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

Paul. Very nice pics of those cars

@lee drennen posted:

Guys. Just seen this the other day on Atlantis web site. Now we have glass for or White 3000 trucks!

👍Great find Lee'.  I'll never understand why Revell didn't supply windows with theses models in the first place'... It's also amazing how much we'll spend to get a model to look the way we want it to ...👀😃

Lee, hope you’re feeling better. I just ordered the “glass” for my build of the tanker, and I’m taking time building it. It’s a nice kit.

@lee drennen posted:

Guys. Just seen this the other day on Atlantis web site. Now we have glass for or White 3000 trucks!

Thank you for the information. It has been a longtime since I built any models, I was disappointed that the glass was not included. Do models no loner include the glass?

Also has anyone built this White 3000 yet? I would like to see some completed, I have not started on mine.

Okay Lee, second order placed.  I've been holding of on building the gas truck due to no windows.... Now that can happen... Once I get my eyes fixed👀 that is...😃

Thanks guys for the well wishes. Yes most model includes glass these days. Here’s mine when Revell The original producers of this model had it. Atlantis bought from Revell

Great to hear you guys bought the glass I was hoping I could help. It’s easy to build on your finial part of the build leave the cab off the frame and the roof. Then put your glass in.

Paul, great looking scene and some really wonderful cars! Never heard of the beer but do like the car and story behind it!

Lee wonderful find on the windows!

I bought my first Corgi today at the goodwill that really didnt cost me anything cause I was buying a bag of cars for the grandkids to play with. It just sucks its the wrong size! LOL Maybe next time!

@lee drennen wishing you a quick a speedy recovery to full health! KNow you’ve got a great many people holding you in their thoughts!

also- nice Revell Tanker! Has me thinking of some things of my own I’d like to post but the ones below have waited too long

New additions to the on-going military presence on the layout:

Corgi Classics British Army Land Rover with Trailer. Between 1/43 and 1/50 in scale

Greenlight 1/43 United Nations Jeep Willys

Convoy escorting the Texaco Pipeline company truck to its construction zone

Comparrison of 4 Jeep Willy’s by 4 different manufacturers(from top to bottom: Cararama, Greenlight, Solido, K-Line), all stated to be 1/43, it’s nice to see consistency:

I decided to take the oversized Corgi Rolla Royce off the layout and replace it with this Elicor 1/43 Bentley T

Next, two items of the TOFC variety:

First is an Atlas Front Runner(diecast) with a Xtra Lease 45’ Pines Trailer(came as a set). from the first run by Atlas around 2001

I bought the Trailer & Front Runner mainly  for the Front Runner. The Xtra Lease Trailer didn’t come with its wheelbase and my other, newer trailer’s wheelbase pops in and out of the Xtra Lease in too snug of a manner for my liking- hence it’s been relegated to sitting on these I-beams. Ordered some replacement parts

not sure if I posted this- at least not here. The C&NW trailers were $5 a piece which I thought was a steal!(yes they’re plastic, but they’re still nice lookin’). And the flat was a decent price so I bought the lot

Artie. Thanks so much for the well wishes

Steve. Thanks for the well wishes and thoughts it good to know I have people here that cares. Thanks for the complement on the tanker. I built that back in 1995. Those pics look good and thanks for sharing them. Post more that’s what this thread is all about

Steve, you have some good looking stuff there! Thanks for sharing, sure opens up the idea bank! LOL

I bought 2 sets of glass for the White 3000 Atlantis gas truck like Ted so we’ll see what happens.

My wife bought this for me today at Hobby Lobby and this one has Glass. I have a old Revell one I’ve custom built that’s almost done I’ll try out the glass out of this one and post the results.

North Main Street...

Nice pics Paul. Thanks for posting sharing

🤪The latest restore showed up today at the garage'.. Our best technicians will have to attend to this poor baby.  They will have their work cut out for them'... 👀

Paul, great photos! I am starting to think you have a things for blondes! LOL But I do have to say the brunet on the corner behind the Riviera really stands out! LOL
Ted I have faith in you and your crew! I just hope you know a good glass guy!

Ok Ted, let’s see what you can do!

Looking forward to seeing it.

Joel

@JDFonz posted:

Ok Ted, let’s see what you can do!

Looking forward to seeing it.

Joel

Thanks for keeping the faith'..Next Wednesday, I finally get my cataract removed from my left eye.(my good eye). So I'm hoping after a few days,I'll be able to get back to work.  This is the longest spell that I haven't built, restored, run trains, and no photography.  Been tough.

I write this in the largest font, then reduce it, and send it out..  🤪👺👀

Ahh! That’s right you mentioned that to me before. I know quite a few people that have had that done and they say it’s a breeze. You’ll be back at it very shortly thereafter.  On another note, my latest, a Corgi Toronado has its primer coat on. It will be going into the paint shop soon. I’m trying something new with this one, we’ll have to see if it works. Will keep you posted.

joel

@JDFonz posted:

Ahh! That’s right you mentioned that to me before. I know quite a few people that have had that done and they say it’s a breeze. You’ll be back at it very shortly thereafter.  On another note, my latest, a Corgi Toronado has its primer coat on. It will be going into the paint shop soon. I’m trying something new with this one, we’ll have to see if it works. Will keep you posted.

joel

OKAY Joel, I'll be waiting'....👍😁 I'm sure it will be fabulous'...

