Automobiles/ Trucks 1/43-1/50 scale let’s see them

lee drennen posted:

Joe Hohmann posted:

lee drennen posted:

Joe Hohmann posted:

Bought this '59 Cadillac 1:43 at York today for only $30.. I remember, 15 years ago, a ambulance this detailed from Motor City would go for $250.. Later, one from American Excellence was close to $100.

Thanks for posting Joe that was a steal 

Actually, that was the going price. They had at least 4 left. The booth was at the far left rear corner of the Orange Hall (NOT diecastdirect).

That’s still a bargain I think 

Joe Hohmann posted:

Bought this '59 Cadillac 1:43 at York today for only $30.. I remember, 15 years ago, a ambulance this detailed from Motor City would go for $250.. Later, one from American Excellence was close to $100.

Hey Joe - I bought the same ambulance yesterday at York in the Orange Hall from the same dealer ( as you described his location ).  There were 2 left yesterday afternoon ( one left after my purchase )  and the price I paid was $25.  I guess it pays to shop late ... LOL!  Who knows perhaps the next person got the last one for $20... LOL!  At any rate you and I both got a good deal.  

The VFD in the town where I grew up had an ambulance just like this one.  I just had to get it!  AND because of this personal connection, I would have been willing to pay much more.   

PAUL ROMANO posted:

                             More modern machinery at work- NJ Hirailers.

Paul

love that clamshell 

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Lee,

When I saw your first post, the blue dump truck caught my eye immediately.  It's got great lines. So, thanks for featuring it in a post of its own and for the comparison to a B37.

I wonder whether this model ever had a tailgate?  I see some "eyeholes" in the rear.  A scale rope or chain across the back might work in a pinch.

It's great to see so many of these Tootsie trucks posted here and the possibilities for upgrading them.

TRRR

Tom

yes it did have a tailgate most of them got lost. 

LOVE the trucks!!! If I can ever figure out how to take and post pictures I will have to show some of my trucks -- I have lots of them!!

lee drennen posted:

Ok as promised Here’s my big fleet of “Tootsie” trucks. I plan on putting the old revell tanker on the L190 now with the Atlantis one available you can use the tanker or scratch build some other types of trailers with it. The dozer is an old Lionel I bought at a Mom and Pop hobby shop in St. Louis for .50 cents it’s missing the air cleaner. 

The trucks look great but where oh where did you get the dozer?  I can''t find anything close to O/S scale that isn't VERY modern.....and I can use a bunch: dozers, graders, fork lifts, back hoes and skip loaders, etc., all no more modern than mid 60s.

And I'm not looking for a lot of detail and "real"scale isn't terribly important because I'm not a model railroader, I just play with toy trains

Marx O-27 and Plasticville rule.

Picked this up at York on Thursday - Rio 1960 Mercedes Benz 300D Limousine with Vatican flags and Pope John XXIII figure. 

Well, it's hard to top that SHINY Popemobile (wow!).  So here's something more ... er... pedestrian.

My local CVS got in a batch of the Shing Fat "Super School Bus" No. 9948D/4, previously featured here.  All except one had a rather warped rear door, so I'm glad I was able to shop in person versus the web.  Having a grey haired lady purchase this bus seemed to throw the cashier for a loop: he hoped I was purchasing it for some lucky little boy.  I just gave him a big smile.  

Here's the bus with a comparison to an MTH (1:50 Corgi) Greyhound.  That bus was my very first vehicle purchase for the carpet layout.  I think the scale comparison between the two vehicles is decent.

