Brass model

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HO scale brass models, unpainted and painted

Brass models are scale models, typically of railroad equipment, bridges and occasionally buildings, which are made of brass or similar alloys. Brass traditionally offered finer detail than traditional die-cast and plastic models, although both made considerable advances in the 1990s. Brass models are considered collector pieces and are often used for display purposes, due to their museum quality, rather than model railroad operations. They are considerably more expensive than other types of models due to the limited production quantities and "handmade" nature of the product itself.

Manufacturers, many more exist than those shown below

scratch built brass model, Santa Fe coaling tower, for an HO scale model railroad layout.
  • Bavaria
  • Top-Train (www.top-train.it)
  • Fulgurex
  • Lemaco
  • Micro Metakit
  • Overland (www.overlandmodels.com)
  • Weinert
  • Classic Construction Models
  • Max Gray
  • Pacific Fast mail
  • West Side Model
  • Ferro Swiss
  • Sunset
  • KTM
  • NJ International
  • Von Stetina Artworks
  • EFC-Loko
  • TOLOLOKO

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