Ted,I am sure you will do just fine! I bought some of those magnification glasses with a built in light to help me with my layout and future Auto rebuild! LOL

My Latest Aquisition..... A Mack Granite Day Cab.

PRR that sure is a sharp looking Mack Truck! I bet its going to look great on your layout!

I agree with mike one sharp looking Granite

Just finished this fuel tanker. The trailer is from the new Atlantis release and the tractor is an older Revell release of the missile carrier found on the “e” auction site. I made my own decals to match a fuel dealer on my friend’s layout. Pretty standard build, but I did shorten the tractor by 4 scale feet; I think it looks better.

Nice job there, Rick!

Rick, Great proportions and awesome weathering!  Thanks for posting.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Great job Rick,  it's been a while since I built any models.  Just opened the Atlantis 57 Chevy stake truck, oh the painting I'm gonna have to do.

@lee drennen posted:

My wife bought this for me today at Hobby Lobby and this one has Glass. I have a old Revell one I’ve custom built that’s almost done I’ll try out the glass out of this one and post the results.

Yes they updated the kit to include the glass. I guess I should have waited.

I still would like to see some completed kits when they are done.

Great Job Rick! Nice match up too thanks for sharing  and will we see more trucks from you?

Here are a few !

Cliff thanks for sharing the nice pics

Lee, thanks for the compliments! 

...”and will we see more trucks from you?”

Yep! I picked up a second White 3000 kit tonight from Hobby Lobby (40% off boxed model kits this week) and am going to combine two kits to make a tandem axle coal dump truck.

No doubt there is a glaring hole in O scale waiting to be filled with 1/48 scaled vehicles!

White Pass and Yukon Route operated a fleet of trucks to haul mine concentrates and freight, mostly in the Yukon Territory in Northern Canada. This is a custom painted New Ray model.

Rick. You bet I’ll post some soon that I’ve been working on. The 3000 coal truck sounds interesting   Yes I agree there a big hole for trucks in 1/48 scale  

Tom thanks for sharing the White Pass Pete’s look great

Well here is my latest restomod. A corgi Toronado. Came in a blue color, not in too bad of shape, but I still wanted to do a full restoration. There was a big blemish on the passenger door, and the pop up headlights were chrome, which I never really liked so I painted them body color. Something new I tried, painted the turbine style wheels body color as well, then followed up with silver. I think it makes the wheels really POP. Here’s the before and after.You can see the wheels the best in the last photo.

Hope you like it, was not as much work as the Ambulance, but it turned out pretty sharp.

joel

JDFonz...nice job on the Toronado...

Nice job JD. The Tornado and the Riviera were two of my favorite Corgis. The Riviera, if I recall correctly, had the light-pipe headlights; good fun on a sunny day or under your desk lamp.

PD

Yes PD you are right on the trans-o-light headlights on the Riv. I have one of those as well. The tail lights also glow. They really had e ngineers designing their product. I love all the little gimmicks they came up with. Toys with some really good play value.

JD. Outstanding job on the Toronado. Thanks for sharing

Paul. Another nice pic. Thanks for sharing

@JDFonz posted:

Well here is my latest restomod. A corgi Toronado. Came in a blue color, not in too bad of shape, but I still wanted to do a full restoration. There was a big blemish on the passenger door, and the pop up headlights were chrome, which I never really liked so I painted them body color. Something new I tried, painted the turbine style wheels body color as well, then followed up with silver. I think it makes the wheels really POP. Here’s the before and after.You can see the wheels the best in the last photo.

Hope you like it, was not as much work as the Ambulance, but it turned out pretty sharp.

joel

Yes Sirree' as I predicted, another fabulous and beautiful restoration.' I really like the jewel headlights on this one.  They really make the front end stand out'..  The wheels came out perfect too, Excellent job Joel'...👍😉🚗

JJD, wonderful job on the Toronado!

Paul, great scene ! You know you have to make one wonder where you get all those hot looking gals for your layout! You must be on heck of a jigalo! LOL

I hope you all have a great day!

Thanks to all you guys for the kudos on my restorations. Wheels were most challenging on the Toronado, not sure I’ll do that again, but wanted to see if it would work. Again thank you all. If anyone has a corgi or dinky that they would like restored, but feel like they are not up to it, let me know. I might be willing to give that a shot. Not really sure, but maybe I could help you out.

joel

Here’s an update on my 1960s coal hauler...I spliced a second rear axel/frame/spring pack to this White 3000. A pair of new fuel tanks and a scratch built coal dump bed round out the major surgery.  I’m working out how I’m going to add all the lights. I’m leaning towards an Evans Designs remote system with fiber optics under the coal load; we’ll see!

Rick. Looks good I noticed that top doesn’t fit quite as good as the older Revells do because the molds are wore. And on the right side of the roof is a very bad mold Mark that is from the tab.  To make this a fit better remove the tabs and fill in the bad mold line I noticed this right away on mine. Your bed looks really good and I like the Poseable wheels

Rick, your truck build looks awesome so far. Looking forward to seeing the final product. The creativity of some of the guys on the forum amazes me.

Yes Rick I’m glad to see more people like you carrying on the scratch building these days. It’s a art and a special talent most people don’t understand.