Side view. Per some web searches for prototypes, the manufacturer caught the details near the lower left of the door and the filler spout well (although this photo didn't).  The nine windows are a bit too few compared to 1:1, but I think the proportions work.  The doors could use "glass" and a rim of black paint to simulate the rubber gaskets.  There's room to add a town name. The shiny wheels should be painted but I rather like them:

Here are the well-behaved children of Lake Wobegone (or is it Stepford?) crossing the street while the U.S. Postal truck waits behind the stop sign.  The kids are one person and some bare feet shy of a Beatles album cover:

Here's Officer Ben, the school safety officer, practicing a safety drill with the kids:

Another rear view:  Don't you hate getting stuck behind a school bus with some kid making faces at you for miles on end :-)?  I hope to add one to my model.  You can see modification opportunities here. A little silver on the door handle, a school license plate, and a bus number.  I'd like to add "glass" to one of the windows but having the windows as is facilitates opening and closing the door.  The two yellow locking tabs may get converted to lights:

Front view:  A quick web search suggested International or perhaps Thomas as the possible prototype.  Not sure about the year range yet.  The silver headlights don't look so great but they are prototypical for some real buses.  Obvious customizations:  add windshield wipers and the all-important mirrors.  It would be cool to add left and right turn signal lights under the windshield corners -- there's room:

In the shot above, some real buses have the four depressions (cut-outs) shown on the black bumper, so they aren't meant to be lights.  Another possibility would be to paint the front fenders black.

Outdoor shot:

More well behaved children:

The pull-back action on this bus is really great on my hardwood floor -- perhaps due to the length and weight of the vehicle?

I'm debating whether to paint the seats green (per my brief school bus memories) or leave them black.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Added 2 more cars , $3.00 each at the dollar store , still looking for old trucks , can't find them anywhere .

Forty Rod posted:

lee drennen posted:

Ok as promised Here’s my big fleet of “Tootsie” trucks. I plan on putting the old revell tanker on the L190 now with the Atlantis one available you can use the tanker or scratch build some other types of trailers with it. The dozer is an old Lionel I bought at a Mom and Pop hobby shop in St. Louis for .50 cents it’s missing the air cleaner. 

The trucks look great but where oh where did you get the dozer?  I can''t find anything close to O/S scale that isn't VERY modern.....and I can use a bunch: dozers, graders, fork lifts, back hoes and skip loaders, etc., all no more modern than mid 60s.

And I'm not looking for a lot of detail and "real"scale isn't terribly important because I'm not a model railroader, I just play with toy trains

Marx O-27 and Plasticville rule.

Tom

the dozer is a old Lionel. I’m thinking about making a just traditional laying out with old 27 box cars in these trucks in the old traditional three rail track. I’m finding out the older I get the less I care about accuracy and details. 

GTR posted:

Added 2 more cars , $3.00 each at the dollar store , still looking for old trucks , can't find them anywhere .

 

GTR thanks for posting. Try Menards I was there today they hard some of there new 50s fords and others  in a Big Bin for $2.99 or order on line. Diecast Direct also has yangming Trucks for around $7.99 

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Well, it's hard to top that SHINY Popemobile (wow!).  So here's something more ... er... pedestrian.

My local CVS got in batch of the Shing Fat "Super School Bus" No. 9948D/4, previously featured here.  All except one had a rather warped rear door, so I'm glad I was able to shop in person versus the web.  Having a grey haired lady purchase this bus seemed to throw the cashier for a loop: he hoped I was purchasing it for some lucky little boy.  I just gave him a big smile.  

Here's the bus with a comparison to an MTH (1:50 Corgi) Greyhound.  That bus was my very first vehicle purchase for the carpet layout.  I think the scale comparison between the two vehicles is decent.

Side view. Per some web searches for prototypes, the manufacturer caught the details near the lower left of the door and the filler spout well (although this photo didn't).  The nine windows are a bit too few compared to 1:1, but I think the proportions work.  The doors could use "glass" and a rim of black paint to simulate the rubber gaskets.  There's room to add a town name. The shiny wheels should be painted but I rather like them:

Here are the well-behaved children of Lake Wobegone (or is it Stepford?) crossing the street while the U.S. Postal truck waits behind the stop sign.  The kids are one person and some bare feet shy of a Beatles album cover:

Here's Officer Ben, the school safety officer, practicing a safety drill with the kids:

