Updated December 12, 2009: Click News and Updates to get the latest info! Please have a look around, read How to Order and Contact Us if you have any questions. Click blue text to go to items mentioned.
Santa Recommends BVM Gift Certificates!
Our gift certificates can be used on-line, so your favorite "On30 Model Train Person" can select his or her favorite items ... also great for "stocking stuffers" and last-minute shopping! (Click here)
New "critter" now available!
The "Twin Schnozzer Engine" by Durante Motors -- an easy-to-build conversion for the Bachmann HO scale 45-ton switcher. Great for small and large layouts alike!
This is a great kit for beginners and a fun project for experienced modelers too!
Ready to Rumble! It's football season, so you'll need our new 20' Wood Reefers to deliver lots of cold beer to the mining towns and logging camps along the line!
More on-line info! Now you can preview Instruction Sheets and print a free Catalog to take on the bus, train or plane!
If Bachmann's On30 Shay is "just too big" for your layout, we have the perfect solution! Proudly presenting "The Silver City Sidewinder." Inspired by the 2-truck, 3-cylinder Shays of the Gilpin Tram, this great new conversion is "just right for those who like smaller equipment with big-time details! All-new superstructure with weighted castings and loads of detail.
Designed to take a 12" minimum radius, our 15' Chunky Little Log Cars pack a "big" look onto a little frame. Complete with chain and fittings as shown ... the perfect companion for your Silver City Sidewinder!
Chunky, funky, down & dirty! The rugged Little-Bose boxcab is great for yard switching, quarry operations or any sort of industrial service. Pair two together to make a powerful road locomotive. (PS -- This is a great "first kit" to build!)
Look for the "Tips & Techniques" box on the left side of the page to find a variety of helpful articles ... including the new Boxcab Bashing Ideas featuring Herwig Gerstner's electric rack-railway locos shown here and more!
BVM Gallery images (customer photos!) are now included in the individual product listings. For example, check out the #383 Ruffled Duckling to see models built by Les Davis, Tad Dowdy and Allen Littlefield!
Gear up for winter! We've added a new article called "Work Train Bashes" illustrating a variety of great kitbashing projects like Hans Schuemie's snowplow shown here.
WORK IN PROGRESS! Our new site is fully functional and already a great improvement over the old site ... but it may take a while to recreate and repost all of our popular articles (painting tips, etc). Thanks in advance for your patience!
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Dallas Mallerich
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