Mark
i used the Wheelers kit to make my auto sales business. I also used a real name. Not connected to the transformer as yet but it sets on the layout. Attached are some photos as I prepared the building.
I enjoyed the kit. Most of my time completing the building was finding the character figures and waiting on my orders.
John, you did a great job! There’s the checkerboard tile floor I mentioned. The name and sign look great! That’s a nice touch with the maintenance equipment near the one car. Looks great
@Seth Thomas posted:Mark
i used the Wheelers kit to make my auto sales business. I also used a real name. Not connected to the transformer as yet but it sets on the layout. Attached are some photos as I prepared the building.
I enjoyed the kit. Most of my time completing the building was finding the character figures and waiting on my orders.
👍😁 Seth, Excellent build!!! Not easy making those Atlas kits look realistic. (BTW) there is a 'Waggoner' Jeep dealership, located on route 7, New Milford, CT... Family business since the 40s....
@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:😁👍Nice to see you build a dealership in your town'.. That looks like quite a facility. Did you build it Mark'..? Every town needs one or two auto lots, For instance my new layout will have two dealers and a heavy truck outlet as well.... Lots of construction coming up in Ponderville... Here's a few shots of recent progress....
This what you get when one retires and down sizes from a full basement and a garage and a half to a Sunroom and sheds.. AND, going from 15'X 30' to 4'X 16' O Scale'...😏 and starting over...(LOL) I recon it beats having nothing at all. At least that is what I'm told'...😁
This sun room has been completely converted from a tin box to a 4 -season room. New insulated roof, windows, insulated walls, celling, carpeting; electrical power racetracks, outlets, switches, and carpeting, blinds... The layout will be smaller, however, I will be comfortable...Well worth the expense'... This design has no underneath wiring. No crawling on the floor required...
@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:😁👍Nice to see you build a dealership in your town'.. That looks like quite a facility. Did you build it Mark'..? Every town needs one or two auto lots, For instance my new layout will have two dealers and a heavy truck outlet as well.... Lots of construction coming up in Ponderville... Here's a few shots of recent progress....
This what you get when one retires and down sizes from a full basement and a garage and a half to a Sunroom and sheds.. AND, going from 15'X 30' to 4'X 16' O Scale'...😏 and starting over...(LOL) I recon it beats having nothing at all. At least that is what I'm told'...😁
This sun room has been completely converted from a tin box to a 4 -
Ted, looking forward to seeing your layout come together... even with smaller space than your prior layout, I'm sure your scenes, people, cars and trains will be among the best in the hobby! I didn't realize your prior layout was 15' x 30'...must have been quite the chore to take it down for the move...
@Mark Boyce posted:Ted, thank you! It looks like you have a great new place to display lots of vehicles!!
Actually, this kit is basically a snap together like the old Plasticville kits. I did not realize that when I bought it. However, that made it easy to do a mock-up to see how it might work out.
It will need a complete scratch built interior which will be fun. Here’s a closeup of the cars I staged in front to see how much space it would take.
Mark, that's a great building for the dealership...I may have used the same one for the Chevy dealership. Nice car collection too...can't wait to see the finished product...
Ben T just came out of the general store to find two admires looking over his '57 Bel Air...having saved his money from a paper route over the past five years, Ben was finally able to buy a lightly used '57 convertible in his favorite "Surf Green" color from Djer's Auto sales in town. Ben's motto these days is "I'm in heaven in my '57...! Ben is sure to be seen at the upcoming Saturday night GM rallies at Bob's General Store across town this summer. Bob just had a fresh coat of asphalt applied with vibrant white striping in anticipation of a busy summer season...
@Capetrainman posted:Mark, that's a great building for the dealership...I may have used the same one for the Chevy dealership. Nice car collection too...can't wait to see the finished product...
Thank you, Paul!
Walther's short venture into O-scale. These plastic kits, were designed, to be assembled, with out glue adhesives. The idea was, that model train structures, were seasonal. Each model, could be dis-assembled, and stored, in the original box, until the next Christmas Holiday season. There was/were three or four of these kits in O-scale, several more kits HO. Another popular kit was the Gasoline station. Eventually Walthers sold "Built-ups", already assembled, model buildings, based on current model railroad trend, (Out of the box, onto the layout).
Mike, thank you for the scoop on these building kits!
@Paul, If you are a sentimental individual, it is a very painful task dismantling a layout that took you 10 years to complete'.. Some do it with no second thoughts or pain whatsoever... Me.. LOL it still hurts....
Ted, I share the same thoughts with you as I took down my layout a few short years ago after a 10 year build-out. It took me a year to take it down. The first day of take down was the most difficult, but the light will shine again once you get into your new layout and the creative ideas begin to flow again...
From a Saturday night rally on North Main last summer...
No Pretty Layout pictures here, just a build.
Started with this
Stock New Ray 1/43 Mack
Finished with this
Cut the tandems off a New Ray Peterbilt and reattached, Added Don Mills west coast mirrors, painted the clearance lights, turn signals, and gave it a chrome front bumper. I may add a second stack.
While 1/43 is too big for my liking mixed with O scale trains, I do have multiple models to that scale I keep separate for just what they are.
Here’s a Mercedes SUV (manufacturer unknown) that I installed on the layout yesterday after adding headlights and tail-lights. Already turning heads in front of the coffee shop:
@Capetrainman posted:Ted, I share the same thoughts with you as I took down my layout a few short years ago after a 10 year build-out. It took me a year to take it down. The first day of take down was the most difficult, but the light will shine again once you get into your new layout and the creative ideas begin to flow again...
👍😉 Indeed Paul, I am enjoying my new build.. I'm doing things different and will have several different attractions, I've been planning for some time now... It is a lot of work in some respects. However, I've learned so many short cuts for so many different construction technics I am enjoying putting it all to use... Thanks for your thoughts'...
