Trucks on Layouts

                                                     don't forget  bus's.....

 two of the latest Menards trucks

Nice tow truck hauling the bus !!

Loading at the Team Track.

TOFC

K-Mart trailer and two Athearn trucks repainted.

Atlas O scale trailer on MTH piggyback flat car

Heavy duty local delivery truck made by removing towing kit from a BB-157.

Two K-Line trucks with card stock sides for delivering coal.

Cab over engine tractors:  yellow Dinky, red Ertl with shortened frame and green Ertl.

DIVCO serving the LA commissary.

Athearn BRANCH Motor tractor taking a Berkshire Valley trailer to a customer.

Truck dock of the REA Transfer Building.

John in Lansing, ILL

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bluelinec4 posted:

They all look great, but I especially love the last one with the oooold, dark building!

The NJHR have cornered the market on Ballantine trucks and are now starting on the Rheingold trucks.  Instead of Dueling Banjos it's Dueling Breweries.

I like to customize some of my trucks to match some of my buildings.

I always get a kick out of downtown Northport on your layout Gene.

What's a layout without a Good Humor ice cream truck.

Steamer posted:

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I had the same tandem dump truck and the snow plow as a kid. Cool!

A couple of Fords. The one in the driveway is a BV kit and the one cruising down the street is a kit that was made in Ukraine I believe. 

                                           a few trucks on Clem's layout......

          and I thought they only liked donuts....

                      new warehouse with a large truck dock coming soon.....

Gene I have a Good Humor truck but it's still in the box.  I had no idea that back door opened.

Norm Charbonneau posted:

A couple of Fords. The one in the driveway is a BV kit and the one cruising down the street is a kit that was made in Ukraine I believe. 

Beautiful modelling, Norm. 

Milk stop at Fern Cliff for pick up by  the MA & PA

RSJB18 posted:

Steamer posted:

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I had the same tandem dump truck and the snow plow as a kid. Cool!

Thanks, I've always been a Mopar guy. Mom got the Dodge tractor trailer for me from England in the Matchbox Club newsletter I was in growing up. And Dad drove a dump truck.

gene maag posted:

What's a layout without a Good Humor ice cream truck.

 

Yup!

Good point, Gene Maag !

FrankM.

coach joe posted:

Gene I have a Good Humor truck but it's still in the box.  I had no idea that back door opened.

The door has to open that's the compartment with my favorite 10 cent Toasted Almond Bars in it!!!!!!!!

RSJB18 posted:

Steamer posted:

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I had the same tandem dump truck and the snow plow as a kid. Cool!

Found it! Still hunting for the snow plow.

As you can see, it got a lot of hard use.

overtime at FEDX

RSJB18 posted:

RSJB18 posted:

Steamer posted:

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I had the same tandem dump truck and the snow plow as a kid. Cool!

Found it! Still hunting for the snow plow.

As you can see, it got a lot of hard use.

all that means is you had LOTS of fun with it!!

This is a 1950s Revel kit that was reissued. Bought the kit used and built it as a Sinclair tank truck. It's true 1:48 scale... unusual.

The fire house has mostly Corgi 1:50 1950s American LaFrance Engines plus a newer ladder truck. The house is a one-off kit by Westport Model Works. After making this one resin kit, Les Lewis decided it wasn't working well.

I had a feeling I wasn't going to be alone in my liking for trucks on layouts, so my thanks for the "LIKES" to: PRRronbh; TShearer; MaxSouthOz; Tom Densel; Alab B;

...and for the Replies so far to: Briansilvermustang; wsdimenna; cabinet Bob; RSJB18; rattler21; Steamer; bluelinec4; Geo Peg; coach joe; gene meag; Norm Charbonneau; MaxSouthOz; rpmcobra; jay jay; Trainman2001.

Great fun seeing the variety, and to learn some new ideas, too!!          FrankM.

A special thanks to forum member Serge G who sold me the REA and Northwest semis which are especially hard to find.

A few that I did for a dairy on the layout and a "shop on wheels"

Nice to be acknowledged....Nice to see other ideas... Nice to be able to participate...Thanks Moonson!

Humpin' to please....

Engines 1 & 2 returning from a run....

A few more....

help just arrived...

DaveP posted:

Humpin' to please....

any chance I could see a close up of the red car w/ black stripes?

What is it and where did it come from?

(Chevelle?)

The Electric Company needs a bucket truck.

Here are some trucks in "situ" from my layout.  Btw - very interesting topic Frank! 

Some trucks in Service on the diorama...

I found this at Glacier National Park.  A White truck carry-all used as a tourist bus.  They are still used in Glacier National Park. "Red Jammers"

A Diamond Reo.

really like your trucks Mark

Here's some more trucks from my layout.

Some of my trucks.  I threw in some tractors and construction equipment just for kicks.

Tom

How about "layouts on trucks" ?  Silly me; actually the materials to build my layout on my truck.  Mark by chance you might see my post, may I ask you where  you got the simulated steel coils on the flat bed shown in one of your pics? Thank You

jackiejr posted:

How about "layouts on trucks" ?  Silly me; actually the materials to build my layout on my truck.  Mark by chance you might see my post, may I ask you where  you got the simulated steel coils on the flat bed shown in one of your pics? Thank You

WOW!! What a view, I love it

(the terrain and mountains, not the Ford... Sorry, Chevy guy here)

Jackiejr, "How about 'layouts on trucks'? "

You clever dude. 

FrankM

Moonson posted:

Jackiejr, "How about 'layouts on trucks'? "

You clever dude. 

FrankM

Maybe more silly than clever Frank. Thanks for your good nature.

             Jackiejr

jackiejr posted:

How about "layouts on trucks" ?  Silly me; actually the materials to build my layout on my truck.  Mark by chance you might see my post, may I ask you where  you got the simulated steel coils on the flat bed shown in one of your pics? Thank You

Jackie, those coils came in a kit that I got years ago at a train show. Here is a picture of them as they came. I was hoping the label was attached but oh well. I can't for the life of me remember who made them.

Anyway, I assembled the coils and sprayed them with dullcote. After it was dry I rubbed some powdered graphite over the surface to give them a metallic sheen. I  used a Sharpie and went over the bands to highlight them.

These next photos show some coils I did make following an article in the May 2009 Model Railroader. I think these look much better and you can make them as unique as you'd like...

Mark     Thanks  for your reply.  Tossing around some ideas for a steel mill with steel coil loads like you did and not having to make my own those would have been ideal.      Take it easy; much appreciated! 

Mo' trucks doin' stuff...

FrankM (more of a sedan guy, and now an SUV guy, but still gotta luv dem trucks!)