Other manufacturers to join the market.

[david_watts1]

I was just browsing the interweb and I noticed Rails of Sheffield have Peco 7 plank wagons for pre order, no prices, but hopefully this does mean there is a real start to other manufacturers joining the scale.

[South Coast Flyer]

This is potentially very good news, more manufacturers, more diversity, more choice

gotto be good!

[Dave the Busker]

Been waiting ages for news on those Peco wagons. I was told they'd be arriving pretty soon (possibly a few weeks) at the Scottish Model Rail Exhibition, and that was back in February.

[My name is Bond]

I may be right or wrong but I believe all Peco production is U.K. based “Made in Great Britain”. N gauge wagons are around the £8 mark so might Peco TT:120 be around the £12 to £14 mark?

If so expect sales to rapidly outstrip supply!

Be useful if they offered 3 wagon packs.

And equally useful if Hornby offered similar at a discounted rate. Or wagon bundles.

[Rallymatt]

Peco have been making wagons for decades (at least until back in the 60’s) Peco Wonderful Wagons (OO) They really are a backbone of the hobby and I can’t think of a single manufacturer who would sensibly disagree. Their TT:120 range has been long awaited. Hope it comes soon although I am more into the BR period so PO stock is not important to me I know many will love it 😁

[ellocoloco]

Depends on how you define the market. Hornby (as Arnold), Tillig, Roco and others have been doing this scale for years. Then Hornby decided to offer some British stuff.

Great that other manufacturers are offering British outline TT120, but the market is much more than that and existed long before the end of 2022.

[Ivans Rails]

Good to see but I'd love to see someone bring in the NA rail items as well.

[Rallymatt]

As it’s a Hornby facilitated forum under the Hornby brand, it’s fair to assume that the majority of comments and references are related to Hornby’s recent British Outline offering and that market. That said I love continental models and any opportunity to incorporate them is great, especially as there is a common scale. I know of many of the European TT120 manufacturers but haven’t seen much of the US TT120 range, does it still exist?

[Ivans Rails]

As it’s a Hornby facilitated forum under the Hornby brand, it’s fair to assume that the majority of comments and references are related to Hornby’s recent British Outline offering and that market. That said I love continental models and any opportunity to incorporate them is great, especially as there is a common scale. I know of many of the European TT120 manufacturers but haven’t seen much of the US TT120 range, does it still exist?

Nothing I have found so far. Lionel made some 1:120 diecast back in the 90s I was thinking about getting to see if I could do a body swap once the diesels come out.

 

 

[D9020 Nimbus]

There are I believe a very small number of TT gauge US items available, made by a Czech company I believe — a small layout to this scale featured in Continental Modeller a while back.

Berliner-Bahnen made a sizeable attempt to enter the US market soon after German unification. This led to their bankruptcy and being taken over by Tillig.

I've never seen a TT layout featured in Model Railroader in recent times—but it has shrunk considerably over the last 10-15 years and now has about 72 pages in a typical month, and only one layout feature per issue.

[Generic Hornby Username]

Agreed on benefits of the common scale for international modeling. For example, if Hornby were to release a Class 20 in their TT120 range, they could also release it through Arnold for the French market (they had Class 20s for decades). If they developed a version of the Flirt trains in TT 120, Arnold could release the Flirt's German cousins that likely could use the same tooling resulting in lower prices. To say nothing of the Eurostar trains that could be cross marketed. There's also the possibility for other manufacturers like Tillig doing the same thing with their Continental models. Lots of options!

As for United States TT120 models, things are pretty dismal. If you're interested I would point you in the direction of a forum called ttnut.com. They are a small, but dedicated, group of American TT120 modelers. It's probably similar to the people who model in the in the old British TT scale. Lots of skilled DIY and patience.