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

Colorado, I use Microsoft Edge, but sometimes I have to switch to Chrome to open photos.

I had to dig deep, but I found these photos of the 1935 Cadillac and the 1936 Cord that I bought for 50 cents apiece. My smart intelligent wife painted the Cadillac red and the Cord black.

John 23, just a regular old tin truss bridge and my trusty old Dremel.

Hi vehicle followers—Rockville CT had a seriously busy day today with retiring fire apparatus, deliveries of soda and,  

ta-raaaah, Ben & Jerry’s—-whew!

Yes, the firehouse is a custom kit-bash from two P-ville firehouses and Heljan brewery wall sections.  It has a full interior, including two brass fire poles and was built to honor a life-long friend ( and retired chief) on my railroad.

Don

Very impressive I’m liking those old fire  apparatus. Thanks for posting 

Stopped in Market Basket grocery store (100 year old New England chain) while visiting kids in Concord, NH and found this tractor-trailer combo. Box says Diecast Metal 1:50 scale.  Seems right as it is comparable to the K-Line Heavy Haulers I have.

Darn hobby, even when I'm just out to pick up a gallon of milk, there's always the possibility of finding something for the train layout. By the way, gallon of milk $2.69, toy truck $24.99. Darn hobby.

To complement KMAR500's post last week, here is my 1979 Pontiac Firebird TransAm.  It's a few years older than his.  The model is a 1/43 Lucky Diecast (Yat Ming?), Road Signature Collection.  It was a toss-up between purchasing the black or the gold paint, so I went for the gold.   This model represents a car I used to see around my old home town common in the late 70s, often pulling out of the parking lot of a 19th century hotel with a floor of rooms dubbed "alimony hall" and a bar called the "Hunt Club".   I always wondered whether the owner lived on that floor but could somehow still afford a flashy new car.

The Tomlinson Run layout has been picked up off the living room floor, so I thought it would be fun to visually pair my cars with rail cars.  This challenged the focusing mechanism on my cheap camera, so when the weather improved, I took a few outdoor shots for you.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Going for the Gold and Silver

Mooner posted:

Stopped in Market Basket grocery store (100 year old New England chain) while visiting kids in Concord, NH and found this tractor-trailer combo. Box says Diecast Metal 1:50 scale.  Seems right as it is comparable to the K-Line Heavy Haulers I have.

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Mooner, that Market Basket truck is very tempting.  I'm about two miles away from a MB and am trying to resist the temptation to drop in to see whether they carry them.  The detailing looks nice and they've done a great job with the graphics -- especially on the cab door.  Limited space is always a problem but I'm still kicking myself for not buying an O scale model of my town's Ford cruiser.  The limited edition model was sold by a smaller, competing family-owned supermarket chain.  They purchased the 1:1 cruiser for the town in exchange for an advertising spot on the rear quarter panels :-).  The model commemorated that unusual fact.

TRRR

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Mooner posted:

Stopped in Market Basket grocery store (100 year old New England chain) while visiting kids in Concord, NH and found this tractor-trailer combo. Box says Diecast Metal 1:50 scale.  Seems right as it is comparable to the K-Line Heavy Haulers I have.

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Mooner, that Market Basket truck is very tempting.  I'm about two miles away from a MB and am trying to resist the temptation to drop in to see whether they carry them.  The detailing looks nice and they've done a great job with the graphics -- especially on the cab door.  Limited space is always a problem but I'm still kicking myself for not buying an O scale model of my town's Ford cruiser.  The limited edition model was sold by a smaller, competing family-owned supermarket chain.  They purchased the 1:1 cruiser for the town in exchange for an advertising spot on the rear quarter panels :-).  The model commemorated that unusual fact.

TRRR

Shop someplace else until the buying fancy passes. If you see it, you'll buy it. As far as room for it on a layout, just have an accident up ahead someplace on your road and squeeze it in under backed up traffic!

Mooner.  I like that Mack Granite Market Basket  tractor-trailer a great fine. 

Tom.   I have to agree I like the gold one better than the black one seem like everybody has a black one that gold really stands out. Thanks for posting 

Trumptrain love that Tucker Dealership. It looks like he has everyone that was every built as I think there were only 50 total built. Great job even the one on the roof. 

Hooray for those Corgi fire engines...as there are a variety for the steam era! And some small towns kept and ran them forever, and with few fires, still had low miles.

