTX #158081 932-40313 FEC #2420 • Modeler-Installed Grab Irons 932-240311 2-Pack #157977 & 932-240313 2-Pack #2538 & 2605 • Underbody Detail 158604 • Great for Intermodal Consists HO PROTO 2000® AAR 53'6" 50-Ton Flat Car w/Load December Delivery 920-54493 Kit $19.98 Each Ready to Run $31.98 Each • New Roadnames & Roadnumbers • Realistic Load Included • 4 Different Numbers for Each Scheme • Scale Size Handrails & Grab Irons • Correct Weight for Optimum Operation • Correct Trucks • Metal RP-25 Wheels 920-54540 • PROTO-Max Die Cast Metal Knuckle Couplers Chicago & North Western† Minneapolis & St. Louis 920-54489 Kit #46530 w/Generators 920-54495 Kit #23525 w/Generators † 920-54490 Kit #46299 w/Wagon 920-54496 Kit #23801 w/Wagon CNW Boxes & Frames Boxes & Frames 920-54539 Ready to Run #46436 920-54545 Ready to Run #23436 w/Generators w/Generators 920-54546 Ready to Run #23510 920-54540 Ready to Run #46122 DRGW† w/Wagon Boxes & Frames w/Wagon Boxes & Frames Denver & Rio Grande Western† Nickel Plate Road 920-54491 Kit #22001 w/Generators 920-54497 Kit #3000 w/Generators 920-54492 Kit #22122 w/Wagon 920-54498 Kit #3036 w/Wagon Boxes & Frames Boxes & Frames EJ&E 920-54541 Ready to Run #22145 920-54547 Ready to Run #3040 w/Generators w/Generators 920-54542 Ready to Run #22032 920-54548 Ready to Run #3020 w/Wagon Boxes & Frames w/Wagon Boxes & Frames M&STL Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Northern Pacific 920-54493 Kit #6599 w/Generators 920-54499 Kit #62201 w/Generators 920-54494 Kit #6609 w/Wagon 920-54500 Kit #62133 w/Wagon Boxes & Frames Boxes & Frames 920-54543 Ready to Run #6622 920-54549 Ready to Run #62088 NKP w/Generators w/Generators 920-54544 Ready to Run #6700 920-54550 Ready to Run #62055 w/Wagon Boxes & Frames w/Wagon Boxes & Frames NP †Union Pacific licensed product 7 Find a Hobby Shop Near You! 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