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The SHS 20th Anniversary Open House was a great success! Thanks to all who made it happen!
The 2009 Christmas car, a beautiful Great Northern boxcar with a Christmas tree topped by a twinkling star inside, is available for order with a $20 deposit. Click here.
Due this Fall, the next run of Wooden Stock Cars! Check them out here!
The Spring 2009 SHS Update was sent out this week. For a printable PDF file (1.38 MB) click here
Pictures of the new NW2's have been posted. All of these beautiful locomotives feature golden white LEDs, a lit cab, and available Tsunami DCC sound or LocoMatic sound.
Five new PS-2 3-Bay Covered Hoppers, including this beautiful Union Carbide scheme, HAVE ARRIVED! Check them out here!
With a Roof and Top Hatches added to coal cars, steam era railroads were able to offer a means of shipping products protected from the rain. We now have these covered hoppers with 6 roadnames, featuring 8 opening roof hatches, the protoypical side panel rivet pattern, as well as the usual Showcaseline attention to detail. Ready to Run with AF compatible wheels and couplers (including Code 110 wheels), these cars are $49.95 each and available from S Scale Hobby Dealers or direct from S Helper Service, either online or by phone (732 441 0555).
Special Purchase! We have a shipment of Tonkin Replicas trucks and trailers coming in. Check them out here! To see a picture of the prototype reefer conainer, click here.
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In stock now! These beautiful new Cambria & Indiana Offset Hopper cars!
The 2009 20th Anniversary Catalog is here! Click here for information.
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The S-Trax Primer and Track Planning Guide is here! Check it out!
Since its introduction in 1994, our "The
Showcase Line" series of quality locomotives and freight cars has set the
standard for Ready to Run "S" scale models. Our injection molded ABS® equipment
includes innovative features such as: dual insulated metal wheelsets, self
lubricating
Celcon® conical bearings in die-cast metal trucks, laser printed lettering
(as
small as 1"), photo engraved metal running boards, formed metal hand and roof
grabs as well as DCC (Digital Command Control) compatibility in our locomotives.
These are a few of the many new ideas for "S" we have pioneered. Like the finest
products in other scales, ours are designed from actual railroad drawings from
historical societies or from railroad archives.
Since its introduction in the 30's, 1:64 or 3/16" to the foot scale model railroading has intrigued modelers of all ages. A big boost to the scale came in 1946 when A.C. Gilbert Co. marketed S Scale trains that operated on 2-rail track. This introduced millions of children and parents to the advantages of "S" over the diminutive HO or O-27, operating on three rail track with its un-prototypical stubby appearance. But, today is the golden age of "S" with many more companies offering a much greater variety of ready to run S scale products. The choices and quality of "S" scale models has never been better.
All of our trains come ready to run
and equipped to operate with American Flyer® trains on American Flyer two rail
track. As an option, all our Showcase Line model trains (except for
steam engines) include NMRA
(National Model Railroad Association) RP-25 wheel contour, code 110 wheel sets.
This allows our products to be converted to operate on layouts gauged to NASG
(National Association of S Gaugers) standards. These allow the S modeler to
build a track system with even more realistic height rail and prototypically
proportioned switches (turnouts) that American Flyer compatible wheel sets
cannot
negotiate. Steam Engines must be ordered as either AF compatible or scale,
because of the difficulty of changing drivers. Another Showcase Line option is the KD-802 coupler (not included).
These body mounted couplers allow for more realistic looking close coupling
of locomotives and cars. All our models have pre-drilled holes to accommodate
these couplers, just remove the trucks and the American Flyer compatible "Grip
n' Go" couplers and install the KD-802's.
Since 1989, we have been developing and marketing high quality Ready to Run "S" scale model railroad equipment. With our introduction of The Showcase Line, we have expanded the scope of S scale models in meticulous prototype detailing, authentic operation and reliability. With every eagerly anticipated release, the model railroad press, hobby shop owners and our valued customers have given us consistently excellent reviews. We are committed to expanding the market share of "S" by improving our products and continuing our innovative marketing approach.
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