News Flash Archives


December 2004 to August 2005



August 27 - - Floquil Announces Landscaping products; Voyager Models New Photo Etch; Fujimi and Aoshima Kit New Car Models

August 20 - - N Scale Architect Announces Styrene Building Sheets

August 13 - - Rifts Ultimate is Hardcover

August 6 - - - Red Ball Announces News LTD series; Monsters Menace America

July 30 - - LBG Magazines Merge; Magid 9th Edition Released

July 23 - - Walthers Buys Life-Like; Roco Declares Bankruptcy

July 16 - - - Axtez's Nimbus Brewery; Star Wars "Risk" Game has Twist

July 9 - - - Kadee Announces Whisker Coupler; Bar Mills Devises New Wall System

July 2 - - - 2005 NMRA Convention

June 25 - - - Kalmbach To Distribute ztrak

June 18 - - - Train Tech Books launched by Specialty Press

June 11 - - Testors Enters Game Industry

June 4 - - 2005 Origins Awards nominees

May 28 - - Three New Signs For MoPac and T&P fans; Northeastern Lumber Releases Bank

May 21 - - - Battling Across the Ages

May 14 - - - American Model Builders Releases new Rail-Marine Series

May 7 - - - Kato Set for June '05 Release of EMD F40PH; Westerfield Releases New Fishbelly Side Sill Boxcar Kits

April 30 - - - Mayfair Plans Settler 3-D Special Edition

April 23 - - Wiz Kids Rocketman

April 16 - - - Trix Releases Unique "Torpedo" Ladle Car

April 9 - - Wiz Kids Plans TV for Pirates

April 2 - - Wiz Kids Announces Pirates of the Revolution

March 26 - - - Liberty Squadron Cars from Deluxe

March 19 - - Accurail Releases First Ready-To-Run "Accuready" model; Broadway Limited Imports Releases Locos with no Sound

March 12 - - Blair Line Add 6 new Laser Cut Billboards

March 5 - - - Walthers Announces Cornerstone Modular Kits; Deluxe Offer Theme Cars

February 12 - - - Aztec Announces 38th N scale Micro Brewery Car

February 5 - - Ticket to Ride

January 29 - - - Tasca Announces Two 1/35 Suspension Sets; Superdetailing a Walthers Blast Furnace DVD/Video

January 22 - - -Bar Mills Releases Tool Company kit; South River Modelworks Releases Whitney Bent Mill

January 15 - - Intermountain's New Lineside Sets; Muella Scale Models Offers Café Kit; Pre-Size Releases New Scenery Accessories

January 8 - - - American Model Builders Releases New Laser Cut Kits; Kadee Releases new Shelf Coupler and Dual Tool Uncoupling Tool

January 1 - - - Northeastern Scale Models releases Two Laser Cut Kits; Walthers HO Working American Style Street lamps

December 25 - - - Some Athearn Products Become Part of Athearn Line; Walthers Cornerstone Modulars

December 18 - - - Icing Platform Available from Intermountain; Bowser purchases Stewart Hobbies

December 11 - - - Athearn Releases New N scale 53-foot GSC Flat Car; Bar Mills' new "Super-detail"kit

December 4 - - - Tasca 1/144 P51