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Artitec: M47 and Flat CarsPosted: Saturday, May 23, 2020 - 02:55 PM UTC
ARTITEC announces a new tank, and a rail transporter in 1/87.
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Taeuss
Manitoba, Canada
Joined: January 03, 2016
KitMaker: 3,791 posts
Armorama: 3,778 posts
Joined: January 03, 2016
KitMaker: 3,791 posts
Armorama: 3,778 posts
Posted: Sunday, May 24, 2020 - 09:28 AM UTC
Railroaders' HO scale is just "cute" and that they've got such a huge selection of cool kits is quite amazing. Combining our hobby with theirs is somehow gratifying albeit that both are in stark generational decline in popularity with the average modeler being a male in their late fifties to mid sixties and railroaders being at least a decade or so older on average. The numbers aren't kind; I'm also wondering how I strayed so far off topic...
18Bravo
Colorado, United States
Joined: January 20, 2005
KitMaker: 7,219 posts
Armorama: 6,097 posts
Joined: January 20, 2005
KitMaker: 7,219 posts
Armorama: 6,097 posts
Posted: Sunday, May 24, 2020 - 09:53 AM UTC
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Railroaders' HO scale is just "cute" and that they've got such a huge selection of cool kits is quite amazing. Combining our hobby with theirs is somehow gratifying albeit that both are in stark generational decline in popularity with the average modeler being a male in their late fifties to mid sixties and railroaders being at least a decade or so older on average. The numbers aren't kind; I'm also wondering how I strayed so far off topic...
I've always found the two hobbies go well together. Not off topic at all. But I think if I dig out my Fleischmann and yes, even Piko rolling stock, I'll find that very car or one like it in my stash from over thirty years ago. What amazes me is that in the 21st century those awful Euro couplers are still standard on stock railroad equipment.
German stuff for by DB layout:
US stuff for my Southern Pacific/Union Pacific/ATSF layout.