Another rear view:  Don't you hate getting stuck behind a school bus with some kid making faces at you for miles on end :-)?  I hope to add one to my model.  You can see modification opportunities here. A little silver on the door handle, a school license plate, and a bus number.  I'd like to add "glass" to one of the windows but having the windows as is facilitates opening and closing the door.  The two yellow locking tabs may get converted to lights:

Front view:  A quick web search suggested International or perhaps Thomas as the possible prototype.  Not sure about the year range yet.  The silver headlights don't look so great but they are prototypical for some real buses.  Obvious customizations:  add windshield wipers and the all-important mirrors.  It would be cool to add left and right turn signal lights under the windshield corners -- there's room:

In the shot above, some real buses have the four depressions (cut-outs) shown on the black bumper, so they aren't meant to be lights.  Another possibility would be to paint the front fenders black.

Outdoor shot:

More well behaved children:

The pull-back action on this bus is really great on my hardwood floor -- perhaps due to the length and weight of the vehicle?

I'm debating whether to paint the seats green (per my brief school bus memories) or leave them black.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Thanks for a great review loved it 

Forty Rod posted:

lee drennen posted:

Ok as promised Here’s my big fleet of “Tootsie” trucks. I plan on putting the old revell tanker on the L190 now with the Atlantis one available you can use the tanker or scratch build some other types of trailers with it. The dozer is an old Lionel I bought at a Mom and Pop hobby shop in St. Louis for .50 cents it’s missing the air cleaner. 

The trucks look great but where oh where did you get the dozer?  I can''t find anything close to O/S scale that isn't VERY modern.....and I can use a bunch: dozers, graders, fork lifts, back hoes and skip loaders, etc., all no more modern than mid 60s.

And I'm not looking for a lot of detail and "real"scale isn't terribly important because I'm not a model railroader, I just play with toy trains

Marx O-27 and Plasticville rule.

Those Tootsie toy cars and trucks can be made to look pretty good. With a little work, imagination and a few new details these inexpensive toys can be made into very usable models, perfect for the layout, like these...

Mark

I was hoping you would post these again I really enjoy looking at them looks like you’ve done some new ones maybe. Thanks for posting and sharing 

Mark - great to see you fantastic work again!  Your have worked miracles with those Tootsie Toy trucks!!  You have transformed the toys into most convincing models!

Bravo!!!!!!

Mark you work wonders on those old toy trucks.  I always liked when you posted them on TTT.

This morning I started on one of the first Tootsietoy Trucks to go on the new retro layout. After I washed it the frame wrote do to the back roads and underneath after I strip it I will fix this problem. 

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Well, it's hard to top that SHINY Popemobile (wow!).  So here's something more ... er... pedestrian.

My local CVS got in batch of the Shing Fat "Super School Bus" No. 9948D/4, previously featured here.  All except one had a rather warped rear door, so I'm glad I was able to shop in person versus the web.  Having a grey haired lady purchase this bus seemed to throw the cashier for a loop: he hoped I was purchasing it for some lucky little boy.  I just gave him a big smile.  

Here's the bus with a comparison to an MTH (1:50 Corgi) Greyhound.  That bus was my very first vehicle purchase for the carpet layout.  I think the scale comparison between the two vehicles is decent.

Side view. Per some web searches for prototypes, the manufacturer caught the details near the lower left of the door and the filler spout well (although this photo didn't).  The nine windows are a bit too few compared to 1:1, but I think the proportions work.  The doors could use "glass" and a rim of black paint to simulate the rubber gaskets.  There's room to add a town name. The shiny wheels should be painted but I rather like them:

Here are the well-behaved children of Lake Wobegone (or is it Stepford?) crossing the street while the U.S. Postal truck waits behind the stop sign.  The kids are one person and some bare feet shy of a Beatles album cover:

Here's Officer Ben, the school safety officer, practicing a safety drill with the kids:

