March2012FrontCover 2/1/12 4:57 PM Page 1 FLYER Your Number One Resource for Model Railroad Product Information GREATGREAT NEWNEW FREIGHTFREIGHT CARSCARS REALREAL METALMETAL FINISHFINISH BUDDBUDD CARSCARS ONLY IN THIS ISSUE LIGHT UP YOUR LAYOUT MARCH 2012 SALE ENDS 4-30-2012 Find a Hobby Shop Near You! Visit walthers.com or call 1-800-487-2467 2-ONLINETeeOhCee.ps 2/8/12 5:32 PM Page 2 WHAT’S INSIDE WELCOME You won’t need a leprechaun or four-leaf clover to bring you luck — just check out the exciting new products and super deals in the March Walthers Flyer! Expand operations on HO layouts with a wide range of new releases, including the Cornerstone Industry Office kit, new WalthersProto War-Emergency Hoppers, Offset Boxcars and Sieco Pulpwood flats, along with affordably priced WalthersMainline Sliding Door Boxcars and Centerbeam Flats. The complete list of new Flyer Firsts begins on page 4 inside. Be sure to check out Walthers new Interlocking Towers (page 31), a great selection of freight cars (page 23) and Walthers exclusive Classic Metal Works buses (page 48), and the latest Airslide® Covered Hoppers in this issue too! For some savin’ o’ the green, we’ve got great deals on selected lighting products ® HO Cornerstone Industry Office on pages 10-14, and HO Flexi-Van Flatcars and accessories on page 20. New Kit! pg 4 Remember, you can 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! CONTENTS HO WalthersProto™ 50' AAR Two-Door Offset Boxcar Walthers Flyer First Products Pages 4-6 New Numbers! pg 5 New Products from Walthers Pages 7-9 Lighting Sale Pages 10-14 HO Scale Pages 15-41, 44-52 Walthers 2012 Reference Books Page 45 N Scale Pages 53-61 Z Scale Pages 61 & 62 On30, HOn3 & HOn30 Scale Page 62 G, O & 1/50 Scale Pages 63-65 HO WalthersMainline™ 72' Centerbeam Flatcar All Scale Pages 65-83 New Numbers! pg 6 Extra Online Pages! Pages 83a-83j 2 3-ONLINETeeOhCee.ps 2/8/12 5:32 PM Page 3 HO Budds are Back with Real Metal This Issue Only! Finish & Factory-Installed Grab Irons Expanded Online Pages! Sunlight blazes off the flanks of new passenger cars, fresh Scan this QR code to go directly to the from the shops of the Budd Company. Day or night, there’s online March Flyer. There you’ll find no mistaking these gleaming stainless steel cars, which are more online only pages than ever before every bit as attractive on the inside too! featuring a wide variety of products at Now, Walthers makes it easy to customize your HO great prices. Don’t miss this one-time streamliner fleet with our latest Budd cars. See photos and opportunity for additional online savings. Scan the code get complete details on page 9 in this issue! now or go to walthers.com/flyer and start shopping. ON THE COVER Also featured on this page: When your favorite recipe calls for tons of flour and sugar, Ashmore Hotel – Kit Two-Bay Fire Station – Kit it’s time to call the railroads for help! Since the early 1960s, Walthers Cornerstone Walthers Cornerstone General American Airslide® Covered Hoppers have made it easier to ship and unload all kinds of powdered materials. June 2012 Delivery February 2012 Delivery On the prototypes, a special fabric liner allows compressed air 933-3764 $54.98 933-4022 $34.98 to pass through the load, so it flows more easily into the discharge chutes below. Nicely detailed and affordably priced, read all about Walthers new HO Scale Airslide Hoppers (#932-60950 – 60953) on page 8 in this issue! 3 4-March2012Flyer.ps 2/2/12 4:44 PM Page 4 Order Today! R NEW KIT! HO Cornerstone Industry Office Kit April 2012 Delivery • $19.98 • Single Story Brick Construction • Wood Doors and Metal Sash Windows • Lean-to Annex • Front Awnings, Gutters, Downspouts & Rooftop Ventilators • Variety of Decals for Various Businesses • Use as Trucking Co Office, Stand Alone Business or Entry Building for Manufacturing Complex 933-4020 Industry Office 4-3/4 x 6-1/4 x 2-3/4" 12.1 x 15.9 x 7cm 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-March2012Flyer.ps 2/2/12 4:44 PM Page 5 Don’t miss out on any of Walthers NEW NUMBERS! • Factory-Installed Grab Irons exciting new • Heavy Die Cast Underframe for HO WalthersProto 34' Wood or Steel products. These Sheathed War Emergency Hopper Excellent Tracking November 2012 Delivery • Detailed Underbody Brake Equipment Flyer Firsts are now $31.98 Single Car • $89.98 3-Pack • Proto MAX™ Metal Knuckle Couplers available to order for • Limited Edition – One Time Run of • Ultra-Smooth Rolling Metal Axles & These Roadnumbers! the first time: 