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@JDFonz posted:

Went back and looked again, for a guy that can’t see....kidding, ....you even did chromework around the windows... Very, very nice.👌👍

Thanks Joel'.. I have the one eye that works pretty good for a limited amount of time.  Then I have to rest it.. But when it is working, it does work good'....(LOL). The ambulance did come out good.  I used your trick of floor wax applied with a brush, several coats.   I like it better than Clear coat..  Not to mention, it does wonders on the glass...

@JDFonz posted:

Yessir, they look really good. Does tamiya make a window tint?

Yes they make a series of transparent paints that are great for painting windows.  I have the green I used on passenger train cars, and yellow for light bulbs in my buildings... Very cool product...

That ambulance has about three coats on the it, as I wanted a little darker, and then several coats of floor wax, after the glass soaked in the wax for several days...

Artie, wonderful little fire engine!

Paul, WOW you have yourself a quite the traffic jam there! Its a good thing its a nice day and folks can get out of there cars while they wait! Great scene!

Kevin, cool looking bus!

Ted, Outstanding job on all 3 restores! They all look better then new and the fire department will thank you! Also Great scene with the ladies!

I hope everyone has a great weekend and finds time for more fun!

I understand that slotted model vehicles were done so because import duty was lower for "banks", than "toys"?  Certainly makes me unhappy when l have to fill the hole, carefully and smoothly, as repair is in most visible location.  A similar situation applies to the fire engine problem above, when you have to find compatible paints to obliterate "Podunk" factory- lettered on a model, greatly decreasing its market value to people worldwide who do not live in "Podunk", or model it. Always wonder if "Podunk" sales to those of that place were greater than the sales lost to people who were modeling the Great Northern? or?,  and cringed at another relettering job, passing up the item.  (I may have my answer as "no", since this problem applies to rolling stock lettering.)

@Artie-DL&W posted:

A buddy I worked with had a Austin Healy 3000, when I had my 1968 Triumph TR 250 in British Racing green. We worked in Fort Lee, NJ, and would take drives up 9w to Nyack, which had a exotic car dealership. If anyone hears of a model of the TR 250, let me know!

I just recently bought a '70 TR6 1/43 from an auction site seller in UK...color is a soft yellow.  He has a few more of the Atlas Norev brand...nice quality and detail. Like you, I like the BRG color too.  In my search for a 1/43 TR, I did come across a TR250 in 1/43...believe it was BRG...a little pricey as I recall.  I don't remember the brand.  So they're out there.

TR6 was the car I wanted, after coming home from active duty.  The only reason I never bought it was because the sales guy was arrogant and wouldn't take any $$$ off the $3,650 price tag...so I showed him, lol, and bought a Monte Carlo...GM always negotiates  I've done my best to make up for that lost purchase decades ago.  I'll post a pic for you later on of the '70 TR 6...

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@Artie-DL&W posted:

A buddy I worked with had a Austin Healy 3000, when I had my 1968 Triumph TR 250 in British Racing green. We worked in Fort Lee, NJ, and would take drives up 9w to Nyack, which had a exotic car dealership. If anyone hears of a model of the TR 250, let me know!

Found your TR250 in British Racing Green in 1/43...the model is sharp and is made of resin.  The brand is "Schuco" and a search for "Schuco TR250 1/43" brings up several.  A quick look showed most for sale from the UK...and as mentioned, a little pricey...!

Whoops...didn't see your response above when I posted this one...glad you located the item...

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Artie. Your fire truck is really nice and the Millitary scene looks great

Kevin. Thanks for sharing your pics and the bus looks great

Paul. Glad you like the Pete. Your pics look good also

Ted. great restoration on the vehicles. The sled looks great

Sorry I’m behind it’s that time of year I start the garden and hatching/ raising baby chicks. Care on Gentleman

To take the history of the 'Quonset" hut a little farther back, back in the 50's when the the 'Quonset Naval Air Station" was a flourishing military base,  it was considered a deep sea port, and as a result US Navy aircraft carriers were stationed there while destroyers and other navy ships were stationed across the bay at the "Newport Naval Base."  In addition to the deep sea port, the base had (has) a runway airstrip capable of accommodating even today's large military or commercial jets.

