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

John

dead spot on great work had to take a double take 

Joe

thanks I’m glad I finally got that thing done 

Dang. As my one late coworker would say, "now that is spiffy". That is one great looking model. I've got to dig out some of my auto's, don't have many, but I should.

Picked up this '41 Chevy pickup at the Hudson, MA train show last weekend. I had never seen it with whitewall tires before.

Richie C. posted:

Picked up this '41 Chevy pickup at the Hudson, MA train show last weekend. I had never seen it with whitewall tires before.

An impressive paint job.

Thanks for posting Richie very nice truck and pic  

Very pretty truck.  Who is the manufacturer.

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

 

The police here in Mexico usually use pick-up trucks rather than cars. By the way, that is a nice-looking police truck.

Ed, your first picture is a beautiful pick-up truck!

Your second picture shows Ken and Barbie (both of whom have either plastic brains or empty space) parking on an elevated grass plot. They deserve a ticket.

Brian. Thanks posting nice old truck I know you have more pics of your vehicles on your layout come on let’s see them 

Ed.  Thanks for posting Vincent is right that’s a good looking truck

Vincent Massi posted:

Ed, your first picture is a beautiful pick-up truck!

 

Your second picture shows Ken and Barbie (both of whom have either plastic brains or empty space) parking on an elevated grass plot. They deserve a ticket.

Vince, I’m hurt. That’s me and my bride!😂. Actually, we were pulled over for speeding and, as you know, we layoutists live on a flat-earth. I didn’t want to go any further because there be dragons there!!!😂

Thanks for commenting.  Appreciate it.  

lee drennen posted:

Brian. Thanks posting nice old truck I know you have more pics of your vehicles on your layout come on let’s see them 

Ed.  Thanks for posting Vincent is right that’s a good looking truck

Thanks Brian. 

NHVRYGray posted:

Very pretty truck.  Who is the manufacturer.

It's 1/43 scale and from the 1998 Mattel "Models of Yesteryear" Series. Nothing opens on it, but it has a spare whitewall tire mounted in the frame under the bed, which I thought was pretty good detail for a $15 truck and no shipping charge.

FWIW, it was part of the product brought to the Hudson Show by Kevin Macomber of Narrow Gauge Modeling Company. He had a large collection of vehicles there and a gorgeous construction set which someone grabbed right away. He was a very nice guy and it looks like they might have also acquired the tooling from Schomberg Models.

http://www.narrowgaugemodeling.com/

Brian - looks like a nice '63 split window.

trumptrain posted:

Patrick,

The detail in the top scene is amazing - so life-like.  I especially like the packing tape detail on the boxes waiting to be unloaded once lunch is over.

Great street scene, too! Lots of busy vehicles.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

          here's one for you Lee...

Would like to know some more about the third picture, Is this a good photoshop?  Tractors are slippery at best without a trailer, thats why you have concrete ballast boxes when pushing or using a non fifth wheel trailer AND thats with rubber tires.  Steel on steel with no weight wouldn't do much.  Now there are Hirail trucks that can be used as locomotives such as the Canadian Brandt.  WWII saw lots of "innovatons" such as duece and a halfs and jeeps.

I am suspicious until I see proof.

"Vince, I’m hurt. That’s me and my bride!😂"

Ooops!

briansilvermustang posted:

 

 

 

 

 

          here's one for you Lee...

 

 

Thanks Brian I love it! You always come up with something.

Ed. Great dump truck pic! Thanks for posting.

Patrick. Another great set of pics Thanks for posting. 

Brian. I knew you would come up with something 

          camping out train watching... 

 Two of my favorite things Brian thanks for posting nothing like hearing  A locomotive airhorn late at night 

I have to second  this post'.. I don't see any sand boxes??? 

Would like to know some more about the third picture, Is this a good photoshop?  Tractors are slippery at best without a trailer, thats why you have concrete ballast boxes when pushing or using a non fifth wheel trailer AND thats with rubber tires.  Steel on steel with no weight wouldn't do much.  Now there are Hirail trucks that can be used as locomotives such as the Canadian Brandt.  WWII saw lots of "innovatons" such as duece and a halfs and jeeps.

I am suspicious until I see proof.

John

love that sword Peterbilt dump rig thanks for posting 

QG I think your on to Brian 

I found another Matchbox 1937 International, so l wonder who made a school bus body in 1/48/43?  I have only seen one, and that may have been Tootsietoy?  Squared-off modern bus bodies won't work..

