Working on many projects the past few weeks I have made a lot of use of this handy tool, the NMRA OO/On3 standards gauge, which
My first correspondence in OO was with H. Temple Nieter, who must have written a large number of letters to many OO gaugers in those
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
![Layout Tour [2008]](https://i0.wp.com/americanootoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1.jpg?fit=640%2C426&ssl=1)
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
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