We get new items coming into the store almost every day. We’ll keep you up to date with the highlights of the latest arrivals and new products here. Visit our web site often, or subscribe to our RSS feed, to make sure you get the news while it is still hot!  Click on any Photo to Enlarge it.

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• 22 July 2010 : ExactRail Thrall Gondolas in TTX & BNSF
• 5 July 2010 : Walther’s Flyer
• 2 July 2010 : Athearn Yard Tractors – CN & CP
• 2 July 2010 : Athearn 33.9k Gallon Tank Cars
• 29 March 2010 : We now have the full TCS line!
• 28 March 2010 : Leightsen Electronics Products Now Available!
• 12 December 2009 : Undecorated Caboose from Rapido Trains
• 7 September 2009 : Evergreen Tree U-Pick!!!
• 10 August 2009 : New Arrivals

Why do we show last month’s flyer? You can order from it up to 10 days before the end of the following month! Let us know what you’d like and we’ll order it for you (click here to order)!

May, 2010 Order until June 21

July, 2010 Order until August 22

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Just arrived are the new Athearn 33.9k Gallon Tank cars. This is a pic of mine that I bought, there are 6 different schemes and 3 numbers of each available, price is $35 each. The detail is outstanding! Athearn has certainly upped their game on this model!  Contact us to order yours!

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“TCS is dedicated to providing high quality Digital Command Control decoders and harnesses to the DCC industry. We manufacture a wide range of decoders for HO, N, and Z scale.”We now have Canadian access to the entire TCS (Train Control Systems) line.  Have a look at their price list or visit their web site for more information.

I compared their US suggested prices to our prices in the Shop, these are TCS products received from our Canadian supplier in the last few weeks.  I found that our prices for the decoders were 3% to 5% cheaper than the US Funds MRSP in the pdf.  Please use the numbers at the left of the list if you wish to order or ask for a quote.

In the Shop at the moment we have the A4X, A6X, T1, DP2X, M1, M4, IMF4 and IMFP4. As well, we have Kapton tape, and a good selection of TCS decoder wire in 30 gauge stranded 20 foot lengths, in the eight most common NMRA colours.

TCS has a “No Questions Asked” warranty, and they are the only decoder manufacturer that I know of that has Back Electromitive Force (BEMF) in their entire line. BEMF can be used to improve slow speed performance of some locomotives but the biggest advantage is that locomotives will run at a constant speed whether they are running on the level or going up or down a grade.

I’m on several decoder-type Yahoo lists, and I have never heard anything but praise for their line.

If you are looking for a decoder to install in that new or favorite locomotive you can’t go wrong with TCS.  If you aren’t sure which decoder will fit your particular locomotive contact us and we’ll let you know which one(s) will fit.  Order your TCS decoders today!

Don’s HO Service is pleased that we are now able to offer some of Martin’s extensive line, carrying those electronic supplies that relate specifically to DCC & decoder Installation.

Some of the items that we have in stock at the Shop are:

• Shrink Tubing in 3/64, 3/32, 1/16 & 1/8 in clear, black, red, yellow, blue & green.
• Wire, #28ga in Yellow & Orange, #26ga in black.
• Resistors, 1.5K, 1K & 820 1/4w for LED lights powered by a decoder.
• Resistors, 22, 33 & 47 ohm for those who prefer 16v bulbs powered by a decoder. (Note: 16V bulbs will run directly off a decoder with no resistor, but the small-value resistor is recommended to buffer start-up shock, & prolong the life of the bulb.)
• Bulbs, Grain-of-Rice (GOR) 1.5v, 2pk & 6pks 2mm (about 1/16″)
• Bulbs, GOR, 16V 2mm

Leightsen Electronics can supply many other wiring items — if you’re looking for something special you can contact us!

It is with great pleasure that we introduce our first foray into freight equipment. Transcona, Manitoba is a railway town through and through. For the last 100 years, the name Transcona has been synonymous with railway freight operations. It is located in sunny Winnipeg, the geographical heart of North America.

We will bring to Transcona Yard the same attention to detail that is the hallmark of our Super Continental Line passenger cars. We’ll start in HO scale and, provided the demand is there, we will look into N scale as well. For our first release, we looked at what was out there and, more importantly, what was missing.

Our first Transcona Yard release is a modern wide-vision caboose based on the CP Angus Shops prototype.

WIDE-VISION CABOOSE – $47.50
AVAILABLE NOW!

New in the shop are the undecorated version of Rapido Trains reproduction Wide-Vision Cabooses.

Now Open – Don’s HO Service U-Pick — These are bottlebrush evergreens made by a local modeler in the Maritimes. We have sold hundreds of these, and have hundreds in stock.

Price – $12.50 + Tx for 10, you choose your own trees.

The pen is there for scale, and if you need a custom height or colour, ask us.

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