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A signature locomotive of Uncle Pete’s diesel era fleet, this HO-scale behemoth marks the first time a ready-to-run plastic model of the three-unit prototype has been massed produced in 1:87. Over the past year, ScaleTrains has released a boxcar kit, intermodal containers, Union Pacific (UP) excursion service water and fuel tenders, and ready-to-roll tank cars in these various lines, but the company’s first locomotive release - its defining product offering - has just arrived on the scene and it’s a doozy: Union Pacific’s 8,500-hp Super Turbine.
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Both locomotives and rolling stock in HO and N scale are being offered, along with a contingent of Kit Classics that allow the craftsman in us all to enjoy the construction of some old-fashioned plastic freight car kits. Referred to by the company as Operator, Rivet Counter, and Museum Quality, each brand offers a different level of detail and operational parameters to meet any modeler’s budget.
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It’s quite a juggling act, but one that newcomer ScaleTrains has endeavored to pursue.īuilt around a small group of folks who are both model railroaders and experienced industry insiders, ScaleTrains’ approach to the market is threefold. Complicating matters further, the model railroading community of late has become a tough crowd to please with their expectations set pretty high for both quality and prototypical accuracy while also demanding that affordability be maintained. As such, its initial major product release will be, for all intents and purposes, the company’s defining moment. Review by David Otte/photos by the authorīetween the current state of the economy and the fact that the population of dedicated model railroaders appears to be slowly shrinking, any new hobby manufacturer attempting to enter this marketplace will quickly recognize the gamble involved. ScaleTrains Union Pacific Turbine in HO scale