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

A 1:43 scale London Routemaster bus.  With a Chicago route number and destination sign.

Lee, things smoothed out when the ties were unloaded...foreman appreciated the good service after all! 

Paul, good photo angle.  Hey there’s a hobo boarding the Hills Bros right under their noses! 😄

Mark, those two guys love the smell of fresh coffee...

6431 piggyback car Midgetoy tractor with repainted MPC trailer.  Found Midgetoy logo on the web and cropped it for the trailer.

Some pre-holiday late night activity at the Greyhound Bus Station and the 20th Century Diner...open 24 hours to serve the travelers...

Was thinking about going to the car show downtown, but when i drove by I seen two many flashing lights due to so fool taking a turn to fast!

Mike, great scene...nice to see the "Red Owl" again...   Will we see it again on the new layout?

Here' some of mine

- walt

Some heavy, pre-holiday 1/43 traffic on North Main, as the "Chief" pulls into the station...

Hi Paul great shot of main street!

As for the Red Owl, yes it will be on the new layout along with all the other old stuff and some new stuff also! LOL

Some new and some old.  The New, may be a little too new for most of us but they'll be Top In Class if not Best In Show at the All Makes Car Show at The Airport.  These latest Hot Wheels 1:43 scale autos would have stayed on the Target shelf at the original $24.99 price tag, not that they weren't nice for that price but I've already got enough Vettes and High End imports though nothing this current but Clearanced for $12.49 I couldn't leave them.

The Old, I've had for some time now.  I believe I got them from Die-Cast Direct and think  the Peterbilt and Diamond T were $20 and the Mack B Model was $25.  These were from the Dinky by Matchbox "The Birth Of Big Rigs" collection.  I don't know how many others were included in this collection from 1998.  We have a 1956 Mack B-61, a 1939 Peterbilt COE, and a 1948 Diamond T.

I thought I had a clearer shot of the New York Central Decals I added to the Mack's doors.  I needed to get a close up.  The Ideal Transfer on the the doors of the Diamond T is just printed on clear label paper.  Under magnification I noticed the white band on the Diamond T is cracking.

The Mack is hauling a Lionel Container on frame1:64, while the Ideal Transfer and Dapper Dan Shaving Cream trailers are ERTL products at 1:43.  The Lionel is a bit small but looks okay, a little narrow if you catch it at the right angle.  The Ideal Transfer and Dapper Dan trailers are from ERTL and reportedly 1:43.  They're a bit big so I'm figuring the tractors are 1:48.

A little get together at the Sunset Farm family home tonight...the night before the 4th!  Happy July 4th holiday everyone...

Parties on the 4th are always a big hit at Sunset Farm...a view about to be seen by the "Super Chief" passengers passing by..  The joke has always been "would you like a little diesel with your burger"...

Last nights' rally on North Main feathered the local "Benz" dealer showing his new stock of hardtops and soft tops...the dealer has some pull with the local mayor to coax him into closing down North Main for the event...

The "Chief" passes by....

Early morning unloading of clear jamb stock at Morrison Door...

Some heavy mid-week vacation traffic on North Main Street...

A few of the 4th of July party gang at Sunset Farm did a re-do last night at dusk...

Convertibles are selling well this summer....sunny days and warm nights.

Great photos Paul! You are keeping this page going so well! I can't wait to get to the point where I can start adding photos alos! LOL

The local Chevy dealer showing off his assortment of 55's...the Nomad gets the front spot...

It's real busy down at the terminal entrance.

@Capetrainman Paul some really beautiful cars and I think that the Nomads always stood out!

@coach joe Joe its good to be busy, maybe the price of things will start to go down and I can get something done for my new layout! LOL

Thanks, Mike...

The admin assistant at Morrison Door shows off her new '65 Impala SS 327 to the boss...

Fill it up with high test, please...

@Capetrainman posted:

Thanks, Mike...

The admin assistant at Morrison Door shows off her new '65 Impala SS 327 to the boss...

Kind of make you wonder if that was a good move, maybe now the boss is thinking to himself that maybe he is paying an admin assistant. Might be awhile before her next raise! LOL

@Capetrainman posted:

Fill it up with high test, please...

You know Paul the folks in your town know how to run a business! They are all busy even this small gas station! That is my kind of town!

Mike, I can’t agree more about Paul’s town!

Thanks Mike and Mark...the gas station owner goes through "hi-test" like crazy in my town...  Here's a pic a of the kick-off summer rally held across town at Bob's General Store...GM V-8's were the big hit on that early July evening...!

Add a little color to the scene...

Great photo Paul, the guy on the Harley could have been me a couple of years ago! LOL

I believe Die-cast Direct had 1/50 fam tractors, but they were European brands.  I haven't check there in a while so they may not have them any more.

You should try Tractor Supply near christmas!

Drivers waiting for the steamer to pass the North Main Street crossing over the weekend...close call from the guy hauling the Airstream, almost caught the tail end of the Olds Fiesta...

@coach joe posted:

It's real busy down at the terminal entrance.

Wow Joe, that is a great looking toll station.. Did you scratch build it?  If so, you did a excellent job...

Tractors on sale now at 3000toys.com.   

Great reliable honest dealer of vehicles

@Quarter Gauger 48, it's Plasticville, but I'm in the process of adding lights and maybe a better sign.  I used rubber cement to hold it together so I may pull it apart to add glazing to the windows.

The mountain steamer passes the South Main Street crossing...

@Capetrainman posted:

The mountain steamer passes the South Main Street crossing...

I hate to say it Paul because you have such a wonderful town. But if I lived there, I would have to live outside of town with a train schedule so I would know when to come to town and not get stuck waiting on a train! LOL

Mike, there's always traffic in my town...especially on weekends...heavy fumes too from those big 8 Chevy, Ford, and Chrysler engines, but nobody seems to be concerned

Djer just made another sale this past weekend...a '65 Mustang convertible with a 283!  It's customary that Djer gives a personal thank you to each customer leaving the lot with a fresh pizza from the local "pizza guy..."