Tools

In our store we carry a wide variety of model railroad construction tools. You will also find gauges for the various scales in our inventory. If you are looking for something specific, don't hesitate to ask. This page only shows a few of the items in our inventory.

Model Railroading Paints

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Ammo by MIG Jimenez
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
February 26, 2024
Notes:

Papa Ben's is proud to be a U.S. dealer for "RailCenter" brand Ammo paints. All of their colors match shades used by most of the world's major railway companies. With the Rail Center paints, you will be able to quickly paint all types of rolling stock as well as buildings or specific parts of your model. Rail Center is formulated with the highest quality, providing the railway modeler with extremely durable finishes and highly authentic colors. With this exclusive new formula, these paints can be applied with a brush to produce a smooth and uniform surface with very little effort. This acrylic series can be also sprayed through the airbrush using their AMMO.R-0500 thinner.

We have a display rack at the store featuring over 40 colors.

Crest smoke fluid

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Aristo-Craft
Scale:
G
Price:
$6.00
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018

Bullfrog Snot

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Bullfrog
Price:
$24.95
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018
Notes:

"Bullfrog Snot" is a sophisticated, specially formulated, room temperature curing, one-part "green" liquid plastic with very unique properties. It was concocted and brewed by a veteran N-scaler specifically to be the ideal solution for improving traction on model railroads, but it can surely apply to numerous other quirky little problems (Monorails, turntables, slot cars, Lego wheels, driveshaft couplings on engines and switch machines, as a DCC insulator, sewing machines, etc.) left to be discovered by your creative fertile imagination.

Rainbow First Coats Paint Set

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Chooch
Product ID:
510
Price:
$12.99
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018
Notes:

Includes five primary colors: From these five colors you can mix to create any color in any shade, dark or light. Chooch has joined with Americana Paints to offer the most creative assortment of water-base acrylic paints in model making. Designed to make any color and weather any model. Each of the three assortments 5 colors with a specific purpose in a 3-Stage process. Though not intended for airbrush, each color is designed to brush a series of washes in two or three steps. These washes are made to wash color OVER the Base Coat of solid color, for example Box Car Red or Reefer Yellow. These colors are full-bodied paints, made to dilute with water for washes of any intensity. Virtually every color is translucent. Stage 1 use #510, stage 2 use #511, stage 3 use #512.

Weathering Earthtones Paint Set

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Chooch
Product ID:
512
Price:
$12.99
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018
Notes:

Includes five colors for weathering and aging. This is the stage where your model comes alive. Chooch has joined with Americana Paints to offer the most creative assortment of water-base acrylic paints in model making. Designed to make any color and weather any model. Each of the three assortments 5 colors with a specific purpose in a 3-Stage process. Though not intended for airbrush, each color is designed to brush a series of washes in two or three steps. These washes are made to wash color OVER the Base Coat of solid color, for example Box Car Red or Reefer Yellow. These colors are full-bodied paints, made to dilute with water for washes of any intensity. Virtually every color is translucent. Stage 1 use #510, stage 2 use #511, stage 3 use #512.

Weathering First Coats Paint Set

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Chooch
Product ID:
511
Price:
$12.99
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018
Notes:

Includes five special colors for first stage weathering. Chooch has joined with Americana Paints to offer the most creative assortment of water-base acrylic paints in model making. Designed to make any color and weather any model. Each of the three assortments 5 colors with a specific purpose in a 3-Stage process. Though not intended for airbrush, each color is designed to brush a series of washes in two or three steps. These washes are made to wash color OVER the Base Coat of solid color, for example Box Car Red or Reefer Yellow. These colors are full-bodied paints, made to dilute with water for washes of any intensity. Virtually every color is translucent. Stage 1 use #510, stage 2 use #511, stage 3 use #512.

HO- or larger Kit

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
1001
Price:
$21.79
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018
Notes:

Kit with one each 102,106 and 107 for "HO" and larger scales and also for Radio Control cars, planes.

LAB-A Coupler Lubricant for HO-, N- and Z-scales

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
112
Price:
$7.39
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018

LAB-A Coupler Lubricant for S-, O-, and Larger Scales (also for Outdoor Railways)

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
113
Price:
$7.39
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018

LAB-A DCC / DC Track Conditioner

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
105
Price:
$9.98
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018

LAB-A fine oil for Z / N / Sm / HO locos

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
108
Price:
$7.39
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018

LAB-A grease with PTFE

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
106
Price:
$7.39
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018

LAB-A Labelle Motor Cleaning System (For all Scales)

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
901
Price:
$14.98
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018

LAB-A medium oil for LGB / O / HO locos

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
107
Price:
$7.39
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018

LAB-A Micro-fine powder with PTFE

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
134
Price:
$7.39
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018
Notes:

LAB-A Micro-fine powder with PTFE "the slickest substance known to man"

LAB-A synthetic light gear oil

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
102
Price:
$7.39
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018

LAB-A synthetic multi-purpose oil med

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
104
Price:
$7.39
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018
Notes:

NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PLASTIC PARTS. Being Discontinued.

LAB-A synthetic multi-purpose oil very light

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
101
Price:
$7.39
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018
Notes:

NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PLASTIC PARTS. Being Discontinued.

N-/Z-scale Kit

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Labelle
Product ID:
1002
Price:
$21.79
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018
Notes:

Kit with one each 102,106 and 108 for N and Z Scales.

Self-adhering Weathering Powders

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Monroe Models
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
October 15, 2021
Notes:

Introducing self-adhering weathering pigment, available in convenient matching sets:

rust & dust #2911: medium earth / new fresh rust /light rust $19.99

grit & grime #2912: grimy black / rusty brown / dark earth $19.99

grime & rust #2913: ash gray / soot black / dark rust $19.99

dirt & rust #2914: medium rust / delta dirt / dry mud $19.99

Teeny Turner

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Picquic
Price:
$7.29
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018
Notes:

Very small driver for those teeny screws, only 2.75 inches long. Stores 6 bits in the handle, plus one in the shaft. Phillips 00, Phillips 0, Slotted 2mm, Slotted 3mm, Torx 5, Torx 6, Torx 8.

Smoke Pellets

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Trainz
Scale:
O
Price:
$19.98
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018
Notes:

Each bottle contains 50 smoke pellets for Lionel steam locomotives.

Model 2175ET Professional Sprue Cutter

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Xuron
Product ID:
XUR2175ET
Price:
$22.95
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018
Notes:

Available now are two new tools by Xuron. Designed for scale modelers by a scale modeler! Slice those hard-to-reach parts from the sprue tree with ease with the new Xuron® Model 2175ET Professional Sprue Cutter. Every master modeler has a core selection of precision modeling tools.

Model 9180ET Photo Etch Scissors

Category:
Tools
Brand:
Xuron
Product ID:
XUR9180ET
Price:
$23.95
Status:
In stock
To Order:
e-mail, call: (713) 523-5600, or come by the store
Added On:
January 02, 2018