So the Quonset hut was named for the place of its origin and original use...at the "Quonset Naval Air Station."   Quonset was once know as the home of the "Seabees!"  The base closed for active military service in the '70's as part of a downsizing by the Nixon administration.

Lionel did a nice job on the model of the Quonset hut...I may see if I can pick up a couple for old times sake.  Artie, thanks for putting the QH on my radar

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Paul, I have visited the Quonset Naval base, and the home of the Seabees. Many of the original buildings from WW2 are still standing.  There is plenty of activity at the port now.  with ships coming from the west.  It is a shame that the Navy let that base deteriorate.  When walking the grounds, you can feel and smell the history.  BTW, I have lived in quonset huts.  They quite comfortable and well insulated against the elements....

Paul, thank you for the interesting history of the Quonset huts. I have to say, a Lionel catalog would have been the last place I would have thought to find one. When I saw it, I knew I needed it for the Area 51 layout. Another neat item Lionel makes is an unloading ramp for trailer on flat cars. I plan to have an unloading spur on my upcoming layout expansion.

Morning guys looks like everyone is having fun!

Paul thank you for the back ground on the Quonset huts. I stayed in one for a little while when I was at 29 Palms, Ca.

Joel, I am glad you like the cars I thought you would, I got a ride in a few of them and a couple came up for sale but with my luck no extra cash at the time. I am glad the plates look like they will work!

I hope everyone is having a good week sofar and are having fun with all your projects. As for me the CEO has opted my painting talents to the house and garage. It maybe a while before I get any real projects done, but I still plan on trying to get out to the train room before the sun comes up! LOL

I Vietnam I lived in a two story chicken coop, but our headquarters was in two 25' x100' Quonset huts.  I spent many nights sleeping on the floor behind my desk because it was quieter, not as windy and dusty, and didn't leak when it rained..  I got a lot of gas for living in a "soup can".

Saw a lot of them in the years between WWII and Korea.  War surplus that was reasonably priced.  Seems every farm and ranch in our area...and a lot of other places...had at least one, and many times several of them in every imaginable size.

Later on Butler buildings took over.

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I'm thinking that with all this talk of Quonset huts and the great Lionel example that an awesome diorama for the RR/this thread would be to use one on a used car lot.  The Quonset hut would be the office.  Lots of cars, lots of vari-colored triangular flags flapping overhead, and a rail line in the back of the lot.

Just dreaming out loud ...

P.S. -- Go Seabees!

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Ted, Great looking cars, it would be an honor to own any of them! But I dont thing I will be going inside to sign the paper work as you never know when they might collapse !

Lee I am glad you got the plates, I hope there was something else there also, it was the whole reason for sending it out the plates were just a plus! LOL

Nothing new from me as I am still waiting on my little people!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

JD, Amazing job! Its nice to see you used the plates I am glad they worked for you!

Lee, the plates are from Ted, I just printed them up so you guys could use them! When I get around to it I will install some also! Oh by the way I got my little people today, sure looks like a lot of work, but I will get to them after my fence work for the layout and the house painting for the CEO! LOL

Hi guys, I fell 3-4 pages behind so I'm probably going to miss commenting on a few posts but here goes.

Rich C, thanks for the how to convert a bank post.  I've got two or three I need to do and was thinking along those lines but hadn't quite figured out how to secure the "backing plate".

Ted, Joel; more great restos out of each shop.

Mike, the correct placement makes almost every vehicle work.

Some nice trips down memory lane from the SCCOG (Sports Car Club of O Gauge)

@trumptrain posted:

Corgi Landrover given to me for Christmas by one of my uncles who lived in England ... this was back in the early 1960s .... long ago.  I have incorporated into my present layout several  pieces dating all the way back to my first train layout from when I was 4 years old.  IMG_5856

Patrick, enjoying the numerous colors and detail in your scene...great looking "safari" Rover!  Better call a tow truck to get it off the tracks before the "local" comes along

WOW' we Joel'... that sure is a beauty'... Reminds me of the purple people eater".. A guy in town had the exact vehicle.  On the back it was airbrushed, Purple People Eater'..

