This bus is a Russian copy of a Ford bus...repainted, re-decaled, and added figures.
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Looks good...I got in a couple of those, did not think to do that with one...which looks like a good idea for my modeled rural (remote?) area...the other I hope I can put on rails as a powered railbus....(I think I read that Henry provided the dies that allowed the prototypes to be made, and, certainly in this scale, they are indistinguishable from Ford Model A's and AA's)
John,
I like that!! ....especially since I am from Swoyersville (Scott Street-near the Russian Church) now living in Maryland.....
Mike
My dad lived on McHale Street (and attended the Polish church). He lives in NY now.
I lived on Watkins St. near Dana.
Bob
A section of my layout is a representation of Swoyersville, with many signature buildings (Harry E, Roosevelt theater, HS, etc). I did include a train depot also, modeler's license! Will post pix soon. John A GO SAILORS!!
Looks great. Can you fit people in there?
Yes....look closely...have a driver and several passengers inside...easy disassembly w/screwdriver!
NEPA posted:John,
I like that!! ....especially since I am from Swoyersville (Scott Street-near the Russian Church) now living in Maryland.....
Mike
John A posted:My dad lived on McHale Street (and attended the Polish church). He lives in NY now.
I can smell the Lenten Pirohi | Pierogi being cooked right now.
I'll get the fried onions in butter and the sour cream ready
Lad Nagurney (originally from Scranton - now from Western Massachusetts)
How about the prune pierogi, good for the digestive track. Where did the school bus come from? I could use one or two, just to add to my collection, we walked to the polish school in Dickson city, when I was a child, no buses at that time.
I like the Swoyersville bus. Looks great. Plenty of trains and coal mines growing up in Wilkes-Barre. Mostly gone today. Hooray for piggies and pierogies! Let's meet in the beer tent at the church bazaar on Hughes street.
Sounds dobry!! To Trooperty, I got it on eBay from Russia...several of the russian vendors sell unique 1/43 models....many come painted in military colors, which is easily changed. About $20, I think.
The Russian models are offered every day on the Bay, in the 1/43rd "car and truck" category...although most of their vehicles were a surprise to me, since before the wall came down, I thought they were getting around in troikas (except for leadership riding around in Packard and Cadillac copy ZIS's and ZIL's) They list them under the Brookin category, too. The Model A copy is the only thing I have seen I can use, although I have studied some of the trucks hard. There are other "Model A" body styles offered, such as sedans. With international relations deteriorated, I was a little leery of getting them. They list some models, such as from the thirties, under U.S. make descriptions. If you know the prototypes, unlike the Model A's, most, excepting the ZIS and ZIL I have seen, are not identical to U.S. autos.
Wow, Swoyersville! Just across the river (Susquehanna) from where I live. Great detailing job.
After we tour the ROW of the LV and the Lackawanna through Swoyersville and once again in our mind's eye see the LV coal drag bringing in the hoppers to the Harry E., and the late morning mixed with reefers for ACME, and watch the Lackawanna F's coming up from Northumberland and the RS's doing the local tricks we'll take the bus down to Sabatini's or Victory Pig for some of the best pizza ever.........
Did you say, "Victory Pig"?
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NEPA posted:After we tour the ROW of the LV and the Lackawanna through Swoyersville and once again in our mind's eye see the LV coal drag bringing in the hoppers to the Harry E., and the late morning mixed with reefers for ACME, and watch the Lackawanna F's coming up from Northumberland and the RS's doing the local tricks we'll take the bus down to Sabatini's or Victory Pig for some of the best pizza ever.........
I can remember going on the road with my dad in the 1970's and watching boxcars being unloaded at the Acme warehouse/bakery in Forty Fort. 
Wow, I had no idea there were that many of us here on the Forum with ties to the Wyoming Valley and NEPA! I grew up in Hanover Township, and dated a girl from Swoyersville during my high school years.
And nice job on the school bus and the Victory Pig, John! I will be building my first decent-sized layout in the near future and plan to incorporate plenty of scenes and references to the "Valley".
Right on! I plan on posting more pics of my layout soon. Thanks everyone for their comments. John A
John
Great model of The Pig.......I can smell it from here!!
Can't wait to see more pix!!
Mike
Sadly, the salient olfactory memory from my youth involves not pizza, but rather sulfur from the burning culm banks. 
Hmmm... now THERE's a modeling opportunity. Where'd I put that spare smoke generator?