Another rear view:  Don't you hate getting stuck behind a school bus with some kid making faces at you for miles on end :-)?  I hope to add one to my model.  You can see modification opportunities here. A little silver on the door handle, a school license plate, and a bus number.  I'd like to add "glass" to one of the windows but having the windows as is facilitates opening and closing the door.  The two yellow locking tabs may get converted to lights:

Front view:  A quick web search suggested International or perhaps Thomas as the possible prototype.  Not sure about the year range yet.  The silver headlights don't look so great but they are prototypical for some real buses.  Obvious customizations:  add windshield wipers and the all-important mirrors.  It would be cool to add left and right turn signal lights under the windshield corners -- there's room:

In the shot above, some real buses have the four depressions (cut-outs) shown on the black bumper, so they aren't meant to be lights.  Another possibility would be to paint the front fenders black.

Outdoor shot:

More well behaved children:

The pull-back action on this bus is really great on my hardwood floor -- perhaps due to the length and weight of the vehicle?

I'm debating whether to paint the seats green (per my brief school bus memories) or leave them black.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

My 2 year old grandson liked my bus , he kept grabbing at it , so we got one for him , the first night he slept with it in his crib , lol .  

New stuff 

GTR. Very nice I’ve looked at those B Mack’s several time but just didn’t want to spend the money. Is that a Mercury convertible? Thanks for posting them 

Sorry I do not have the capability of forwarding pictures; but just thought folks may be interested in a couple of nice inexpensive vehicles just picked up at Walmart. $3.97 each! A nice Maisto '53 chevrolet 3100 red pickup with black fenders; and a VW vista roof van, blue and white; they also have a nice ford convertible, burgundy in color. They seem to be closer in size to 1:50 than 1/43, which is also nice. They were on an upper shelf in an assortment box; they had 3 of the assortment boxes at my walmart; the models I described are the ones I found of most interest in the marketed assortment boxes.They don't stand out when scanning the displays, have to search them out on shelf.

Yes, Mercury Turnpike Cruiser 1957 , the new lionel flat car with the corgi mack trucks I got for $50.00 @ Holly Beach Train depot wildwood , N.J. , he has some great prices . 

Norscot 1:50 Model 389 Peterbuilt w/Lowboy trailer.

John

John 

absolutely love this pic and truck I’ll have to show my brother he’s a Pete/ Kenworth fan and I’m a Mack fan but still love those Pete’s. I drove 1989 Peterbilt 379 back in 1991 over the road the  same color but it had a 60” sleeper.  thanks for posting 

Thanks Lee!

I’ve been a lifelong Pete and Mack fan. Always thought the Pete cabovers were the coolest until seeing the Anthems, they are my fav now.

John

Picked up this little beauty yesterday of a 1949 Massachusetts State Police car which was almost hidden away at my LHS.

Richie

thanks for posting that beautiful cruiser 

Motorcycle Officer Barney Fyfe keeps an eye on the matrimonial service taking place outside the church.  The father of the bride has brought along some reassurance just in case the groom gets last minute cold feet.  Sister Mary Battle-ax  guards the front door of Our Lady of Locomotion Church.  Since the young couple is already in a family way, the good Sister will not allow the wedding to take place inside the church. Father McKinnsey agreed to marry the couple outdoors.  The white Caddy awaits to whisk the couple off to a reception or a maternity ward, which ever comes first.  

Patrick 

Thats one of my wife’s and I favorite episodes lol we watch Andy together a lot I think she has 21 recorded  that’s a funny pic and story thanks for posting 

trumptrain posted:

Motorcycle Officer Barney Fyfe keeps an eye on the matrimonial service taking place outside the church.  The father of the bride has brought along some reassurance just in case the groom gets last minute cold feet.  Sister Mary Battle-ax  guards the front door of Our Lady of Locomotion Church.  Since the young couple is already in a family way, the good Sister will not allow the wedding to take place inside the church. Father McKinnsey agreed to marry the couple outdoors.  The white Caddy awaits to whisk the couple off to a reception or a maternity ward, which ever comes first.  

Finally! Somebody besides me who knows how to write fine fiction!

trumptrain,  Thank you for the scene and the nod to the Beatles.

