I've been bogged down with school work (and work-work) but hope to post some recent Diecast Direct purchases some time. I didn't realize that my mail program began sending all Forum emails to my spam folder. Here I thought this thread was inactive. What fun it has been catching up with all the great posts and photos since January! 
Great job everyone!
Tomlinson Run Railroad
Busy day to today...a few new vehicles came on the scene, along with a many locals taking advantage of the newly opened transportation hub...bus and train stations! The Railway Express office opened for business to a steady flow of activity for a Sunday...take note of the spotting of two Railway Express cars placed for loading of outgoing freight
briansilvermustang posted:
Nice image with the loading ramp. IIRC from a Bowling Green plant tour, Corvettes don't ship by rail because of the low production volume.
Brian. It’s about time you post that Vette getting loaded up
Brian, looks like your ramp needs to be a little higher!
Capetrainman posted:Busy day to today...a few new vehicles came on the scene, along with a many locals taking advantage of the newly opened transportation hub...bus and train stations! The Railway Express office opened for business to a steady flow of activity for a Sunday...take note of the spotting of two Railway Express cars placed for loading of outgoing freight
Wow paul, things have certainly come to life'..your structures, and LPs look great. Nice looking scenes'.. Where did you get the figure in the red dress in front of the bus station?.. Your selection of figures and their placement have added a realistic touch'... 
Wow carpettrainman what a great downtown scene. I loved the Greyhound terminal what s great modeling job.
Briansilvermustsng. That ‘63 split window must be headed to s car show. Those are 6-7 figure cats today. Don’t scratch the paint
Don McErlean
Thanks Don
Ted, thanks for the comment...the lady in the red dress in front of the bus station is a Preiser. I believe she's a 1:45 scale...as you tell, those figures are very detailed She must be friends with the three standing by the '55 yellow Chevy at the intersection!
Don, yes, the Greyhound terminal is a nice piece from MTH. Until I hit the lights tonight, I had forgotten the "Greyhound" marquis blinks on and off....a nice feature.
Lee, I agree it's nice to see Brian's '63 silver Vette loading up...great scene, Brian! I'll be placing my '63 silver Vette on the layout pretty soon.
'63 Split Window - doesn't get any better than that !
Pic's of a couple of new additions.
Richie, very nice trucks........I have a very similar Harley van except mine doesn't have the spare tire or sun visor but does have bumpers.
That's very cool, Ray - mine also has a gold colored headlight assembly and radiator grill and, for whatever reason, it has more of a hot rod look even though it's a business van. $6 on DD and $4 for the brown Chevy stepside - couldn't pass them up.
Richie your right it has some "Rat Rod" in it, what a great deal you made.
I have 2 '63 Split window Corvettes. They are by Road Champions. They took turns at the charity car wash at McDonald's. Red and Beach Boys blue. 
Richie. What a great deal like the both I don’t have either one I really need to get that 55 Chevy thanks for posting
Ray. Yours looks good too
Gary. Great pics as always those are some nice shots
Richie C. posted:'63 Split Window - doesn't get any better than that !
Pic's of a couple of new additions.
Two sharp-looking trucks there, Buddy!
I also have one of the 1930 Chevrolet panel trucks. Mines a bank,with visor and spare tire,made by Ertl. Looks right at home in front of the Parts Department.
While waiting on my parts I thought I would start another Circus Wagon
The "Young's" panel truck I picked up is also by ERTL and says it is part of a series of 7, so that may account for the different variations.
Lee - I didn't notice it until I saw the pic I posted here, but the brown '55 Chevy stepside is two tones of brown - the cab is slightly darker brown than the bed. It appears the cab is diecast, but the bed is plastic, so that may account for the difference.
Also, picked this roadster up with side windows.
AZGARY posted:I also have one of the 1930 Chevrolet panel trucks. Mines a bank,with visor and spare tire,made by Ertl. Looks right at home in front of the Parts Department.
I like what you did with a Plastciville fire station.
I love kit bashing PV stuff.
For the "Vette" fans above, I located the '63 split window coupe to add to the layout today...the black Vette next to it is a '58...
A highly modified Plasticville Gas Station. Added a tile front, revamped the windows, added Mobil decals and lighting, added Berkshire Valley gas pumps, oil cans, air station, and water can, added bare metal foil trim, added a full garage interior (including photos of my own workbench) added an island with a light post, and did a whole lot of other things which I forgot. Figures are from MTH
The Hudson Hornet is a made from Hudson race car, which I repainted, added bare metal foil trim, added full hub caps, modified the bumpers, etc. The Ford started life as a Taxi, The Cadillac is a Neo model, and the Alfa in the garage started life as well..an Alfa. It was chosen because it fit into the O/S-sized Plasticville service bay.
The light post is bent because some inattentive customer ran into it. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. But its lucky he missed the oil cans neatly stacked on their shelves. And like all my buildings, it is fully illuminated:
The big Mobilgas signs on either side of the central "sail" are made by attaching the decal to a cut styrene sheet. Illumination is provided by grain of wheat bulbs embedded in brass tubes
John thanks for posting those beautiful pics
Paul. You as well those are some great looking pics too
Thanks, Lee....great pics John! I especially like the night scene...sharp lighting...
John Sethian posted:A highly modified Plasticville Gas Stati ...
John,
This is a fabulous scene. Thanks for giving us the background on how the building and cars were created/modified. I'd like to call out the peeling concrete skim coat on the wall with the underlying brick showing through just to the right of the gas station. It really sets the tone and times. (The brick color goes well with the shades of the two store fronts as well.)
You've got a great eye for detail and the skills to bring an idea to "life".
I'm curious whether you cast the bumper for the Hudson or added touches in some other way to make it.
