HO Scale

Brass 

A variety of brass models of Missabe prototypes have been produced over the years. But as brass models, they are limited run and may not be readily available. This list is dynamic, as importers announce new products all the time. (F/P - factory painted)

Steam 

• 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone (Class M3/4) :

  • Akane, PFM (1958)

  • Westside (1980 with caboose)

  • Precision Scale F/P Road no. 222, 224, 229, 232, 233, 235, 236, 237

  • Tenshodo - F/P Road no. 225 (1986), 226, 227

  • United Scale Models

  • PFM Crown

• 2-8-8-2 Mallet (Class M) : Division Point (2001) F/P Road no. 208-211

• 2-10-4 Texas(Class E4): Nickel Plate, Challenger (1995) F/P Road no. 713, 714, LMB

• 2-10-2 Santa Fe (Class E1): Key Import (1980, 2002), F/P Road no. 506, 507, 509, 511, 513

• 0-10-2 Union: United Scale Models (1965), United Scale Models for PFM (1967)

• 0-10-0 S-6: Precision Scale Models, F/P Road no. 93

• 2-8-2 Mikado (Class N): Northwest Shortline (#1309-1311) and Precision Scale (1999, 2002), F/P Road no. 1300, 1301, 1302, 1306, 1307, 1308, 1309, 1310, 1311

• 2-8-0 Consolidation (Class K): Precision Scale (2000) F/P Road no. 208, 1202, 1212, 1213, 1214, 1223

• 4-6-2 Pacific : Division Point, F/P Road no. 400, 401, 402, 1107, 1108, 1109

• 0-8-0 USRA: Oriental (needs alteration)

Diesel 

• SW-9: Precision Scale, F/P Road no. 12

• SD-9: Phases I - Overland Models, Hallmark, Tenshodo, PFM

• SD-9: Phase II - Overland Models - #101-130

• SD-9: Phase III - Overland Models - #131-158

• SD-9: Phase IV - Overland Models - #159-174

• SD-18: Overland Models, F/P Road no. 187 & 189, unpainted #175-193

• SD-18 Rebuild: Overland Models #300 series

• SD-M: Overland Models, F/P Road no. 303, 310 & 316

• RSD-15: Overland Models, F/P Road no. 50 (1997), Alco Models

• SD-38: Overland Models

• SD-38AC: Overland Models, F/P Road no. 204 & unpainted

• SD-38-2: Overland Models

• SD-40-3: Overland (SD-45T-2), F/P Road no. 406 & 409

Freight Cars

• Ore Cars:

  • U-29: Precision Scale, unpainted 4-pack, F/P 4-pack

  • Mini-Quad: Precision Scale, unpainted 4-pack, F/P 4-pack

  • Taconite: Precision Scale, unpainted 4-pack, F/P 4-pack

• Fuel Storage Car: Division Point, F/P Road no. S-15

• Water Car: Division Point, F/P Road no. T-2, T-3

• Ballast Car: Challenger Imports, F/P Road no. W1318, unpainted

Caboose

• Wood cabooses: Pacific Fast Mail, Precision Scale, F/P Road no. C118, C158, Westside (included with the Yellowstone engine and as a separate piece), Tenshodo

• Wood caboose: several styles by Shoreham Shops, unpainted #C8, C9, C10, C12-C55, C74-C79, C90-99, C120-C180, C184-186, C187-189

• Early Wide-Vision C200-219: Overland Models, F/P C201, C202, C207, C209, C210, C216, C217, C218 (1999)

• Late Wide-Vision C220-239: Overland, F/P Road no. C220, C221, C239 and unpainted #C220-239

• Bay Window: Overland Models, F/P C209. C210, C218, C219

Structures

• Endion Depot: HRM Laser Models - Listing in Price List-Part 5

Plastic or Metal

Steam

Several steam engines in plastic offer good starting points for a kitbash model. Only the Yellowstone is based on an actual Missabe locomotive.

