You will find within this site many items that may assist you in repairing, identifying, and collecting HO Trains. Listed in the 'Literature Section' are Assembly Diagrams with Part Numbers for many different HO Engines and Rolling Stock. This Includes Athearn, Bachmann, Bowser, Globe, HObbyline, Kato, Model Power, Model Die Casting, Roundhouse, Penn Line, Mantua, Tyco, AHM, Rivarossi, Varney, and ManyMore. Additionally, Catalogs, Brochures, and Product Sales List for these trains can be referenced here.
A photo reference Gallery features many pictures of Vintage HO Model Trains such as Athearn, Bowser, Gilbert, HObbyline, John English, Mantua, New-One, Penn Line, Rivarossi/AHM, Revell, Ulrich, Varney, Winton, and ManyMore.
Is all about my Gn15 model railway, the Waterley Bank Estate Railway, where you may see several of the resources in use and find further modelling tips and advice. Links to other websites with free downloadable model railway resources. After 1970, TYCO’s offerings wander into a fantasy world of unprototypical models. In early 1986, Savoy Industries put TYCO stock on the open market generating $13.4 million and ending Savoy’s involvement in the toy company. Model train production ended in the 1990s, with the final catalog appearance in 1993. The central purpose of a historical society is to make resources available to the public. The Santa Fe Railway Historical & Modeling Society brings resources to the public in a wide variety of ways, including through its publications, book reviews, its Temple, Texas and San Bernardino, California archives, its online resources, the Kistler-Middlebrook-Kogan Photo Archival Collection, and its. Resources on Historical Civil War Rail-roads Source Description URL Alkem Scale Models Alkem Scale Models is a small kit design and manufacturing company specializing in fine scale, highly-detailed and prototypically-based kits and detail parts for model railroaders and other hobbyists.
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The history of TYCO trains can be traced back to John Tyler, a pioneer in HO scale who helped found the Mantua Toy & Metal Products Company in 1926 with other members of his family. They began selling trains under the Mantua name in the 1930s. Early offerings included the powerful Midjet Motor as well as a variety of rolling stock and steam locomotive kits. The shift towards “ready-to-run” (RTR) train sets after World War II led to the creation of the Tyler Manufacturing Company in 1952, better known as TYCO.
Consolidated Foods purchased TYCO in 1970, and manufacturing was shifted from New Jersey to Hong Kong. Consolidated Foods would later change its name to Sara Lee, though Norman Tyler remained as an executive with the new company. This change in ownership ushers in the “brown-box” period for collectors. Prior to 1970, TYCO offered models that reflected fairly accurate prototypes. After 1970, TYCO’s offerings wander into a fantasy world of unprototypical models.
In early 1986, Savoy Industries put TYCO stock on the open market generating $13.4 million and ending Savoy’s involvement in the toy company. Model train production ended in the 1990s, with the final catalog appearance in 1993. The TYCO name continues as a line of radio-controlled cars produced by Mattel.
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