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casmmr

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Does anyone remember "The Card"
« on: May 18, 2014, 05:30:06 AM »
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Does anyone remember "The Card"?  this was a credit card size device that had measurements on it for various scales, with one for N Scale.  Who made it and do they still make it?  I lost mine and used it to determine if items found could be use din N.  thanks.

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Re: Does anyone remember "The Card"
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2014, 07:15:39 AM »
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The hobby store I go to when I go to a hobby store has  these hanging on the wall. They always seem to be out of ho and n scale. I don't know if they are just out of stock or if they are not made any more. If you called them they could probably help you out.

They are Hub Hobby in Richfield Mn.

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Re: Does anyone remember "The Card"
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2014, 07:20:35 AM »
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Re: Does anyone remember "The Card"
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2014, 08:01:36 AM »
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I had never seen this before. A nice tool too have on hand when at the train shows.

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Re: Does anyone remember "The Card"
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2014, 06:31:24 PM »
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I found the company web site using Google.  I notice that Chris333 posted the link to their web site.  However, they closed December 31 2012.    These are their listed dealers :

California Hobby Distributor
415 South Palm Avenue
Alhambra, CA  91803

(626) 289-8857
 

Stevens International
P.O. Box 126
Magnolia, NJ  08049

(609) 435-1555

You might try contacting them to see if they have any.
« Last Edit: May 18, 2014, 06:34:12 PM by highway70 »

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Re: Does anyone remember "The Card"
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2014, 12:37:23 PM »
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That's very cool.  Since they are no longer available, perhaps something similar could be printed out on transparency film...
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Rod Schaffter

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Re: Does anyone remember "The Card"
« Reply #6 on: May 19, 2014, 02:41:28 PM »
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A similar "app for that," but with phones not being paper thin, probably not as useful.

http://www.mynabay.com/scaleruler