Bill

Odenville Bill posted:

trumptrain,  Thank you for the scene and the nod to the Beatles.

Bill

Bill - glad you like the scene!  Also glad you caught my nod to the Beatles too

Sorry Patrick I missed the nod I’m a little young born in 1968 where was it I hate to ask. 

Lee, "Eleanor Rigby", a song on the "Yellow Submarine" album.  Father McKennsey is mentioned three times.

Bill - life long Beatles fan

Odenville Bill posted:

Lee, "Eleanor Rigby", a song on the "Yellow Submarine" album.  Father McKennsey is mentioned three times.

Bill - life long Beatles fan

Thanks Bill I’ll have to go listen to it now 

jgtrh62 posted:

Thanks Lee!

I’ve been a lifelong Pete and Mack fan. Always thought the Pete cabovers were the coolest until seeing the Anthems, they are my fav now.

John

John

I’ve like them both and drove lots of both but Mack is my pick. I like the Anthems also when you sit in a New Mack you still feel like your sitting in a truck and not a pickup truck.  I own a 1.1 1976 Autocar but always wanted a Mack maybe some day I’ll get me a little B67 Mack keep those pics coming

Here is my new 1938 Mercedes with Erwin Rommel ready for action and another Nazi Mercedes.

Mikey 

Nice are those Plastic models? Who makes them thanks for posting 

Lee,

These Models are metal made by Rio of Italy,they have many different Versions of These vehicles on the website.

Mikey

Thanks 

Brings to mind the old Dinky 152b Morris Staff Car:

Probably a bit smaller than 1/43, a fun toy from my youth. This recently surfaced in a box of other vintage diecast from the attic. Tires were gone, but years ago I found a size of rubber faucet washer that fit perfectly. Good for another 40,000 miles. 

PD

DP. Thanks for posting nice save too 

I bought this 2004 beat-up piece of junk for 25 cents. My smart, intelligent wife (She married me, you know) dissolved the paint with nail polish remover and then painted this "London Black Taxi" a cheerful yellow.

First manufactured in 1907, this particular model was first manufactured in 1948. Variations and improvements are still in service.

                                             Facing falling business due to competition from other brands, the owners sold off thousands to the public.

mikey posted:

 

At the end of the war, many of these cars were found and used by various allied units. E/506PIR (the "band of Brothers" unit) had one for a short while, if memory serves. Would be cool to have one marked, "under new mgt" on the door in crude lettering hand-painted, on a flatcar...

          Time for some two wheel action'''

Vehicles seen in Patsburg.

 Wow Pat, been meaning to ask you', how large is your layout'...?

Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

 Wow Pat, been meaning to ask you', how large is your layout'...?

Ted - My layout is actually 6x16 ft.  The Westend End Neighborhood actually sits on a 1x4 ft. extension over the west side of my layout increasing the layout at that point to 17 ft.  The photos  you see today have been taken over the last few years.... scenes have come and gone.  

I enjoy changing scenes often.  I call doing this scene changing thing ... creative play.   Changing scenes keeps me from becoming bored with my layout.  As we know from real life, scenes around the railroad change all the time.... different trains run over the same track locations, different freight cars sit on the same siding/spur each week, MOW equipment working along the ROW, new signals erected and others disassembled, vehicles change, seasons change, etc. 

When I hosted Team Track Tuesday for two and half years, I would create a new team track scene practically every week... and I took plenty of photos of these scenes each week some of which were never posted ( and eventually will be ) here on the OGR forum.    The TTT thread also inspired me to create other new scenes ( non - team track )  on my layout as well ( but not on a weekly basis ).  

My layout was featured in Run 290 in 2017.  I took all the photos for that OGR feature after purchasing my first digital camera for that very purpose. ( At the time I knew very little about photography ... and still don't know all that much LOL! ... but more than when I started )  Since then,  I've amassed almost 10,000 photos of my layout.  I'm now contemplating making some major scenic changes in my downtown area to accommodate some new buildings I've  purchased.  Periodically changing things around keeps the layout from becoming stale and keeps me engaged in the creative process which result in lots of fun.  

