SEPT2012FrontCover 8/1/12 4:49 PM Page 1 Your Number One Resource for Model Railroad Product Information FLYER INTRODUCINGINTRODUCING TTHEHE PEREPERE MMARQUETTEARQUETTE SEPTEMBER 2012 BACKACK TOTO SALE ENDS 10-31-2012 MODELINGMODELING SCHOOLCHOOL SALEALE Find a Hobby Shop Near You! Visit walthers.com or call 1-800-487-2467 CelebratingCelebrating 2-OnlineOnlyTOC.ps 8/8/12 4:23 PM Page 2 WHAT’S INSIDE WELCOME School bells and engine bells are ringing as families head back to the books and the basement! Check out all the new modeling supplies, great project ideas and more inside this Walthers Flyer to help you get started! Adding to the excitement of earlier announcements, Walthers, the name train authority, unveils its new C&O Pere Marquette passenger train! This collection of streamlined beauties includes six WalthersProto cars, plus matching PM E7s! The Pere Marquette joins the Metroliner and Amfleet trains as the final name ™ HO WalthersProto train release this year. Check out the Amfleet and Pere Marquette trains on 85' Bi-Level Commuter Cars pg 8 pages 4 and 5. Go to walthers.com for complete details on all the name trains. Stock up on projects and supplies as you put your railroad back in full operation for Fall with our annual Back to Modeling Sale! The selection starts on page 6 in this issue. Save gas, take the train! Modeling commuter operations is easy with the latest run of WalthersProto Bi-Level Cars and matching motive power in HO. Read all about them now on page 8. Add color and variety to your roster or collection with these must-have replicas of Pennsy’s E8s delivered in 1947. Check out these WalthersProto locos now, on page 9. HO WalthersProto EMD E7A - PRR pg 9 With details for vintage or modern layouts, the Liberty Bank is sure to add interest to your HO business block. Read about our newest Cornerstone kit on page 10 in this issue. Put new greenery in your HO scenery with the latest SceneMaster™ Botanicals, just announced in this issue on page 10! 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 Cornerstone® Liberty Bank Kit pg 10 2 3-OnlineOnlyTOC.ps 8/8/12 4:23 PM Page 3 Busy Times, Busy Railroads At mid-day, this mid-century city is full of activity. Railroad workers are directing switching activities and pedestrians are on the go. Taxis and cars rush down the street. But there’s still time to stop at Vic’s for a haircut and to pick up a bouquet of flowers at Terry’s. Creating busy scenes like this is easy with the wide selection of products available in this Flyer and at walthers.com. HO Cornerstone® Vic’s Barber HO Cornerstone Art Deco HO WalthersProto™ Shop - Kit Highway Underpass - Kit Alco RS-2 933-3471 | $19.98 933-3190 | $29.98 920-35139 SOU #2117 $99.98 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 3-3/8" 6.4 x 8.9 x 8.6cm 13-7/8 x 11 x 5-1/2" More roadnames available at walthers.com 34.7 x 27.5 x 13.75cm HO Cornerstone Flowers by HO WalthersProto 50' AAR Terry - Kit HO SceneMaster™ Vintage Single-Door Boxcar 933-3473 | $19.98 Railroad Workers 920-101607 SP† #81985 $34.98 3 x 4 x 4-3/8" 7.6 x 10.2 x 11.1cm 949-6014 pkg(7) $14.98 More roadnames available at walthers.com †Union Pacific licensed product CONTENTS WalthersProto™ Amfleet I & II Cars Page 4 WalthersProto Pere Marquette Name Train Page 5 Back to Modeling Sale Pages 6 & 7 Walthers Flyer First Products Pages 8-10 New Products from Walthers Pages 11-13 HO Scale Pages 14-33, 36-44 N Scale Pages 44-52 Z & G Scale Pages 52 & 53 O Scale Pages 53 & 54 All Scale Pages 54-66 Walthers 2013 Reference Books Page 67 Extra Online Savings! Page 67a-67h 3 4-Sept2012Flyer.ps 8/3/12 1:59 PM Page 4 New from Roof to Rails AMFLEET I & II CARS You asked and Walthers delivers with completely new Amfleet I and Amfleet II Coaches and Food Service cars in HO Scale! To upgrade its elderly fleet of cars, some in service since the late 1940s, Amtrak took delivery of its first all-new Amfleet I cars in 1975 for inter-city service in the close clearances of the eastern US. Based on the Budd-built Metroliner, nearly 500 coach and food service cars were delivered by 1978. Starting in 1981, new Amfleet II coaches and lounges were introduced especially for long-distance trains. Both types are still in service today! With models of four car types to choose from, including the Amfleet I 84-Seat Coach and Amcafé as well as the Amfleet II Amfleet II Lounge Phase III Scheme. Prototype photo shown. 