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

Artie do you think you can put yours on a flatcar and bring it to the Dough Hill Layout mine is broke down. I think the old White Mustang engine has had it.

Lee, the brass at the railroad heard of your plight, and made arrangements to have REA send the cab on their fast freight. They have the chocks in place, and just have to get some chains on it!

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Lee, the brass at the railroad heard of your plight, and made arrangements to have REA send the cab on their fast freight. They have the chocks in place, and just have to get some chains on it!

Thanks when it arrived I will notify REA Dispatch and it can get to work dropping some trailers off at the C.E.S. Warehouse. Thanks my friend and I will ship it back ASAP. Will it be taking the Phoebe  Route?

@lee drennen posted:

Artie do you think you can put yours on a flatcar and bring it to the Dough Hill Layout mine is broke down. I think the old White Mustang engine has had it.

Lee, the yellow mack tow truck is one of my favorites...great scene!

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Lee, I owe it all to you and everyone on this forum that brought me into this sub-set of our train hobby, and detailing ideas and techniques. Here’s another shot from yesterday:

Neat trucks. Here is one I have

Wow! Absolutely stunning job on that Standard Oil tanker, Jim! Let’s see more shots of it!

@Jim Van Every posted:

Neat trucks. Here is one I have

Nice truck. Yeah can you get us a shot of the whole rig? Looks interesting

The '55 Chevy "Nomad" is almost ready to take the tree back to the burbs for decorating by the family, while Mom waits patiently looking over in the direction of the train station as Santa observes Dad loading and securing the evergreen cargo...

@Capetrainman posted:

The '55 Chevy "Nomad" is almost ready to take the tree back to the burbs for decorating by the family, while Mom waits patiently looking over in the direction of the train station as Santa observes Dad loading and securing the evergreen cargo...

Your selling those Trees like Hot Cakes. I’m glad you like that Mack I put a lot of time and work in it.

@Jim Van Every posted:

Neat trucks. Here is one I have

Excellent modeling. Love the “Hatch”.

The "Nomad" is ready to roll once the dad can get mom off the front panel and into the car...

@Capetrainman posted:

The "Nomad" is ready to roll once the dad can get mom off the front panel and into the car...

Smart lady, she found the best place to keep warm :-}  Great scene, Capetrainman!

WOW guys, some wonderful photos of some great looking cars and truck in outstanding scenes! I am sorry I have nothing to offer today as there has been an ongoing request to get things done around here before snow falls! LOL I will try and get some shots of my tank area with a couple of the tankers loading up. Granted this all has to be done before the light comes up in the morning.

More Walmart finds.  It seems as if all the available trucks in this series are 4wd off-roaders.

@coach joe posted:

More Walmart finds.  It seems as if all the available trucks in this series are 4wd off-roaders.

I know it would be some extra work, but I bet you could find regular wheels and make them 2-wheel drive!

Mike the way the chassis are set up nit would take more than a wheel a swap to bring them closer to the ground so one wouldn't need a ladder or stool to get in.

@coach joe posted:

Mike the way the chassis are set up nit would take more than a wheel a swap to bring them closer to the ground so one wouldn't need a ladder or stool to get in.

Joe, your right, but I like a challenge so next time I go to Walmart I will see if I can find one and see what I can come up with. 😂

@Richie C. posted:

Thanks, Lee - pic's of finished model below. The two figures came with the kit and are also hand-painted. Everything was molded from the factory in a bright green color (including wheels and tires), so everything had to be hand or spray (rattle can) painted. I also moderately detailed the undercarriage. It was a difficult build because the cab is not one piece. It is formed by the fender assembly, front bumper, two doors, roof and cab backing plate which all have to be cemented in place at basically the same time to get everything matched up. I also had to find 4 different colors of brown for the boxes, barrels, stakes and truck bed. All the cab pieces were sprayed with dull coat after painting. The decals, even after 65 years, went on fairly easily using Micro-Sol, although I can see from the pic's,  need to trim the "Chevrolet" decal on the front bumper.

I have three more of these to do and will gradually get to them. For now, I want to concentrate on getting my roundhouse built. The only question is whether I should weather the truck now that it is done ?

Thanks for the link Richie. I will refer to this often when I get around to building the truck.

Bob

I thought I'd try my hand at decorating a fleet of step vans for my Railking Keystone Bakery. Work in progress

Finished these for an article in The O Scale Resource. These are 1/48 kits by Berkshire
Valley Models.

Nice looking trucks! JohnA

I can’t believe I didn’t try this earlier! Here’s the cab from the Atlantis kit hooked up to a Lionel pup trailer. Not too shabby I think!

That looks great, Artie!

All,

The gentleman pictured is Tommy Gilbert of Tommy Gilbert's Hobby Shop in Gettysburg, PA.  The artist is shown with his creation, a Corgi bus that he has transformed into a P&W (Pittsburgh & Weirton) bus for me.