@lee drennen posted:

Yes Rick I’m glad to see more people like you carrying on the scratch building these days. It’s a art and a special talent most people don’t understand.

Well said Lee'. It is a talent of creativity, and definitely an art form'..😃 SO happy to see you are feeling better'... and bouncing back'.. 👍

Thanks Ted you are a great help here.

Added some mudflats and finished painted the wheels on these Piggies

I try make a theme around some of my trucks.

Gene, love the Dugans' .  They used to deliver to our house in L.I. when  I was  a little kid'.. My Dad loved their stuff'...🍰🧁🥯🍩🥧😃

Yes re Dugans. I grew up on LI also and always looked forward for the Dugans truck.

Gene I never get enough of your Northport sweet shop.  Didn't know anything about Dugan's, guess they didn't cover my neighborhood in the Bronx, so I looked it up on google and your OGR post about your delivery trucks and bakery came up so I've finally seen that post too.

Well, I'm not from Long Island, but anything delivered in a Divco is all right by me! :-).  Gene, you've got some great scenes going on there!  Thanks for posting.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

@mike g. posted:

I hope you all have a great day!

Mike,

In a couple of your pictures that include your power plant, you have a double trailer semi. I’m curious as to where you got it from and what brand it is?? The semi’s I have are all from K-Line.

Your layout is really coming along!! You’re doing great work!

thanks!!

Mo

@coach joe posted:

Gene I never get enough of your Northport sweet shop.  Didn't know anything about Dugan's, guess they didn't cover my neighborhood in the Bronx, so I looked it up on google and your OGR post about your delivery trucks and bakery came up so I've finally seen that post too.

Coach Joe...I'm glad you like my Northport sweet shop, we used to visit it often. As for Dugan's I'm surprised you didn't see it in the Bronx. I grew up in Bellerose, Queens and Dugan's Bakery was in Queens Village. They also had a distribution center  in East Northport LI and New Jersey. My Mother worked for Dugan's in the late 1920's and early 1930's. Their competition  was Krug's Bakery with home delivery too. They had comic books they gave to the kids and sometimes we got a cookie from a broken box. Maybe home delivery was not possible in the high rise apartment buildings in the Bronx????? Their Bakery Goods were like Entermann's.

Gene

@gene maag posted:

Coach Joe...I'm glad you like my Northport sweet shop, we used to visit it often. As for Dugan's I'm surprised you didn't see it in the Bronx. I grew up in Bellerose, Queens and Dugan's Bakery was in Queens Village. They also had a distribution center  in East Northport LI and New Jersey. My Mother worked for Dugan's in the late 1920's and early 1930's. Their competition  was Krug's Bakery with home delivery too. They had comic books they gave to the kids and sometimes we got a cookie from a broken box. Maybe home delivery was not possible in the high rise apartment buildings in the Bronx????? Their Bakery Goods were like Entermann's.

Gene

Gene, you are correct'.. Many delivery services were not available in the city due to parking and the time involved trying to deliver in a high rise... We had Dugans in  Patchogue, Sayville, and Oakdale'... And very similar to todays Enterman's'.. My Dad loved the coconut custard pies'....🥧😉

Some of my construction equipment and police cars

@lee drennen posted:

Added some mudflats and finished painted the wheels on these Piggies

Lee, nice job on the mud flaps!  Clean, bright wheels and mud flaps give nice detail to a rig.  We used to call short vans like above "pup trailers!"  

Gene, I remember the seltzer guy delivering with the glass squirt bottles in wooden flats, and Neal the peddler who brought fresh produce in his truck with a roll up side, but no milkman or Dugans.  My uncle had a Charles Chips guy deliver to him.

Paul.  Thanks for the complement yeah Dad always called them pups when he was trucking too. I’ll have some more in the making

Gene. I like that Baby Ruth truck thanks for sharing

fl9turbo2. I like that Barber Green Asphalt paver and the bridge pic.Been in front of many of those pavers I was a dump trucker in my younger days waiting to turn 21 so I could drive over the road. Been driving now for 30yrs.

Great stuff guys! I had 2 posts complimenting @fl9turbo2 on his police sub and construction vehicles and @lee drennen on his piggybacks(about which I have some questions!) but I wanna get this post in quick.

  I’ve been wanting to post these for almost 2 weeks- starting with some big rigs!

Actually, funny one first. Was digging thru storage one night and found this undersized Lionel Dunkin Doughnuts tractor trailer. Apparently got it as a kid

K-line UP trailer with APL tractor and chassis. Very nice piece, imo. Love the logo and chassis and can look great too

I’ve been wanting a chassis for my 40’ k-line containers so I got this guy too mainly for the tractor and chassis.

Posted the Scania 143m can awhile ago- here’s the tanker it goes withfrom the “esso collection”. Unfortunately, haven’t been able to find what scale these were

Thought i’d add some comparison shots of different tractors /cabs for people’s reference. From left to right: Scania 143m, K-line Reading Transport Heavy Hauler, K-line NYC cab, APL cab, and a tootsietoy kenworth that I use with the silver chassis. All cabs compatible with all trailers in the next picture

Comparinf different trailers: L to R- Esso tanker, K-line Heavy Hauler(about 38’ in scale), K-line worldwide intermodal 40’ trailer/containers, atlas 45’ pines trailer.

Was able to move the Sealand trailer off the flat it was on and put it on the K-line silver chassis.