• 0-8-0 Class S5 #85-89: Life-Like

• 2-8-0 Consolidation Class K/K1: Bachmann Spectrum

• 2-8-0 Consolidation Class C1 306-309: MDC

• 2-10-2 Santa Fe (USRA): Bowser (metal)

• 2-10-2 Santa Fe (USRA Light): Bachmann Spectrum

• 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler: Bachmann Spectrum

• 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone: MTH

  • M3: MTH (Road Numbers 220, 222, 225, 227)

  • M4: MTH (Road numbers 228, 229, 232, 234)

Diesel

• SW9: Life-Like or Athearn SW-1200

• SD9: Life-Like Proto2000:

• Arrowhead Scheme (Road numbers 129, 130)

• Stripe Scheme (Road numbers 129, 130)

• SD9: Walthers Proto:

• Arrowhead Scheme (Road numbers 134, 138, 139,144)

• Stripe Scheme (Road numbers 142, 147, 155, 158)

• SD9: Broadway Limited: (Road numbers 102, 108, 129, 134)

• SD18: None, but a possible kitbash using an SD-9 from Life-Like, Walthers or Broadway

• Alco RSD-15: Broadway Limited (Road numbers 52, 55)

• Alco C630: Bowser (Road numbers 900, 901)

• SD38DC: Athearn (Road numbers 202, 204, 205, 206)

• SD38AC: Athearn (Road numbers 201, 202, 216)

• SD38-2: Kato (Road numbers 210, 212, 215)

• SD38-2: Intermountain (Road numbers 209, 210, 212)

• SD40-3: Athearn from SD45T-2 (Road numbers 406, 410, 417, 419), CN (Ex-DMIR) (Road numbers 405, 406, 408), BLE (Road numbers 900, 902, 905)

• SD40-3 : Athearn from SD45-2 (Road numbers 416, 418)

Passenger Cars

• Budd RDC-3: Rapido Trains, Life-Like

• Coach (heavyweight): Walthers

Caboose  

• Wide-vision caboose: (kitbash required to match prototype)

  • Athearn (Road number c-228)

  • Atlas (Road numbers C-222, C-236) 

  • Walthers (Road numbers, C-225, C-228)

• Bay-Window Caboose:

  • Walthers (Road number C-204, C-218, C-205)

• Wooden:

  • Walthers (Road number C-77, C-74)

Freight

• Ore Car crude ore side extensions for taconite: Arcturus Mine Models

• DM&IR U3 Ore Car body: Arcturus Mine Models

• Ore Car U4: Zenith Model Works (in development, available soon - 7 schemes offered) 

• Ore Car U9, U10, U11:  Northwestern Models – printed kits and decals

• Ore Car 22 ft Wood Car: Zenith Model Works (D&IR/DM&N)

• Ore Car (wood): Tichy

• Ore Car (1899-1901): Westerfield

• Ore Car (1910): Westerfield Summers Ore Car (photos 1, 2, 3, 4)

• Ore Car: (raw ore cars)

  • Walthers: Multiple road numbers have been offered

  • Lionel: 6-pack w/2 sets of numbers, 1 single car

  • Roundhouse: Road numbers 26500, 26510, 26521, 26532, 26554, 26565, 26699, 33145, 51849)

• Taconite Car: (with extended sides)

  • Walthers: Multiple road numbers have been offered.

    New for 2023 – Thunderbird, Standard and Patched 4-packs

  • MTH: Multiple road numbers offered

  • Lionel: 6-pack w/2 sets of numbers, 1 single car, experimental schemes - white, blue and arrow)

• Side-Dump Car: Walthers (Road numbers 2106, 2108, 2120, 2135, 2143, 2167)

• Outside-Braced Boxcar: Accurail, Tichy

• Single-Sheathed Boxcar: Accurail (Road numbers 3245, 3385)

• Double-Sheathed Boxcar: Accurail, MDC

• 40' Boxcar: Accurail, Tichy

• 50' Boxcar

  • Branchline (Road number 5902)

  • MDC

• Reefer (wood-side):

  • Accurail (Road numbers 7069, 7081)

  • various other manufactures have reefers that could be painted and decalled

• Flatcar: Life-Like, Athearn (kitbash for end racks)

• Bulkheads for DM&IR pulpwood flat cars Arcturus Mine Models

• 40' Gondola:

  • MDC/Athearn (Road numbers 4152, 4173)

  • Accurail (Road number 4192)

• 50' Gondola: Life-Like, Athearn, MDC (kitbash for end racks)

• 34' Rib-Side Open Hopper: Accurail (DM&N road number 4525)

• Two-bay Covered Hopper: MDC, Bowser

• ACF Covered Hopper:

  • Atlas (Road numbers 5002, 5008, 5018, 5020, 5022, 5025, 5029, 5034)

  • Athearn - kitbash to shorten

  • Front Range

• ACF 2-Bay Hopper: Intermountain Railway Company

• Q-series Four Bay Hopper (Q2, Q5, Q7): Northwestern Models

Maintenance-of-Way Equipment

• Crane:

  • Walthers – American Crane (Road number. X-18)

  • Athearn – 200-ton Boom Crane with Boom Car (Road number X-7/2695)

• Jordan Spreader:

  • Walthers – (Road number C-232)

Part & Accessories

• DMIR Standard Arch Bar Truck (HO-7005): Zenith Model Works

• DIR/DMN Swing Motion Arch Bar Truck (HO-7000): Zenith Model Works

• DMIR Arch Bar Caboose Truck (HO-7007): Zenith Model Works

• DMIR Standard Andrews Truck (HO-7006): Zenith Model Works

• Tahoe A3 Ride Control Truck (for Q-Series hopper): Northwestern Models

Mining

Although not Missabe, several models are offered that represent mining equipment used near the Missabe on the Iron Range

Steam

• The Life-Like Proto 2000 0-8-0 can be used as an Oliver Iron Mining engine.

Diesel

• Baldwin VO-1000: Stewart

• Baldwin Cow/calf: Athearn (calf is kitbashed)

• Alco S2/S4: Atlas

• Alco RS-2: Atlas (RS-3)

• EMD MP15: Con-Cor

• SD38-2: Intermountain - Reserve Mining (Road numbers 1237, 1240, 1242)

Mine Equipment

• Hanna Mining Steeple Cab Electric (body): Bethlehem Car Works

• Bucyrus Erie 120B Shovel (three versions): Bethlehem Car Works

• Hanna Mining 30yd Side Dump: Bethlehem Car Works

• Mining Churn Drill: Bethlehem Car Works

Decals

MISSABE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY DECALS

The MRHS sells 24 sets of decals to do just about any Missabe locomotive, caboose, passenger car, ore car, freight car or MOW car. They are available through our Store.

MICROSCALE DECALS (Microscale website)

• #87-131: "As Delivered" and "Arrowhead" locomotive schemes. Will do one of each.

• #87-357: "As Delivered" scheme for SD-9/18s (1950 to 1980)

• #87-854: Caboose set (1945 to 1990)

• #87-1269: "Arrowhead" scheme for modern diesels and includes "Gopher" style lettering.

• #87-145: Oliver Iron Mining locomotives

• #87-147: Erie Mining Company locomotives

HERALD KING DECALS (Herald King website) Check website for availability - many are no longer available.

• #B-390 50' Boxcar (maroon car) - available 2021

• #F-390 Flatcar (maroon car)

• #G-390 Gondola (maroon car)

• #H-390 Open Hopper (maroon car)

• #H-391 Covered Hopper (grey car) - available 2021

• #H-392 Covered Hopper (light grey car) - available 2021

• #L-390 Diesel Hood Unit (date 7-73)

• #L-391 Diesel Hood Unit (date 1959)

• #M-390 Ballast Car (yellow car) - available 2021

• #0-390 Ore Car (maroon car)

CHAMP DECALS (Champ website) No longer in business but may be available on internet auction sites

• #BRH-28: DMIR Steam Locomotives

• #BRH-28W: Large wings for steam locomotives

• #HC-507: DMIR Ore Cars

• #HN-98: DMIR Roadname Set

K4 DECALS (K4Decals website)

• DM&N Ore Hoppers - White

• DM&IR Ore Hoppers - White

• DM&IR 40ft Gondola - hite

• D&IR Ice Reefer - Black

• DM&N Ice Reefer - Black

• D&IR Ore Hoppers - White

• DM&N Outside Braced boxcar - White

CMR Products (CMR Products website)

• DM&IR Locomotives - arrow scheme

• DM&IR Ballast Car

• DM&IR Ore Care Safety Logo

• DM&IR Ore Car Patch Out Set 1

• DM&IR Crude Ore 4 pack

• B&LE ex-DM&IR Locomotives

Modern Rails Decals (Modern Rails Decals website)

• DM&IR Steam locomotive - Yellowstone 229

Procraft Decals (Procraft website)

• DM&N Single and Double Sheathed Boxcars