Automobiles/ Trucks 1/43-1/50 scale let’s see them

Revell White 3000 tractor updated with Don Mills wheels and tires, larger fuel tank, frame decking from an MTH E8 grill, a plastic sprue air tank and added windshields made from Atlas switch box display windows.  Original White Mustang gas engine.

Trailer is the Revell Honest John flatbed, which really isn't a flatbed.  The flatbed was originally a box van and for whatever reason, Revell dropped the upper box.  Wood block body wrapped with Plastruct HO corrugated siding.  Don Mills wheels and Graphics on Demand logos.  The trailer logos look a little large but I'm just glad to be able to get them.

Never have found a White 3000 ET&WNC picture but I remember back in the late 1970s rows of trucks at the Johnson City, TN RR enginehouse which was near the truck terminal, alas no pictures.  What keeps this in my mind was the thought that if you were bobtailing with no trailer and hit the brakes to hard you would roll over on the front of the cab.

Gray Lackey

Gray, that trailer with the HO corrugated siding looks great and I like the ET&WNC graphics a lot.

Thanks for posting,

Tomlinson Run Railroad (I'm still waiting for a decent sunny day to take and post some more photos).

Very impressive Gray! Thanks for posting I’ve used Ken Goudy for years before Chrsty took over glad she offers decals now in O scale. I’ve used the wood block trick in S scale and thought about it in O Scale but I went with this instead I glued rib styrene to the side of the honest John flatbed  and use the Berkshire Valley’s  doors cut the round nose part off to make it a square nose type been building on this trailer on and off for about 2yrs same for the truck maybe someday  i’ll get them both done 

Lee, very nice on the trailer and the tractor, your projects never cease to look great.  Is that a Don Mills sleeper?

Is anyone making the old Berkshire Valley stuff.  Wonder what it would take for the new Berkshire Valley to make some trailer parts.

I need to get out of the garage and back to the right of way, got to have a place to put the trucks.

Gray Lackey

Gray thanks  appreciate your comments I knew you would like it. You done a outstanding job on that trailer. 

 I emailed Berkshire Valley Models about a month ago asking them if they was going to re-release there old trailers  and any of the parts and they never answered me. They’re only about 50 miles from my house and sometimes when I’m working in St. Louis I’m tempted to find address and stop by there place. Yes that is a Don Mills sleeper  I bought it along time ago before he started hiking his prices up.

also  I have tried to take those wheels  off of those Lionel Peterbilt with no success so I just put them in a box and put them away 

Added some more cars to the layout today 

lee drennen posted:

Added some more cars to the layout today 

Lee,

I recently purchased that same Road Signature/Lucky Diecast 1948 Ford Woody Estate Wagon.  I had planned on buying the maroon one, like yours (?), but somehow ended up with the black one, which I'm happy with.  The order was from our new Forum sponsor Diecastdirect.com and I got several Road Signature cars.  These are my first 1:43 models from this manufacturer and they have great detail at a great price.  I particularly love the hubcap details -- their scale lettering is very crisp on all the models I picked up.  Your photo immediately above shows that quite well.  (The Woody also looks great against the backdrop of your trucks in the second photo.)

Regarding simple customizations: The door handles may get a little daub of silver someday and the hinges a bit of black.  In looking at photos on the web, it looks like the horizontal fender stripes are chrome.  It takes a steady hand to add that detail, so I'll probably pass on that addition. :-)   But maybe with proper masking I can pull it off?  Meanwhile, I'm just enjoying this and my other new 1:43 Road Signature models.

Anyone else have some woodies on your layouts to share?  I'm still waiting for that sunny day to take photos ... sigh.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

I bought my yatming cars about 3yrs ago I think they look very well against the 1/48-1/50 truck I think they might be a bit smaller than 1/43 maybe it’s me 

Took some pics of the Mack B81 this evening 

Here are a couple of 1940 woodys that are in need of a repaint or re-badging...