After 4yrs of building this Mack B75 Custom Corgi truck with Don Mills  components on it  I finally finished it tonight. I also painted a trailer for it I’ve had built since 1996. The photo above is the beginning photo I took around February 2015

Here’s the trailer. It’s the trailer from the Revell  Honest John kit.

 I finally put this on the layout this evening and got some pics 

New trucks from IXO our newest sponsor Diecast Direct is offering them. I will  definitely be getting the  Emeryville since my dad drove one of these for many years 

Painted and added a few figures to the layout and move and added some vehicles. Keep posting your vehicles I would like to see them as well as the others.

Here’s some more... 

Well, as my following photos show, I just had to have a Swiffer (in a snow storm, no less) and the only place that had them was my local Market Basket supermarket.  So, in spite of Mooner's sage advice, I came home with a 1:50 delivery truck just like his.

This New England company survived a well-publicized ownership battle between first cousins, both named Arthur.  I went to elementary school with them both.  The employees went on strike to support the Artie who got forced out and he ultimately prevailed.  Legend has it that Harvard Business School teaches this story as an example of how to manage and not how to manage.  So, you see, I had to have this truck.   It looks really great in my kitchen while the floor layout is packed away.

This shot shows some of the minor customizations I made: I painted the vents, the grab handles, the hood latches, added a bit of soot to the exhaust stack, and -- my favorite part -- I added orange reflectors to the side mirrors.

Photos on the web confirmed that this Mack is based on the MHD (medium heavy duty) Granite.  Note the hooks in the front and the grille guard.  Possible years seem to be 2013-18.  The fenders should have a bit of grey.

For chuckles I wound some 22-gauge wire around a pen refill to simulate air lines.  It was the thinnest red wire I had handy.  This was just a proof-of-concept; at some point I will get scale blue, red, and green wire and do it right.  Notice also the movable landing gear:

Another plus is the opening rear doors.  Here's Chef Chuck Wagon and a boy named Sous Chef looking over a shipment of produce.  The primer grey color indicates that it was delivered during the employee strike. Chef is not happy:

In this closeup shot (under a sun lamp and with full flash), you can see that the paint I used didn't take well to the model's matte finish paint.  As a result for the latch on this side, I tried a Sharpie marker.  Do any of you have suggestions for correcting this paint problem in the future?  I've never had paint run/clump/separate on a model before.  Notice the half-open window.  This model has lots of nice details like that:

From web searches, this tractor looks very prototypical except that the exhaust stack is curved and I couldn't find any examples of a grille with vertical sections.  Notice the Massachusetts license plate with 2018 and the year the company was founded:

All in all, I'm really happy with this model.  The only thing that's a bit rough is how the air horn was painted -- the silver slopped over the edges:

I would like to add a bulldog radiator cap but wonder whether the 1:48 scale will look a bit big on a 1:50 model.  Don Mills has a 1:55 scale, too.  Would it be better to go with a smaller one?  Your input is welcome.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

lee drennen posted:

Painted and added a few figures to the layout and move and added some vehicles. Keep posting your vehicles I would like to see them as well as the others.

Lee,  had to chuckle when I saw these two pics. Had a safety manager who would say to drivers if they climbed out of the truck, as you positioned the driver in the photo, that they were required to climb into the cab facing the same way they exited. For those at a loss what I'm referring to; it's a no no jumping down. Don't need no broke drivers. I enjoy your post.

Thanks Jackie 

we were always taught the 3 point of contact rule. My brother says he’s a big guy for that small cab I told him well I’m a big guy too I’m 6’2” glad you liked it 

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Well, as my following photos show, I just had to have a Swiffer (in a snow storm, no less) and the only place that had them was my local Market Basket supermarket.  So, in spite of Mooner's sage advice, I came home with a 1:50 delivery truck just like his.

This New England company survived a well-publicized ownership battle between first cousins, both named Arthur.  I went to elementary school with them both.  The employees went on strike to support the Artie who got forced out and he ultimately prevailed.  Legend has it that Harvard Business School teaches this story as an example of how to manage and not how to manage.  So, you see, I had to have this truck.   It looks really great in my kitchen while the floor layout is packed away.

This shot shows some of the minor customizations I made: I painted the vents, the grab handles, the hood latches, added a bit of soot to the exhaust stack, and -- my favorite part -- I added orange reflectors to the side mirrors.