The Mrs. finally got Jake to throw a "for sale" sign on the '65 Chevy pick-up...its gotten a little rusty over the years but still runs...
Awesome “distressing” on the Chevy truck, Paul. No doubt there’s a buyer out there somewhere … :-).
Tom...Run RR...thanks for the comment, but I can't take credit. I've tried to master the rusting / distressing process without success, so when I found one for sale I moved on it...
The "pizza guy" makes a delivery to the distressed driver with a dead battery stranded at Bob's Country Store...
The "boss" arrived at the door plant early today! With warm temps for this time of year, he took the '57 Olds convertible, top down. He's greeted by his admin assistant, who drove across town early in her '65 Impala, pushing her 327 to be first to arrive at the plant! The landscapers were off to an early start before the sun rose this morning, as the truck driver, with a fresh load of clear jambs, waits for the forklift guy to arrive for unloading...
Even "Vettes" need service from time to time...
That's a nice collection Coach...!
The first GM rally of the season was held last night at "Bob's General Store!" The lot was full with regulars and a couple of new attendees. It's the first rally for the boss from the door assembly plant in his '58 gold Olds '88 and his admin assistant in her red, '65 Impala! Mike's "pizza guy" was in attendance offering single slices this year to the crowd rather than a whole pie in hopes of increasing sales..
Paul, my late uncle would have loved the GM rally! He bought nothing but new GM cars.
Hi guys I know its been a while since chimed in! I would like to say your all doing great on your scenery and Ted I am glad to see your getting back in the game!
I would like to say something on everyones post, but I am to lazy right now, sorry! LOL
Paul l would have to say that I don't think that red vet has ever came down the car lift! LOL I think they should just put a billboard on it! LOL
Everyone have a great night!
The VW couple stops at "Bob's General Store" for a few supplies before heading to the lake and camp ground for the weekend...
Here is my version of the Trainbus, a short-lived Amtrak connecting service in Oregon in the early 1980s. See prototype info and photo by Greg Brown:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...vmgPr-w5zDyW-2oeqarH
@Bruce Clouette posted:Here is my version of the Trainbus, a short-lived Amtrak connecting service in Oregon in the early 1980s. See prototype info and photo by Greg Brown:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...vmgPr-w5zDyW-2oeqarH
Nice job Bruce!
Populating my intermodal transfer facility with some tractor trailers. Lionel containers and tractors in the distance larger K-Line and Atlas containers near the front for forced perspective, hopefully making the facility look bigger. Some Lionel tractors (1:64) an Athern Ford C model (1:50) and some larger toy trucks (1:43).
Coach, you've got some great looking equipment there...it's clear that commerce is flowing at your facility unlike some of the other ports...
A slightly different view of the GM rally the other night at Bob's General Store...for some reason, the two Buick guys have their hoods up...maybe to show off those high-powered GM engines...? Even the cows across the tracks at "Sunset Farm" took notice of the sharp convertibles on that warm June night...
@coach joe posted:Populating my intermodal transfer facility with some tractor trailers. Lionel containers and tractors in the distance larger K-Line and Atlas containers near the front for forced perspective, hopefully making the facility look bigger. Some Lionel tractors (1:64) an Athern Ford C model (1:50) and some larger toy trucks (1:43).
Great looking scene Joe, You must have been collecting all those rigs for a while! Sure looks like the RR is keeping everyone busy!
@Capetrainman posted:A slightly different view of the GM rally the other night at Bob's General Store...for some reason, the two Buick guys have their hoods up...maybe to show off those high-powered GM engines...? Even the cows across the tracks at "Sunset Farm" took notice of the sharp convertibles on that warm June night...
Paul, great looking cars and it sure looks like it has turned into a family event! Very cool!
Thank you Mike. Vehicles are tough for us O gaugers, With all the varying scales now available it's hard to blend them together. We consider our scale to be 1:48 but in the early 90s when I got into the hobby there was very little if any affordable 1:48 vehicles. My train vehicle collection began with a pretty good score of ERTL 1:43 cars at the Green Dragon Flea Market in Ephrata, PA. I picked up 10 or 12 new in the box for like $3 or $4. After that I kept my eyes opened for 1:43 scale cars and trucks in toy stores (remember them) department stores, and where ever else toy cars and trucks were sold. Along came Lionel's inter-modal trains and Lionel tractor trailers so I scoop some up and low and behold the manufacturer of our O gauge trains is selling S gauge (1:64) trucks. Gotta keep those Lionel Kenworths far away from 1950s and 1960s 1:43 cars. Then came the 1:50 construction vehicles and some oddball scales from European mfrs. Again I'm talking affordable, not Brooklin or some of those "Mints" that also made Gone With the Wind Collectible plates. K-Line decided to go the 1:43 route with it's vehicles, tractor trailers, TOFC and intermodal. Then there was Athern coming out with a series of 1:50 cars and trucks, at least I remember some cars or pick-ups to go along with the cool Ford C model trucks of all types, tractors, box trucks, stake trucks or rack bodies, whichever you prefer to call them, fire trucks. Tractors sold for around $25, Box and stake trucks around $30 and the Fire Trucks for around $35. I picked up a few tractors to pull some of the Lionel trailers. I guess they didn't sell well, Athern never reproduced them and after several years of sitting on the shelf, TrainLand dropped the price to clear shelf space and I wound up buying many more. I have way more vehicles than I'll ever be able to use but I still scan the racks in the dollar stores, pharmacies and supermarkets. I always check out the toy isles at WalMart and Target and there are even a few Hallmark Christmas ornaments.
Hi Everyone,
In case you missed them, we released five officially licensed, 1:48 scale Hummers. Check them out >
Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy
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