It took a while but it is great to finally see finished results of big projects. And here we are, the three “modern” (1970s-80s)
Back some nine months ago I had an article (more here) on starting a project that used a pair of 3D printed EMD cabs as
Today we have a pair of modern cars in American OO, one completely scratch built by Bill Johann in 1985 and the other started by
One car type seen a lot in modern times is the covered hopper. Modern hoppers of all types (2, 3, or 4 bay) were never
Way back in 1993 an “Extra Issue” was published of The OO Road where Bill Johann focused on diesel conversions from HO. What got him
Not long ago I posted an article on a TYCO modern caboose that is overscale for HO and suited to use in American OO. I
Not long ago I featured a couple of modern cars converted from large TYCO reefers, conversions done by Bill Johann. In that article I mentioned
I was pointed to a HO product that does convert into a pretty convincing American OO Fox truck. Fox trucks were a patented product
This car has been rolling on my layout for some years. An older conversion, I recently spruced it up a bit. It is a
This model is one that I bought on eBay mostly because it was on S-C passenger trucks. Some prior owner had done a really simple
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