Today is the big day. Brick Model Railroader is launching our new and improved online store. And we have three band new Premium Instructions for sale along with an array of new decals for each.

Our old store served us well, but we we starting to out grow it. As we added new products, it was increasingly hard to navigate and find what you were looking for. Also the look was growing stale, and our products were not being show off to their fullest potential. So one the last few weeks we’ve been moving our store over to a new platform, one full of shiny new widgets, and hopefully a much better buying experience for you.

Click Here to Check Out the New BMR Online Store

New Premium Instructions

The BMR model team has been hard at work designing new Premium Instruction Models. The first three are now available in our new store.

Gunderson 60′ High Cube Plate F Boxcar

The Gunderson 60′ High Cube Plate F Boxcar is our first BMR model designed by Aaron Burnett and  is our most modern freight car to date.

The modern 100 ton, high-cube, 60’ boxcar has become ubiquitous in the modern rail scene. These cars are designed to carry a myriad of loads, from auto parts to forest products and are a fixture to any modern freight train.

American Car & Foundry 70-Ton 1958 Cu. Ft. Covered Hopper

The American Car & Foundry 70-Ton 1958 Cu. Ft. Covered Hopper is our first BMR model designed by Matt Csenge.

American Car & Foundry recognized the need for a mass-produced covered hopper car to transport goods and bulk flowable commodities that needed protection from the weather. In 1936 ACF began building this 70-Ton 1958 cu. ft. capacity covered hopper for task. The cars quickly gained wide-spread appeal, with 59 railroads and 16 private and leasing companies purchasing them throughout their lifetime. Many of these car lasted well into the 1970’s, some even into the 1980’s in revenue service. Some of these cars are even still used today in maintenance-of-way service.

Pacific Fruit Express R-30-9 and R-40-9 Reefer

Designed by Cale Leiphart, The Pacific Fruit Express R-30-9 and R-40-9 Reefer is a classic wood reefer from the golden age of ice cooled railroad refrigerator cars.

In 1936, Pacific Fruit Express began a program to recondition a large part of its aging wood refrigerator car fleet. These cars had their entire wood superstructure rebuilt above the frame sill, giving them another 10 to 15 years of service life. These cars became the R-30-9 and R-40-9 class cars on the PFE. Around 7,000 cars would go through this reconditioning program and many lasted into the 1950’s with the last being retired in 1966.

As usual, we have a wide range of decal sets lined up for our new models. Final release date for these cars is still pending. We are currently waiting for the new train wheels from Bricktracks before setting the release date.

And we even added a few new decal sets for our PS-1 Boxcar, ACF Type 27 Tank Car, USRA 55-Ton Hopper, and PCF Insulated Boxcar.

LEGO Trains During Brickworld Virtual June 27th

Brickworld Virtual features LEGO artists, engineers, and vendors showing their creations via Zoom meeting rooms.  A new twist to the Brickworld public shows will be a presentation room where you can learn from the experts. General details about the Brickworld Virtual Convention can be found on the Brickworld website below.

Brickworld Virtual June 27th Web Page

During the event there will be multiple train activities. Monty Smith of Monty’s Trains will have hit home train layout on display and operating throughout the day. BMR will be announcing a some really awesome new products, and we will have a LEGO Tain Community Round Table.

Monty’s Trains Operating LEGO Train Layout

Monty Smith from Monty’s Trains will be displaying his trains at their first ever VIRTUAL show, via Zoom! He will have his home LEGO train layout on display and operating, and will have multiple cameras set up for viewing the layout as trains run. Come check it out from 12pm-6pm EDT!

BMR New Product Reveal

BMR will be showing off a couple of band new products for the first time doing the June 27th Brickworld Virtual Event. These are something you’ve never seen before, but will hopefully be a welcome addition to your trains. The fun starts at 12pm EDT.

LEGO Train Community Round Table

Once again, there will be a Train Community Roundtable for the Brickworld Virtual Event. BMR will be there with our own Cale Leiphart as host. We have invited many LEGO train community members, as well as several makes of LEGO train compatible products. We will likely be discussing the new 10277 Crocodile Locomotive set from LEGO, new products coming from community members, and just chatting about anything and everything about trains. If you a novice or an expert, it doesn’t matter, all are welcome to join in and hopefully learn something new. The Train Community Roundtable is scheduled for 2pm EDT.

Brick Train Awards

The Brick Train Awards are a community-led event for the LEGO train fan community, by the LEGO train community. The awards were created by LNUR, a LEGO train club in the UK, and Brick Model Railroader based in the USA.

The Brick Train Awards are a virtual, global competition to showcase LEGO® train builders from across the world. The awards started as a response to much of the world being in lockdown due to COVID-19, giving a chance for LEGO® train fans around the world to meet and compete internationally.

Find out more by heading over to the Brick Train Awards website.

The Brick Train Awards Website

That should cover everything for now. Thank you for supporting BMR and go have some fun with trains.