I think the fidelity to the prototype is amazing, if I say so myself.

George

@Artie-DL&W posted:

I can’t believe I didn’t try this earlier! Here’s the cab from the Atlantis kit hooked up to a Lionel pup trailer. Not too shabby I think!

I can believe it either Artie after all those pictures I’ve posted of mine

Try this Artie

I like to bring this guy to shows on occasion, no clue if Optimus Prime is a proper 1/43rd scale but he fits in well enough with the other O gauge vehicles in his vehicle mode and kids love it when he's duking it out with Megatron somewhere on the layout. I even slightly modified his trailer to accept a K-line railmate wheelset so it can act as part of my roadrailer/intermodal freight train.

@G3750 posted:

All,

The gentleman pictured is Tommy Gilbert of Tommy Gilbert's Hobby Shop in Gettysburg, PA.  The artist is shown with his creation, a Corgi bus that he has transformed into a P&W (Pittsburgh & Weirton) bus for me.

I think the fidelity to the prototype is amazing, if I say so myself.

George

Super nice, George!  Tommy did great!

I, uh, guess it takes me awhile, Lee! Truth be told, I did hook them together when I finished the cab, but didn’t think to photograph them.

Wow, George, that bus is fantastic!

@railroad-guy posted:

Finished these for an article in The O Scale Resource. These are 1/48 kits by Berkshire
Valley Models.

Fine work, oooooooh!

One of those "finds" that I wasn't looking for...

Hi Mayor Magoo,

Nice truck.
Where did you “find” it?

John

In addition to where did you find it, who made it?  That is a really great find for sure, my layout is TV and Movies trivia.  As you said...great fit!

Thanks.  Don't know who made the truck, all it says on it is "Made in China".  Didn't come in a package, I found it loose on the bottom of a shelf in a local antique store.  I like to browse through them here once every few months.  Most of the time come away empty handed but you never know when you'll find something interesting.

CA John & Mr. Mayor, the truck is a 1/32 scale 1928 Chevy pickup in the series "Vintage Trucks of Yesteryear" by The National Motor Museum Mint.

Thanks Jerry.  I did find a stamp with 1928 Chevy Truck on the model.  And it did look oversized but thought I could get away with it in that scene with the Homie figures.

Luv that truck!

I think that truck looks great Mr. Mayor, and I love Homies too. Nice find!

Definitely works with the Palermos, Italian Homies.  As we all know the Don and his pals were larger than life just like the Homies.

From my childhood, who made these?  No use for them thinking of selling.

@wbg pete posted:

From my childhood, who made these?  No use for them thinking of selling.

Pete Aurora models made those back in the 60s they’re 1/64 Scale

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Are there any markings on the bottoms of them?  Are they metal or plastic?  They could be worth a few bucks to collectors, depending on the above questions.

They were made by Aurora back in the 60s there 1/64 scale I have some with the original boxes. They were made of plastic and they came as a glue together kit. They were targeted for the American Flyer “S” scale group

Lee,

Thank you for the info!!

I’m cleaning out stuff and would like to find a good home for them

Pete

@wbg pete posted:

Lee,

Thank you for the info!!

I’m cleaning out stuff and would like to find a good home for them

Pete

Your welcome Pete. Don’t just give them away there worth at least $20.00 a piece the way they are in that condition but the one with the Excavator I would ask no less than $40 for it  just saying

Any one  have a goo source for Automobiles from the late 20's to 1941, other than fords, you can only have so many T's and A's

@Dave Koehler posted:

Any one  have a goo source for Automobiles from the late 20's to 1941, other than fords, you can only have so many T's and A's

Try Wiseman Models, White Box Models IXO Models Ertl also made some oddballs too

Lee, that bottom tank truck looks exactly like the 1/48 kit formerly by Revell, and that we know from our previous postings. (Although it doesn’t look as well detailed). Is it possible they scaled it up from the Aurora kit?

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Lee, that bottom tank truck looks exactly like the 1/48 kit formerly by Revell, and that we know from our previous postings. (Although it doesn’t look as well detailed). Is it possible they scaled it up from the Aurora kit?

Yeah I always thought that but the other way around I always thought Aurora copied Revell Revell firs can put with there’s in 1955  it even builds like the old Revell one too but the wheels are horrible

Thanks for the clarification. It certainly doesn’t have the detail of the Revell/Atlantis kit.

Back to autos and trucks! Here’s a shot down Main Street at night in Lionelville.

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Back to autos and trucks! Here’s a shot down Main Street at night in Lionelville.

Artie nice pic looks convincing thanks for sharing. What kinda fire truck is that looks good

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Thanks for the clarification. It certainly doesn’t have the detail of the Revell/Atlantis kit.

Your welcome. Yes there kinda crude I never liked them always liked the Revell and now my new favorite is Atlantis because they added the window glass.

Artie, Outstanding picture! I am with Lee very life like! Wonderful job!