I'll be out of commision for a while.  Too many projects on the list from the CO.  Wish me luck'... 😉

Ted, I believe the CO's are calling role because the home projects are mounting up and it's more difficult to find time for the trains, cars, and Forum...but will keep trying to do both

I'll be out of commision for a while.  Too many projects on the list from the CO.

My God, can I relate.

I really think my wife views the pandemic as a golden age as it's just one household project after another (and her whole family are the types that if something enters their mind, Planet Earth WILL come to a screeching halt to go along with it, that very moment). I wanted to spend a day working on my WW2 Jeep but it keeps getting moved back week after week.

The times I was working on my layout projects this spring, I've had to work around her chore schedule, a few hours at a time...

It's getting scary, she's getting more demanding and insistent every day. It's like having the crazier demanding aspects of Sheldon Cooper from "The Big Bang Tbeory" in a cute short middle aged woman.  I now often respond, "Yes, Sheldon," when she decides a project must occur starting that very moment.

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@mike g. posted:

Great scene Patrick! If it was me I would leave the Rover the way it is, it shows all the hard work it's been threw? Just my opinion.

Patrick, I agree with Mike...other than coming out of the showroom, it's hard to imagine a "Rover" with the spare tire on the hood with a shiny new paint job...the flat orange with a few scrapes from the "bush" looks authentic and well used. Just a thought Patrick...you're the master of realistic looking scenery, but it's difficult not to agree with a US Marine

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Patrick, I agree with Mike...other than coming out of the showroom, it's hard to imagine a "Rover" with the spare tire on the hood with a shiny new paint job...the flat orange with a few scrapes from the "bush" looks authentic and well used. Just a thought Patrick...you're the master of realistic looking scenery, but it's difficult not to agree with a US Marine

Yep and look at the tire on  the hood, you can still see the tread. I looks like it has never seen the ground! LOL

Lee, if you run short I have some house painting! LOL

At the Main Street crossing. A switcher hauling a “Roustabout” (what the Lackawanna called a way freight) brings a few cars through. I really like the look of those Walther’s gates, although they never worked automatically as described in the instructions. I burned out a pair, and Walther’s replaced them. They do work well with the supplied manual levers, so I have to be on that side of the layout to work them, unless I hire on a crossing guard! Most children that visit like operating them.1D9AFA90-245D-4847-AF26-5AC40792E042

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At the Main Street crossing. A switcher hauling a “Roustabout” (what the Lackawanna called a way freight) brings a few cars through. I really like the look of those Walther’s gates, although they never worked automatically as described in the instructions. I burned out a pair, and Walther’s replaced them. They do work well with the supplied manual levers, so I have to be on that side of the layout to work them, unless I hire on a crossing guard! Most children that visit like operating them.1D9AFA90-245D-4847-AF26-5AC40792E042

Wonderful scene Artie, I have been looking for crossing gates for my layout. I see you have your new pumper standing by at the station, looks good there!

Okay, here’s the finished Atlantis kit for the tank truck. Altogether, a nice kit, but the cab was a lot of work, and still didn’t fit together well, as you can see. All in all, I like the tanker, and thanks for the painting advice from Lee and everyone. I wound up finishing with Testor’s Dull-coat, which I’ve used for a long time, but warmed it in a container of warm water first to improve the spray.D3EF1153-994F-49EE-94C7-FF46ADF6F703B93D6687-DA9D-4ACE-8E2C-81ACFCC720C31DF04CA2-465A-47A3-BB10-157916633ED1

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Artie, great job on the the Sunoco tanker truck, Looks really nice!

Joel, Outstanding work on the new fire engine restore! I think you did a wonderful job adding the flashing lights and decals. But to be honest I think you have forgotten to take your meds as your son is correct Fire engines are to be RED!Unless your working at some of the Airports! LOL

@JDFonz posted:

Artie, you really did a good job on the Sunoco tanker. I don’t know how many times I had that kit in my hands at hobby lobby, but I never pulled the trigger. Mike, oh my poor man, you too are one of those red fire truck guys....I’m really sorry!😀

Joel, to be honest, I can take a fire truck in any color! It not the color, its the men and women that run them~!

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