Model Reviews

HO Scale

updated 8-18-2015

Items with (X:Y) beside them are published in The Warbonnet (Volume:Number).

Diesel

• Walthers FM H10-44
• Walthers Proto FM H10-44 (20:4)
• Atlas H-16-44
• Athearn SD45-2
• Atlas HO scale ALCo S-2 (14:3, 19:4)
• Bachmann S4
• Bachmann HO Scale Santa Fe ALCo S4 (18:1)
• Stewart HO-scale FT's with painting info by Walley Abbey (3:3, 4)(21:2)
• Life-Like Proto 2000 E-6 in HO (5:4, 13:2)
• Broadway Limited E-6 (early version) (13:2)
• Life-Like Proto 2000 PA (4:4, 5:1)
• Athearn Genesis Santa Fe's 16 Class END F3s (20:2)
• Athearn Genesis F7 Passenger Service "yellowbonnet" (17:1)
• Athearn Genesis GP7u with Topeka Cab (21:1)
• Santa Fe Prototype Topeka Cab Conversion Kit (17:3, 4)
• Atlas RSD-4 (10:1)
• Athearn Genesis SDFP45 (18:4)
• Atlas SD24 (10:2)
• Life-Like Proto 2000 GP-20 (4:4, 5:1)
• Life-Like Proto 2000 GP30 (7:4)
• Athearn GP38-2 (7:1)
  
• Kato SD40-2 (8:4)
• Athearn Genesis SD45-2 (13:2)
• Athearn GP60M, GP60B (18:4)
• Athearn SD75M (18:4)
• Atlas Dash 8-40BW, Dash 8-40CW (8:1, 18:4)
• Walthers Dash 8-40BW (18:4)
• Kato Dash-9-44CW (2:3)(18:4)
• Life-Like Proto 1000 HO RDC-1 (8:3)
• High Tech Details Geep B unit cab (4:4)
• High Tech Details F unit detail parts (8:3)

• Broadway Limited 3800 2-10-2
• Broadway Limited Modernized 2-10-2 (21:1)
• Broadway Limited As built 2-10-2 (12:3)
• Ackert HO Scale Brass Investment Castings (16:3)

• Autoracks
  • Walthers Bi-level autorack, BL-9 (10:1)
• Box
  • Westerfield Bx-O / 5 / 14 (5:1)
    
  • Sunshine BX-8, BX-9 & 10 double sheathed 40' boxcars (2:2)
  • Westerfield Bx-11 and 12 (1:1)
  • Sunshine BX-22 (2:4)
  • Red Caboose/Intermountain 1937 AAR boxcar, BX-27
  • Sunshine BX-37 (1:1)
  • Intermountain 10'6" Modified AAR boxcar, BX-37, BX-43
    
  • Sunshine BX-38 (1:2)
  • Intermountain BX-38 War Emergency Box Car
  • Intermountain / Kadee PS-1 BX-57 (12:1)
  • Intermountain / Kadee PS-1 BX-57
  • Kadee's BX-57 40' Pullman Standard PS-1 Box Cars in HO (4:3)
  • Sunshine BX-39 (2:3)
    
  • Sunshine FE-6 - FE-20 raised roof models. (13:2)
    
  • Sunshine FE-6 - FE-20 (12:2)
  • Life-Like Proto 2000 FE-24 Box Car (2:2, 2:3)
  • Sunshine FE-26 (2:4)
  • Athearn FE-29 (2:3)
• Flat
  • Sunshine FT-G and FT-M (15:2) TOFC (17:1)
  • Sunshine FT-V (3:4)
  • Tangent FT-7 Flatcar Models (20:1)
  • Intermountain FT-58 60' Implement Flat in HO (4:3)
  • Walthers 'Dual 45' Bethlehem 89' flat car FT-87
• Gondola / Hopper
  • Intermountain GA-X, 7, Caswell Gondolas
  • Intermountain HO Caswell Gondolas (13:3)
  • Westerfield Caswell Gondola Kits (7:1)
  • Sunshine GA-6 Gondola (13:2)
    
