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DOODLEBUGS IN AMERICAN OO SCALE

C Chrisb4zOGR Forum Member

Hi Everyone,

I have another OO Scale video. This one is about two doodlebugs that were built around 1998, which is kind of late for OO scale. They were built by a long time OOer named Pierre Bourassa. By 1998 there weren't any more new products in OO, so Pierre took what old stock he had in OO; pulled what he could use from other scales and parts available at that time to build these models. Because of a lucky quirk of scales and gauges an Athearn HO scale drive truck has the same wheelbase as a doodlebug truck in OO scale although the wheels and sideframes are undersized. Pierre used the Athearn truck re-gauged to OO, which makes these models run really well. I added Soundtraxx Tsunami2 decoders to both units, which makes them run even better and adds a lot of extra play value.

Chris



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C Chrisb4zOGR Forum Member

The best source for OO information is https://americanootoday.com/.  There you'll also find a great book about OO scale history and manufactures.

But if you want to know what it is like to work in American OO scale now, then it is a great scale if you like to repair, restore or just tinker with the trains, basically everything is a project.  OO is a scale that makes you think outside the box, in a way modern scales don't do.  Some of things we take for granted in modern scales are rewarding challenges in OO.

Chris

AD artfull dodgerOGR Forum Member

Modeling in OO today is like modeling in HO scale in the 1950s and 60's.  Much more "modeling" has to be done than the current era HO or 3 rail O gauge modeler is used to doing.  Most everything is a kit, needs tinkering or at the minimum a complete tear down, cleaning and relubriation. There is loads of room for scratch building, 3d printing has a dedicated OO following from bolsters to fix Scale Craft trucks to entire diesel locomotive bodie and even tie strips for track.

  I can highly recommend the book on American OO, which you can get thru Amazon as soft cover book or on Kindle.  Even if your not going to model in OO, its a very interesting read, going back to those prewar years when it was OO or HO competing for the small scale market.  Even today, when you say "OO", most think of the UK trains and not American OO running on proper gauge OO track.  AD

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Tags: OO gauge, Scale Craft, Gas-Electric, DOODLEBUGS, OO Scale
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