New Product Announcements – 2018 National Train Show

New Product Announcements – 2018 National Train Show

Milwaukee, WI., Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. is pleased to announce several new products in HO and multi-scale during the 2018 National Train Show in Kansas City, MO. [tabby title="Walthers Controls"]Walthers Layout Control System HO, N, Z, S, and O Scales Horizontal-Mount Switch Machine 942-102 - $24.98 each October 2018 delivery • NEW STYLE - Same great features as Switch Machine #942-101 in a compact design! • Only 1-5/8" (4.1cm) tall - perfect for multi-deck layouts or anywhere space is limited Stall Motor Switch Machine Controller 942-161 Stall Motor Driver - $19.98 942-142 Edge Connector for Tortoise® Switch Machine pkg(2) - $7.98 November 2018 delivery • NEW - Easily upgrade your existing turnout control systems • NEW - Works with most popular brands of stall motor switch machines • When installed, Stall Motor Driver enables easy installation of accessory controllers & indicators • Fully assembled, servo-based unit [tabby title="WalthersProto®"] WalthersProto 70' Heavyweight Railway Post Office - Baggage Car HO Scale 920-17400 Series $84.98 Each November 2018 delivery for all models Roadnames available: Pullman Green (unlettered), ATSF, IC, DRGW™ GN, MILW, NYC, SOO, SP™, UP® • Prototypes in service 1914 to 1971 - many converted to work train service & some preserved today • 30' postal apartment - typical of cars on dedicated mail & secondary passenger trains • Clerestory or round roof to match prototype as appropriate • Authentic interior with mailbag stanchions, sorting cases & more • Separate catcher arms - operate facing either direction • Highly detailed underbody with separate brake gear, steam traps, generator & more • Modeler-installed extended drawbars for use on 22" radius curves included • Turned metal wheelsets & correct trucks with built-in electrical contacts [tabby title="WalthersMainline®"] WalthersMainline EMD SD70ACe HO Scale 910-19845 Series with ESU Sound for DCC & DC layouts $199.98 Each 910-9845 Series Standard DC $139.98 Each February 2019 delivery for all models Roadnames available: BNSF, KCS de Mexico, UP®, NS Heritage Units; NYC, PC, WAB • Limited edition - one time run of these roadnumbers! • Easily handles 18" radius curves (22" or larger recommended) • Available with ESU Sound & DCC • Constant & directional LED lighting with high or low front headlight and working front ditch lights • Fully assembled • 21-Pin DCC plug • Same powerful drive as WalthersProto® locos • Molded drill starter points for grab irons - easily added with SD70ACe Diesel Detail Kit (#910-251, sold separately) WalthersMainline EMD GP9 Phase II w/Chopped Nose HO Scale 910-20402 Series with ESU Sound for DCC & DC layouts $199.98 Each 910-10400 Series Standard DC $139.98 Each May 2019 delivery for all models Roadnames available: BN, CP, CNW™, MILW, NS, WSOR, Undecorated (DC only) • One of the most widely used diesels ever - based on Phase II units rebuilt for improved forward visibility and in service from the 1960s to the present • Limited edition - one time run of these roadnumbers! • Scale width hood with correct contours • Dynamic or Non-dynamic per prototype • Front mounted snowplow as appropriate • Same powerful drive as WalthersProto® locos • Available with ESU Sound for DCC and DC layouts • 21-pin DCC plug • Molded drill starter points - add grab irons easily with the GP9 Phase II Diesel Detail Kit (#910-258 sold separately) WalthersMainline 60' High Cube Plate F Boxcar HO Scale 910-2922 Series $29.98 Each March 2019 delivery Roadnames available: CN, CP, CRLE, CSX, KCS, NS, TTX TBOX (brown, patched), TTX TBOX (yellow, black, red TTX logo), UP® • Limited edition - one time run of these roadnumbers! • Currently in service with several railroads & TTX • Hauls lumber, canned goods, beer, wine, steel, appliances & more • Prototypically correct roof with both “X” & diagonal panels • Separately applied latch bars • Detailed underbody with cushioned underframe & brake gear with correct angle-mounted reservoir • 100-ton roller bearing trucks • 36" turned metal wheelsets • Proto MAX™ metal knuckle couplers WalthersMainline Thrall Rebuilt 40’ Well Car HO Scale 910-5617 Single Cars $29.98 Each 910-55600 5-Unit Cars $139.98 Each November 2019 delivery for all models Single Car roadnames available: TTX - Large red Forward Thinking logo, TTX - Small red & Next