  • Sunshine Ga-8 (5:4)
  • Sunshine mini-kit Ga-21 & 43 (5:4)
  • Sunshine GA-22, 25, 20, and 26 Drop Bottom Gondolas . (8:4)
  • The Car Works HO Scale Brass Air Dump Cars GA-36, 41 (7:2)
  • W&R Enterprises HO Scale Brass Air Dump Cars GA-40, GA-42 (7:2)
    
  • Athearn GA-47 65' Mill Gondola
  • Athearn 65'6" Drop End Mill Gondola, GA-47, 48, 55, 70, 76 (12:1, 12:2 flashes)
  • Sunshine GA-49 and GA-53 (3:1)
  • Atlas GA 50, 56, 59, 64, 74, and 83 Hart Ballast Cars
  • Atlas Hart Selective 70 Ton Ballast Hoppers (10:1)
  • Intermountain GA-54 Class Twin Hopper (20:1)
  • Tichy/Intermountain "War Emergency" Composite Mill Gondola GA-61 (8:1)
  • Tichy/Intermountain "War Emergency" Composite Mill Gondola GA-61
  • Sunshine GA-68, 69, 80 and 87 Gondola (14:2)
  • Athearn PS-2 2893 Covered Hopper, GA-94 (12:1)
  • Concor PS-2 3,215 & 3,219 cu. ft. Covered Hopers GA-113, 118, 119, 122 (8:2)
  • Walthers PS-2 2893 Covered Hopper, GA-116 (12:1)
  • ExactRail, Magor 4948 4-Bay Covered Hopper, GA-126 (21:2)
  • Tangent GA-134 PS-4000 Covered Hopper, (14:4)
  • ExactRail 3-bay PS-4427 GA-136 Covered Hopper (15:4, 16:4)
  • Walthers PS-2CD 4,427 cu. ft. Covered Hopper, Low Side (9:3)
  • Atlas 3 Bay Cylindrical Hopper GA-142 (3:1)
  • Athearn ACF 4-bay Centerflow covered hopper, GA-160 (10:3)
    
  • Life-Like Proto 2000 PS-4427 high side covered hopper, GA-161, 173 (10:3)
  • Intermountain PS-2CD 4750 cu. ft. Covered Hopper GA-180, 213 (13:2)
    
  • E&C Shops GA-202 (1:2)
  • Life-Like Proto 2000 PS-2CD 4427 cu. ft. Covered Hopper, high side, GA-211 (13:2)
  • Athearn Evans/USRE 4750 cu. ft. Covered Hopper, High Side, GA-212 (13:2)
• Ice
  • Sunshine Ie-X Ice car (7:3)
• Reefer
  • Westerfield RR-W, X, Y-4 (9:3)
  • Sunshine RR-17, 26, and 37 50ft. Super Insulated Reefer(15:2)
    
  • Sunshine RR-18 USRA Wood Rebuilds (15:2)
    
  • Sunshine RR-20 Dry Ice Reefers (11:3)
    
  • Sunshine RR-21, 29 (1:1)
  • Intermountain Ice Reefers (2:1)(14:1)
  • Athearn RR-30 (12:2)(14:1)
  • Athearn RR-30 50' Reefers
    
  • Sunshine RR-44 Reefers (16:2)
  • Sunshine Plug Door Icers RR-47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, and 55 (4:1)
• Stock Cars
  • Intermountain SK-R through T Stock Cars
  • Intermountain Santa Fe Double Deck Stock Car kit (11:2)
    