Photos on the web confirmed that this Mack is based on the MHD (medium heavy duty) Granite.  Note the hooks in the front and the grille guard.  Possible years seem to be 2013-18.  The fenders should have a bit of grey.

For chuckles I wound some 22-gauge wire around a pen refill to simulate air lines.  It was the thinnest red wire I had handy.  This was just a proof-of-concept; at some point I will get scale blue, red, and green wire and do it right.  Notice also the movable landing gear:

Another plus is the opening rear doors.  Here's Chef Chuck Wagon and a boy named Sous Chef looking over a shipment of produce.  The primer grey color indicates that it was delivered during the employee strike. Chef is not happy:

In this closeup shot (under a sun lamp and with full flash), you can see that the paint I used didn't take well to the model's matte finish paint.  As a result for the latch on this side, I tried a Sharpie marker.  Do any of you have suggestions for correcting this paint problem in the future?  I've never had paint run/clump/separate on a model before.  Notice the half-open window.  This model has lots of nice details like that:

From web searches, this tractor looks very prototypical except that the exhaust stack is curved and I couldn't find any examples of a grille with vertical sections.  Notice the Massachusetts license plate with 2018 and the year the company was founded:

All in all, I'm really happy with this model.  The only thing that's a bit rough is how the air horn was painted -- the silver slopped over the edges:

I would like to add a bulldog radiator cap but wonder whether the 1:48 scale will look a bit big on a 1:50 model.  Don Mills has a 1:55 scale, too.  Would it be better to go with a smaller one?  Your input is welcome.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Tom

I like the story and the truck and the outside  pics are great. I would order the bulldog from don without the radiator cap he sells them both ways. Thanks for posting this I really enjoy it. 

lee drennen posted:

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

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I would like to add a bulldog radiator cap but wonder whether the 1:48 scale will look a bit big on a 1:50 model.  Don Mills has a 1:55 scale, too.  Would it be better to go with a smaller one?  Your input is welcome.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Tom

I like the story and the truck and the outside  pics are great. I would order the bulldog from don without the radiator cap he sells them both ways. Thanks for posting this I really enjoy it. 

Thanks, Lee.  For me, model railroads and the rail cars and autos I buy are all about stories.  (If food and little Chef Chuck Wagon are involved, all the better :-).  I particularly enjoy this thread and like to see what people have; and also learn from how you and others personalize your vehicles and layouts.  

I had meant to add earlier that I really like the yellow and black Mack that you posted recently along with the figures.   They are great.

Thanks for the tip about the Don Mills plain hood ornaments.  I hadn't noticed those.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

A Rextoys 1935 Ford, in prewar Army markings.

I removed the door markings, changed the interiror, added a driver, dulled down the finish, added dark highlights to the grille and engine side vents and added a GI driver...

Lee

that is a great looking transformation very neat and tidy and detailed . Thanks for posting it here Please post more in the future we  enjoy looking at your vehicles as much as your layout 

P51  That looks great. What is your technique to DULL DOWN THE FINISH? 

jackiejr posted:

What is your technique to DULL DOWN THE FINISH? 

                                      

                                          

Spray Testors Dullcoat onto the shiny surfaces.

The stuff is invaluable to any modeler.

P51  Sounds simple enough. Thanks for the quick reply. 

Absolutely great stuff.   Do make certain to mask off any windows or chrome surfaces before you spray😉

Don Sierakowski 111617 posted:

Absolutely great stuff.   Do make certain to mask off any windows or chrome surfaces before you spray😉

Yep. I was lucky, in that this car model came apart with a set of screws, so I was able to reassemble it without the one-piece windshield casting (on which I had ground off one window to make it look 'rolled down' at the time) in place and I then blasted the whole thing with dullcoat. Once that dried, I took it apart again, added the 'glass' portion with the interior/driver and it was all good then.

The previous time, that truck model was riveted together so I had to mask off the 'glass'...

I like your idea of grinding down a part of the window—nice touch.  Masking small windows is not fun.  I’ve also drilled out those rivets—also not fun😡

1955 Chevrolet Bel Aire--Walmart--$1.50--What can I say?

Here is a tractor trailer I put together from a LCCA  TTUX car. I added a  silver roof and found a Lionel Red tractor.

Wish I could get more of the KATY trailers.

