The picture that launched a hobby!
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Busy-boy
And I sure am busy looking for bargains in "S" gauge railroad equipment, particularly American Models, S-Helper Service and American Flyer brand model trains. Also in this category are trains by Downs Model Railroads (now MMT), Des Plaines Hobbies (aka S-Scale America), Rex (now made by Putt), Ballston Locomotive Works, American Hi-Rail, Pacific Rail Shops and Crown Model Trains. There are even more manufacturers, some who make trains in multiple gauges, such as K-Line and Lionel who both manufacture in S-Scale. Ross Custom Switches just got into the act and MTH is making buildings and lineside accessories. "S" has never been bigger!
S-Gauge trains run on two rails, not three. They are bigger than HO but smaller than those Lionel 0 and 027 trains everyone remembers. The scale is 1/64 of reality (a 64 foot long boxcar would be one foot long in S). This translates to 3/16 of an inch to the foot. So if you want to know how high the doorway of your collectible Dept.56 ceramic house is in S scale, measure how many 16ths. it is and divide by 3. That's how many feet it would be in full size. Most of the Dept. 56 houses are in S-scale. (Except Snow Village which is closer to O-scale, 1/48 reality, 1/4" to the foot)
Yes, I do collect Dept. 56, too! My wife and I have a collection of Snow Village, Christmas in the City, and North Pole. We also have a penchant for Hallmark ornaments, particularly "Frosty Friends." I am still in the market for Frosty Friends #1, "Cool Yule", and for the first few pieces in Christmas in the City: The Brownstones, the Theater and the Cathedral.
If you have these or any items in S-Gauge, please contact me at my e-mail address for a straight forward appraisal or just some conversation. I am always interested in talking about trains!
Selling,
the Hardest Job
My wife says I never sell anything, I only buy! This is true of most collectors, but my house is becoming a warehouse, so some stuff has to go. Look for my auctions in toy trains, of course, but also in railroadiana and general merchandise, including computer and video equipment and auto parts.
Favorite Links
My Website
Paul Yorke's S-Gauge Homepage
S-Scale Resources
A Train Collector's Resource
Railroadiana Resource
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