Thanks,Mike and Lee! Lee, the fire truck is that Ahrens-Fox that I posted awhile back on this thread. Made by Corgi. My dad drove one just like it for the Hoboken Fire Dept. in the mid-fifties.

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Thanks,Mike and Lee! Lee, the fire truck is that Ahrens-Fox that I posted awhile back on this thread. Made by Corgi. My dad drove one just like it for the Hoboken Fire Dept. in the mid-fifties.

Thanks Artie I thought it was after looking at it closer that awesome your dad drove one of these they always was fascinated me

@mike g. posted:

Artie, Outstanding picture! I am with Lee very life like! Wonderful job!

We have a good eye for talent don’t we Mike

Took me forever to find this thread.  Does anyone have comments regarding Diecast Masters products? (1:50)  I've bought a number of those recently and am blown away by the quality and detail.  (I will try to get motivated and post photos of them.)  I've noticed they're slowly making HO Scale variants available as well.

As for 1:43, I just can't handle the scale difference.  It's too jarring to have those vehicles on my layout.

Anthony

Any of you folks looking for a well-detailed WWII  era Jeep, will find the Atlas model terrific. It’s listed as 1/48, but it’s ever so slightly larger than the Menard’s jeeps, also listed as 1/48.  It also comes with the driver.

Thanks Artie. Great looking Jeep. Reminds me of the old sixties TV show Rat Patrol.

@A. Wells posted:

Took me forever to find this thread.  Does anyone have comments regarding Diecast Masters products? (1:50)  I've bought a number of those recently and am blown away by the quality and detail.  (I will try to get motivated and post photos of them.)  I've noticed they're slowly making HO Scale variants available as well.

As for 1:43, I just can't handle the scale difference.  It's too jarring to have those vehicles on my layout.

Anthony

Yes, I have. But doesn’t Diecast Masters only make commercial trucks, earthmoving and mining models? I didn’t think they made 1:50 scale models of passenger automobiles.

I used to work for Caterpillar and got some of their earthmoving equipment towards the end of my employment when they took over the 1:50 scale diecast models from Norscot and Tonkin Replicas. I liked that Diecast Masters included an operator / driver model, clothed in Hi-Visibility outfits in the cab of the models they imported, even in models that were previously imported by Norscot.

These are just my opinion,

Naveen Rajan

@naveenrajan posted:

Yes, I have. But doesn’t Diecast Masters only make commercial trucks, earthmoving and mining models? I didn’t think they made 1:50 scale models of passenger automobiles.

I used to work for Caterpillar and got some of their earthmoving equipment towards the end of my employment when they took over the 1:50 scale diecast models from Norscot and Tonkin Replicas. I liked that Diecast Masters included an operator / driver model, clothed in Hi-Visibility outfits in the cab of the models they imported, even in models that were previously imported by Norscot.

These are just my opinion,

Naveen Rajan

You are correct, no vehicles.  However, I do have a number of the commercial trucks which works for me since I'm almost entirely Intermodal.  They do have some of the Caterpillar rail equipment which I have purchased.  The running joke is, you should buy them because it comes with a cookie tin and a man.

I also worked for Caterpillar at one time in history.

I'm lining up my next purchase...I'm thinking a Peterbilt Semi with sleeper, a bulldozer, some type of rock scooper, and one of the small scoopers you see at Garden shops.

Anthony

Here’s a few pics of my fleet.

@A. Wells posted:

You are correct, no vehicles.  However, I do have a number of the commercial trucks which works for me since I'm almost entirely Intermodal.  They do have some of the Caterpillar rail equipment which I have purchased.  The running joke is, you should buy them because it comes with a cookie tin and a man.

I also worked for Caterpillar at one time in history.

I'm lining up my next purchase...I'm thinking a Peterbilt Semi with sleeper, a bulldozer, some type of rock scooper, and one of the small scoopers you see at Garden shops.

Anthony

If you are impressed with Caterpillar scale models from Diecast Masters, then you should look at even finer details on the Caterpillar models from Classic Construction Models (ccmodels.com).

Unlike Diecast Masters that makes mass produced models in 1:50 scale (along with fewer choices in 1:87 and other smaller scales), CCM makes expensive, highly detailed, limited edition models in 1:48 scale and some larger scales.

Using a crude and simplified analogy, if Diecast Masters could be comparable to an Atlas Trainman model then CCM would be comparable to Atlas Master Line.

These are just my opinion,

Naveen Rajan

Just ordered the new Sunoco truck on flatcar from Menard’s. This also gives me a free lighted Sunoco delivery van for my soon to be built oil dealership. Photos to come!

@naveenrajan posted:

If you are impressed with Caterpillar scale models from Diecast Masters, then you should look at even finer details on the Caterpillar models from Classic Construction Models (ccmodels.com).

Unlike Diecast Masters that makes mass produced models in 1:50 scale (along with fewer choices in 1:87 and other smaller scales), CCM makes expensive, highly detailed, limited edition models in 1:48 scale and some larger scales.