More to come(hopefully tonight) if some new cars I got this weekend. Got some great deals on all of them. Here’s a teaser picture- 1/43 Scale 1958 Buick convertible by Vitesse!

@CLIFFORD posted:

Here are a few !

Clifford...nice scenes!  In the top pic, are the two "scrapped / parts" Buick and Edsel convertibles FM's, along with the blue GTO in the driveway??. Great job on the pick-up too!

From top to bottom: Main Street in San Bettadaise this morning.

@Lee Willis posted:

From top to bottom: Main Street in San Bettadaise this morning.

You have one heck of a layout there'.  I see quite a few Brooklyn model cars'.  They are very impressive and really look good the way you have staged'. Congratulations on such a great layout'... Very nice indeed'...👍👌⭐

Lee Willis. I was asking about you last year glad you stopped by. Your layout is always a treat to view. Don’t be a stranger let’s see some more of those beautiful cars.

Here's one I have on the layout.

Lee- amazing layout- JohnA

One thing about a Woody wagon .... it can hold lots of cases of beer!

Real men working.

At least the sunshines on this farm truck ... early morning at the produce depot.

I came across a delightful hot dog pushcart from Arttista (#9002), but I couldn't place it on my NYC subway layout until I NY-citified it with a Sabrett umbrella and a "we serve Sabrett onions in sauce" sign on it. 😁

@Rick Bacon posted:

Here’s an update on my 1960s coal hauler...I spliced a second rear axel/frame/spring pack to this White 3000. A pair of new fuel tanks and a scratch built coal dump bed round out the major surgery.  I’m working out how I’m going to add all the lights. I’m leaning towards an Evans Designs remote system with fiber optics under the coal load; we’ll see!

Rick,  That is the cleanest coal/coke truck I have seen.  Looks good. John

@trumptrain posted:

One thing about a Woody wagon .... it can hold lots of cases of beer!

Real men working.

At least the sunshines on this farm truck ... early morning at the produce depot.

That beer depot is a marvel of imagination and detail.  Thanks for the inspiration.

@West Side Joe posted:

I came across a delightful hot dog pushcart from Arttista (#9002), but I couldn't place it on my NYC subway layout until I NY-citified it with a Sabrett umbrella and a "we serve onions and sauce" sign on it. 😁

Now that is cool!!  I love it!

@Forty Rod posted:

That beer depot is a marvel of imagination and detail.  Thanks for the inspiration.

A terrific collection of beer brands!

Nice set of pics Patrick

Joe great looking Dog Cart

Nice job on the cart Joe'... There is nothing like a dirty water dog by Sabret'... And only in the big apple' are the best ones'...🌭🤪

Got this yesterday. Thinking I could paint the box and have a garage.

@JDFonz posted:

Well here is my latest restomod. A corgi Toronado. Came in a blue color, not in too bad of shape, but I still wanted to do a full restoration. There was a big blemish on the passenger door, and the pop up headlights were chrome, which I never really liked so I painted them body color. Something new I tried, painted the turbine style wheels body color as well, then followed up with silver. I think it makes the wheels really POP. Here’s the before and after.You can see the wheels the best in the last photo.

Hope you like it, was not as much work as the Ambulance, but it turned out pretty sharp.

joel

Very nice color choice. I definitely remember new Toronados in that color.

Took a few pic yesterday evening after moving some vehicles around.

Lee, great pics...there's nothing like a vintage Mack...the good old days

@Jim Van Every posted:

Got this yesterday. Thinking I could paint the box and have a garage.

Jim...looks like a FM GTO?  Sharp!

@Lee Willis posted:

From top to bottom: Main Street in San Bettadaise this morning.

Lee...great layout...realistic detail!  Nice assortment for cars too!  My eyes are drawn to the British Leland cars I wanted as a young guy but never had. I see an AH 3000, a TR 3, and maybe a black MGA? Thanks for posting...

Got this one this week old Econoline are t find. Payed to much for it.Would like to do a garage or a scrap yard with a couple old Econoline van hard to find at the scale I have a 1967 Ford Van we drive around in the summer.

Thomas, great detail on the ruffage areas...nice van and Studebaker in the background!  Buildings look great...I could go for a Cup of Joe right now somewhere other than home in semi- lockdown

The ambulance crew and fire chief are on the scene compliments of Arttista!

Beautiful work from both of you. Thanks

I had a left over trailer from the Revell missle carrier kit. Since I’m on a truck building kick, I decided to see if I could kitbash the flatbed into a decent Freuhauf stainless steel ribbed box trailer for a piggyback load. Since this trailer is actually re-tooled from a box trailer following damage to the molds, I think this will be pretty straightforward!

The sides are Evergreen styrene “metal siding”. The door end is a bunch of styrene shapes. I’m still working on the nose. It is a little tricky as I have to bend the siding against the ribs...carefully using a little heat and a bunch of clamps. The jury is still out on this!

Here is an in progress mock up shot.

That is nice work Rick'.  Looks great already'...

Here is the latest new acquisition for the restoration shop'..  A Corgi, 59 Chevy Taxi, Currently bathing in paint remover'.. It will be a standard sedan when completed... She's in rough shape, but not for long'..😁

Rick. Here’s one I’ve been working on for about 3yrs off and on. I used A Berkshire Valley rear door piece and cut off the front at the bend of the circle and shored up the inside with balsa wood for strength hope this helps. I guess I need to finish this so you can see the other details I plan on doing to make this build complete.