I've got an ERTL woody that will serve a B&B I've got make to match the woody's signage.

coach joe posted:

I've got an ERTL woody that will serve a B&B I've got make to match the woody's signage.

You have a pic of it if post it here 

Been working on this Mack B75 for about 3yrs now going to add some more Don Mills parts to it 

Nice work Lee, as usual!   What’s the monster truck lurking behind your Mack?

Don thanks

its a Mack LRSW off road dump truck I hope to get started on it soon I will do a review on it. 

Finally, a sort of sunny day.  Sorry about the rushed quality ... Here's a 1947 Chrysler Town & Country and my version of the previously seen 1948 Ford Woody in black.  Manufacturers are Vitesse "American Classics" and Lucky Die Cast "Road Signature", respectively.  The Chrysler has great dashboard detail.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Very nice tom they look great! 

Ok guys show us those woody cars here’s one of mine.

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

lee drennen posted:

Added some more cars to the layout today 

Lee,

I recently purchased that same Road Signature/Lucky Diecast 1948 Ford Woody Estate Wagon.  I had planned on buying the maroon one, like yours (?), but somehow ended up with the black one, which I'm happy with.  The order was from our new Forum sponsor Diecastdirect.com and I got several Road Signature cars.  These are my first 1:43 models from this manufacturer and they have great detail at a great price.  I particularly love the hubcap details -- their scale lettering is very crisp on all the models I picked up.  Your photo immediately above shows that quite well.  (The Woody also looks great against the backdrop of your trucks in the second photo.)

Regarding simple customizations: The door handles may get a little daub of silver someday and the hinges a bit of black.  In looking at photos on the web, it looks like the horizontal fender stripes are chrome.  It takes a steady hand to add that detail, so I'll probably pass on that addition. :-)   But maybe with proper masking I can pull it off?  Meanwhile, I'm just enjoying this and my other new 1:43 Road Signature models.

Anyone else have some woodies on your layouts to share?  I'm still waiting for that sunny day to take photos ... sigh.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Here's one of many woody's I have. This one is a wee bit larger then 1:43. I darkened the outer portions of the wood trim, the original was to light and looked like the plastic it is. I have these in different colors without trailer if anyone is interested.

To do the door handles use a fine point silver marker.

Bob

I bought this built up 1/43 scale ford kit off Ebay. Whoever put this together did a pretty good job, I think...

I have to get me some more of these kits. Here it is along side a typical 1/43 diecast car...

Next up is a railroad car knocker repair truck...

I modified this truck using a run-of-the mill pickup circled here...

and added a 3D printed utility bed produced by forum member "tackindy". I added diamond tread surface decal from Archer for the floor and rear foot-board. I added the utility rack and some details (tool boxes, gas bottles, air compressor, tools, fire extinguisher and air line glad hand) from Wiseman.

Lee I love that B81 Mack. Growing up I use to see many a dump truck and concrete mixer on the chassis. I’m looking to get a Revell White 3000 cab/chassis and turn it into an old fire truck my old fire department had way back when. 

Dave thanks

the White 3000 open top should easy top is already off hope to see it soon please post it here when you start working on it

Moved add some vehicles today 

I set some of mine up in categories..farm trucks serving the sugar beet industry, tank and other trucks serving petroleum industry, and beer and other trucks serving the brewery. Also commercial town vehicles and civilian cars as separate groups. Won't get to post photos until after the holiday.

colorado hirailer posted:

I set some of mine up in categories..farm trucks serving the sugar beet industry, tank and other trucks serving petroleum industry, and beer and other trucks serving the brewery. Also commercial town vehicles and civilian cars as separate groups. Won't get to post photos until after the holiday.

Can’t wait to see them. I’ve seen sugar beets trucks before they have special box bed on them don’t they? 

