About: Proto:87

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Proto:87 is a model railroad special interest group founded in 1978, dedicated to providing a finescale alternative to traditional HO gauge. Due to manufacturing restrictions and considerations such as durability, ease of operation and price, most model railroad products feature significant compromises that inhibit their viability as accurate scale models of their prototypes. The most visible of these are wheels and track, which can be significantly thicker than the prototype. The desirability of realistic wheel dimensions among some modelers helped spawn the Proto:87 movement, which is backed by many manufacturers such as Northwest Short Line.

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  • Le courant Proto est un courant de modélisme ferroviaire fondé en 1966 visant au respect exact de l'échelle choisie pour les voies, appareils de voie et le matériel roulant ferroviaire (roues, attelages...). Cette philosophie est proche du « finescale » (« échelle fine ») pratiqué en Angleterre et aux États-Unis. Les voies et matériels roulants Proto, du fait de la finesse des normes et la reproduction d'attelages réels, sont incompatibles avec les normes industrielles éditées par le MOROP et la NMRA. (fr)
  • Proto:87 is a model railroad special interest group founded in 1978, dedicated to providing a finescale alternative to traditional HO gauge. Due to manufacturing restrictions and considerations such as durability, ease of operation and price, most model railroad products feature significant compromises that inhibit their viability as accurate scale models of their prototypes. The most visible of these are wheels and track, which can be significantly thicker than the prototype. The desirability of realistic wheel dimensions among some modelers helped spawn the Proto:87 movement, which is backed by many manufacturers such as Northwest Short Line. Proto:87 has its own online store that offers various components and kits to help correct these scale inaccuracies, such as kits for assembling accurate, to-scale trackwork and switches, finescale wheels for locomotives and rolling stock, etc. Similarly, the Proto:48 group is dedicated to finescale modeling in O scale. (en)
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  • Le courant Proto est un courant de modélisme ferroviaire fondé en 1966 visant au respect exact de l'échelle choisie pour les voies, appareils de voie et le matériel roulant ferroviaire (roues, attelages...). Cette philosophie est proche du « finescale » (« échelle fine ») pratiqué en Angleterre et aux États-Unis. Les voies et matériels roulants Proto, du fait de la finesse des normes et la reproduction d'attelages réels, sont incompatibles avec les normes industrielles éditées par le MOROP et la NMRA. (fr)
  • Proto:87 is a model railroad special interest group founded in 1978, dedicated to providing a finescale alternative to traditional HO gauge. Due to manufacturing restrictions and considerations such as durability, ease of operation and price, most model railroad products feature significant compromises that inhibit their viability as accurate scale models of their prototypes. The most visible of these are wheels and track, which can be significantly thicker than the prototype. The desirability of realistic wheel dimensions among some modelers helped spawn the Proto:87 movement, which is backed by many manufacturers such as Northwest Short Line. (en)
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  • Proto (modélisme ferroviaire) (fr)
  • Proto:87 (en)
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