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Kicking New From Our Partners Pages 16 & 17 up dust in the shimmering heat waves, there’s just time for a The Bargain Depot Pages 18 & 19 quick wave to the engineer as the train storms past, nudging the HO Scale Pages 20-33, 36-46 century mark and leaving behind memories that last a lifetime. Start your summer on the right track at your participating dealer N Scale Pages 46-52 to reserve your WalthersProto® Twin Cities Hiawatha! Available O Scale, Any & All Scales Pages 53-66 in classic orange and maroon as well as the later yellow and HO WalthersMainline® 40' Early Reefer pg 9 Walthers Spotlight - HO ML-8 Diesels Page 67 gray, the series includes nine authentic HO Scale cars with a Featured Online Products ONLINE ONLY host of exciting new details – plus all-new releases including two railroad-ready Hiawatha Deluxe Edition consists, a special edition of Trains 12/23 “The Cannonball,” and Milwaukee FP7 diesels in three versions! 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Air brakes release, and the NEW HO WalthersProto 85' Pullman-Standard Twin Cities Hiawatha begins its dash north to its namesake Super Dome July 2020 Delivery • $94.98 each city once more. Hiawatha returns to the rails with exciting 920-9085 Standard w/Decals new features that define WalthersProto HO models, and in two authentic paint schemes to model morning or afternoon service from the 1950s to 1970s. Check out the complete selection of cars and accessories - including the all-new Deluxe Edition Hiawatha and trains 12/23 “The Cannonball” consists and FP7 diesel power inside! @waltherstrains HO SceneMaster™ UPS® Delivery Van pg 10 3 May2019 Front Pages p. 2-15.indd 3 4/3/19 12:59 PM BACK & BETTER THAN EVER FROM YOUR PREORDERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO PRODUCTION! 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These superb replicas will be the star of your HO operations or collection. appropriate • Factory-applied 1952-55 Early Maroon & Orange w/Skirts & Hiawatha Nose Logo grab irons ALL-NEW Modified Orange WALTHERSPROTO FP7-F7B Sets • Modeler-installed EMD FP7 LokSound 5 DCC $549.98 ea extended drawbars • Completely new 920-42502 #98A, 98B for 22" radius tooling to match 920-42503 #103A, 103B curves included prototype’s Standard DC $369.98 ea extended body 920-49502 #99A, 99B & frame • Superbly detailed 920-49503 #103A, 103B inside & out • Three Milwaukee Matching A Units Road versions with authentic LokSound 5 DCC $279.98 ea paint & era- 920-42508 #99C Prototype photo by William Echternacht, Morning Sun Books Orange & Maroon specific details 920-42509 #102C Collection, used with permission of Morning Sun Books Inc. Scheme Details • NEW - Available Standard DC $189.98 ea Late Maroon & Orange - No Skirts & Cab Side Heralds with ESU 920-49508 #98C • Black trucks LokSound 5 920-49509 #103C Sound & DCC • Clasp brakes 1956-71 Yellow • Straight side sills 1950-53 FP7-F7B Sets • Folded car steps As-Delivered Orange LokSound 5 DCC $549.98 ea 920-42504 #101A, 100B • Original ends, FP7-F7B Sets Prototype photo by D.