Using a crude and simplified analogy, if Diecast Masters could be comparable to an Atlas Trainman model then CCM would be comparable to Atlas Master Line.

These are just my opinion,

Naveen Rajan

Mmmmm, yeah....I can't afford those.

Here’s the latest Sunoco truck/flatcar from Menard’s. I don’t need another flatcar, but the truck looks good, and will fit in with my future oil dealership. It also came with a free Sunoco lighted van. These are supposedly 1/48.

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Here’s the latest Sunoco truck/flatcar from Menard’s. I don’t need another flatcar, but the truck looks good, and will fit in with my future oil dealership. It also came with a free Sunoco lighted van. These are supposedly 1/48.

Wow Artie I like that Ford tank truck.

Thanks, Lee! As soon as I saw it, I thought it would look like the sort of truck to make residential and business deliveries, as opposed to big tankers or the small van. I may use the lighted van for a future night shot!

Artie

Things are kind of quiet over at the gas station.

@naveenrajan posted:

Yes, I have. But doesn’t Diecast Masters only make commercial trucks, earthmoving and mining models? I didn’t think they made 1:50 scale models of passenger automobiles.

I used to work for Caterpillar and got some of their earthmoving equipment towards the end of my employment when they took over the 1:50 scale diecast models from Norscot and Tonkin Replicas. I liked that Diecast Masters included an operator / driver model, clothed in Hi-Visibility outfits in the cab of the models they imported, even in models that were previously imported by Norscot.

These are just my opinion,

Naveen Rajan

I worked for Cat in Morton, Ill for a spell.

I can't find any AFFORDABLE 1970s era Cats in 1/56- 1/64 anywhere.  They'd make grand flatcar loads and a sales yard full of some would be yellowly spectacular.

Here’s a couple more.

Nice vehicles, and nice layout scenes, obxtrainman!

By the way, I took the truck off the flatcar, and ran the flat in a short freight with other cars, such as Atlas, Lionel, and RMT, and it ran well. The couplers are a little stiff, but I don’t do a lot of switching. Also, the Sunoco truck is not Diecast, but plastic with good detail.

Great vehicles guys! Artie I also like the Ford would look great as a parts truck!

Thanks, Mike. Yeah, I thought I’d use the panel truck as a service vehicle, with maybe some guys and tools around, working in the yard.

@Forty Rod posted:

I worked for Cat in Morton, Ill for a spell.

I can't find any AFFORDABLE 1970s era Cats in 1/56- 1/64 anywhere.  They'd make grand flatcar loads and a sales yard full of some would be yellowly spectacular.

I still live in Central Illinois and I have seen vintage Caterpillar models at hobby shows. Specifically, Galesburg, IL has an annual Railroad Days celebration, late June. There is a toy and train show and I have seen older Caterpillar models for sale, made by Ertl and maybe, NZG. Perhaps, you could visit any hobby shows in your area.

Also, Diecast Masters has this “Core Classics” line that has older models with lesser details, likely made from older Norscot tooling.

Diecast Masters also have “Evolution Series” that includes 2 models, like the latest generation of a machine and an older generation of the same machine.

These are just my opinion,

Naveen Rajan

I stumbled into a pile of American Dimestore vehicles today at a local antique store.  I have a couple already but don't want anymore. (They are 1/43 and I'm running Marx o27 at 1/64).  If anyone is interested I can provide info on where to get them.  The lady assures me that she can deliver them and they look new.

I didn't check prices.

Picked up this new IXO truck today. Really looks sharp.

And a Sinclair truck /trailer I painted up in a color scheme I like bright.

I have picked up a # of the IXO trucks they are a good price, very good value and detail for the $. I have a lot of 1/25 & 1/24 truck kits build them when time. From what I can see all the trucks that IXO has released in 1/43 have had the same trucks; released in the past in 1/24 and 1/25 scale model kits. Have not seen any other trucks they have done that have not already been done in a model kit form!!! Thus I wonder if they are using the 1/25 scale models to 3D scan or size to reproduce in 1/43 scale????? 

I was looking at the IXO 1/43 GMC General and Ford LTL 9000 conventional cab trucks sitting on my shelf and then looked over to the model kits. I compared the IXO models and the Ford is wider, taller, bigger overall over the GMC. Looking at the model kits the GMC was done in 1/25 scale and the Ford in 1/24 scale. I wonder if they are copying them if they take the scale size difference into consideration? Perhaps not if the end result is different in the final 1/43 IXO models. I assume they have done the same thing for the cars as well !!!!!!

artie dl&w, i have the same tow truck in green, but a must have is the good humor truck! gonna get one

just ordered the good humor truck off ebay, 21.95 free shipping. gonna look good in front of the union station. thanks for the pic's

I was eyeing that ice cream truck, too.  My carpet layout (now packed up) has been known to sport scale Cars cars and trucks and foodie related themes occasionally.  Who makes it?  Thanks.

