This is not a highly detailed exact scale replica. What it is, is a nicely done reissue of a kit produced a few decades ago. Even then it was not designed to be an authoritative replica of the JS III.....

There are not too many pieces to this kit and they all go together nicely. A little patience and care will erase all seams from view before painting. The glow in the dark plastic absorbs light quite w....

You could sculpt your own sand bags from putty or clay, but why bother when Tamiya offers this set. A little mold seam clean up and some putty to blend the stacking of the sand bags, some paint and we....

This locomotive has eight wheel pick up and drive. The detail level is very nice. I have not added a DCC decoder to my unit, since I use it for my Christmas Tree Train. It performs flawlessly. It runs....

This pliers does an excellent job bending coupler trip pins to their proper height for flawless magnetic uncoupling. The tool is basically a hand operated brake press and can be used to spread or clos....

If you are going to model in O scale, this is a tool you really should put on your work bench. The gauge not only helps you set coupler height with its coupler side, it also allows you to check the co....

Very nicely done trucks for the 2 rail O scale modeler. They are nice and heavy and track extremely well. Metal wheel sets are factory installed. If you are going to use them on a different brand car....

Nice looking castings. Some flash to clean up. These are cast in a soft red plastic that is very similar to the venerable green army men that one can find in almost any store toy section. This makes t....

Typical of Accurail. The kit is well engineered and goes together well, making it a simple kit. The trucks have nice detail and are one piece castings. The wheel sets are plastic, I recommend using a ....

The cutter I received seems a bit dull to me. I have quite a few different cutters that I use depending on the sprue attachment and they all do a nice job of cutting through the plastic. This one from....