Nice pics, Patrick.

I concur with all the kudos heaped upon the hotdog cart.  Simply fantastic.

Lee great shots as usual.

Rick, Ted and Lee some nice looking projects you guys are working on.

Rick, great job on the van!  

Ted, I'm envious of your "renovation" projects and skill.  I hope to attempt a project like yours some day...

Lee, you've got the makings of nice rig right there...

I finally have a contribution for this thread.I picked this Corgi Heavy Hauler up from Trainz for a song, $45.  It's the second one I have and third I've bought overal.  I bought one for my Dad when they first came out and just had to have one for myself.  I paid like $175 for each at that time so I couldn't leave this one for such a great price.  For those unfamiliar with the livery, the red, white and green of Gerosa was all over NYC through the 90s.  They were THE heavy haul, crane and rigging company in NYC for some time, even hauling transformers to Con Edison's nuclear power plant at Indian Point.  My dad worked for another branch of the Gerosa family over at Metropolitan Roofing Supply.  He was a truck driver and warhouseman.  On a number of occasions Dad was pressed into service over at "The Haulage" to wrangle some of the trucks around the narrow streets even their Mack M-75.  Even though Gerosa's fleet of heavy haul trucks was Autocar and Mack, and Whites hauled the support trailers and flatbeds, this Diamond T will fit the bill for me. 

There is a photo on the internet of two Gerosa Autocars moving LIRR 4-6-0 35 and tender to Salisbury (now Eisenhower) Park after the railroad donated 35 to the county at the end of steam ops.  Now that I have twon of these beasts I may try to recreate that photo on my layout. If I ever get it built.

Wow Coach Joe, what a rig!  Today, I have something far less extensive, but I thought you all might like to check it out anyway.  This guy is a survivor from the 1960's -1970 ish time period, and I picked him up for $3 at a local garage sale.  He is all steel except the cab "glass", the wheel rims, and headlight lenses plus rubber tires.  Everything else is solid steel including the tailgate embossed (correctly) with "JEEP".  He is a Gladiator / J-10 pick up which in real life stayed in production from 1963-1987 however in about 1970-71 it was updated and it lost the "jeep" like front end and the cab got a lot more rounded off.  This vehicle gave up its historical name "Gladiator" to the modern version in about 2005.  I would date this prototype from about 1963-1970 and that is likely the same period for the toy.  Tonka, despite the foreign sounding name is a US company, founded in Minnesota in 1945 and the word is actually derived from a native American word meaning "big".

Here is the classic "Jeep" vertical grill type front end that the actual J-10 lost in about 1971.

The classic "JEEP" embossed tailgate.

Like most "Tonka Trucks" this guy is a classic, all steel, tough push toy.  No fancy friction motors or gimmicks.  His longevity attests to the fact that these toys were built to withstand heavy play.  

Anyway, not particularly scale or valuable but what "boy" (even at 77 years old) can resist a $3 truck to play with !

Don

Joe. Gerosa is one of my favorite Heavy Haulers. You got a deal on that one  Thanks for sharing and the complement

Don I remember those little jeep pickups when I was a kid thanks for posting

Earlier I said: “I’m still working on the nose. It is a little tricky as I have to bend the siding against the ribs...carefully using a little heat and a bunch of clamps. The jury is still out on this!”

Well, here is my 3rd attempt to form the compound curve for the nose of my Freuhauf. A dip in boiling water seems to have worked. The piece is now being glued to a series or forms so it will be solid in shape.

  Wow Joe, nice find', and nice back story'..

Rick, great project you have going'.  That's nice modeling'

Paul, it is a lot simpler than it looks.  Give it a shot', let your imagine be your guide...

Don, The only thing close to those classics today is the big Tonkas.  Not even sure if they are still metal'...

Lee, you are still the master at customizing scale trucks'...😬

I had a Tonka camper with that jeep cab.  It was purple with a white camper body.  It's still at my folks' house.  I think the door of the camper is missing.

Too bad the Tonkas aren't the right size.  I still have my red Gladiator and a yellow Wagoner with trailer and snowmobile.  The plastic snowmobile didn't hold up very well.  That heavy hauler looks great.

Great finds and wonderful work everyone! I had planned on having something for this thread, but once again I get taken. I bought some Fedex vans, UPS van and a Fedex smi with trailer.  I was told everything was 1/48 and I was very happy with the price. Well I got them and someone will really like them for there HO layout! LOL Maybe next time!

@mike g. posted:

Great finds and wonderful work everyone! I had planned on having something for this thread, but once again I get taken. I bought some Fedex vans, UPS van and a Fedex smi with trailer.  I was told everything was 1/48 and I was very happy with the price. Well I got them and someone will really like them for there HO layout! LOL Maybe next time!

Sorry to here that Mike. Go ahead and ask here on my thread if your not sure about a scale I’m positive someone will help

@Cumberland Valley posted:

Too bad the Tonkas aren't the right size.  I still have my red Gladiator and a yellow Wagoner with trailer and snowmobile.  The plastic snowmobile didn't hold up very well.  That heavy hauler looks great.

I had the Ambulance and the green wagon with off road tires

This white truck is getting customized...