Vincent. Thanks for posting that car I like that color now

Ted. Those are some nice pics. of the two wheelies 

Patrick. Thanks for those pics love the Military ones. And I really appreciate you posting your layout history I’m sure some of us like me don’t know the background of your layout. I’m like you I’ve got to move stuff change things your right if we don’t it will get boring. 

Thanks again everyone for posting your pics and keeping this going. Sorry nothing from me again trying to get my rolling stock out of the way then on to the vehicles and such 

           A couple of tractor trailers loading up in Paterson, NJ at NJ Hirailers.

                            A Kenworth and a Peterbuilt? Anybody know?

Here are some military vehicles.

trumptrain posted:

Vehicles seen in Patsburg.

Trumptrain,

Thanks for sharing cool vehicles in great scenes. By the way, you are a talented photographer too.

mikey posted:

Here are some military vehicles.

A captured tank!?

PAUL ROMANO posted:

           A couple of tractor trailers loading up in Paterson, NJ at NJ Hirailers.

                            A Kenworth and a Peterbuilt? Anybody know?

Paul

very nice KW and little window Pete made by Champions Of The Road but here come the real truck in the background that black Mack R model made by Corgi  to pick up that Reefer loaded with 80,000lbs of swinging meat. 

Yes he is a great photographer like this pic look how he captures the depth of the street. Thanks Patrick 

mikey posted:

Here are some military vehicles.

Mikey 

Thanks for posting love those Sherman’s 

trumptrain posted:

Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

 Wow Pat, been meaning to ask you', how large is your layout'...?

Ted - My layout is actually 6x16 ft.  The Westend End Neighborhood actually sits on a 1x4 ft. extension over the west side of my layout increasing the layout at that point to 17 ft.  The photos  you see today have been taken over the last few years.... scenes have come and gone.  

I enjoy changing scenes often.  I call doing this scene changing thing ... creative play.   Changing scenes keeps me from becoming bored with my layout.  As we know from real life, scenes around the railroad change all the time.... different trains run over the same track locations, different freight cars sit on the same siding/spur each week, MOW equipment working along the ROW, new signals erected and others disassembled, vehicles change, seasons change, etc. 

When I hosted Team Track Tuesday for two and half years, I would create a new team track scene practically every week... and I took plenty of photos of these scenes each week some of which were never posted ( and eventually will be ) here on the OGR forum.    The TTT thread also inspired me to create other new scenes ( non - team track )  on my layout as well ( but not on a weekly basis ).  

My layout was featured in Run 290 in 2017.  I took all the photos for that OGR feature after purchasing my first digital camera for that very purpose. ( At the time I knew very little about photography ... and still don't know all that much LOL! ... but more than when I started )  Since then,  I've amassed almost 10,000 photos of my layout.  I'm now contemplating making some major scenic changes in my downtown area to accommodate some new buildings I've  purchased.  Periodically changing things around keeps the layout from becoming stale and keeps me engaged in the creative process which result in lots of fun.  

 Thanks for the info Pat'.  You certainly have an action packed layout'.  I had assumed it was larger as you have so many scenes and equipment'.  You sure have utilized every available spot in the space you have.  And I think,  6 X 17 is a very decent and  perfect sized layout'... Manageable, and that is key for a successful operation....  

Love the reefer trailers -- does anybody make reefer units to add on to a regular trailer to make it a reefer?

Can't seem to find any reefer trailers!!

Dewman

Try Wiseman models Keith might hook you up with some give him a call 

Model Tech might  have something that will work.

Try Model Tech Studios - they may have something that will work - they have many nice detail  items.