TRRR

trrr, its a road champs classic scenes, on ebay. search road champs good humor truck.tim

Ah, thanks, Tim.  I have that truck.  It’s a great model.  I thought you folks were talking about the ice cream truck best seen in kj356’s last photo  — in the back on the left — with the face in it. That’s why I was wondering whether it was a scale Disney-Pixar Cars franchise model, but it doesn’t quite look like it.

Just found it: It’s the I-Screamer and is a Disney-Pixar model afterall. Several on the Bay.

Kj356, great job on the Sinclair tanker! A very fussy kit to assemble, and although I like a more subdued paint scheme, your detail work is fantastic.

@kj356 posted:

Picked up this new IXO truck today. Really looks sharp.

And a Sinclair truck /trailer I painted up in a color scheme I like bright.

Where did you get that dyn-o-sour?

I have a home for one like that.

This is known as the; Lionel Route 66 Dino Cafe 6-22993 came out a # of years back. I ordered it after finishing my Sinclair tankers and saw it on line and thought it would be a perfect fit, it is sitting in my Radiator Springs village with all Disney Cars movie theme vehicles, fits right in with the town. There might still be one left at the Christmas train store they did have a couple of them. They are closing down and clearing everything out on sale right now; https://christmastrainstore.ca/ In Canadian $'s but when you do the exchange rate you will see it is considerably less in US$ Contact them to see if it is still in stock. They are pricy on e-bay.

Here are some of my recent acquisitions. A Hot Wheels Custom Classics 1/50 Willys, A Spec Cast 1/50 White WC stakebed truck, an Athearn 1/50 1955 F100 and a Menards 1/48 Chevy panel truck. They're posed with my in-progress FOS Scale Models gas station kit build.

Menards repaint of a Utica Club Beer truck

Sitka- that Utica Club truck came out great!

I love repaints/kitbashing (actual modeling)! JohnA

Morning guys, you all have some great looking rigs! Sorry I haven't been around for a little while as life took me way from anything to do with trains!

I did get out to the train room yesterday and did a little work and also pulled this tractor trailer out and put it back on the layout. I am sure you all have seen it before, but I sure like it and it looks so perfect for a O gauge layout.

I hope you all have a great day!

A couple of recent adds.

@obxtrainman posted:

A couple of recent adds.

They are both excellent!  Who made them?

@obxtrainman posted:

A couple of recent adds.

Sure is a couple great looking cars! I am sure they will look wonderful on the layout!

Hi guy, I was doing a little work in the train room and turned around and found Batman had shown up to use the Bat copter!

Menards has a new vintage bus on a flat car that looks nice for the price note on a 10 1/2 inch flat car;

https://www.menards.com/main/g...590386137&ipos=1

it is similar to the Corgi Flxible Clipper 1/50 scale which are pricy if you can find them now; here is a photo with a Menards 11 1/2 inch flat car. Would look good on the layout and make an interesting repaint project. Looks to be a little smaller then the Corgi bus.

https://www.walthers.com/vinta...estination-cleveland

@Mark Boyce posted:

They are both excellent!  Who made them?

They’re both made by Greenlight collectibles. I purchased them on Diecast Direct site. A bit disappointed in the quality considering the price. For the amount they cost one would think they’d have opening doors  and trunks. Or am I still living with 20 years ago prices in my head?  All and all they’re nice cars.

@obxtrainman posted:

A couple of recent adds.

1955 Cadillac Fleetwood a la Elvis Presley. It looks like a replica of his as it has the spot light on the fender just in front of the driver side mirror. One of his many pink Cadillacs! Nice Model! I too have a model of one of his convertible pink Caddy's on my layout.

@Rob W. posted:

Great weathering job on both the truck and the structure, but is it just me or does the structure look almost small enough to be carted away by the truck?

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

1955 Cadillac Fleetwood a la Elvis Presley. It looks like a replica of his as it has the spot light on the fender just in front of the driver side mirror. One of his many pink Cadillacs! Nice Model! I too have a model of one of his convertible pink Caddy's on my layout.

I am aware of the Elvis connection, it’s on the box. I think I’m parking it behind Madam Wongs on the wrong side of the tracks for now🤪. Elvis is in the building. I had picked up a boxed set of Downtown deco buildings at a train show. They were called “wrong side of the tracks”.  I still haven’t put much of the ads on them yet.

@p51 posted:

Great weathering job on both the truck and the structure, but is it just me or does the structure look almost small enough to be carted away by the truck?

It's just a large truck and a very small station. I was actually wrong, it's an International Harvester KB truck. They were large trucks for the time, even the 1/50 model measures 20 scale feet long. The station is a little compressed, but I think it does a good job of representing the typical small rural station that would have been built in the 1920s or 30s.