59-Seat Coach and Lounge cars, you can easily mix and match equipment to create a custom train for your railroad, or model For additional Amfleet photos visit walthers.com/amfleet a specific consist for operation or display. Like the prototypes, these models are totally new from the rooftops to the rails and come fully assembled, ready for service with: • New Body • Real Metal Finish Simulates Stainless Steel - Correct Profile • Factory-Installed Grab Irons - Finely Detailed Corrugations • Paint Color-Matched to Amtrak Standards • New Trucks • Window Gasket Details - Factory-Lubricated Inside Bearings • Prototypical “Smoked Glass” Windows - Brake Shoe & Other Details • Car Number Decals • Highly Detailed Underbody Equipment • LED Lighting Kit Available Separately • Centersill & Cross Bracing on Underframe • Correct 36" Turned Metal Wheelsets • Proto MAX™ Metal Knuckle Couplers HO 85' Budd Amfleet Cars Amfleet I $74.98 ea Amfleet II $74.98 ea 920-11200 Phase II 84-Seat Coach January 2013 920-11220 Phase III 59-Seat Coach January 2013 920-11240 Phase II Amcafé Car February 2013 920-11260 Phase III Lounge February 2013 Don’t be left on the platform! Reserve your Amfleet I & II Cars at a participating hobby shop today. Call 1-800-487-2467 or visit walthers.com for more information. 5-Sept2012Flyer.ps 8/3/12 1:59 PM Page 5 6-Sept2012Flyer.ps 8/3/12 1:59 PM Page 6 MODELINGMODELING BACKACK TOTO SCHOOLCHOOL SALEALE Remember all those modeling projects you put off while the sunny days of summer called you outside? With cooler weather and shorter days ahead, it’s time to head back indoors and get back to modeling. Start off on the right track with the items listed here, throughout the Flyer and at walthers.com. Bulb w/Wired Socket Train Display Case Life-Like from Walthers® American Plastics. Deluxe Railroad Tool Set 433-1215 Bulb w/Wired Socket Showcase your favorite models. Excel. Contains a variety of pkg(2) Cases feature a cherry finish tools including knives, pliers, Reg. Price: $6.98 Sale: $5.98 wood base and crystal clear pin vise and more, encased in cover. a wooden box. 146-AW21 18" 45.7cm Long 271-44289 Deluxe Railroad Reg. Price: $65.00 Tool Set Sale: $56.98 Reg. Price: $78.40 146-AW22 24" 61cm Long DCMaster Analog Control Sale: $56.98 Reg. Price: $75.00 Module Sale: $65.98 Broadway Limited 146-AW23 30" 76.2cm Long 187-1011 For Paragon 2, HO Cradle Reg. Price: $90.00 Blue Line & LokSound Models Bowser Sale: $79.98 Reg. Price: $39.99 6-22 Cradle Sale: $35.98 Reg. Price: $15.95 Sale: $13.98 G-Gun 20 Piece Drill Set A-West Excel 158-900 w/EZ-Load Applicator 271-55510 #61-80 Bits Syringe w/Dome Price: $1.98 Reg. Price: $33.46 Optivisor Sale: $23.98 HO Basic Body Donegan Optical The Chopper II Brass Car Sides 240-402 1-1/2x, 20" Focal Build Your Own Wishlist! Northwest Short Line 173-101 For Use w/Passenger Length 53-694 The Chopper II Car Sides 240-404 2x, 10" Focal Length www.walthers.com Reg. Price: $44.95 Reg. Price: $11.75 Reg. Price: $53.59 Sale: $37.98 Sale: $10.98 Sale: $46.98 Interior Building Light Brawa 186-3415 w/Plastic Base pkg(6) HO Adlake Marker Lights Reg. Synchronous Motor Tomar Price: Faller 81-807 Green & Red $9.99 OptiSIGHT Magnifying 272-180629 Synchronous Motor Reg. Price: $16.85 Sale: Reg. Price: $34.99 Sale: $14.98 $7.98 Visor Donegan Optical Sale: $28.98 240-600 With #3, #4 and #5 Lens Plates Reg. Price: $32.29 Sale: $28.98 Green Shade Lamp FOR YOUR HO End-Of-Train Device G-R-S Micro Liting Structure Light Tomar 296-105 1.5V BACK TO MODELING Faller 81-822 Red Lens Reg. Price: $4.95 HEADQUARTERS, VISIT om 272-180670 Reg. Price: $16.15 ers.c Sale: $4.49 .walth Structure Light Sale: $13.98 www.walthers.comwww Reg. Price: $2.99 Sale: $2.69 6 7-Sept2012Flyer.ps 8/3/12 2:00 PM Page 7 X-Acto Retract-A-Blade™ HO Window & Door X-Acto Assortment 790-3204 #1 Knife Tichy Train Reg. Price: $9.49 Sale: $7.98 293-8091 22 Doors, 36 Standing Figures Architectural Parts & 143 HO Model Power Windows 490-5792 Unpainted pkg(72) Reg. Price: $40.00 Reg. Price: $12.98 HO Locomotive Wheel Sale: $34.98 Sale: $9.98 N Cleaning Brush Trix 739-66602 HO Scale Reg. Price: $34.98 Sale: $30.98 739-66623 Minitrix N Scale Reg.