An active maker with a large line of American OO gauge models from 1939-1945 was Graceline Model Railroads, which was run by John Devore of
This article was originally published in volume 20, no. 1 (March, 2006) of The OO Road, the newsletter of the NMRA American OO special interest
A firm that made great printed sides for a 40’ steel boxcar before WWII was Scale-Rail Industries of Chicago, IL. These were produced in HO,
While best remembered today for their line of decals, the Champion Model Company of Cleveland, OH, started out with O gauge models, which included according
The newest issue (June, 2008) of The OO Road (the publication of the NMRA American OO SIG) contains an article by Edward Morlok on the
This summer finishing these models has been a highlight as not only do they look good but they run great. First, about the E-7s. They
When I was starting out in OO I used Walthers and Champ HO scale decals. One thing I liked about the Walthers decals was that
I can only work on a big project when I have time, and early this summer I finally had the time to finish rebuilding a
One category of models usable in American OO are HO scale models that were produced with over scale bodies. While Mantua had a pre-war line
I have been working on this model off and on since the late 1970s and finished it this morning! It is a Suydam HO grain
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