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Many good suggestions posted to this thread. However, there are a number of good sources for HO Civil War era buildings, structures, figures & rolling stock equipment. <br /> <br />But first, I would suggest you join YAHOO! Groups Civil_War_RRs (Civil War Railroads & Modeling) and the sister site Civil_War_Railroads_Pix (Civil War Railroads Pix). <br /> <br />This is a group for individuals interested in the history & modeling of American Civil War Rail Roads. Though we cover the ante-bellum period though the end of Reconstruction, our focus is American railroads from 1860 through 1865. Sample topics include the U.S.M.R.R., the W&A, the O&A, the B&O., sharing model & layout photos, souces of modeling supplies, & archival resources. We are proud of our ever expanding bibliography of primary & secondary souces on railroads in the Civil War. Our goals are (1) to help preserve & disseminate Civil War railroad history and (2) to be an aid to individuals modeling the railroads and railway systems of this period. Group discussions & sharing are encouraged. <br /> <br />Tons of info, photos, data files, help with scratchbuilding, etc. <br /> <br /> <br />As to vendors, I short & quick suggestion would be the following: <br /> <br />For Figures & Buildings: <br /> <br />Musket Minitures & Rustic Rails <br />www.musketminiatures.com <br />Manufacturers of a vast array of scale period figures in pewter, also buildings and scenery items. 22MM Figures were originally made under Stone Mountain Miniatures. <br />Today Stone Mountain Miniatures produces 15mm ACW figures. <br /> <br />Cast resin buildings, tents etc . . . <br />Cast metal Figures - Union, Confederate soldiers, civilians, train crews etc. . . . <br />Fences and Bridges <br />Horse Drawn Wagons <br />Detail Parts and Accessories <br /> <br /> <br />B.T.S. (Better Than Scratch) <br />www.btsrr.com <br />They make proper period HO: <br />Open Wood Rick <br />Covered Wood Rick <br />A Listing of BTS Civil War Acceptable Kits <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />For Rolling Stock: <br /> <br />B.T.S. (Better Than Scratch) <br />www.btsrr.com <br /> <br />They make proper period HO: <br />USMRR House Car (Box Car) <br />USMRR Nine-Stake Flatcar <br />USMRR Five-Stake Flatcar <br /> <br />Additional BTS projects include: <br />Georgia RR Boxcar <br />USMRR Open Stock Car <br />Georgia RR Flat Car <br />Adams Express Car <br />USMRR Peaked Roof Box Car <br />Dictator Mortar <br />Conductor Car <br />Water Tank <br />Locomotives <br /> <br /> <br />Although there are no HO scale link & pin couplers, there are a number of O scale L&P's that can be used effectively. Such as: <br /> <br />Keyport Car & Foundry <br />Jerry Daub, proprietor <br />732 739-1799 (offcie) <br />732 264-6702 (fax) <br />82 Atlantic Street <br />Keyport, NJ 07735 <br />Accepts checks, money orders and cashier checks made out to Keyport Car & Foundry. <br />Excellent couplers and fit older equipment well. <br /> <br /> <br />TOMAR INDUSTRIES <br />9520 Napier Avenue, <br />Benton Harbor, MI 49022 <br />Phone: (877) 697-9731 <br />Fax: (269) 944-1901 <br />www.tomarindustries.com/asm.htm <br />Manufactured a white metal link and pin coupler in HO scale. These are more appropriate for S scale or On3 than HO because they are oversized: but serviceable. The couplers by Keyport Car & Foundry are more in scale. <br /> <br /> <br />The Back Shop <br />P.O. Box 15285, <br />Sacramento, California 95851-0285 U.S.A. <br />http://home.onemain.com/~thebackshop/index2.htm <br />email: dbraun@jps.net <br /> <br />Here is the complete list of O-Scale link 'n pin-related couplers: <br /> <br />013 Gilpin Tram style, with draft gear, 2/$2.75 <br />039 West Side Lumber style, 2/$2.90 <br />040 West Side Lumber style, with draft gear, 2/$4.95 <br />402 Bachmann shank, for freight car, 4/$3.95 <br />403 Kadee #5 shank, 4/$3.95 <br />404 Kadee #26 shank, 4/$3.95 <br />405 Bachmann shank, for Porters, 2/$3.45 <br />406 Rooster ends (use wood or plastic for reach), 2/$2.50 <br />413 coupler pockets (see image on W.W. Prather page), 2/$2.75 <br /> <br />You may need to rework them to fit your equipment. <br /> <br />Hope that helps. <br />Steve Borona <br />Pensacola, FL <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
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