@Rob W. posted:

It's just a large truck and a very small station. I was actually wrong, it's an International Harvester KB truck. They were large trucks for the time, even the 1/50 model measures 20 scale feet long. The station is a little compressed, but I think it does a good job of representing the typical small rural station that would have been built in the 1920s or 30s.

Here's another shot with a more era-appropriate vehicle, an Athearn 1930 Model A.

Iconic Replicas new Rescue 51. Now I just need to find some scale Johnny and Roy figures.

@obxtrainman posted:

They’re both made by Greenlight collectibles. I purchased them on Diecast Direct site. A bit disappointed in the quality considering the price. For the amount they cost one would think they’d have opening doors  and trunks. Or am I still living with 20 years ago prices in my head?  All and all they’re nice cars.

I see what you mean about no opening doors and trunks.  It is easy to be living with 20 years ago prices and any with 20 years ago anything for that matter.

Got these from Fairfield this weekend - nothing fancy, just Motormax 64.5 Mustang, '58 'Vette and '55 Bel Air, but the detailing is nice for such inexpensive models ($7 @). All I did was fill in the 'Stang's rear lights with a little red paint.

Q - does anyone have a source for 1/43 license plate decals ?

Mike G nice looking rig and it fits perfectly.

And I like the classic TV Batmobile. Where did you get Batman?

OBXTrainman sorry the level of detail was a little disappointing.  I picked up a white '53 Eldorado convertible at Dollar General for $5.  Detailed the interior and added Dwight and Mamie.  I posted it earlier in this thread.

K356, Menards ran a flat with the clipper style bus years ago.  I always wanted one of those busses so even though I didn't need another flat car I ordered it.  I was so disappointed that the bus was more like 1/64 scale so I returned it.  I was even more disappointed by the fee Menards charged to return it.

Tom that's a cool Rescue 51.  I also like the NYC flatcar it's riding on.

@coach joe posted:

Mike G nice looking rig and it fits perfectly.

And I like the classic TV Batmobile. Where did you get Batman?

OBXTrainman sorry the level of detail was a little disappointing.  I picked up a white '53 Eldorado convertible at Dollar General for $5.  Detailed the interior and added Dwight and Mamie.  I posted it earlier in this thread.

K356, Menards ran a flat with the clipper style bus years ago.  I always wanted one of those busses so even though I didn't need another flat car I ordered it.  I was so disappointed that the bus was more like 1/64 scale so I returned it.  I was even more disappointed by the fee Menards charged to return it.

Tom that's a cool Rescue 51.  I also like the NYC flatcar it's riding on.

Hi Coach, thanks I can't remember where I got the tractor trailer. But as for the classic Batmobile and Batman I got both from the toy isle at Walmart!

Mike I've got that Batmobile, from Walmart also, squirreled away in a box.  Did BAtman come with it, I can't remember.

Dollar General loves 1953 automobiles.  I previously posted pictures of an Eldorado, a Chevy and a Ford, all 1953s purchased at DG now I've added this 1953 Packard Caribbean.  I didn't need any more vehicles even if it was only $5 but it's the only Packard I've got.

The Cobra and the T-Bird are ERTL products that came with Dolly's Diner.  A structure from the ERTL American Muscle series.  I believe there were four of these 1/43 scale structures, Dooly's, the Esquire Theatre, a gas station and a drag race with Christmas Tree starting lights.  I've got the Esquire also.

@Richie C. posted:

Got these from Fairfield this weekend - nothing fancy, just Motormax 64.5 Mustang, '58 'Vette and '55 Bel Air, but the detailing is nice for such inexpensive models ($7 @). All I did was fill in the 'Stang's rear lights with a little red paint.

Q - does anyone have a source for 1/43 license plate decals ?

You can be your own source.  Get good photos of what you want and take them someplace where you can have them reduced to the size you want. I use A&E Reprographics locally.  It isn't very expensive.

A man I share interests with even has 1/24 scale package labels made so he can put maps, product packages, etc in his auto models.  He's a multiple prize winner in the area and known all over the country.

Buy a decal kit from Micro Mark.  They have them for both ink jet and laser printers and they work beautifully.  Hint: you can make all sorts of signage including window transparencies.  (I print the windows on overhead projector transparency sheets and just cut an entire window out at one time.)

@coach joe posted:

Mike I've got that Batmobile, from Walmart also, squirreled away in a box.  Did BAtman come with it, I can't remember.

Hi Coach, I am kind of like you as I can't remember. But I do believe Batman is in the same package!

@Forty Rod posted:

You can be your own source.  Get good photos of what you want and take them someplace where you can have them reduced to the size you want. I use A&E Reprographics locally.  It isn't very expensive.

A man I share interests with even has 1/24 scale package labels made so he can put maps, product packages, etc in his auto models.  He's a multiple prize winner in the area and known all over the country.

Buy a decal kit from Micro Mark.  They have them for both ink jet and laser printers and they work beautifully.  Hint: you can make all sorts of signage including window transparencies.  (I print the windows on overhead projector transparency sheets and just cut an entire window out at one time.)

