The Best Value in Model Railroading
I recently built a few of my favorite models, the heavyweight passenger car kits formerly made by Branchline. They are exquisitely detailed and are very impressive once assembled. It’s amazing that you can regularly find them at train shows for as little as $15 a kit. In fact, you can make the case that these are among the best values in rolling stock available today. Atlas, after its purchase of Branchline, now produces these cars in ready-to-run form and sells them for upwards of $60 each. This means that people willing to spend time assembling the kit versions can build practically an entire train for the price of one RTR car. The kit looks a bit intimidating out of the box, but it only requires a few basic skills. If you can build a Proto2000, Branchline, or Intermountain boxcar, you can build this kit. The essential tools are a screwdriver, sharp hobby knife, liquid plastic cement (the kind that is thin as water), tweezers, and CA (super) glue. I ...