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Dear S Modeler,

Our friends in HO have a problem; some HO items are TOO BIG.
Our friends in O have a problem; some O items are TOO SMALL.

    We in S can help them with their problems;
        some of these items are JUST RIGHT for S.
            The purpose of this page is to help YOU take advantage of these
                 JUST RIGHT items.
                    I hope you find this page useful.

    If you have information about any other non-S items that are usable in S,
        or more information about items on this page,
              please send me details for addition to this page.

Thanks, Ted Larson

Description

Scale

Manufacturer

Reference

Comments

Sn3 Equipment

Rogers 4-6-0	HO	Mantua	June 1997 NASG Dispatch	"...not an exact model of any particular locomotive, but is close to several."

Industrial Locomotives - Narrow Gauge or Standard Gauge

Whitcomb	HO	Unknown	2nd Diesel Spotter's Guide, June 1998 NASG Dispatch	Very similar to 30 tonner shown on the left side of theWhitcomb page.
Plymouth	HO	Unknown	1970 Loco and Car Cyclopedia	Looks same as Model W shown in Plymouth ad on page 1049.
Plymouth	HO	Unknown	1970 Loco and Car Cyclopedia	Is a longer version of the Model D shown in Plymouth ad on page 1049.
Plymouth	HO	Unknown	1970 Loco and Car Cyclopedia	CR-4 Series, looks undersize in comparison to the above models. Perhaps is closer to HO than to S.

Railroad Structures and Supplies

Interlocking Tower	O	Atlas	October 1997 NASG Dispatch
Plasticville, several items	O	Bachmann	April & October 1997 NASG Dispatch	Farmhouse, station, switch tower, signal bridge, pedestrian overpass. Plasticville is usually undersize for O.
Signal Bridge	O	Bachmann Plasticville	Roy Hoffman	"Reduce length of legs."
Code 83 Fish Plates	HO	Details West	Keith B. Thompson	These are the plates that span the joints between rails.
Code 83 Rail Braces	HO	Details West	Keith B. Thompson
Mainline Bridge Mat'l	HO	3 Bros. Mfg.		"Originally designed as an S scale kit." Ed. Loizeaux
Girder Bridge	HO	Central Valley		"Girders are always in scale. Their length-to-height ratio remains relatively constant."
80' Turntable	HO	Heljan / Concor	Roy Hoffman	"makes reasonable S turntable."
Bridge Components	HO	Atlas		"Girders are always in scale. Their length-to-height ratio remains relatively constant."
Manual Switch Throws	N	Caboose Hobbies	Bob Jackson	"...entirely adequate throw, and visually less obtrusive than HO throws."
Switch Stands	HO	NJ Accessories, #1914	Bob Jackson	"In the yard, I employ Lo Ramapo Switch Stands. ... about 32 S inches above the ties. ...much better presence than any others that I have seen."
Trolley Barn	O	Korber	Don DeWitt
Yard Lights	HO	NJ International	Ted Larson	Large HO lights will make small S lights.

Industrial Structures

Railtown Structures	O	MTH	October & December 1997 NASG Dispatch	"These are approximately 85% of 1/4", O scale."
Gantry Crane #1333	HO	Life-Like	April 1997 NASG Dispatch	"...install a Grandt Line S door in place of the HO, and use an S scale ladder."
Roof Vents & Blowers	HO	Walther's	S-Scale ONELIST e-mail list	Detail Kit #933-3158
Oil Depot	HO	Walther's?	Bill McClung	#50100 Williams Bros Storage Tank Kit
Oil Depot	O	Walther's	October 1997 NASG Dispatch	"Looks a bit small" for O.
Fuel Tanks and Towers	HO	various	Don DeWitt	Kitbash the fueling towers for S.
Feed Mill	O	Walther's	October 1997 NASG Dispatch	"By playing with the platform and the door sizes, this should work for S."
Water tower	O	Korber	Roy Hoffman	"Water towers come in all sizes."
Telephone Poles	O27	Plasticville	Roy Hoffman	"Nice size."
Engine House B842	HO	Heljan / Concor	Ted Larson	The HO railroad size doors will fit an S scale truck. I'll use this for a factory after changing the pedestrian doors to S scale.
Campbell Soup Co.	HO	Korber	Roy Hoffman	"Large structure. Good for S."
Brewery	HO	Heljan/Concor		"HO kit most used in S because it is perfect for S."
Brewery	O	Heljan / Concor	Don DeWitt	Kitbashed into office building.
various	HO	Pikestuff	Roy Hoffman	"Needs S-scale doors."

Commercial Structures

Marketville USA	O	Grand Line Products	December 1997 NASG Dispatch	"Betty's Bake-a-Teria, Firehouse, and Tillie's Teapot would be suitable for S.... replace doors and windows with... S parts."
Plasticville Silver Series, several items	HO	Bachmann	December 1997 NASG Dispatch	Emil's Dry Goods, Main Street Apothecary, and Pink Lady Boutique are actually 3/16" scale, according to Bachmann.
Bakery and Print Shop	HO	Heljan		Used so frequently by S modelers, that a layout without one of these looks "wrong"! "Perfect for S."
various	HO	City Classics	Roy Hoffman	City row buildings. "Very nice size for S."
various	HO	Korber	Roy Hoffman	"Look very good in S."
Hospital	O27	Plasticville	Roy Hoffman	Changed this to an office building.
School	O27	Plasticville	Roy Hoffman	Changed this to a Court House.
various	HO	Design Preservation	Roy Hoffman	"Great kit-bashing possibilities."
Post Office	O27	Plasticville	Roy Hoffman	"Good as is."

Other Structures

Plasticville Homes	027	Bachmann	Roy Hoffman	Ranch or two story good for S
Street Lights	HO	NJ International	Ted Larson	Large HO lights will make small S lights

Standard Gauge Rolling Stock

Caboose	027	Industrial Rail	Several sources have reported this to be of correct size for S scale.
Dbl Door 40' Box	027	Lionel	Detail is coarse (50's vintage), no specific prototype known, but size is right on. Fun for adding variety.
Auto Rack	027	Lionel	Very close to exact S.

Open Car (flat & gondola) Loads

various	HO	Rocky Mountain Rails	RMC, Jan. 2000, P. 118	Shipping crates, water pipes, cable reels, steel coils, 14 ft HO propeller, lumber stacks - HO 2x4 and 2x10, 10 ft gear with pinion (per G. Elems)

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