@coach joe posted:

I finally have a contribution for this thread.I picked this Corgi Heavy Hauler up from Trainz for a song, $45.  It's the second one I have and third I've bought overal.  I bought one for my Dad when they first came out and just had to have one for myself.  I paid like $175 for each at that time so I couldn't leave this one for such a great price.  For those unfamiliar with the livery, the red, white and green of Gerosa was all over NYC through the 90s.  They were THE heavy haul, crane and rigging company in NYC for some time, even hauling transformers to Con Edison's nuclear power plant at Indian Point.  My dad worked for another branch of the Gerosa family over at Metropolitan Roofing Supply.  He was a truck driver and warhouseman.  On a number of occasions Dad was pressed into service over at "The Haulage" to wrangle some of the trucks around the narrow streets even their Mack M-75.  Even though Gerosa's fleet of heavy haul trucks was Autocar and Mack, and Whites hauled the support trailers and flatbeds, this Diamond T will fit the bill for me.

There is a photo on the internet of two Gerosa Autocars moving LIRR 4-6-0 35 and tender to Salisbury (now Eisenhower) Park after the railroad donated 35 to the county at the end of steam ops.  Now that I have twon of these beasts I may try to recreate that photo on my layout. If I ever get it built.

Joe. that's a sharp rig, and enjoyed the history about your dad hauling heavy loads in NYC!

@lee drennen posted:

Sorry to here that Mike. Go ahead and ask here on my thread if your not sure about a scale I’m positive someone will help

Thanks Lee, I couldnt tell by the photos and the seller said it was. When it got  here it wasnt! I will try to resale it to someone who  might want it.

but while I am here, I thought I would post a photo of my Tonka! I Hope everyone has a great day!

My latest tractor and trailer. They are 1/53 Tonkin and the tractor comes unassembled. I bought a dozen blank 53 ft. trailers and 10 tractors for an awesome price and can now customize them.

Mike, that's a good looking "piggy back" parked at the loading door!  

Dewman, lookin good...you'll have fun picking names for the other vans...

I have some CCX .My father-in-law worked for them and retired from CCX down in Hermitage Pennsylvania .He gave me all these trucks so I use them on the layout.

@mike g. posted:

Thanks Lee, I couldnt tell by the photos and the seller said it was. When it got  here it wasnt! I will try to resale it to someone who  might want it.

but while I am here, I thought I would post a photo of my Tonka! I Hope everyone has a great day!

Nice thanks for posting Mike

@Dewman51 posted:

My latest tractor and trailer. They are 1/53 Tonkin and the tractor comes unassembled. I bought a dozen blank 53 ft. trailers and 10 tractors for an awesome price and can now customize them.

Very nice custom post more when you get them done

Dewman, Nice job on the WalMart trucks!

Thomas the CCX trucks look great!

Success! Or at least I’m declaring success...

I have reached a level that I’m willing to call good enough. I think once detailed and painted this will be a fairly good representation of a Freuhauf van. I’ll letter it for my freelanced railroad’s piggyback service.

Hopefully the next shot will be of a finished model!

Other news; a package of electronic bits arrived today, so I can move forward with my White 3000 tandem coal truck. My goal is headlights, tail lights, and clearance lights using battery power and a remote switch.

@Rick Bacon posted:

Success! Or at least I’m declaring success...

I have reached a level that I’m willing to call good enough. I think once detailed and painted this will be a fairly good representation of a Freuhauf van. I’ll letter it for my freelanced railroad’s piggyback service.

Hopefully the next shot will be of a finished model!

Other news; a package of electronic bits arrived today, so I can move forward with my White 3000 tandem coal truck. My goal is headlights, tail lights, and clearance lights using battery power and a remote switch.

Not bad Rick now take a very small thin  piece of styrene to hide your seam

Nice job Rick. Waiting to see the coal truck finished.

Hi folks :  I wanted to thank everyone who commented on my Little Tonka Jeep...Lee Drennen with the ambulance, Quarter Gauger , Coach Joe with the camper, and Cumberland Valley.  Thanks, I am glad you all enjoyed the post.  I too have the ambulance but its enormous but my 6 year old nephew loves it... and the camper so I will now treat them with more respect! 

Regards

Don

Nice job Rick.. I'm very impressed'. The front wraparound came out great'. 👍

You are welcome Don... I always enjoy your posts'....😃

New acquisitions from a very generous friend!

Hey Lee,

“Not bad Rick now take a very small thin  piece of styrene to hide your seam”

I am considering trying to dress that seam a little. I may let it go as the prototype does have a noticeable seam right there.

Here is a close up of a picture off the web...

@NeophyteMRR posted:

New acquisitions from a very generous friend!

Wow, what a friend'.. Generous to say the least'.  That's one heck of a collection'...👌

@Rick Bacon posted:

Hey Lee,

“Not bad Rick now take a very small thin  piece of styrene to hide your seam”

I am considering trying to dress that seam a little. I may let it go as the prototype does have a noticeable seam right there.

Here is a close up of a picture off the web...

That would be fine still looks good no matter what you do to it. That’s just me talking I like to take things one step further

After ticketing Lucas' 1962 VW (Faller), Lovely Rita, meter maid, moves on to a 1960 Plymouth Valiant (Neo). Lucas ponders whether he should (as the Beatles song said) inquire discreetly when she is free to take some tea with him.

