I was browsing around and found T reproductions that produce what appears to be the largest tin plate passenger cars I have ever seen. I decided to post this find as it seems interesting beyond the run of the mill. The products seem to be a hybrid between outdoor equipment, prewar designs, etc..Looking at the cost and comparing for example the steam engine with a battery drive, the cost is similar to a premium engine in O scale. I kept thinking, where would you find the room to build a layout? Tinplate outdoors? I cannot imagine what that engine weighs..It would have been interesting to see a standard gauge car placed next to this monster.
http://www.t-reproductions.com/index_trains.htm
Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he needs more of it than he already has.
Maybe you could go up a little on the scale to 12"/foot and just build a real rail road? There is a 7.5" gauge for model railroads which, of course, is for live steam and outdoors.
servoguy Maybe you could go up a little on the scale to 12"/foot and just build a real rail road? There is a 7.5" gauge for model railroads which, of course, is for live steam and outdoors.
I am content with Marx and O scale but this was so unusual, I thought others who are as unfamiliar with this gauge might be interested. It seems to fall between standard gauge, tinplate and as you said, the "grand scales" Thanks for the suggestion about collecting the prototype, none the less.
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Is this the same gauge and size as the classic Buddy L trains? I've seen a few Buddy L items over the years, but I never measured the track to see what gauge it is. 3-1/4" gauge is well into the range of rideable live steam, but the established 3/4" scale uses a track gauge of 3-1/2", which is why I wonder if this is supposed to be a reproduction of Buddy L.
- James
JamesP Is this the same gauge and size as the classic Buddy L trains? I've seen a few Buddy L items over the years, but I never measured the track to see what gauge it is. 3-1/4" gauge is well into the range of rideable live steam, but the established 3/4" scale uses a track gauge of 3-1/2", which is why I wonder if this is supposed to be a reproduction of Buddy L. - James
I did not know Buddy L made trains. Toy trucks, yes, but trains? At this size I wondered what powered them?. I can't imagine electricity being used..and pushing them ( I would assume) would have taken an effort..were these outdoor trains, or indoor? It looks like tinplate track underneath, like a larger American Flyer track.
If I had done a little research, I would have got my answer... Buddy L trains were 5/8" = 1' scale, 3-1/4" gauge according to the TCA webpage: http://www.tcawestern.org/buddy.htm Buddy L made this size of trains starting in 1927 for a period of 7 years. They were not powered, just pushed along the tracks by whatever lucky kid owned them. The stuff I've seen for sale had very big prices attached!
http://t-reproductions.com/index_trains.htm T-repros made both powered and non powered versions of the Buddy-L loco but the originals were called "self propelled" with the self being the kid who played with it! And they were meant to be sat on too! I remember seeing a 5 car set at the county fair every year back in the 70's and I was always impressed! Of course, the train got smaller every year as I grew bigger! But they are impressive beasts!
Becky
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
Yea I was thinking of Buddy L myself.
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