June 2009 Notable Toys — Hobby Goods

This set for portraits contains a 12-piece selection of smooth, blendable oil pastels to create natural skin tones. Expressionist oil pastels are formulated with extra-fine quality pigments, wax and oil. Artists blend to create genuine complexions for portraits. The product is ACMI Non-toxic certified and may be used on paper, cardboard, canvas and wood. Also available is Expressionist Extender, a unique oil pastel medium that extends a color’s hue range. "Expressionist oil pastels are the standard by which all other oil pastels are judged," Linda Lyon, marketing specialist for Sakura of America, told TDmonthly. Launch date: June 24, 2009.

Designed for LaQ beginners to enjoy snapping together flat models, this kit includes all 10 LaQ colors, four types of blocks and four colorful pages of instruction sheets to make 39 interchangeable models. "Children enjoy the snap! and click! sound when piecing the parts together. LaQ is a highly educational block toy with an infinite possibility of creating three-dimensional and spherical models. The Mini Kit Plane is an introductory kit," Mo Saeki, in the overseas division of Yoshiritsu Co., Ltd., told TDmonthly. Launch date: May 2009.

This colorful trolley features a lighted interior, metal wheels and gears, and a long-lasting motor. It operates on any O Gauge track system including the easy-to-assemble 8-piece RailTrax circled included with the set. Optional track bumpers can be added to take advantage of the Automatic Bumper Reversing Mechanism (ABRM) that changes the trolley's direction when it hits a track bumper.

This M.T.H. Surfliner set is headed by an accurate model of Amtrak's F59PHI diesel, built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. Our unique Proto-Speed Control lets you start your train so smoothly you won't spill a drop of water in the cafe car and run steadily at any speed from a crawl to over 100 mph. The F59PHI's sound system features an authentic diesel motor, horn and bell, crew conversations, Surfliner station announcements, and squealing brakes when you stop the train. Headlights and flashing "ditch lights" are provided for night-time operation. Trailing the locomotive are high-level cars in accurate Surfliner colors with detailed, illuminated interiors. Day or night, this train is a beautiful thing to watch in action!

Add the colorful beauty of the Daylight to your own railroad with this magnificent set, featuring illuminated cars and a GS-4 locomotive with puffing smoke, a haunting steam whistle and other engine sounds, and Daylight arrival and departure announcements.

Recreate the luxury and excitement of train travel in the steam era with this Capitol limited set featuring illuminated cars and a B&O 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive with puffing smoke steam whistle, bell and other engine sounds as well as Capitol Limited arrival and departure announcements.

Assembly and breakdown of trains in the railway yard is tough work, but the Pacific Flyer set is ready to get the job done. Assemble your consist, clear the yard and move your freight to its final destination with the Pacific Flyer!

Hauling freight across the deserts, mountains, and cities of the American landscape is the Santa Fe Flyer. Powered by a mighty Santa Fe FT diesel locomotive with its distinctive “war bonnet” paint scheme, this sleek and powerful train deftly handles the ever-changing terrain of the Southwest United States.

The Santa Fe Flyer includes: • EMD FT diesel locomotive with operating headlight • open quad hopper • gondola • wide-vision caboose • 36" circle of E-Z Track® including 11 pieces of curved track and 1 curved plug-in terminal rerailer • power pack and speed controller • illustrated instruction manual

Featuring our electronic auto-reversing E-Z Track®, the Village Street Car Set is the perfect solution for point-to-point passenger transit on your layout. A stop time of five to seven seconds allows plenty of time for O scale shoppers and Christmas villagers to board, and a variable speed controller lets you determine the rate of travel. Then, sit back and enjoy the ride while your town or city comes to life!

Features include: • street car with headlights and lighted interior • 4 pieces of 18" radius curved auto-reversing E-Z Track® • 3 pieces of 9" auto-reversing straight E-Z Track® • 1 piece of straight E-Z Track® with attached station house • 1 Hayes bumper • wall pack power supply • illustrated instruction manual

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