The first major layout that I saw in OO, a big influence on me at the time, was featured in the May, 1979 issue of
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In response to a request to see more of the layout, this morning I put together a quick tour. We will follow a typical train
The first steamer on my layout was this Scale-Craft 4-6-0. One of the original models when the Scale-Craft line was introduced in 1937 and available
The Scale-Craft Gas-Electric cars were introduced on page 69 of their 1941 catalogue and were offered until the end of Scale-Craft production. Two different models
As this is the third post in a row on locomotives, it should be noted that one thing I don’t have enough of are locomotives
One of my favorite little diesels on the layout is the AHM SW-1. This model is very overscale for HO, probably is around 1/80 scale.
Back in the late 70s I was somewhat short on cash as a youngster interested in American OO but not short on ideas. These were
While taking photos today I also took a few that are comparisons of different models of the same car. This pair is the focus for
Another major American OO manufacturer was the Famous Model Company, better known as Famoco. Operating from Baldwin, Long Island, owner Ted Menten reported in a
One of the most important figures in post-war American OO gauge was Frederick E. Schorr of Hazelton, PA. A very active OO modeler, to keep
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