Anyone out there fans of auto carrier trains? Got pics or video? I've been acquiring MTH auto transports and really like the detail of the die cast cars. My dad hauled cars with his semi-truck for years and I like all things car culture.
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Thanks for posting. I had something else in mind- MTH flat cars with two visible die cast vehicles. Also, the two decker auto transport variety with four vehicles. K-Line makes some very cool auto loaders with six vehicles.
I have a few of the MTH auto loaders and 2-vehicle flatcars. Unfortunately they are mostly Rail King and I do mostly scale. I agree the K-Line 6-car auto loader was the coolest thing going. Unfortunately the gap between the 1/48 scale of 0 gauge trains and the 1/43 scale of die-cast cars makes it all but impossible to find cars that will fit. Also the K-Line car is a bit narrow, although it is scale length. The K-Line auto loaders mostly came with top-down Corvettes and T-Birds, which is sort of ridiculous looking. I mean, who ships a car with the top down? I have accumulated enough '62 Corvairs in assorted colors to fill mine up - slightly anachronistic, but at least they are hardtops.
I wish somebody would make a real scale 6-car Evans Auto Loader and fill it with correct-vintage 1/48 cars. I think there would be a market for it, and for separate sale on the 1950's cars in 1/48 scale.
I have a . . few . . and I like them; they are scary-scale so the height without the truck modification is higher that most all cars.
Thus, clearance can be an issue if not accounted for in bridges, tunnels and overhead structures.
Wish there was an auto off-loader ramp.
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