Harold Joyce of Hartford, Ind ( H. P. Products ...still in business ) introduces TT gauge (1/10=1" scale ) at the end of 1946.
H. P. Products first engine was a EMC E6 ...followed by an 060 switcher... additional steam engines were quickly added cleverly using the main drive components in different configurations. 1949 Joyce adds the UP Challenger as the premier engine ..available to those "with plenty of ingenuity" as a handful of parts for $54.50....or RTR factory built $85.00....
HP Products paved the way for TT which gathered several other American manufactures in the late 40's and 50's ...TT faded at the end of the 50's and HP Products discontinued train production in the early 60's . Harold Joyce's TT found a much larger audience in Europe which still continues today.
H P Products still happy stamping metal in Hartford..and retains the same PO Box address from 1947.
To see the Challenger in motion please see link ...
Hopefully soon I set up a real loop of TT to give proper exercise to the engine
Cheers Carey