Joe. I always liked that year of valiant thanks for sharing

@West Side Joe posted:

After ticketing Lucas' 1962 VW (Faller), Lovely Rita, meter maid, moves on to a 1960 Plymouth Valiant (Neo). Lucas ponders whether he should (as the Beatles song said) inquire discreetly when she is free to take some tea with him.

West Side Joe...enjoying the street scene!  The meter mollies get younger all the time  The Valliant looks great!  I noticed the "NEO" brand on one of the diecast websites today.  To my eye here, the quality in your picture looks great...any thoughts on the NEO brand?

A little activity around the station....

@Capetrainman posted:

...any thoughts on the NEO brand?

This is my second NEO. The first was the Corvair panel van. Both are really beautiful models, with fine details, but the bodies are resin, not metal. They are pricey, though I'm very happy with them.

Nice scene Joe'.. I like your sidewalk... and the Valiant was a unique design... Great early mid size car from Plymouth'...

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Nice scene Joe'.. I like your sidewalk... and the Valiant was a unique design... Great early mid size car from Plymouth'...

And the forerunner to the 'Cuda.

North Main Street coming back to life...

Just bought a few Die-Cast from a brand might currently have the best value to quality ratio by far.  It's a Chinese company called "Caipo" that I found on Ali Express that has dozens of different models like these.

They're only $5 each shipped and seem to be scrupulously accurate in their scale labeling.

Did a review with lots of words and pictures here...

"CAIPO" The Best O-Scale Die Cast $5 will buy! (Also a Kinsmart Kennworth.) (chicagovalleyrailroad.blogspot.com)

... as well as scans of the collection brochures.

The selection does lean high-end and euro, but there's still alot of the sort of everyday drivers that I'm always looking for.

@Capetrainman nice pics of Main Street! Especially like the hustle and busses at the station!

@Eilif is that your first time ordering from aliexpress? Have always come across things but have read mixed reviews. Regardless- nice buys for $5 each!!

For myself, got this guy in the mail today:

Already set up delivering/picking up goods at the back of the station

promised some more pics awhile back, hopefully I’ll get them up tonight

@StevefromPA posted:

For myself, got this guy in the mail today:

Already set up delivering/picking up goods at the back of the station

promised some more pics awhile back, hopefully I’ll get them up tonight

Interesting and nice truck, Steve.  With the "Stored Department" marking, might that be intended for a RR commissary?

Tomlinson Run Railroad

The other week I posted a picture of some trucks I got recently with a teaser of 58 Buick by Vitesse, here are some pics of the other vehicles I picked up at a flea market or via eBay:

All 1/43 from local antique market- Red ‘58 Buick by Vitesse. 1961 Ford Thunderbird & 1939 Rolls Royce Phantom III-both by Solido

New in the pics below: The Buick and Thunderbird from above. Corgi Lionel City Mack CF Pumper(ebay), Brooklin Models 1958 Edsel Citation(pop’s collection)

Another view of the above picture

Also from the antique market- Solido GMC6109 supply truck( don’t worry I didn’t pay $30 for it) and Corgi Wilton Farms Mack B Series Van

solido supply truck(decals added) with some of my new soldiers.

Also new in the pic below- gheJaguar F Type R Dynamo by Burago(found some nice Burago cars at dollar general). While the bus isn’t new I finally added it to my layout after realizing I had multiple bus stops and no busses!

added to my fire department.

Solido Fire chief car(pop’s collection) Corgi La France fire engine(dad’s collection)

Finally, Burago Mustang GT(dollar general) & Corgi Land Rover 109” Wrecker(dad’s collection)

@Capetrainman posted:

North Main Street coming back to life...

Now that’s a beautiful picture

@StevefromPA posted:

@Eilif is that your first time ordering from aliexpress? Have always come across things but have read mixed reviews. Regardless- nice buys for $5 each!!

For myself, got this guy in the mail today:

That's a sweet truck.  I didn't know Corgi made railroad vehicles.

As for Ali, I've ordered tons of stuff from there.  Toys, LED's, guitar parts, small tools, stickers, small electronic accessories etc.  Really any small part, tool or model hardware bit that I can afford to wait on (Can take a month or more to arrive), I'll buy there if it's cheap.  Gotten a few wrong items but I was always told to keep it and given a refund.

They now have a very good secure payment system too, which is something they didn't have a few years ago.

@Eilif Thanks for the info regarding Ali and the compliment on the truck! Much appreciated, had always been unsure but your firsthand acccount makes me feel better about possibly ordering from there .

Re Corgi & RR vehicles, they made quite, under both the original Corgi Toys and Corgi Classics. Not only that, but the vehicles include both U.S. and UK RR names. Corgi Classics had the “Fallen Flags” line which I definitely suggest you look into if you’re interested in Corgi RR vehicles. And if you’re a Lionel fan check out the Corgi Lionel City vehicles. The truck below is from the Fallen Flags line which had vans, semis, busses, and other trucks

@TomlinsonRunRR Thanks for the compliment regarding the truck! Was able to snag it for less than the going rate. I found it to be very interesting as well. I have a 1/64 AHL PRR semi that supposedly transported goods from the railsto homes. This PRR truck, from the Corgi Classics “Classic Road Transport” line, is named “White Canvas Back P.R.R.” And the description states that it “...would have been a common sight at many rail-heads.” Not sure if it’s of the AHL type ilk or possibly for RR commissaries as you alluded. Will have to look into it!