GG1GUYY

What brand names of cars & trucks would you like from the 1930's,40's,50's and 60's.

Bob

Running some Tennessee Moonshine      YEA  HA

The green/red REA panel truck was purchased from Menards and is an accurate 1:48 scale model of a 1942-1946 Chevrolet one-half-ton panel truck. The blue Boston & Maine Railroad panel truck was purchased on line and was advertised as 1:43. They are the same model except for paint and roof rack.

The red 1940 Ford pickup is noticeably smaller than the green REA 1942 Ford pickup which was advertised as 1:43. Both purchased on line. Not sure if the ’40 Ford was smaller than the ’42 or if the ’40 model is 1:48. Note difference in wheelbase. Just wondering…

MELGAR

Either way, Maelgar, those are two beautiful trucks.

This diorama isn’t part of my layout but it shows a Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta racing through the streets in the 1954 Giro do Sicilia. Believe it or not, the buildings are Ameritowne flats covered in Durham’s Water Putty!

Here’s another scene from the same diorama but with a slightly different feel.

ddurling posted:

This diorama isn’t part of my layout but it shows a Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta racing through the streets in the 1954 Giro do Sicilia. Believe it or not, the buildings are Ameritowne flats covered in Durham’s Water Putty!

A great job of making the scene look like Italy or Monte Carlo. And the wartime scene too.

MELGAR

Don Sierakowski 111617 posted:

I like your idea of grinding down a part of the window—nice touch.  Masking small windows is not fun.  I’ve also drilled out those rivets—also not fun😡

Thanks. My layout takes place during 1943 in the late summer time. No auto ACs in that era. In real life, all the windows would have bene rolled down but the casting for the windows was once piece and I didn't want the sides to not have any structural integrity. So, only the driver's window is down.

I'm lucky the car came apart with philips screws, as many of them are riveted. I have more than a couple of windows in the up position that really wouldn't be normally because of that. No driver figures go into any of those cars.

ddurling posted:

Here’s another scene from the same diorama but with a slightly different feel.

I love this shot! the only thing it's lacking are the banners and flags out. That, and the Italian girls swarming the GIs!

p51 posted:

ddurling posted:

Here’s another scene from the same diorama but with a slightly different feel.

I love this shot! the only thing it's lacking are the banners and flags out. That, and the Italian girls swarming the GIs!

Thanks! Here’s the same scene from a different angle:

Your Army vehicles are great too.

MELGAR

ddurling posted:

 

Thanks! Here’s the same scene from a different angle: 

Wow, even better like that. They're perfectly posed for a scene of GI's stopping somewhere on the march to Rome. the GIs don't know why they're stopped or for how long, but many of them went indoors to do what soldiers do (look for booze, good food and women, something Italy has never lacked in any regard).

You nailed the posing of the figures and vehicles perfectly!

MELGAR posted:

The green/red REA panel truck was purchased from Menards and is an accurate 1:48 scale model of a 1942-1946 Chevrolet one-half-ton panel truck. The blue Boston & Main Railroad panel truck was purchased on line and was advertised as 1:43. They are the same model except for paint and roof rack.

 

The red 1940 Ford pickup is noticeably smaller than the green REA 1942 Ford pickup which was advertised as 1:43. Both purchased on line. Not sure if the ’40 Ford was smaller than the ’42 or if the ’40 model is 1:48. Note difference in wheelbase. Just wondering…

MELGAR

I don't know about all that , but those sure are some snazzy white walls Melgar!   

Look's like it would make for a nice off road buggy ride.

Hey Mister, you going my way'?

MELGAR posted:

The red 1940 Ford pickup is noticeably smaller than the green REA 1942 Ford pickup which was advertised as 1:43. Both purchased on line. Not sure if the ’40 Ford was smaller than the ’42 or if the ’40 model is 1:48. Note difference in wheelbase. Just wondering…

MELGAR

They look about the same scale. It seems to me that there is insufficient space for a spare tire between the cab and the rear fender on the red pickup. The longer wheel base and bed of the green pickup allows enough space to accommodate a spare tire.

 Guys you’re posting some great stuff!

Bob.  What I would like to see is NEO models Lower their prices were the average working man can buy them say around $20 to maybe $30 at the most they have just about every car I ever wanted but I just can’t see paying almost $100 or more for just one car that’s made out of resin I found out over time there Resin will start to shrink and warp even when you keep it in a regular temperature.

