AUTOS 1:43 that you like with your tinplate?

It depends upon the period you model, and upon the effect you want....if you are building a traditional layout (not a high rail scale layout), you may want to use dime store plastic and Tootsietoys.....for a model, it, unfortunately, costs a lot more, more scale models of cars of the correct period, such as $100 Brooklins.

I like the look of the old style tin toys.  They add a lot of vivid color and they look cool.  There is a great website called Tin Toy Arcade, where you can buy reproductions of the old tin toys and vehicles.  https://www.tintoyarcade.com/

-Matt

I have bought a few from the tintoyarcade. I prefer the toy look so I have a number of lever activated tin litho cars. Modern Toys is one of the brands as well as an occasional Marx. They have the old colorful flavor I prefer.

Steve

As mentioned above tin toy arcade is a good place to get some cool wind up vehicles and other nonsense to throw into your layout. Here are a few pics of cars I bought from them from our Christmas display last year (if you are just going to use them for train purposes you can get the "non-op" ones for about half the price of a working one).

No one has Brooklin, Minichamps, ERTL, and Lansdowne, etc., 1:43 die cast replicas?hm. I was thinking early 1930s cars.

The tintoyarcade litho cars are really fun, and there are several on a wish/want list, but not necessarily what I was thinking of.

I model, or am trying to, 1940, so I use all of those models of that year and prior, including Brooklins, Ertls, Rextoy, and any other "affordable" (Brooklin isn't) models, (not toys) that I can find, and some of them are like sniffing out old structure kits.  None of these brands really offer much in the EARLY thirties, with that period's bat-wing fenders and boxy bodies.  Brooklin has a couple of Ford Model A's, but others do not seem to often go back past the mid thirties.  There are some, not enough, models from the mid thirties and up, with many more available for the late '40's into the transition era.  Models seem to be shotgunned all over the place, with big gaps....a lot of different brands of models of 1940 Fords, and no models of 1940 Chevrolets, one Pontiac, no Olds, or Buicks, and the Cadillac is available as the few sold 1940 V-16 model.

I figure I have toy trains so why have scale autos? I changed all my 1:43 diecast for vintage Midgetoy, Tootsie Toy die cast, some Dimestore Dreams plastics and even a few home made toy cars and trucks.

Carey TeaRose posted:

No one has Brooklin, Minichamps, ERTL, and Lansdowne, etc., 1:43 die cast replicas?hm. I was thinking early 1930s cars.

The tintoyarcade litho cars are really fun, and there are several on a wish/want list, but not necessarily what I was thinking of.

If you're looking to do some scale modeling, you're in the wrong forum 

MBA posted:

I like the look of the old style tin toys.  They add a lot of vivid color and they look cool.  There is a great website called Tin Toy Arcade, where you can buy reproductions of the old tin toys and vehicles.  https://www.tintoyarcade.com/

-Matt

Thank you nice site, Trolleys look interesting to add a electric motor?

RonH posted:

MBA posted:

I like the look of the old style tin toys.  They add a lot of vivid color and they look cool.  There is a great website called Tin Toy Arcade, where you can buy reproductions of the old tin toys and vehicles.  https://www.tintoyarcade.com/

-Matt

Thank you nice site, Trolleys look interesting to add a electric motor?

Ron,  Someone did just that.  Here is a video that shows you how:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMqpo9omHdE

Boy its great to see women get into this hobby.

when I take the train board on the road in the fall

of the year to attend(and run trains) at 4 local shows, 75-80% of the people

that walk by and enjoy watching the trains are women with their small children.

Get Mom involved and the kids will follow.

Good to see you on the forum Carey!

Happy Railroading

Popi

MBA posted:

RonH posted:

MBA posted:

I like the look of the old style tin toys.  They add a lot of vivid color and they look cool.  There is a great website called Tin Toy Arcade, where you can buy reproductions of the old tin toys and vehicles.  https://www.tintoyarcade.com/

-Matt

Thank you nice site, Trolleys look interesting to add a electric motor?

Ron,  Someone did just that.  Here is a video that shows you how:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMqpo9omHdE

Thanks for the video, I will be placing a trolley order soon have some spare o gauge motors.

For that era in 1:43, there is Esval and a couple of other makers, although you're hitting the $100 mark each, or more.

Check www.carmodel.com  - you can find a 1:43 1930s Duesenberg for less than 1/43 the price of full size 

MBA posted:

RonH posted:

MBA posted:

I like the look of the old style tin toys.  They add a lot of vivid color and they look cool.  There is a great website called Tin Toy Arcade, where you can buy reproductions of the old tin toys and vehicles.  https://www.tintoyarcade.com/

-Matt

Thank you nice site, Trolleys look interesting to add a electric motor?

Ron,  Someone did just that.  Here is a video that shows you how:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMqpo9omHdE

Now that's interesting: can anybody identify the sacrificial locomotive and power-truck there?