33" Wheels HO Cornerstone Industry Office Kit HO WalthersProto 34' Wood & Steel Sheathed War Emergency Hopper C&O (steel) SOU (steel) C&O, IC, SOU, Wabash 920-105901 Single Car 920-125901 3-Pack 920-105903 Single Car 920-125903 3-Pack HO WalthersProto 50' AAR Two-Door Offset Boxcar ATSF, KCS, NKP, SP† HO WalthersProto 50' Sieco IC (wood) Wabash (wood) Pulpwood Flatcar 920-105902 Single Car 920-125902 3-Pack 920-105904 Single Car 920-125904 3-Pack ACL, Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad, MP†, SOU HO WalthersMainline™ 50' Sliding Door Boxcar CR (Blue, Large Logo), CR (Boxcar Red, US Savings Bonds Graphics), NEW NUMBERS! NEW NUMBERS! CR (Boxcar Red, Large Logo), CR HO WalthersProto 50' Sieco HO WalthersProto 50' AAR (Ex PC Patch, Jade Green), CR Pulpwood Flatcar Two-Door Offset Boxcar (Early CR/PC Repaint, Jade Green), October 2012 Delivery • $29.98 Each November 2012 Delivery • $34.98 Each CR (Med. Logo, 2005 Re-stencil, • Limited Edition – One Time Run of • Limited Edition – One Time Run of Brown) These Roadnumbers! These Roadnumbers! • Factory-Installed Grab Irons • Great for Late Steam & Diesel-Era Layouts HO WalthersMainline • Heavy Die Cast Underframe for • Prototypes in Service 1942-75 72' Centerbeam Flatcar Excellent Tracking BC Rail, CP, CSX, Tobacco Valley • Factory-installed Grab Irons Lumber Co/AOK • Prototypes in Service 1970s to Present • Authentic 5/5 Dreadnaught End • Proto MAX Metal Knuckle Couplers • Youngstown Corrugated Side Doors †Union Pacific licensed product • Ultra-Smooth Rolling Metal Axles & • Proto MAX Metal Knuckle Couplers 33" Wheels • Ultra-Smooth Rolling Metal Axles & 33" Wheels ACL 920-104501 #112500 920-104502 #112524 920-102001 ATSF #10363 920-102002 ATSF #10379 Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad CIRR 920-104503 #4101 920-104504 #4104 920-102003 KCS #20820 920-102004 KCS #20834 MP† 920-104505 #728031 920-104506 #728049 920-102005 NKP #87178 920-102006 NKP #87199 SOU 920-104507 #141328 920-104508 #141646 920-102007 SP† #65174 920-102008 SP† #65329 Shop now at walthers.com, call 1-800-487-2467 or visit your local hobby shop 6-March2012Flyer.ps 2/2/12 4:44 PM Page 6 Order Today! 910-1906 NEW SCHEMES & NUMBERS! HO WalthersMainline 50' Sliding Door Boxcar 910-1901 CR #269879 (Blue, Large Logo) 910-1904 CR #269848 (Ex PC Patch, Green) October 2012 Delivery $21.98 Each • Limited Edition – One Time Run of These Roadnumbers! • Correct 33" Turned- 910-1902 CR #269198 (Boxcar Red, US Savings 910-1905 CR #269434 (Early CR/PC Repaint, Metal Wheelsets Bonds Graphics) Green) • Proto MAX™ Metal Knuckle Couplers 910-1903 CR #269392 (Boxcar Red, Large Logo) 910-1906 CR/NYC #209568 (Med. Logo, 2005 Re-stencil, Brown) 910-4805 NEW NUMBERS! HO WalthersMainline 72' Centerbeam Flatcar October 2012 Delivery BC Rail CSX $29.98 Each 910-4801 #871519 910-4805 #600569 • Limited Edition – One Time Run of 910-4802 #871567 910-4806 #600713 These Roadnumbers! • Heavy Die Cast Underframe for Excellent Tracking • Standard or Opera Centerbeams • Proto MAX Metal Knuckle Couplers CP Tobacco Valley Lumber Co/AOK 910-4803 #318308 910-4807 #2010 • Correct 36" Turned Metal Wheelsets 910-4804 #318302 910-4808 #2015 • Used Late 1980s to Present • Decorated Loads 933-1100 Series Available Separately Stay Get the latest news Stay Ahead on Walthers products Ahead of the of the Curve & delivery updates Curve at walthers.com 6 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 7-March2012Flyer.ps 2/2/12 4:44 PM Page 7 HO WalthersProto™ 40' Trinity 14K Molten Sulfur Tank Car June 2012 Delivery $37.98 Each Reserve now for future delivery • Limited Edition – (visit walthers.com for delivery updates). One Time Run of These Roadnumbers! • All New Tooling WalthersProto™ 67' • Factory-Installed Grab HO WalthersProto SP C-30-1 Caboose Trinity 6351 4-Bay Irons 920-103102 Covered Hopper • See-Through Etched- April 2012 Delivery Metal Walkways & $37.98 Each End Platforms • Limited Edition – • Underbody Details One Time Run of These Including Steam Inlet & Roadnumbers! Outlet Piping, Brake Pipe • New Schemes and Rods • Factory-Installed Grab • Correct 36" Wheelsets Irons • 1990s to Current Era • See-Through Etched- WalthersProto 50' AAR Single-Door Boxcar • Proto MAX Metal 920-101605 Metal Walkways & Knuckle Couplers End Platforms • Favorites for Hauling DDG, Malt & Other HO WalthersProto™ HO WalthersProto SP Food Products 50' AAR Single- C-30-1 Caboose • Correct 36" Turned Door Boxcar April 2012 Delivery Metal Wheelsets General