While I would say no as a first reaction to the question of American OO being tinplate or not, the answer is not clear cut.
Over the weekend I made some progress on scenery. This section has long been in progress; the middle of this scene was originally a 2’
One type of American OO gauge passenger car that are seen pretty often today are those produced by J-C Models. Introduced in 1939, J-C Models
A German toy company with a history dating to 1887, Fleischmann entered the HO gauge model railroad field in 1952. It has been reported that
Hoffman’s was a pre-war manufacturer of OO gauge freight car kits in Philadelphia. Their kits included painted and lettered card sides, wood bodies, and cast
Recognizing at least the most common brands of classic, printed car sides is important to the OO gauger today. I have written about all four
The October, 2008 issue of the Train Collectors Quarterly has an extended, five page article by Ed Morlok on using On3 flex track for running
Transportation Models of New York, NY, announced their new OO gauge venture in December of 1945. They improved and expanded the wartime OO offerings of
This was originally published in the August, 2000 issue of The OO Road. Some of you may know that there is a new, searchable database
One of the most notable things about early Graceline OO production is that models were marketed with sides that were hand lettered at the factory.
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