by the same guy who did the pulpwood flatcar. he's doing a shapeways RP chassis for it . . . AD SD40-2 : Prototypes / Models - TT Scale Trains - www.TTNut.com not sure re the availability, but it does look nice.
IF such an item were made easily available to the general model railroading public, I would bet a long awaited breakthrough might be at hand for TT fans. While TT would likely not supplant anything existing in popularity, it could just have it's segment of the popularity. Boxcab E50
From what I understand, for lack of better words, there is quite a sub-genre for TT scale out there. It has of course waxed and waned over the years though.
Very true. From what I can see, it is once again on an upswing. This time it could be much more than ever. I have never modeled in TT. But for those who do, I say more power to you. Boxcab E50
Some folks seem to like a challenge. There is much more satisfaction for them when they create something that is rare and unusual. TT is a "Modelers Scale" for sure. Not much shaking the box going on there. If you want it, yah got to build it. Sounds like fun.
It's got a following in Queensland where the locals model their narrow gauge network in TT scale on N scale track. As Russell, mentions, it's a modeller's scale. Very little RTR.
well, whether it's made easily available is one thing and how you define that, is another. even if a kit like this were easy to buy, whether many would buy and assemble it (given it's inevitably going to take a bit of skill) is i suppose 'just one of those questions'. however there is reason to be optimistic, and the pics do show that you can get to a very high level of detail in a smaller scale than HO. if folk are interested then have a look at the TTnut forum, there is a real wealth of information there.
I once visited a TT scale layout on an NMRA layout tour in the Boise area, and the modeler told me that it's the best scale to model in if you are a true modeler because you can always find just what you need to complete a project. He went on to say, if you need details, look for smaller HO or larger N scale details and you will find them. If you need decals, often you can find the same thing in Microscale sets from both N and HO. The guy handlaid all his own track, and scratchbuilt everything else, and the size looked really good to me. I almost jumped in, but I needed a tougher challenge...Z!
that is kind of true. it's a scale where there's a lot of that kind of serendipity. it's nice when something just falls into place, such as discovering that NWSL P64 24" and 26" HO wheels are TT 33" and 36" wheels, or that a 36" EMD fan in TT is the same thing as a 48" one in N, or a 48" fan in TT is a 36" one in HO. there's a lot of sizes of evergreen styrene that are right for TT too. there are lots of things that are overscale in N too, that work well in TT. sometimes, even complete locomotives . . . like Lima's Plymouth MDT switcher. 1:100 through to 1:130 seem to be common toy sizes, and so there's a lot that can be ranscacked from the toy shop if you are inventive. TT is a scale that tests the ingenuity, but has more than a few 'eureka' moments. ben
