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

Well Paul everyone loves a nice big V8, but for right now I will have to settle for the pizza! LOL

With the mountain steamer approaching, the sound was so deafening that the service station attendant didn't realize the "Stingray" at the pump was waiting to be serviced...

Mike, the pizza would be cheaper for sure rather than feeding those V-8's with 93...!

A light turn-out for the rally at Morrison Door over the weekend...the new kid in town showed up with his father's Buick Grand Sport with a 455 V-8...the usual Chevelle crew anchored the event with their SS 396's...

Bob's General Store was buzzing last night with campers stopping by before hitting the camp grounds by the lake for the week...

Capetrainman/Paul, I love the wood-sided wagon.  Such a classic look!

Tomlinson Run Railroad

I too like the wood-sided wagon, Paul!

A C8 Corvette being transported in camouflage……..

Mike

@TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Capetrainman/Paul, I love the wood-sided wagon.  Such a classic look!

Tomlinson Run Railroad

@Mark Boyce posted:

I too like the wood-sided wagon, Paul!

TomlinsonRun and Mark...great wagons in the early days...thanks for the comments!

Great convertibles too!

The annual car rally on North Main took place last night in town...some took advantage of the free parking opportunity and took in a show while others enjoyed the heavy V-8's on display...!

The local "Benz" dealer took the lead at one of last summers' Saturday night rallys on North Main...the passengers on the
"Super Chief" had a birds-eye view of the event...

You know Paul, you must have the coolest collections of autos I have ever seen! I am just luck if I find something and right now the problem I find is I buys something that I think will look good on my future layout that I havent even started yet! LOL

I just hope most of the stuff looks good, or I will have to open a used car lot!

@mike g. posted:

You know Paul, you must have the coolest collections of autos I have ever seen! I am just luck if I find something and right now the problem I find is I buys something that I think will look good on my future layout that I havent even started yet! LOL

I just hope most of the stuff looks good, or I will have to open a used car lot!

Mike, every layout needs a used car lot... LOL..

@mike g. posted:

You know Paul, you must have the coolest collections of autos I have ever seen! I am just luck if I find something and right now the problem I find is I buys something that I think will look good on my future layout that I havent even started yet! LOL

I just hope most of the stuff looks good, or I will have to open a used car lot!

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Mike, every layout needs a used car lot... LOL..

Mike, like Ted mentions, every layout needs a used car lot...and I'll add a Ford and Chevy dealership also...Mike, I recall you had some pretty sharp heavy equipment vehicles on your previous layout...look forward to seeing your new layout too!

Hi Paul, I did have some nice trucks and I hope they made the move ok! If so they will make it back on the future layout along with the ambulances and 60's era cars from the street show!

Mike you had a mighty nice layout.  I remember you building the room.  Once that was done it seemed like it didn't take very long for you to get the layout "done".  I love that car loading ramp.  I remember one of our forum members building one, or more, of those but don't remember who or if one of those wound up on your layout.  The air strip/heliport was also very nice.

@coach joe posted:

Mike you had a mighty nice layout.  I remember you building the room.  Once that was done it seemed like it didn't take very long for you to get the layout "done".  I love that car loading ramp.  I remember one of our forum members building one, or more, of those but don't remember who or if one of those wound up on your layout.  The air strip/heliport was also very nice.

Thanks Joe, I am kind of doing the same thing, except I am building walls inside a poll building so I can hang sheetrock. That way I don't have to heat or cool the whole shop and I won't get all the dust!

It is going to take a little longer as I am working with a smaller budget right now, till we get everything the CEO wants changed on the new house! LOL

@mike g. posted:

Hi Paul, I did have some nice trucks and I hope they made the move ok! If so they will make it back on the future layout along with the ambulances and 60's era cars from the street show!

Mike, great scene on Main Street right above...I don't recall seeing that picture before from you previous layout? There's definitely some V 8 power parked along your main street!  I like the "front to curb" parking arrangement too.  Many of the older New England towns use the same parking method.  Sounds like you've got the construction plan in place for the new train room...great that the CEO is buying into the plan...

A busy pre-holiday weekend get-together at Bob's Country Store on Friday night...

The "Boss" arrives at the North Main Street station to board the local to the big city...his assisant observes the activity in the area...

Showing off his lightly used '57 Bel Air...the guys playing checkers don't seem too amused...

Tanking up for the weekend...

I 3D printed up some jeeps for my military train, does that count?   They're true 1:48 scale size.

John, that is an excellent looking fleet!

@Mark Boyce posted:

John, that is an excellent looking fleet!

Thanks, I'm assembling groups of military vehicles for the twenty 15" flatcars I have.

John, it appears from the vehicles gathering that "deployment" is imminent on your layout?

The Buick "Skylark" has battery problems again in the lot at Bob's Country Store...this time the "Riviera" provides a jump...one "Big 8" to the other...

@Capetrainman posted:

John, it appears from the vehicles gathering that "deployment" is imminent on your layout?

They're shipping out any day now.

@Capetrainman posted:

The Buick "Skylark" has battery problems again in the lot at Bob's Country Store...this time the "Riviera" provides a jump...one "Big 8" to the other...

Another fabulous photograph, Paul!  Your cars look great and you arrange them so well to tell new stories!

GRJ

Love  those jeeps…. Did you do a 3-D scan and print or did you draw it?  Either way I am always impressed with talent😉

@Mark Boyce posted:

Another fabulous photograph, Paul!  Your cars look great and you arrange them so well to tell new stories!

Mark, thanks for the comment...glad you enjoy them!

@Capetrainman posted:

Mark, thanks for the comment...glad you enjoy them!

Definitely!! 👍🏻

Should I buy a Chevy or a Ford...?   Plenty of V-8 power to choose from...

WOw it's been awhile since I have been here! What great looking cars and wonderful stories!

John, you have quite the military collection of jeeps! Do you plan on printing some duce and a half's?

Paul your lots are always full and the town is always busy! I always love the stories that come with your photos!

"Ole Glory" flying in the backgroud! After a busy weekend in town, the huge underground hi-test tank will need to be re-plenished with 93...

Mike, thanks for the comment!  I know you're a car guy too with that heavy power on your old layout...

"Joe cool" is having second thoughts as to whether to take his '65 SS over the crossing track...looks a little bumpy for his taste...  He came into Bob's Country Store lot from the back entrance...

The "Vette" finally got off the lift, replaced by the '67 Studebaker...

Morning Paul, It looks like Joe better turn around and go back out the back entrance to town! If not he might end up at the garage like that Vet with the hood off! That poor Vet, if I remember correctly it has spent more time in the shop and on the lift than any other car in town! The owner must just beat the heck out of it!

Mike, the "Vette" is a labor of love for the mechanic...he gets free lift tiime when things are quiet at the station, but he's almost ready to give up on that little power house...

New rubber for the Dinky 643 Austin Loadstar army water tanker:

Another survivor from my ill-spent youth.

PD

Weekend activty at Djer's Used Auto Sales was brisk all the way into Saturday night as shown here...Djer's goal was to clear the lot of convertibles before the snow filies.  The deals were aggressive! Djer doesn't have a place to store his convertible inventory over the winter, so he opened up today (Sunday) to hopefully sell the remaining convertible inventory...