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
Nason Railways was the first major manufacturer of OO gauge equipment and supplies. Founded by 1933 by Hugh R. Nason in New Rochelle, NY, Nason
Scale-Craft & Co. (originally known in OO as Scale-Models, Inc. and sometimes listed as Scale Craft or Scalecraft) was without a doubt the most important
When I first read of American OO model trains being 1/76 instead of 1/87, which was what I had worked in mostly to that time
An article by George J. Adamson that was published in the Summer, 1977 issue of The Train Collectors Quarterly is titled “The Wacky World of Lionel
A question came into the OO list about 6 wheel Pullman trucks, as in which one would be the best one to copy today. While
One of the first locomotives I purchased was this one, which is a hybrid model. I know that other modelers in the period had the
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