Saturday morning sales meeting at Morrison Door...

@Capetrainman posted:

Saturday morning sales meeting at Morrison Door...

Another great scenario form you Paul'... Gave me a good smile on this snowy freezing day'... with a Nor'easter heading this way tomorrow'... Nice work, and that is a very good looking building'....☑👍

Some new additionsThe tractor and the Bronco are Walmart finds.  The tractor is painted up like Transformers Optimus Prime but doesn't actually transform and the Bronco was listed as 1:64, the other 5 vehicles in the series were about the same size but they were much bigger vehicles in the 1:1 world so they probably were 1:64 but since the Bronco was a much smaller vehicle I thin it is 1:43.  I have another Bronco stored away so I'll have something to compare to.  The Impala was found at Michael's in the rack with mostly larger scales, in the 1:35 range but the Impala looked about right.  A little label peeling showed 1:43 so my eye was correct.  It's got suitcases in the back seat.  And the food truck sell kabobs.  I think some interior detailing and maybe some drivers are needed.  The are all held together with screws so interior improvements shouldn't be to hard.

And then there's this trioThey'll definitely require more work than the diecasts above.

Ted, thanks for the positive comments...moving the cars and people around is fun for me. The building is "Morrison Door" from Woodland Scenics.  I'll get a picture of the rear loading platform and post it...nice detail and led lighting pre-installed.

Storm is headed our way too...I just hit the grocery store to be safe. Being near the coast, we always seem to be on the no snow / little snow / big snow line, so we never know what to expect for accumulation from these Nor'easters!  In past storms, the weather forecasters may predict 2-4, and the storm turns further east and we get hammered...stay tuned!  If Monday's storm is of any sizable accumulation, I'll get some time to work on the layout

@Capetrainman posted:

Ted, thanks for the positive comments...moving the cars and people around is fun for me. The building is "Morrison Door" from Woodland Scenics.  I'll get a picture of the rear loading platform and post it...nice detail and led lighting pre-installed.

Storm is headed our way too...I just hit the grocery store to be safe. Being near the coast, we always seem to be on the no snow / little snow / big snow line, so we never know what to expect for accumulation from these Nor'easters!  In past storms, the weather forecasters may predict 2-4, and the storm turns further east and we get hammered...stay tuned!  If Monday's storm is of any sizable accumulation, I'll get some time to work on the layout

You're welcome Paul'... Where are you located?  We get the same deal here, SW CT, on the Hudson Valley, NY line'.. I can do with out it. But the Skiers love it'...

@Capetrainman Before I compliment tour scene, who’s the Mfg. of your figures? The two by the stairs look familiar but the people by the cars in the parking lot and person by the logging truck are figures I don’t think I’ve ever seen- and I love figures, probably my favorite thing on my layout.

I second The comment regarding the Morrison Door building- man is that nice! I was going to ask if it was Woodland Scenics but just looked it up, very versatile and finely detailed building! Love the two trucks by the loading bay- great contrast between the earth tone logging truck and bright, 50s nostalgia colored van!

Also, it would appear the you @Quarter Gauger 48 And I are in the same boat(or should I say under the same snow?). Southeast PA and my Father told me before they’re calling for 15”-18” now!

Steve, thanks for your comments.  I can't recall where those figures are from...had them for years.  Woodland scenics did a nice job with "Morrison Door."  The detail is sharp, and the led lighting tops off the appearance, with a led on the rear loading door and inside the building.  On the South Main Street portion of my layout, I used Woodland Scenics buildings.  I'm getting lazy these days with wiring under the table and choose WS because of the LED lighting system.  It gets a little pricey, but looks good and the lighting system is easily expandable to non WS buildings if needed

@coach joe posted:

Some new additionsThe tractor and the Bronco are Walmart finds.  The tractor is painted up like Transformers Optimus Prime but doesn't actually transform and the Bronco was listed as 1:64, the other 5 vehicles in the series were about the same size but they were much bigger vehicles in the 1:1 world so they probably were 1:64 but since the Bronco was a much smaller vehicle I thin it is 1:43.  I have another Bronco stored away so I'll have something to compare to.  The Impala was found at Michael's in the rack with mostly larger scales, in the 1:35 range but the Impala looked about right.  A little label peeling showed 1:43 so my eye was correct.  It's got suitcases in the back seat.  And the food truck sell kabobs.  I think some interior detailing and maybe some drivers are needed.  The are all held together with screws so interior improvements shouldn't be to hard.

And then there's this trioThey'll definitely require more work than the diecasts above.

Coach Joe...that's a nice assortment of vehicles you're displaying right above...!

Here is my 95% finished Freuhauf trailer. Still needs mud flaps, some detail painting, and weathering. I’ll also add ACI labels since this is a RR piggyback trailer.

The base/chassis is left over from a Revell missile carrier kit. I added a scratch built styrene box to include  all the door and light details (in process pics earlier in this thread). The markings are my own artwork printed on photo paper to simulate signage and badges added to the ribbed siding.

Wow beautiful job on the trailer'..  I like the seam, makes realistic'. Nice markings as  well'... SWEET'...👍👌✔👀