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2. Wooden toy train - Wikipedia

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   This toy company made wooden toy trains and wooden tracks. [1] The gauge was very similar to that used by most companies today. However, the connections for the track pieces were of a different design than the jigsaw style "peg and hole" system used today. [2] The trains were made of maple and were often left unpainted and unstained. [3]

3. Martin Evans (model engineer) - Wikipedia

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   Introducing model steam locomotive construction. London: K. Dickson, 1981 (114 p). The model steam locomotive: a complete treatise on design and construction. Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire: Argus Books, 1983 (208 p). Rob Roy and William: two 3 1/2in. gauge locomotives. London: Argus Books, c.1987 (219 p). Model locomotive and marine boilers ...

4. Varney Scale Models - Wikipedia

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   Soon the 2-8-2 Mikado followed, and the other models were also added to the line. One of the most popular HO Scale models of all time was the Varney model of the B&O Railroad C-16 0-4-0T Switcher, nicknamed Li’l Joe, by Gordon Varney in advertising copy, a locomotive that reportedly sold more than 50,000 copies.

5. Rail transport modelling - Wikipedia

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   A Japanese H0e scale model railroad One of the smallest (Z scale, 1:220) placed on the buffer bar of one of the larger (live steam, 1:8) model locomotives HO scale (1:87) model of a North American center cab switcher shown with a pencil for size Z scale (1:220) scene of a 2-6-0 steam locomotive being turned. A scratch-built Russell snow plow is ...

6. Henry Greenly - Wikipedia

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   Henry Greenly's 1:1 blueprint diagrams for 0 to 2½ gauge, a page from the 1924 Bassett-Lowke Catalogue B. Greenly's designs have been celebrated in countless periodicals and books, [4] but the greatest testimony to his skill is the enormous number of his locomotives that are still operating today.

7. Scale model - Wikipedia

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   Scale models are used as tools in engineering design and testing, promotion and sales, filmmaking special effects, military strategy, and hobbies such as rail transport modeling, wargaming and racing; and as toys. Model building is also pursued as a hobby for the sake of artisanship. Scale models are constructed of plastic, wood, or metal