Hello All. A while back I posted some pictures of some Tootsie Toy trucks I've upgraded or rehabbed if you will...
into these...
Well, here is aother one. I started with this little fellow (sorry for the bad pic):
and with a little work, a little paint, a little imagination and some weathering, I came up with this...
The best change I made was opening up the front wheel well. I think it really makes the truck.
Well there is a current thread on "true O scale" cars and trucks. So, is this really O scale? Let's see.
The next picture is my Tootsie toy compared to a 1/48 scale pickup truck made from a plastic model kit...
and another compared to a 1/50 scale Athearn Truck...
and with a typical O scale figure...
So what's the verdict? I don't know if its "true" O scale, but to me, it sure looks very close.
Next up are these two great candidates for rehab, an International Harvester COE and a Mack truck...
Here is a better picture, with the paint stripped...
MMMM...lets see what we can do with these....Stay tuned and we'll see how they turn out.