Does anyone know where I can get a 1/48 - 1/50 GMC Crackerbox, day cab preferred.  GMC Cannonball sleeper cab, GMC 630, or whatever the tractor is in the attached pictures.

Parts sources besides Don Mills.  Loads I got, even the locomotive.  Trailers I can get by with.  Tractors are killing me.

I have some space on my layout to add some larger trucks, tractors, trailers, etc., but I'm concerned about size and scale. Thinking about starting with something simple, like the attached tractor trailer from DD in 1/43 scale (which looks like a good price), but I'm concerned that it might look too large for O gauge and the buildings and structures on my layout.

Thoughts about scale and size ?

https://www.diecastdirect.com/...oductCode=NR16303-RD

Thanks in advance.

I have some 1/43 trucks and in my opinion they are just too big, I keep them on display as trucks, not with the trains.  I use 1/48 or 1/50 with the trains maybe a 1/53 or 1/55 if it's something I really want.

Automobiles and pickup trucks you are just about stuck and have to do the best you can.

The model you are referencing is a New Ray and if scaled out, I think you will find it even bigger than 1/43.

I can't tell you the topic name, but scale ratio's concerning trucks - including New Ray have been gone through with pictures.  Give the search function a shot.

Gray

That’s a GMC 630 see the the  small pick up Cab the 700- 850 has a bigger and wider cab. No one makes a cracker box  Mark Savage did back in the 80s I know one person who has one and he won’t sell it I’ve tried. I have a couple resin  GMC cannonballs but don’t want to sell them there very rare. Rick Manz made several 1/48 resin trucks in the late 80s. I think Herb Dekes has some of his trucks look him up maybe he can help. I hope you have deep pockets to deal with herb. 

NHVRYGray posted:

I have some 1/43 trucks and in my opinion they are just too big, I keep them on display as trucks, not with the trains.  I use 1/48 or 1/50 with the trains maybe a 1/53 or 1/55 if it's something I really want.

Automobiles and pickup trucks you are just about stuck and have to do the best you can.

The model you are referencing is a New Ray and if scaled out, I think you will find it even bigger than 1/43.

I can't tell you the topic name, but scale ratio's concerning trucks - including New Ray have been gone through with pictures.  Give the search function a shot.

Found it - very interesting - I guess I'll have to re-think that purchase.

Thanks 

NHVRYGray posted:

Does anyone know where I can get a 1/48 - 1/50 GMC Crackerbox, day cab preferred.  GMC Cannonball sleeper cab, GMC 630, or whatever the tractor is in the attached pictures.

Parts sources besides Don Mills.  Loads I got, even the locomotive.  Trailers I can get by with.  Tractors are killing me.

 

I model 1943, so modeling Moss Movers taking ET&WNC #12 to Blowing Rock wouldn't make sense. But man, what a model that would make!

For years, Moss had billboards in the region showing artwork depicting that move. I remember as a kid, seeing a badly faded one and my folks first told me how 12 got up there...

I want one of these busses badly. If anyone made a mode of this type of bus, I'd pay almost any price to get one, to make it into this very bus.

Hampton, Tennessee, within sight of the ET&WNC tracks, in early fall of 1941:

Yup...a circa 1940 Dodge schoolbus would work, too.  I rode to school on a circa 1940 Chevy bus driven by my uncle.  I need two, one for a schoolbus, and one to bash into a railbus.

colorado hirailer posted:

Yup...a circa 1940 Dodge schoolbus would work, too.  I rode to school on a circa 1940 Chevy bus driven by my uncle.  I need two, one for a schoolbus, and one to bash into a railbus.

As far as I can tell, nobody makes a pre-war US-made school-type bus in O scale. If they did, they could almost name their price.

NHVRYGray posted:

Does anyone know where I can get a 1/48 - 1/50 GMC Crackerbox, day cab preferred.  GMC Cannonball sleeper cab, GMC 630, or whatever the tractor is in the attached pictures.

Parts sources besides Don Mills.  Loads I got, even the locomotive.  Trailers I can get by with.  Tractors are killing me.

 

Revel 1/48 Chevy 1 1/2 ton cab on a scratch built chassis ?

Lee. That’s one cool bus. I will keep my eyes open for one. 

I moved some vehicles around last week. Enjoy the pics