I do use decal sheets for lots of projects, but 1/43 license plate decals are so small I don't think either my computer, it's program or my printer would be able to create and/or reproduce something that small with a degree of clarity that would be acceptable to me.

Thanks for the tip about A&E - I'll check that out.

I've seen1/24 scale cigarette packs and soda pop bottle labels, both very small.  You may have to shop around for someone who can do the work.  We have three A&Es locally and only one can do that tiny a job, but I can do a lot that isn't much larger on my own ink jet HPEnvy Photo 6255.

Biggest problem I have is scaling them down to start with.  I did a whole raft of book covers for a book store interior.

@coach joe posted:

Dollar General loves 1953 automobiles.  I previously posted pictures of an Eldorado, a Chevy and a Ford, all 1953s purchased at DG now I've added this 1953 Packard Caribbean.  I didn't need any more vehicles even if it was only $5 but it's the only Packard I've got.

The Cobra and the T-Bird are ERTL products that came with Dolly's Diner.  A structure from the ERTL American Muscle series.  I believe there were four of these 1/43 scale structures, Dooly's, the Esquire Theatre, a gas station and a drag race with Christmas Tree starting lights.  I've got the Esquire also.

Joe I like that packard thanks for sharing

New fire jeep arrived yesterday. Eventually it will be sporting decals for the Skagway, Alaska Volunteer Fire Department.

Here is the prototype.

A recently refurbished Corgi Mercedes 220SE (#230), before and after:

@pd posted:

A recently refurbished Corgi Mercedes 220SE (#230), before and after:

Nice work! What scale is it?

I have a "more than slightly used":-) Dinky stationwagon and it appears to be a 1/50th model.

Bobby, nice work on your restoration of the Corgi. I love doing that myself, if you look back in this thread you’ll see more than 25 different cars and trucks I’ve done.

joel

@JDFonz posted:

Bobby, nice work on your restoration of the Corgi. I love doing that myself, if you look back in this thread you’ll see more than 25 different cars and trucks I’ve done.

joel

I didn't restore it Joel, pd did. I own a beater Dinky and am interested in the Corgi size. I'm gonna search out your work. So many talented guys on here to guide amateurs like me!

@BobbyD posted:

Nice work! What scale is it?

I have a "more than slightly used":-) Dinky stationwagon and it appears to be a 1/50th model.

Thanks! It's likely close to 1/43-scale, as that was, I believe, the standard for the European diecast manufacturers (and I think 1/43 was the scale for European O-gauge). Dinky, manufactured by Meccano, was scaled to match the Hornby O-gauge line. Some of the larger vehicles like buses and trucks shaded upwards from 1/50 to 1/55, I believe.

Here are a few on my layout, mostly they are Denver Diecast. They were in a bin at Menards for $2.99 ea. And the Menards Goodyear stakebed and Menards delivery stakebed which were considerably more.

Dan

Wow, over a month without a new post.  Restoration projects must have dried up.  Here's the latest $5 hot rod from Dollar General, a 1969 Pontiac Goat.  While not wearing The Judge decals the color does look like it.  The GT40 is 1/48 scale Testor's model kit and the Richard Petty Superbird is a 1992 Racing Champions product.

Here's three vehicles:  Seagrave tiller ladder truck.  Apology if I shown these on this thread in the past.

Edsel

Ford pick up truck.

@trumptrain posted:

Here's three vehicles:  Seagrave tiller ladder truck.  Apology if I shown these on this thread in the past.

Edsel

Ford pick up truck.

Patrick, I’ll say it again, that hook and ladder fire truck is awesome! You also always manage to find cool automobiles that unfortunately didn’t make it, like the Ford Edsel and Tucker! Do I spy a black 54 Cadillac Coupe de Ville in the background of the fire truck photo? All of your photos seem to have a hidden gem in them!

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Patrick, I’ll say it again, that hook and ladder fire truck is awesome! You also always manage to find cool automobiles that unfortunately didn’t make it, like the Ford Edsel and Tucker! Do I spy a black 54 Cadillac Coupe de Ville in the background of the fire truck photo? All of your photos seem to have a hidden gem in them!

Thanks so much Scott!   Yes, I had to have an Edsel ... I found it on E bay several years ago.  You have a good eye ... yep that's a 54 Caddy Coupe de Ville.  

I have a Fire engine show, and an antique car show on my layout. Here they are. Also I have found 1:43 models of cars I have actually owned as well as my all time favorite 1947 Cadillac Series 75 limousine.

David, are the cars you owned the ones around the blue house, some of the ones at bthe show or a combination of both?

The red Jeepster, The blue '68 Ford, the Metropolitan (owned by my late wife before we were married) were all owned by me.  You may be able to see a Tucker convertible in the background of one of the pictures. It was  made after the company folded from remaining original Tucker parts. The '47 Cadillac is my all time favorite car, stately, it is a work of art and when I hit the lottery.........