Here is a '53 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible I picked up at Hobby Lobby on Saturday. It's already a selling at a premium on eBay. I paid $7.99. I saw a red on one eBay as well as the cream that I got. Slightly smaller than 1:43/1:50 but cool anyway. (I spent five minutes or better trying to find the scale on the package.) It's about the same size as my 1981 Cadillac Seville which is in the same color as the full sized one in my garage. (How cool is that?" Also pictured is the Lionel Barrel Loader I just finished. (I need to fabricate the missing ramp extension that was missing from the loose parts in the kit.) Rubbing Tuscan Red paint onto the "wood" makes it look a little more real. (I went ahead and used some plastic from a frozen food item I had used as a spray paint "touch up) container, then glued some card stock on the edges and a little paint. It doesn't look too bad for home made and twenty minutes work.) 

Picked these up the other day ……. that B&M delivery van is about the shiniest piece of diecast I've ever come across. I may mask it off and shoot it with a layer of dullcoat.

Four Photos for Today:  1) Edsel with smootchers,  2)US Mail Jeep, 3)US Mail Jeep & 1947 Renault w/53 Chevy pickup, 4) today's traffic on Patsburg Ave. 

I was going to add some shots of my full sized Seville but I "updated" Windows the other day and evidently, some things have "changed." Anyhow, my full sized one is the exact color combination of the model. Thanks to Rob, the PRR sign guy who helped me with the sign on the building.  As a side note, the nose of the "real" car is pointing to the roadbed of the PRR (Vandalia) RR tracks that remain. (About 75 feet away.) 

If you were older than 8 years old on this date in 1963, you remember where you were.  Here's the Norev model of the Kennedy limousine. I just leave it in the box.

Great model of JFK's limo - on 11/22/63 I was in Omaha , 2 weeks  before my Air Force discharge.

Recently bought this nice 1/43 1953 Hudson Hornet on E-bay 

Oops - that is a 51 Hudson 

Gem, nice car, just be careful in cold weather.  Sometimes they don't want to start, even after new spark plugs installed'....😏

Probably have to choke it! LOL - thanks for the reply - who's the cute blond in the photo?

GEM posted:

Probably have to choke it! LOL - thanks for the reply - who's the cute blond in the photo?

That's Adeena' She is my go to girl, and appears in many of my models....😁

She just loves to work'...😉, and loves cars'..💖

Lucky’s Service’s Mack wrecker has been called to tow away a brand new ’41 Ford from right in front of Lipnick’s. A CNJ tender is visible as #107 passes through town.

MELGAR

MELGAR posted:

Lucky’s Service’s Mack wrecker has been called to tow away a brand new ’41 Ford from right in front of Lipnick’s. A CNJ tender is visible as #107 passes through town.

MELGAR

👨🏽‍🦰 Wow Mel, that sure is a real fine looking wrecker'... Nice scene'..👌😁

MELGAR posted:

Lucky’s Service’s Mack wrecker has been called to tow away a brand new ’41 Ford from right in front of Lipnick’s. A CNJ tender is visible as #107 passes through town.

MELGAR

Two very sharp-looking vehicles, Melgar!

Some vehicle pics from around Patsburg.

Some really great scenes - gives me some good idea as I prepare to reconstruct my layout after moving this year - Thanks!

Downtown Motors sale and service

Patrick, 👀 this is very clever'....(LMAO)...😃

 Sidehack',, Nice shot and scene'...

sidehack posted:

Downtown Motors sale and service

That's a gorgeous scene, sidehack.  I don't know which parts I like best: The guy with the tire, that nice Branch COE, or the D&H (you can never go wrong with that line :-).

Tomlinson Run Railroad

MELGAR, nice scene with the "41 being towed

one of my favorites is this Model A

sidehack posted:

MELGAR, nice scene with the "41 being towed

one of my favorites is this Model A

That is a beauty! I have been looking for an O scale (1:43 to 1:50) Model A and haven't found one so far. I see that B&A caboose in your photo. One of my favorite railroads.

MELGAR

Vehicles doing their thing in Patsburg.  In the bottom two photos I used mirrors to add depth to the scene. 