Tomlinson Run Railroad
Great scene and cars, John.
With the savings from the other 3 cars I picked up, I decide to splurge and got this little gem.
Thanks everyone for the kind words! I always liked the basic style of that Plasticville gas station, and while its a bit small, I managed to figure out how to fit it into the layout...stick it in the midst of a bunch of tall buildings to make them look taller!
TomlinsonRunRR posted:I'm curious whether you cast the bumper for the Hudson or added touches in some other way to make it.Tomlinson Run Railroad
All the mods were to the rear bumper..I added the tailights and bare metal foil. Since I bought that model you can now get it as a street car. So not only do you not have to get rid of the red wheels and "Fabulous Hudson Hornet" on the sides, it comes with an antenna and some more chrome trim
@Richie C. That Mack is amazing! Where did you get it?
conifers4 posted:@Richie C. That Mack is amazing! Where did you get it?
Thanks - Diecast Direct website. Also available in a white/blue paint scheme. A little more than I typically would pay for diecast for my train layout (although still reasonable), but with the money I saved on the other three cars/trucks I bought, I figured I'd splurge. Link to blue/white is below - Item # for the orange/white is IX-TR053.
Richie that’s a sharp looking Bulldog love those B models
Took a few pics around the layout this evening
Lee
I like that last photo! Good use of light coming through the windows
Capetrainman posted:For the "Vette" fans above, I located the '63 split window coupe to add to the layout today...the black Vette next to it is a '58...
Wow Paul', the community is growing rapidly '.. Where did you find that baby blue 53 Ford, and the dark green Ford parked nest to it'.. 53s are some of my favorites... Haven't seen those models before'... Nice set up with all the traffic'... Keep it up'.....😁👍🏻👌
John Sethian posted:A highly modified Plasticville Gas Station. Added a tile front, revamped the windows, added Mobil decals and lighting, added Berkshire Valley gas pumps, oil cans, air station, and water can, added bare metal foil trim, added a full garage interior (including photos of my own workbench) added an island with a light post, and did a whole lot of other things which I forgot. Figures are from MTH
The Hudson Hornet is a made from Hudson race car, which I repainted, added bare metal foil trim, added full hub caps, modified the bumpers, etc. The Ford started life as a Taxi, The Cadillac is a Neo model, and the Alfa in the garage started life as well..an Alfa. It was chosen because it fit into the O/S-sized Plasticville service bay.
The light post is bent because some inattentive customer ran into it. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. But its lucky he missed the oil cans neatly stacked on their shelves. And like all my buildings, it is fully illuminated:
The big Mobilgas signs on either side of the central "sail" are made by attaching the decal to a cut styrene sheet. Illumination is provided by grain of wheat bulbs embedded in brass tubes
Beautiful work John'... Are there any mirrors involved in these shots''. Your lighting is excellent as well as the entire scenes in each shot'...
Richie C. posted:Great scene and cars, John.
With the savings from the other 3 cars I picked up, I decide to splurge and got this little gem.
Beautiful new Mack'... Richie', Just ordered one'.. I just couldn't resist' Thanks for posting'.... 😜👨🏻👍🏻👀
Quarter Gauger 48 posted:
Ted
You get the sharp eyed award for the week. There is one mirror at the far right where the sky changes color (I need to work on THAT! Along with the gas station lamp post.)
This view shows it better.
The mirror is to the right of the 3rd townhouse from the left. In other words the 4th through 6th townhouses are just a reflection. The hill was required because these are old castings and they are slightly out of square. But its a good effect, and will be better when I finish the street and glue the sidewalks down.
And here are my obligitory night shots:
In the last photo, I was trying to create the effect of steps leading to a path that passes through a city park at night. The lamp posts along the path are HO Scale. The New Lyon Bank in the background is made from 19 (nineteen) HO Scale City Classics Baum Boulevard Art Deco building fronts.
And since this IS a car thread, that 1956 Desoto Adventurer Model is made by Buby Collectors Classics. That is an Argentinia company that made several mid 50's cars. Google them if you want. They are very well detailed (as you can see), and a bit pricey. But, you got to watch them, as sometimes they are grossly out of scale in width or length.
The Thompson Dairy truck I posted many pages ago in this thread
John Sethian posted:Quarter Gauger 48 posted:
Ted
You get the sharp eyed award for the week. There is one mirror at the far right where the sky changes color (I need to work on THAT! Along with the gas station lamp post.)
This view shows it better.
The mirror is to the right of the 3rd townhouse from the left. In other words the 4th through 6th townhouses are just a reflection. The hill was required because these are old castings and they are slightly out of square. But its a good effect, and will be better when I finish the street and glue the sidewalks down.
And here are my obligitory night shots:
In the last photo, I was trying to create the effect of steps leading to a path that passes through a city park at night. The lamp posts along the path are HO Scale. The New Lyon Bank in the background is made from 19 (nineteen) HO Scale City Classics Baum Boulevard Art Deco building fronts.
And since this IS a car thread, that 1956 Desoto Adventurer Model is made by Buby Collectors Classics. That is an Argentinia company that made several mid 50's cars. Google them if you want. They are very well detailed (as you can see), and a bit pricey. But, you got to watch them, as sometimes they are grossly out of scale in width or length.
The Thompson Dairy truck I posted many pages ago in this thread
Thanks John'... I only asked that, as I remember seeing those beautiful apt buildings from along ago post when I asked you some questions about those.. I'm still working on mine'..
as I am way behind on projects'... Your work is great and I always enjoy seeing your beautiful scenes'....
Ted - sorry to have increased your train budget ! 
Lee - great pics' - love that tow truck !
Richie. Thanks it was a lot of fun to build
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