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Re: Wat wuz init?

 

I did a little searching in the Model Railroader magazine archive.

The first presence of Star-Line was Sep 1941 with HO switch kits.

After a while, they had some HO and OO products.? Then, HO and O (no more OO).

In May 1947, a "Midgage Models" ad (and they say "Midgage means S") shows a wooden trestle made exclusively for them by Star-Line.

In the Dec 1947 issue there is a two-page spread of various S scale suppliers including this Midgage Models ad.

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No more mention of Star-Line at all after Nov 1950.

So, I think that shows when and where it came from.

Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer

On Monday, May 26, 2025 at 11:00:31 AM PDT, Tom Lennon via groups.io <milepost169@...> wrote:


So I found this box on a shelf at the museum, empty.? It's the same size box used for passenger car kits from Midgage and Super Scale I've built.?
But has anyone heard of Star Line (Ft. Worth, TX)? Or that they manufactured S Steel Truss Kits for Midgage (Portsmouth, RI)?
Seems like this was a bridge kit, yes?
Tommy Lennon?
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