Richard E said last week there would be no 1:43 Motor Chronicle this week because he is at York. To get my fix of 1:43 medicinethis week, I played with some of my cars and trucks last night. I figured maybe there were other addicts suffering withdrawal, so I thought I would share.
I model 1955 on my layout. Sometime back I replaced most of the cars in my downtown area with cars from the late '60s, instantly transforming "the look" from 1955 to 1968. It was quite amazing how just changing the cars changed to look of the time so much!
I thought I would do the same thing backwards, to 1941 - just before the war.
Here is a view of my layout as normally set up: late 1955 - early 1956
Here, that same area in 1941. Yes, it looks sort of 1941ish, but there is something missing.
Ah, yes, I know!! Need to set color amount and saturation both to -100%!
My favorite car-related vignette on my layout is these two friends with sports cars talking.
I had updated them to 1968, too.
So here they are in 1941 . . .
Veranda Turbine always drives something exotiv. A Chryslter Thomas Specialin '56, a Dual Ghia in '68 . . .
And a Duesenberg in '41. John Waye and Dean Martin are impressed.
Wow! I like this . . . . it could be right out of a 1930s movie . . .
Uh oh! forgot to change the cars inside the dealership! Oh, well . . .
A rumble seat is useful in so many ways . . . .
Hee Hee, now I just made a new project for you.
