As I detail further in the book, Scale-Craft always sold their OO models with decals, and the pre-war decals in particular are unique products. Accurately
This unusual model is an example of the sulfur gondola produced just before WWII by the Hawk Model Company of Chicago. As I mentioned in
Back a couple years ago I posted about how OOldtimers like Fred Schorr and Pierre Bourassa had rebuilt Ulrich HO “war emergency” gondolas into OO
Quite a number of times in this site I’ve made reference to converting Tyco/Mantua trucks to OO, using a method first described in The OO
Among the models I operate frequently are a group that are to varying degrees underscale for OO but overscale for HO. With my recent truck reworking project,
One current ongoing project is working over freight cars, setting them up in two basic categories, “collection” or “layout,” and from there into groups of
In the book I tried to include as many photos of specific models as I could. One line I have a special interest in is
Some years ago, I posted an article (here) about how Bill Johann also worked in HO later in life, building a dual scale layout and
Traditionally, American OO gauge is either described as 19mm or ¾”. For the purposes of those working in OO back in the day, that was
The Scale-Craft 4-6-0 and 4-8-4 models were both examined in the new book, but I do have a couple updates based on recent information posted
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