Road logos, TTX - Large black & white logo NEW - 5-Unit version! Roadnames available: American President Lines, BNSF Railway, TTX - Large black & white logo, TTX - Small red logo, TTX - Large red logo • Limited edition - one time run of these roadnumbers! • Based on shortened Thrall 48' well cars in service 2003 to present • Holds 20' & 40' containers in well & 40' to 53' top-loaded • Heavy die-cast metal frame for superb performance empty or loaded • Finely molded 3-D brake rods with chains, brake piping & weld lines on body • Separate deck-mounted brake detail with piping, IBC storage boxes & realistic walkways • 70-ton roller bearing trucks • Correct 33" turned-metal wheelsets • Proto MAX™ metal knuckle couplers [tabby title="Cornerstone®"]Cornerstone Cross-Dock Truck Facility Kit HO Scale 933-4131 Cross-Dock Truck Facility Kit $49.98 Each August 2018 delivery • Completely new structure kit! • Used by trucking companies large & small from the 1940s to the present • Prototypes receive, sort & reload freight shipments • Also used by plumbers, contractors & similar small businesses today • Detailed street side front office w/brick walls, separate gas & electric meters • Correct height truck dock doors with weather bellows/seals - accommodates up to 12 trailers or trucks • Includes two paving sections - expand & customize at any time with Gas Station Parking Lot (#933-3540), sold separately • Great destination for SceneMaster trucks & trailers (sold separately) • Molded in 6 colors • Finished model measures: 15-3/16 x 19-3/16 x 3" 38.6 x 48.7 x 7.8cm Cornerstone Traveling Crane with Brick Street Kit HO Scale 933-4096 Traveling Crane with Brick Street Kit $59.98 each 933-4097 Brick Craneway Base & Street Kit - pkg(3) $19.98 each September 2018 delivery for all models • Perfect for modeling industrial areas from the steam-era to the present • Authentic detail alongside docks, shipyards & heavy industries of all kinds • Highly detailed traveling (nonworking) crane features postionable cab, boom & hook • Includes parts to build 3 complete straight brick street sections with craneways • Center paving section accepts code 83 rail (sold separately) • Molded in 3 realistic colors • Crane measures: 4 x 4 x 9-1/8" 10 x 10 x 22.8 cm • Each Brick Street Section measures: 12-5/8 x 5-1/2" 32 x 13.9cm Cornerstone Coal Trestle Kit HO Scale 933-4093 Coal Trestle Kit $29.98 each September 2019 delivery • Prototypes sped unloading hoppers using gravity • Typical of ramps used from the 1900s to the 1960s • Compact size fits city or rural locations • Molded berm simplifies modeling track on grade • Detailed trestle with supports, abutment, railing & walkway, and bulkheads to build optional below-track storage bins • Great addition to trackside coal dealers, lumber & building materials yards, heavy industries and more • Molded in two colors • Measures 24-1/2 x 4-3/8 x 1-3/4" 62.3 x 11.1 x 4.4cm Cornerstone Modern Shopping Center II HO Scale 933-4116 Modern Shopping Center II Kit $39.98 each October 2018 delivery • Contemporary design with decorative front wall for added realism • Three stores in one compact structure - use alone or combine kits to model a typical strip mall • Molded cut lines for easy kitbashing • Highly detailed brickwork, large glass windows & entry doors • Colorful signs for a variety of businesses • Looks great alongside Modern Shopping Center I (#933-4115) or The UPS Store® (#933-4112) sold separately • Molded in 3 colors • Measures 10-1/2 x 4-15/16 x 3-1/2" 26.6 x 12.5 x 8.8cm [tabby title="SceneMaster™"] SceneMaster 20' Smooth Side Container HO Scale 949-8650 20' Smooth Side Container Retail Price - $9.98 each January 2019 delivery Roadnames: REA (right-side & end doors), CN, NYK, Y.S. Line, APL, Blue Compass, CP Ships, Manchester Lines, Mitsui, Undecorated • All-new container model in standard end door & right side door versions • Widely used during 1960s & 1970s • Authentic rivet, door latch & hinge details • Colorful period schemes • Perfect period loads for WalthersMainline G85 & 60' Pullman-Standard VTTX container flatcars (each sold separately) SceneMaster Zombies pkg(6) HO Scale 949-6080 Zombies pkg(6) Retail Price - $14.98 each October 2018 delivery Great for seasonal haunted houses or starting your own HO apocolypse, this special set of figures is to add a little "after life" to your layout. Set includes six hand-painted figures with scary realistic detail. [tabbyending]