1950 .. ish  Ford Pennsylvania State Police car.

I think this is a 1957 Corvette with a 1949 Chevrolet Fire Chief car and 1952 Seagrave open cab pumper in the background.  The guy standing by the Vette is Patsburg citizen Guy Kool.    

NYC Fruehauf trailer which I picked up at York several years ago.  

The photo shows a firehouse in my Rockville CT railroad model, named for my friend—a firefighter.  The two fire trucks to the right are Corgi replicas of a 1952 Maxim and a 1964 Mack, protypes of which were owned by the Rockville and Vernon FD.  

Don- that firehouse is great! JohnA (Niagara Falls FD)

Thanks, John.  Two PV firehouses and a bandsaw make light work. The upper floors are from an HO Heljan brewery kit.    The top two floor have full interiors, including two brass poles—old school…

Don- my firehouse has a PV lower,  and a DPM upper. Great minds think alike! JohnA

Very cool John!

Thanks Guys for reviving this thread. Here’s a couple

@obxtrainman posted:

They’re both made by Greenlight collectibles. I purchased them on Diecast Direct site. A bit disappointed in the quality considering the price. For the amount they cost one would think they’d have opening doors  and trunks. Or am I still living with 20 years ago prices in my head?  All and all they’re nice cars.

IT is hard to not be living with 20 years ago prices in my head.  I'm not buying much these days.

I have a few vehicles on the layout, mostly on the freight side. But I need to get some people figures to put among them to liven things up a bit.

@Mark Boyce posted:

IT is hard to not be living with 20 years ago prices in my head.  I'm not buying much these days.

Me too Mark. I’m glad I bought all my stuff I wanted the past 5 years now I’m set when I retire and don’t have to buy little if anything.

@Yellowstone Special posted:

I have a few vehicles on the layout, mostly on the freight side. But I need to get some people figures to put among them to liven things up a bit.

Nice batch of autos and trucks Vern! My favorite is the Greyhound Scenicriuser! I’m looking for a Scenicruiser, but so far the ones I have found are over $100! I’m not a collector, so waiting until I see one for less than fifty bucks. The silver late 40’s pick ups are unique too!

DIVCO New Bedford Creamery delivery truck.

Corgi horse trailer.

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Nice batch of autos and trucks Vern! My favorite is the Greyhound Scenicriuser! I’m looking for a Scenicruiser, but so far the ones I have found are over $100! I’m not a collector, so waiting until I see one for less than fifty bucks. The silver late 40’s pick ups are unique too!

Thank you, Scott. I bought the Scenicruiser from Corgi several years ago when they first came out. Had to have this particular livery with the gold striping, because I rode on one of these from San Francisco to San Luis Obispo and on another one from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City as a teenager way back in 1962. The Ford and Chevy pickups are from Lionel flatcar loads.

I liked your engineer figures on another thread so much that I searched for them and ordered the packet of them from Woodland Scenics on eBay. Thank you for that inspiration. 😉

@trumptrain posted:

DIVCO New Bedford Creamery delivery truck.

Corgi horse trailer.

Patrick, that Milk Truck scene is awesome. The milk truck is cool, and the milk cartons, where'd you find those? It's all the little stuff in your scenes that make them special! I'm getting the feeling of fall with the pumpkins and turkeys! :-)

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Patrick, that Milk Truck scene is awesome. The milk truck is cool, and the milk cartons, where'd you find those? It's all the little stuff in your scenes that make them special! I'm getting the feeling of fall with the pumpkins and turkeys! :-)

Thanks so much Scott!   I honestly don't remember exactly where I bought the milk crates.  I think it was from Town and Country Hobbies in the Orange Hall at York.  They always have the "little stuff" that can greatly enhance a scene.  I think Town and Country Hobbies has a website.  If not them perhaps I got them from Scenic Express?   I wish I could be more accurate, however, I've  bought and acquired so much little stuff that I just can't remember exactly where, what show,  e bay purchase, or on line dealer I bought from.  

Btw - The Fall and Spring seasons are my favorite times of the year.  I love modeling Fall more so over Spring.  

FYI - Diecast Direct has some new and recent 1/43 autos and light trucks at reasonable prices, some not so reasonable. Some neat stuff though.

https://www.diecastdirect.com/category/New-Arrivals/1

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

FYI - Diecast Direct has some new and recent 1/43 autos and light trucks at reasonable prices, some not so reasonable. Some neat stuff though.

https://www.diecastdirect.com/category/New-Arrivals/1

Thanks for sharing  I seen that yesterday I like those Yatming cars for the price there very detailed.

Lee Drennen....what scale, year and model is that green-cabbed 18 wheeler?

Ford COE tractor late 50's/early 60's

2.5 ton US Army truck

Assorted military equipment in the yard.

Diamond tractor ( assuming early 1950s? )

Great Auto's everyone! Next time I am out in the train room I will try and get some new shots!