HO Scale Vehicles

HO scale vehicles add movement, realism, and everyday life to 1:87 scale railroads. Whether you're building a downtown business district, industrial complex, rural farming community, construction site, military installation, or modern highway scene, choosing the right HO vehicles helps complete the story around your railroad.

Collectors also shop for vintage HO scale vehicles, discontinued releases, estate finds, and collectible layout vehicles that can be difficult to replace once they go out of production.

Different scenes call for different vehicles. Depending on current inventory, this collection may include:

• HO scale cars, trucks, vans, buses, and tractor trailers
• HO scale construction vehicles including cranes, excavators, bulldozers, loaders, dump trucks, cement mixers, rollers, graders, and paving equipment
• HO scale emergency vehicles including police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and rescue vehicles
• HO scale farm tractors and agricultural equipment
• HO scale military vehicles including tanks and tactical equipment
• HO scale aircraft, helicopters, boats, motorcycles, wagons, and specialty transportation vehicles

These models help populate streets, rail yards, industries, loading docks, farms, airports, ports, and communities throughout an HO scale layout.

HO scale vehicles are available in a variety of materials and construction styles depending on the manufacturer and intended use. Depending on inventory, you may find HO diecast vehicles, HO plastic vehicles, HO resin vehicles, HO ready-to-display models, HO scale vehicle kits, HO scale plastic kits, and HO scale resin kits for hobbyists who enjoy assembling and customizing their own scenes.

HO Scale vehicle kits are a popular choice for model railroaders looking to personalize layouts with unique paint schemes, weathering, or custom details, while ready-built models make it easy to add realistic traffic, industries, and streetscapes.

Trainz regularly carries HO scale vehicles from many respected manufacturers. Depending on availability, you may find models from Oxford Diecast, Classic Metal Works, Athearn Mini Metals, Woodland Scenics, Busch, Wiking, Herpa, Brekina, and Walthers SceneMaster.

Each manufacturer offers its own mix of civilian vehicles, commercial fleets, emergency equipment, construction machinery, transportation models, and layout accessories, giving hobbyists a wide selection of realistic HO scale vehicles.

Trainz purchases many types of HO scale vehicle collections, including die-cast vehicles, plastic models, resin vehicles, transportation fleets, emergency vehicles, construction equipment, military vehicles, commercial trucks, layout vehicles, and estate collections.

Learn more about selling your collection by visiting How It Works.

Are HO scale vehicles the same size as 1:87?

Yes. HO scale is approximately 1:87 scale, making these vehicles suitable for most HO model railroad layouts and scenery.

What materials are HO scale vehicles made from?

HO vehicles are available in die-cast metal, plastic, resin, wood, and other materials depending on the manufacturer and model.

What types of HO scale vehicles are available?

Depending on inventory, you may find passenger cars, trucks, buses, construction equipment, farm machinery, emergency vehicles, military vehicles, aircraft, boats, motorcycles, and many other layout vehicles.

Does Trainz sell used HO scale vehicles?

Yes. Trainz regularly offers new, used, pre-owned, vintage, collectible, and discontinued HO scale vehicles as inventory becomes available.

Does Trainz buy HO scale vehicle collections?

Yes. Trainz purchases many HO scale vehicle collections. Learn more about selling your collection by visiting How It Works.