I have been through the Lionel and MTH site looking at locos, and I think I understand this correctly and am asking here if I have it right.
The Lionel Traditional models and the MTH Railking models are semi scale and usually smaller than the O scale models? But some models might be the correct 1:48 scale or are they all really smaller and less detailed?
Are there other manufacturers that do the same to keep their product 'looking right' with the Lionel Traditional stuff?
And the Lionel O scale and MTH Premier lines are actually O scale?
Is there a list anywhere that I could reference for this info? The manufacturer sites are rather vague about this.
EDIT: adding info as it I get/find it.
MTH Railking Traditional - traditionally sized models that match the size of the initial models released in 1995. Some of these can run on O-27 curves, but not all.
MTH Railking Rugged Rails - traditionally sized models that match the size of the initial models released in 1995. All of these can run on O-27 curves.
MTH Railking Imperial - O31 minimum curves, traditional proportions but more detailed models than the regular Traditional models
MTH Railking Scale - scale proportions and more detailed models than the regular Traditional models, O31 minimum curves.
MTH O scale Premier - scale proportions, detailed models, 'as detailed as we can reasonably make them', 'finest combination of detail, realism, and performance'.
Lionel Traditional - approximate scale proportions, often reduced in length to fit on tighter curves, ready to run sets are Traditional, includes LionChief.
O scale (or Standard O) - larger than Traditional units, 'more' true to 1:48 scale, usually higher end with more detailed parts, usually have LEGACY and RailSounds.
Thx all!
