A few times I have posted articles looking at vintage items by unknown makers. In helping to sort and evaluate some parts recently this
One thing I had never seen were pre-1939 versions of the instructions for the Scale-Craft 4-6-0. Recently I obtained most of the original 1937 instructions,
Back in the April, 1989 issue of The OO Road Bill Johann had a lengthy article on TOFC/COFC equipment in OO scale. While these cars
Another model that caught my eye recently on Shapeways was this GP20. I decided to buy one and see what it was like. I
Drover’s caboose models have been scratchbuilt in American OO a few times, one being visible in the published layout photos of the Norfolk and Ohio
In 1949 two Diesel switcher models were introduced to the American OO market by Super-Scale, a SW-1 and an NW-2. Recently I was excited
I have four of these Hallmark Lionel F3 models, a static display model produced in 1999 that is 60% of the size of the classic
I finally got to my final tank car project from the summer, fixing a few issues with this modern tank car built mostly from brass
There are some interesting things to note with these stock cars, tank cars, and the flat car by Disney artist James (Jimi) Trout. First
With the end of summer I’ve needed some simpler projects, and went back to the collection of cars built by James Trout to do some
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