 Lee.  That is some great stuff you guys are posting appreciate you coming over here posting your stuff.

 Vincent.  thanks for posting the 55 Chevy always was one of my favorites better than the 57 

Thanks  for posting that World War II stuff I have a special place my heart for all  World War II vehicles that served in the war. 

  Quartergauger 48 . I like that pic 

I think I’ve posted this before but Incase you guys never seen it  this is my deuce and a half with a aftermarket Resin dump bed that I built last year. I remove the side boards from the cargo bed and added them to the dump bed and when I was finished with it I lightly weathered it. 

lee drennen posted:

 What I would like to see is NEO models Lower their prices were the average working man can buy them say around $20 to maybe $30 at the most they have just about every car I ever wanted but I just can’t see paying almost $100 or more for just one car...

There are many beautiful car models for sale on line but my personal limit is about $30. I guess it's costly to produce a good diecast model but many of the ones I'd like to have are $100 and I just won't pay that no matter what.

MELGAR

Mel

thats about what my cut off is. 

Quitting Time'

lee drennen posted:

I think I’ve posted this before but Incase you guys never seen it  this is my deuce and a half with a aftermarket Resin dump bed that I built last year. 

Great late war CCKW 353H1 dump variant. Not many of these were made in real life.

By the way, they didn't call them duce and a halfs during WW2. That came along much later.

MELGAR posted:

The green/red REA panel truck was purchased from Menards and is an accurate 1:48 scale model of a 1942-1946 Chevrolet one-half-ton panel truck. The blue Boston & Maine Railroad panel truck was purchased on line and was advertised as 1:43. They are the same model except for paint and roof rack.

The red 1940 Ford pickup is noticeably smaller than the green REA 1942 Ford pickup which was advertised as 1:43. Both purchased on line. Not sure if the ’40 Ford was smaller than the ’42 or if the ’40 model is 1:48. Note difference in wheelbase. Just wondering…

MELGAR

The actual 40 Ford was manufactured with a shorter wheelbase and box.  The 41 and 42 last year of production until 1946, after the war and kept the same dimensions as 42 through 1950.  

I found an internet photograph of what the u.s. government license plates looked like on civilian type vehicles during World War II. So, I made a copy of them to scale, and put them on the 35 Ford after changing the number. They're really tough to read, but at least it's the right kind of plate.

Nice job on the plates Lee'.  They look great'..

Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

MELGAR posted:

The red 1940 Ford pickup is noticeably smaller than the green REA 1942 Ford pickup which was advertised as 1:43. Both purchased on line. Not sure if the ’40 Ford was smaller than the ’42 or if the ’40 model is 1:48. Note difference in wheelbase. Just wondering…

MELGAR

The actual 40 Ford was manufactured with a shorter wheelbase and box.  The 41 and 42 last year of production until 1946, after the war and kept the same dimensions as 42 through 1950.  

If that's the case, then the red '40 Ford model must also be 1:43 - which is what I thought. Thanks for the info.

MELGAR

MELGAR posted:

Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

MELGAR posted:

The red 1940 Ford pickup is noticeably smaller than the green REA 1942 Ford pickup which was advertised as 1:43. Both purchased on line. Not sure if the ’40 Ford was smaller than the ’42 or if the ’40 model is 1:48. Note difference in wheelbase. Just wondering…

MELGAR

The actual 40 Ford was manufactured with a shorter wheelbase and box.  The 41 and 42 last year of production until 1946, after the war and kept the same dimensions as 42 through 1950.  

If that's the case, then the red '40 Ford model must also be 1:43 - which is what I thought. Thanks for the info.

MELGAR

If the 40 Ford is a "Matchbox Masterpiece"  it is indeed an actual true scale 1:43. The less expensive models are actually closer to a scale of 1:40.  And are a tad larger.  There are very few true scale 1:48 die cast replicas.  And most of those are trucks.  As we all know, "Boston Models" out of England, is the most accurate 1:43 scale models.  And thus the highest price, asides from "American Excellence" which is very similar in scale and price'.... Okay, rant over'...

Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Quitting Time'

The end of the line, and time to go home'..for a working girl'..