I have one of these on the way, a 1/43 scale Chevy WW2 1.5 ton truck, out of Estonia. They're only marketed for Eastern Europe (beats me why, as I think they'd sell well over here). In the states in 1943, they had plenty of them so I was surprised to see a decent model in the scale I want, finally.

When it gets here, I will strip off the Russian markings. I already have decals for a truck like this (like I used on the other WW2 vehicles on the layout). I might get rid of my 1/43 scale Studebaker S-series 2.5 ton after this model is in place, as I don’t have a lot of room and those weren’t very common. All these larger trucks were only sold in Eastern Europe, oddly (even the GMC CCKW, a very common truck in the US). I ordered all of them from across the pond and none came cheaply...

TRUMPTRAIN

Really like those beer trucks but the horse drawn wagon is great. I am modelling a loose simulation of the building on the right of the main brewery left. There is a horse and loaded wagon in the center. Your use of mirrors is a nice touch.

Did someone say "beer truck" ?

sidehack posted:

MELGAR, nice scene with the "41 being towed

one of my favorites is this Model A

Thank you for taking my back home so many decades ago.  My friend restored Model A's.  His own was paint a similar dark green.  On a summer evening I was there, he said let's go for a ride.  We must have drove around for the better part of 2-hours.  We were the envy of everyone passing by.

Ron

Certainly can't claim this as scale, although it's close to 1/43...a Corgi Cooper-Maserati from roughly 1967 or so:

Can't vouch for the set-up or the livery, but it's a very cool toy. Lean the driver right or left and the steering rack cuts in that direction. Ingenious...

PD 

I heard Beer trucks too!!

The bulk milk truck.  

Dewman51 posted:

I heard Beer trucks too!!

These trucks are very nice, espescially  the  Yuengling

I only have one old one right now

trumptrain posted:

The bulk milk truck.  

I can't believe I still remember this, but an old Mad Magazine when I was a kid mentioned a Dairy called, "Moo Juice Dairy" and if I had modelled anything with whimsey, I would have put that name on the side of such a truck...

From a while back. Autographed by Neil Young but never bothered to get Dick Kughn's signature.

p51 posted:

trumptrain posted:

The bulk milk truck.  

I can't believe I still remember this, but an old Mad Magazine when I was a kid mentioned a Dairy called, "Moo Juice Dairy" and if I had modelled anything with whimsey, I would have put that name on the side of such a truck...

Lee - wonderful idea!  You have inspired me.  Moo Juice Dairy is now on my list of things to create.   Many thanks!  

Getting those Christmas presents unloaded.  

trumptrain posted:

p51 posted:

trumptrain posted:

The bulk milk truck.  

I can't believe I still remember this, but an old Mad Magazine when I was a kid mentioned a Dairy called, "Moo Juice Dairy" and if I had modelled anything with whimsey, I would have put that name on the side of such a truck...

Lee - wonderful idea!  You have inspired me.  Moo Juice Dairy is now on my list of things to create.   Many thanks!  

Let me know if you ever do. The original idea came from their "Facts of Life" parody in Mad Magazine. I just looked it up, the reference was in "The Yaks of Life" in the December 1982 issue, according to Wikipedia.

I have no idea how I can remember that so clearly!

I just got my 1/43rd scale Chevy 1.5 ton truck, out of Estonia. I was very surprised, as I got the model in just 12 days from the order.
Hopefully, with some of that testors Evo stuff, I can remove the few markings on this thing and go to work on it right away. I'm very, very happy with the quality of this model, and though it wasn't cheap I'm very glad I got one!

Here is a German Super Tiger on a US Flat Car as a capuured German Tank.

sidehack posted:

MELGAR, nice scene with the "41 being towed

one of my favorites is this Model A

This is a great looking model and one of my favorite early Fords.  I'm curious about the accordion-like attachment at the back of the running board.  Can someone please enlighten me? Thanks.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Sidehack can you tell us who made your Model A?  Thanks, I had to use a 32' and paint the grille shell to make a fake Model A, 5 window for my barn find scene.