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HO Scratchbuilding in the Vintage Magazines, pg. 4
by Jim Allen, June 2004
In February 1970, three companies introduced ground-breaking HO scale cars: TYCO, Cobramite and Riggen. Each car
featured an outstanding multi-part brass pan chassis, a tempting foundation for much experimentation.
Perhaps more important, small powerful motors suddenly became widely available
(the Aurora motors could not be separated from the Aurora chassis), and HO scratchbuilding took off.
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February 1970, TYCO introduces the TycoPro, the most advanced, widely-available
HO scale slot car until traction magnets came along. A major hit for TYCO.
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February 1970 also witnessed the introduction of the Cobramite,
with its advanced drop-motor iso-fulcrum chassis design.
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The third strike against Aurora came from Riggen,
with its rattling body mounting pan. Car Model 2-70.
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A year later, in March 1971, came the first production
HO anglewinder, the Dyna-Brute, from Dynamic.
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