 

Great look and seem very  creative  I like it

I Wish Neo  would come down to a reality level so  guys like me at least buy them once in awhile 

p51 posted:

I found an internet photograph of what the u.s. government license plates looked like on civilian type vehicles during World War II. So, I made a copy of them to scale, and put them on the 35 Ford after changing the number. They're really tough to read, but at least it's the right kind of plate.

Great job on the plate and what a awesome pic for a bonus! 

lee drennen posted:

I Wish Neo  would come down to a reality level so  guys like me at least buy them once in awhile 

Lee if you scour Ebay very carefully, you can find some nice brands on there on occasion.  I have found brand new units for a quarter to half the price off retail on some nice cars.  I also make offers, even if the ad doesn't ask for offers.  Many times the seller will comply to your offer...

Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

lee drennen posted:

I Wish Neo  would come down to a reality level so  guys like me at least buy them once in awhile 

Lee if you scour Ebay very carefully, you can find some nice brands on there on occasion.  I have found brand new units for a quarter to half the price off retail on some nice cars.  I also make offers, even if the ad doesn't ask for offers.  Many times the seller will comply to your offer...

Thanks I’ve scored a few Franklin mint like that but they’re broken and I have to repair them nothing major though

Greetings Everyone,

This is my first and only fire truck and one of my first LED installations.  It's a Corgi 1/50 scale Squad "1" with 34 LED's installed.

Chief Bob (Retired)

Greetings All,

Here's a Department of Transportation Snow Plow Truck.  It is a New Ray 1/43 scale model with 18 LED's installed.  It is self contained with a power switch and a 9 Volt battery concealed inside the salt bin along with all of the electronics.

Chief Bob(Retired)

PUFFRBELLY posted:

Greetings Everyone,

This is my first and only fire truck and one of my first LED installations.  It's a Corgi 1/50 scale Squad "1" with 34 LED's installed.

 

Chief Bob (Retired)

Wow Bob, Excellent'.  All sides, front and rear look like the real thing'... Beautiful'..

Variety of types and functions...

Jesse   TCASeems I need to improve my focusCamera or eyes??   LOL!!

Bob.  Another outstanding project they both are awesome I can’t decide which one I like. Great job

Jessie.  Thanks for posting your fine vehicles I guess out of all of them I have to choose the Allis chambers scaper. 

Here’s a solido Cadillac I’m really thinking about repainting  it that yellow is to much for me 

lee drennen posted:

Here’s a solido Cadillac I’m really thinking about repairing it that yellow is to much for me 

Lee, the yellow paint is what makes that lemon shine!

(Not really true. Only kidding. Didn't really mean it).

Studebakers. I thought they were strange-looking when I was a youngster. I still do but have them on my layout because they are perfect for the early 1950s. I am also pretty sure that they didn't come in metallic-blue paint in those days.

MELGAR

Vincent. No harm I know your kidding thanks

Mel. Nice pics thanks for posting them.My mom and dad had one just like ours he liked that car. I think he said it was grayish. I’ve got that blue one it’s nice and it seems to fit well up front with the other 1/48 here’s a pic of it in front of my 1/48 Mack B81

           In the 1960s, This was a poor kid's first car' .                             

The above was converted from the below road champ.

5 bucks at Diecast Direct, during their last sale of new older stock. Bought 2,  55 Chevys,

2, 57 Fords, all police cars for custom/conversions.... 

Those '55 Chevrolets looked a lot better when they were new...

MELGAR

Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

           In the 1960s, This was a poor kid's first car' .                             

   

The above was converted from the below road champ.

5 bucks at Diecast Direct, during their last sale of new older stock. Bought 2,  55 Chevys,

2, 57 Fords, all police cars for custom/conversions.... 

I musta been REALLY poor because I had a '57 Chevy in the 70's.    Outstanding job on the weathering!

Chief Bob (Retired)

Mel,

They were very pretty and popular.  My oldest sister's husband had a 56 , and he would let me drive around the back roads several years before I was old enough to legally  drive.  Was a fun car to drive around .  Could take a real beating and kept on ticking....

Jessie, I really like both the White Open top bus and the AC motor scraper.  I've got three of those White open tops, from different National Parks and Skagway, AK but I had to settle for a Lionel flat with a "rubber" Ac scraper.

Quarter Gauger 48.  Thanks for posting those neat pics. My first vehicle was a 1970 International pickup the year was 1986 I was 16 loved that truck 

Mel. That’s a beautiful 1955 who makes it? 

