I have done some serching in the forum and online without much luck. I am wondering if there are any manufactures of HO scale light rail cars. I am looking for a modern light rail and not the old street car. Thanks
David B
Somebody made a model of the Boeing LRV a while back… They’re pretty rare, but you may get lucky online somewhere…
http://www.reynaulds.com/products/Fleischmann/4423.aspx
http://www.halling.at/modelleisenbahnen/index.php?g=Saarbahn
Awesome thanks. I should have known to look overseas for this kind of thing. Too bad they are so expensive.
Define “modern.” Probably the most modern real system is Phoenix, Arizona, which just began operations the weekend after Christmas. Every system seems to use engines and passenger cars from different manufacturers. I think the Phoenix system was built by Bombardier of Canada and their equipment doesn’t look anything like that from any other light rail system.
All of this variance in appearance according to the location involved might explain why there are so few models available.
Some Manufactorers are IHP very good - Kawasaki Cars
and AHM/mechano/IHC makers of the Boeing LRV very hard to come by … look on Ebay
heres some models and inspiration on my Modern city layout
I would define modern as something similar to the Phoenix system or Minneapolis light rail.
Modern is a broad term, Especially in model railroading or Railroading in general. Your best bet is to look overseas or scratchbuild.
A good place to look for modern light rail modeling (or traction modeling of all kinds, at least in the US) is the East Penn Traction Club: http://www.eastpenn.org/. They even have a light rail modeling page. Their links are the most useful collection I’m aware of, though some are out of date.
As mentioned above, IHP does resin models. MTS does mostly brass. ConCor is supposed to be coming out with plastic PCC models as well as a plastic Electroliner, though I wouldn’t call either of those modern light rail. The new plastic Bowser PCCs are modeled on the PCCs in multiple cities’ paint schemes that are currently running on San Francisco’s F line. I don’t know if you’d want to count a heritage line as modern light rail, though I can attest that this line is used everyday by non-tourist passengers.
Good luck.