Your best bet is to do the Civil war in 1/72 scale. Bachmann has cars that are available in sets that are aproxamately 1/76th scale, model trains OO scale. The Bachmann oldtime 4-4-0's are HO scale and are too small for the cars.
IHC made Oldtime 4-4-0's that are excellent models for OO scale Civil war era. They also made a cattle car that is an excellent Pennsy model. The Model Power/Mantua Old Time freight cars, too tall for HO, are perfect for OO scale Civil War models
An IHC 4-4-0 with a 1/76 scale figure
There are many sets of soldiers for the Civil War in the 1/76/1/72 range.
http://www.michtoy.com/index.html
Harold
I have an updated article about modeling the 1860's/1870's in OO/HO at:
http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/1879/why/
Thank you if you visit
MidlandPacific wrote:Try these guys - their HO "War Between the States" stuff is pretty good, and I understand they're going to be releasing some O scale stuff soon. http://www.btsrr.com/
Try these guys - their HO "War Between the States" stuff is pretty good, and I understand they're going to be releasing some O scale stuff soon.
http://www.btsrr.com/
They are also in the Yahoo Civil War Groups.
The Yahoo Groups have a Files and Photos section with a lot of good information.
Keyport Car and Foundry has some Civil War train parts (trucks, link & pin couplers) but he is only online via email but you can question him on the Civil War groups.
rich
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You might join these Yahoo Groups. There is quite a lot of information for this era. I belong to both but I model 1890.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Civil_War_RRs/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Civil_War_Railroads_Pix/
Hi Y'all
I'm looking to make some dioramas with train gear such as the USMRR flatcar and 4-4-0 Loco's.
Is there a inexpencive dealer out there or someone with non running gear that can be bashed to fit the era?
Also who makes O to G or 1 scale wood arm trucks with 33" wheel sets for this era?
Thnaks for the assist y'all.
Yours in service
James Acerra