Joe. I had to settle for the Lionel AC dozer I plan to detail it up some day. 

PUFFRBELLY posted:

Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

           In the 1960s, This was a poor kid's first car' .                             

   

The above was converted from the below road champ.

5 bucks at Diecast Direct, during their last sale of new older stock. Bought 2,  55 Chevys,

2, 57 Fords, all police cars for custom/conversions.... 

I musta been REALLY poor because I had a '57 Chevy in the 70's.    Outstanding job on the weathering!

Chief Bob (Retired)

Bob, thanks'...  Don't feel bad.  My first was a 59 Plymouth, in 69, $200 off a used car lot in Waterbury, CT.  Push button drive 4 dr sedan, Belvedere. It was a completely fades out Lt blue. I hand painted it with a brush jet black.. Looked pretty good.  It also was the oldest car in my High School parking lot..... A real poor kid's car...   But it was all mine....  

Here's an Alabama State Trooper Tahoe I just finished for Lionlman.   He liked the first one I built for him and decided he wanted another.

Chief Bob (Retired)

lee drennen posted:

Mel. That’s a beautiful 1955 who makes it?

Thanks Lee. The '55 Chevy Bel-Air model is 1:43 and made by Vitesse.

MELGAR

Mel.  Thanks for another great shot of that car. 

Bob.  Another great creation the city of St. Louis has some of those as well as the City DOT 

One I really like, but not "quite" a vehicle...….  But love the detail and importance they played in all our railroad history in America, along with use in building the Panama Canal.   Hmmmm… that would interesting to model.... lots of trains and rails in the construction.....    And it is 1/48

Jesse    TVA

So here’s another Chevy😎.  A bridal couple ventured out of the deli, creating a disturbance and abandoning their 55 T-bird in a no parking zone, so the local constabulary was called in to restore the peace.  More at 11....

Forgive me if I posted this here already (from back before I re-did the road surface), but this is the one auto I did the least modification to as it was what I wanted already. Just some Dullcoat and light weathering (it even had the right license plates already in place):

That said, I haven't bene able to confirm white is the right color for a wartime TN State Patrol car. They might have been yellow but I can't confirm that.

I have yet to find a correct figure that matches their uniforms in that timeframe, but someday I'll have a trooper for this!

Jesse.   That’s a nice looking shove. Thanks for posting it 

Don. Nice looking pics I’m going have to get one of those cop cars. You need to call a tow truck and tow that car to the “Dough Hill” impound (my layout) 

Lee.  I don’t think you have posted this before nice pics as always keep posting we all like your stuff 

1930 Chevrolet AD Deluxe Delivery by ERTL. Under the track.

MELGAR

Mel

nice car and a beautiful setting I really like that pic 

A 1921 Fordson tractor arrived from Russia.  Advertisement claims 1:48.  Now I need to learn how to weather something.  I wanted a steel wheeled tractor. 

Going to rebuild this Mack B fire truck I dismantled it and plan on stripping it and repaint it and add some Don Mills components to it I’m going to try to get these on the layout by the weekend.

Here’s a couple of my favorite Mack fire trucks. Mack C and B 

Another Mack favorite of mine. I bought it off of EBay and in the box was a note saying it was bought at the Mack museum in Allentown Pa. 

Well, if you are going to show cars, you might as well show car lots.  JD Motors  has a model of every car I ever owned.  All in the correct color as well. (Its not that hard to repaint most die cast cars)

The sign is a nod to the fact that my layout is set in 1956, but a lot of the cars were built after that.

Lot's of trucks in and out of the local metal works S/R dock'

Okay John, this one is for you'

That’s a great interior!   Now I’m inspired to up my game😎

" Closing the deal on a brand new Tucker! "

John Sethian posted:

Well, if you are going to show cars, you might as well show car lots.  JD Motors  has a model of every car I ever owned.  All in the correct color as well. (Its not that hard to repaint most die cast cars)

John,

Your layout modeling is superb. The road elevations in the background, the angles and contours of the earthworks, and that great retaining wall have a look of authenticity and familiarity.  I could swear that I saw that very scene in drives around where I live.

And how lucky that models have been made of cars you have owned.  I can say that about my first VW but that's about it :-).

Thanks for an inspiring post.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Tomlinson Run..Thank you

And thanks also to everyone else who contributed to this thread.  Throughly enjoyable reading!