Here is a really nice looking car owned by Ed Havens. He wonders who made it. First, so far as I can tell no maker
One of the first things to decide in building a model railroad is the scale, or gauge, you want to use. Two of the most
More than a few people over the years have been confronted by a classic American OO gauge die cast 4-6-0, 4-4-2 or 4-6-4T model and
Regular reader Ed Havens provided photos of a nicely built up outside braced boxcar, with the question who made it? First, taking a look at
In American OO gauge virtually the only models that were sold ready-to-run were by Lionel, and even Lionel offered OO in kit form. Thus, anyone
UPDATE 2021: This is bonus content on Skyline; the longer, overall article on this line of buildings was included in my book on OO. Ed
One phenomena seen more often than I would like among old die castings is what I loosely call “rot.” The more formal term for this
I came to OO from HO, not from Lionel. All of my locomotives until roughly five years ago were permag, including my one Lionel 4-6-4
As noted in part one, February of 2009 marks the 75th anniversary of an important feature article on OO, “Oh! Oh! Here’s OO,” published in
February of 2009 marks the 75th anniversary of an important feature article on OO, “Oh! Oh! Here’s OO,” published in the February, 1934 issue–volume 1
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