TT gauge 1946 in the beginning

You've got yourself some really nice examples there...as usual.

I dabbled in HP TT for a very short time in the mid. '70s; had the E7 and some freight cars but never enough track to make even a basic loop...all that stuff is long gone.

Mark in Oregon

I've been following Hornby's introduction of the first true 1:120 scale UK trains recently. (Prior UK TT gauge trains were, like their OO counterparts, built to a larger linear scale.) Will be interesting to see if it catches on.

https://uk.hornby.com/hornbytt120

I think American prototype TT scale would quickly gain in popularity and possibly become the next big fad in the hobby (comparable to the On30 fad prompted by Bachmann) if a manufacturer/importer capable of producing top quality models introduced a comprehensive line of product.

Properly done, the product line would have attractive advantages as the line could use Microtrains and equivalent N scale couplers, low profile wheels, run (and look good on) c55 or c65 track and feature standard curve radius sizes like 15”,  18”, and 22” and #5 and #7 (or 7.5) degree turnouts.

TT scale mechanisms in both steam and diesel locomotives would be smooth running and could easily combine the best technology from both N and HO scales. N scale decoders would easily adapt to TT, and large, six-axle diesels and big steam locomotives could easily be engineered to run well and look good negotiating 18” radius curves, and the same could be said for modern era auto racks, full length scale passenger cars, and other longer, high clearance equipment.

For people over 55, TT would be a scale that combined the best advantages of both HO and N scale, and be a great choice for a retirement-aged N scale modeler who is perhaps starting to have trouble seeing well, or a similarly aged HO modeler who is wondering about downsizing from a basement-sized layout and confronting a retirement aged modeling space that is more akin to a typical spare bedroom.

Jeff C