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Uncataloged RailKing 1:43 Die-Cast Vehicles Announced

November 25, 2014 - M.T.H. Electric Trains is releasing the first of many uncataloged RailKing 1:43 die-cast vehicles beginning early this December. These highly detailed models are a step up in quality from our previous die-cast Roadster Series and will make a great addition to any O Gauge model railroad. Quantities are limited.

Item No. 30-50073 Twin Pines Farm Dairy Divco Milk Delivery Truck

Item No. 30-50074 Seminole Brown Divco 1941 Ford Super Deluxe Truck

Item No. 30-50075 Hawthorne Green Poly 1949 Ford 2-Door Coupe

Item No. 30-50076 Yellow Cab Co. 1950 Ford 4-Door Taxi

Item No. 30-50077 Union Pacific Police K-9 Chevy Tahoe Police Cruiser

Item No. 30-50078 Philadelphia, PA Chevy Tahoe Police Cruiser

Item No. 30-50079 New York State Police 1950 Ford 4-Door Sedan

 

Pricing will be up shortly on our web site to order!

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All they are doing is marketing products already available under the MTH name.

I’m still waiting for the lost generation of 60’s and 70‘s items.

The market is flooded with 30, 40, 50’s and modern vehicles, nothing in between.

 

MTH should have started with the former Athearn O vehicle line.

More gimmicks just like the weathering.

Originally Posted by SIRT:

All they are doing is marketing products already available under the MTH name.

I’m still waiting for the lost generation of 60’s and 70‘s items.

The market is flooded with 30, 40, 50’s and modern vehicles, nothing in between.

 

MTH should have started with the former Athearn O vehicle line.

More gimmicks just like the weathering.

Kinda agree.......I have 1/43 die cast that are the exact same models.....so they are just importing and labeling them MTH. The old Athrean line OR a all new 1/48 scale line of cars and trucks would be GREAT!

Originally Posted by PJB:

Does anyone know why Lionel and MTH (and most other O gauge/scale manufacturers) make their cars and trucks in 1:45 or 1:43 when the trains and layout are 1:48 scale?  

Lionel and MTH don't make them. They source them from companies that make them for the die-cast car collector market. That market is well-established at 1:43, which is English 0 gauge. When the collector market was getting established, a lot of the manufacturers were in England. Basically nobody wants to rock the boat by making 1:48 cars that might or might not sell. 

 

It's kind of unfortunate. 1:43 cars are about 10% oversize for American 0 gauge, and so they look out of proportion. They also won't fit on an Auto Loader, except for the smallest cars. K-Line used to make a near-scale Evans Auto Loader, but the only cars they could fill it with were Corvettes, 2-seater T-Birds, and Volkswagens. I got one with no cars and went nuts trying to find cars that would fit that were not '56 Vettes with the top down. Finally I filled it with French-made (Eligor) '62 Corvair coupes. Anachronistic, but at least they fit and looked right. 

The Divco vans with a driver figure are available from Diecast Direct for around $35.00; without the driver about $30.00; and without driver and without graphics for $25.00. There are several graphics to choose from. I would think other dealers may also carry them.

 

I am glad MTH is going to offer them too. Perhaps they will get the manufacturer to produce other models beyond what is already available. I'd like to see if they will offer the "Hoods Milk" graphic again.

 

Paul Goodness

I too have a problem with the 1:43 proportions.  Why would a 1:48 or 1:50 train manufacturer offer 1:43 cars?  Maybe because they can get a good deal on them?  They just don't look right.  Which is not to say that they are at all bad looking.  I actually do like them. 

I have WWII trains with armored vehicles on flats, and finding 1:48-50 loads isn't easy.  But it is doable. If I want that proportion I look on eBay and stay patient.  They do show up.  Sometimes it's fair pickings.   It seems die-cast does command a price.  Sherman tanks can be pricy because they're usually modeling a commemorative model.

I have a bunch of older 1:48-50 cars I picked up years ago, and I really do have enough of them.  However, does a collector ever really have "enough of them"?

Alan

Details, please. Source? What era? Any 1930's?
 
Originally Posted by Happy Pappy:
Originally Posted by Southwest Hiawatha:
Basically nobody wants to rock the boat by making 1:48 cars that might or might not sell.  

High quality 1:48 cars are becoming available more and more. Granted, the price point is a little more than most are willing to pay ($75-$119).

 

God Bless,

"Pappy"

 

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