  • Intermountain Santa Fe Stock Car Kits (11:1, 19:1)
• Tank Cars
• Precision Scale 16K tank car, TK-N, O
• Caboose
  • Intermountain Railway Company Santa Fe Early Steel Cabooses (15:4, 17:3)
  • Intermountain Early ATSF cabooses
  • Walthers ATSF Woodside Caboose
  • Walthers Santa Fe 1300 Series Caboose (11:3)
  • Sunshine "Hollywood" Way Car (7:3)
  • Pecos River Cabooses (3:3)
  • Sunshine Peak Roofed Waycar (13:4)
• MOW
  • Sunshine Work Train (6:3)
• Hallmark Dynamometer #29
• Tichy 120 ton derrick (10:3)
• Misc
  • Athearn J. B. Hunt 53-foot Monon-built Plate Wall Containers in HO Scale (8:1)
  • Eastern Car Works trucks (1:1)
  • A list of Craftsman type ATSF prototype kits by Peter Aue
  • A list of models of 1950 ATSF prototype models, brass, resin, & styrene, by Peter Aue
  • Significant Santa Fe Freight Cars, 1922-1929 (11:4)
  • The Most Significant Santa Fe Freight Car Classes in 1930, in 1940 (6:1)
  • The Most Significant Santa Fe Freight Car Classes in 1950 (6:2)
  • Late Steam / Early Diesel Era Santa Freight Car Models which can be built or easiy kit-bashed from stock kits (1997) (3:3)

Passenger Cars

• Walthers Passenger Cars
  • ATSF Streamlined cars
  • ATSF Heavyweight Coach
  • ATSF Heavyweight metal kits
• Lambert Heavyweight Brass Cars
• Branchline Heavyweight Cars
• Pecos River HO Santa Fe Heavyweight Cars (8:1)
  
• Riverossi/AHM Heavyweight Rider combine (10:1)
• Rivarossi/AHM Heavyweight Diner (17:4)
• Walthers Santa Fe 3060-3069 Heavyweight Chair Car (12:3)
• Detail Associates HO Scale Hi-Level Chair Car (2:3)
• Coach Yard Mail Container Flat Car (16:2)
  
• Coach Yard steam-ejector air conditioning detail parts (3:2)
• SFRH&MS Pullman 8-2-2 car kit (1:1)
• The Coach Yard Mail Container flat Car (16:2)
• The Coach Yard Steam-Ejector Air Conditioning Detail Parts (3:2)
• Walthers 10-5 Sleeper (9:4)
  
• Walthers 48-seat Char Car (7:4)
• Walthers 4-4-2 Sleeper (9:3)
• Walthers Lightweight Passenger Cars (11:1)
• Walthers El Capitan in HO Scale. (17:3)
  

Foreign road cars to be found on the ATSF

• AHM Helium Car
• Broadway Limited vs Walthers GACX express reefers
• Walthers PRR B60b Baggage Car
• Walthers PRR R50b Express Reefer
• Walthers CB&Q Troop Kitchen Conversion Express Box
• Walthers NYC Troop Sleeper Conversion Express Box
• Walthers Hwt. ACF Hwt Baggage (MP)

Structures

• List of Santa Fe Prototype Models available 4-30-2010
• Walthers Mission Style Depot
• AMB 2 story Depot Kit (1:1)
  
• AMB Santa Fe Shingles (1:1)
  
• American Model Builders AT&SF Lineside Structures (11:2)
• Bitter Creek Models, Manual Ground Throw (18:2)
• BLMA models: Double Track Signal Bridge HO and N Scale kits (12:3)
• Athearn HO County Seat Brick Depot (13:4)
• Walthers County Seat Depot Walthers (20:4)
• Intermountain Lineside Buildings (11:2)
• Showcase Miniatures GRS-type double door stacked signal relay cabinets HO scale (19:2)
• Ring Engineering EOT or ETD (18:4)
• S&S radio antennas (5:4)
  
• Mid Century Models: HO Scale Semaphore Signals (14:3)
  
• Laserkit ATSF Style Hexagonal Phone Booth (12:3)
  
• North Bank HO Scale Hand Throw Switch (17:1)
• Sunrise Wig-Wag signals (11:3)
• Blair Line Laser Cut Billboard (7:4)
• American Model Builders Laser Cut Detail Parts for Santa Fe Depots (7:4)
• Walthers Cornerstone, Concrete Interlocking Tower (18:1)
• H&R Structures Unlimited, 5th Street Tower & Signal Bridge (HO) (20:3)
• Details West, R2 Signals (HO) (20:3)