Greetings Everyone,

Here's my rendition of a Norfolk Southern track maintenance supervisor vehicle.  BTW Happy Thanksgiving To All!!

Chief Bob (Retired)

Very nice Bob! I always enjoy your post thanks for sharing, and have a Happy Thanksgiving also 

Excellent NS model and excellent lighting effects, Chief Bob!

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Just found these ERTL REA trucks under the layout, must have been there for ten years.  John in Lansing, ILL

New truck on the layout. Got to oil some roads, keep the dust down.

Jackie 

That’s a really great dirty truck!  Irking on or just finished a couple projects here, one the Mobil tank truck that Revell did.  Interesting experience, as I had the same issues with assembly as I did when I built my first one...and I was 10.😉

The second is a Porsche Cayenne.  It s a well engineered kit bought direct from China.  Better have some modeling experience:  good drawings, instructions in Chinese.  Lol

Yes the Cayenne is a bit out of era, but my railroad has a garage with scalenmodels of most of the cars I’ve owned—compromises abound in this hobby...

Jackie. Nice old Diamond T oil truck. Is that a Rusty Rail body? I’m going to get one of those some day 

Don.  Cool old White 3000 you did a great job on it. 

John. Thanks for posting pics of your REA trucks. 

Thanks guys for sharing your trucks 

lee drennen posted:

Jackie. Nice old Diamond T oil truck. Is that a Rusty Rail body? I’m going to get one of those some day 

 

10/4

A prewar tinplater, I have a preference for the dimestore pieces. Here's an early postwar Tootsietoy "refurbished":

A bit of Rustoleum that is a good approximation of the original, and a dab of Testors enamel on the trim bits. Added a few decals from I94Enterprises.com.

PD

pd posted:

A prewar tinplater, I have a preference for the dimestore pieces. Here's an early postwar Tootsietoy "refurbished":

 

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PD

PD,

What a fun project!  It looks great -- especially after you added color to the roof light, which it looks like the original lacked.

Can you share with us what's going on with the difference seen in the windows and the before and after photos?  I can't tell whether that was cloudy old plastic or metal that you removed from the original.

Makes me want to head to a flea market in search of a fun find like this one :-).

Tomlinson Run Ralroad

Tom

I think that’s masking tape think he was getting ready to paint 

lee drennen posted:

Tom

I think that’s masking tape think he was getting ready to paint 

Makes sense, thanks. Time to clean the glasses .

Nice post, PD!  I really enjoy seeing non-glamorous old stuff getting a little love. 

Sorry for the late reply, guys. Yeah, the first pic was taken after a light sanding and a masking of the windows and rubber tires with masking tape. The interior of the casting is unpainted, and I wanted to preserve that from overspray. One dilemma was how to mask the axle-ends...I recalled a buddy of mine using a daub of rubber-cement as a liquid masking agent. You can't see it in the picture, but there's a bit of rubber-cement on each axle-end which was peeled off after painting.

That said, a close examination will reveal that the new paint didn't cover very well.  The same was true for the original paint. Three coats and still a bit of the metal shows through. I baked the finish using a seventy-five watt bulb in a small box lined with tin-foil and letting it sit in there for three or four hours (in the summer I would have just set it outdoors in the sun for an afternoon).

A real frustration when doing these projects is the dramatic reduction in paint selection from the folks that now run Testors. I was a heavy ModelMaster enamel fan, and that stuff is virtually gone. I'm not sure if this was driven by the move by a lot of hobbyists to acrylics, or just a general drop in demand for the product. Regardless, for those of us that don't want to drag out the airbrush for small projects, it's a pain.

Okay, enough bellyaching...

PD

Don

White Mobilgas Tanker looks great.  What decals did you use?  I tried a set from the 1995 reissue and they were terrible.  Thick, yellowed, gummy and distorted when slid around.  

Removed them before they set.  Maybe a bad set, I have some others.  I have used 60+ year old Champ decals with no problems and good results.

Gray