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The Rise of HO Scale Model Trains

HO scale model trains are a significant part of model railroading history, and we can partially credit the overall popularity ...
How many machinists does it take to build a 10hp engine the size of a pumpkin? No, it's not the start to a joke—it's the story of the Black Widow 13-scale model V8. If you're wondering exactly how one ...
HAMPTON FALLS — Other than a Red Rider BB gun with compass and stock, what else could a young guy or girl want to see under the Christmas tree than a train set? So goes the thinking of men of a ...
Click here to see and hear these engines run. Valve split keepers in Aurora engines are extreme scale, says Replica's Wally Warner. Replica Engines, located appropriately enough in Gulliver, Mich., ...
Giant-scale model cars (and airplanes) powered by small gasoline engines have been popular with adult racers for quite a few years now. The largest scale models available through conventional RC hobby ...