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

Thanks Jackie 

we were always taught the 3 point of contact rule. My brother says he’s a big guy for that small cab I told him well I’m a big guy too I’m 6’2” glad you liked it 

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Well, as my following photos show, I just had to have a Swiffer (in a snow storm, no less) and the only place that had them was my local Market Basket supermarket.  So, in spite of Mooner's sage advice, I came home with a 1:50 delivery truck just like his.

This New England company survived a well-publicized ownership battle between first cousins, both named Arthur.  I went to elementary school with them both.  The employees went on strike to support the Artie who got forced out and he ultimately prevailed.  Legend has it that Harvard Business School teaches this story as an example of how to manage and not how to manage.  So, you see, I had to have this truck.   It looks really great in my kitchen while the floor layout is packed away.

This shot shows some of the minor customizations I made: I painted the vents, the grab handles, the hood latches, added a bit of soot to the exhaust stack, and -- my favorite part -- I added orange reflectors to the side mirrors.

Photos on the web confirmed that this Mack is based on the MHD (medium heavy duty) Granite.  Note the hooks in the front and the grille guard.  Possible years seem to be 2013-18.  The fenders should have a bit of grey.

For chuckles I wound some 22-gauge wire around a pen refill to simulate air lines.  It was the thinnest red wire I had handy.  This was just a proof-of-concept; at some point I will get scale blue, red, and green wire and do it right.  Notice also the movable landing gear:

Another plus is the opening rear doors.  Here's Chef Chuck Wagon and a boy named Sous Chef looking over a shipment of produce.  The primer grey color indicates that it was delivered during the employee strike. Chef is not happy:

In this closeup shot (under a sun lamp and with full flash), you can see that the paint I used didn't take well to the model's matte finish paint.  As a result for the latch on this side, I tried a Sharpie marker.  Do any of you have suggestions for correcting this paint problem in the future?  I've never had paint run/clump/separate on a model before.  Notice the half-open window.  This model has lots of nice details like that:

From web searches, this tractor looks very prototypical except that the exhaust stack is curved and I couldn't find any examples of a grille with vertical sections.  Notice the Massachusetts license plate with 2018 and the year the company was founded:

All in all, I'm really happy with this model.  The only thing that's a bit rough is how the air horn was painted -- the silver slopped over the edges:

I would like to add a bulldog radiator cap but wonder whether the 1:48 scale will look a bit big on a 1:50 model.  Don Mills has a 1:55 scale, too.  Would it be better to go with a smaller one?  Your input is welcome.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Tom

I like the story and the truck and the outside  pics are great. I would order the bulldog from don without the radiator cap he sells them both ways. Thanks for posting this I really enjoy it. 

lee drennen posted:

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

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I would like to add a bulldog radiator cap but wonder whether the 1:48 scale will look a bit big on a 1:50 model.  Don Mills has a 1:55 scale, too.  Would it be better to go with a smaller one?  Your input is welcome.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Tom

I like the story and the truck and the outside  pics are great. I would order the bulldog from don without the radiator cap he sells them both ways. Thanks for posting this I really enjoy it. 

Thanks, Lee.  For me, model railroads and the rail cars and autos I buy are all about stories.  (If food and little Chef Chuck Wagon are involved, all the better :-).  I particularly enjoy this thread and like to see what people have; and also learn from how you and others personalize your vehicles and layouts.  

I had meant to add earlier that I really like the yellow and black Mack that you posted recently along with the figures.   They are great.

Thanks for the tip about the Don Mills plain hood ornaments.  I hadn't noticed those.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

A Rextoys 1935 Ford, in prewar Army markings.

I removed the door markings, changed the interiror, added a driver, dulled down the finish, added dark highlights to the grille and engine side vents and added a GI driver...

Lee

that is a great looking transformation very neat and tidy and detailed . Thanks for posting it here Please post more in the future we  enjoy looking at your vehicles as much as your layout 

P51  That looks great. What is your technique to DULL DOWN THE FINISH? 

jackiejr posted:

What is your technique to DULL DOWN THE FINISH? 

                                      

                                          

Spray Testors Dullcoat onto the shiny surfaces.

The stuff is invaluable to any modeler.

P51  Sounds simple enough. Thanks for the quick reply. 

Absolutely great stuff.   Do make certain to mask off any windows or chrome surfaces before you spray😉

Don Sierakowski 111617 posted:

Absolutely great stuff.   Do make certain to mask off any windows or chrome surfaces before you spray😉

Yep. I was lucky, in that this car model came apart with a set of screws, so I was able to reassemble it without the one-piece windshield casting (on which I had ground off one window to make it look 'rolled down' at the time) in place and I then blasted the whole thing with dullcoat. Once that dried, I took it apart again, added the 'glass' portion with the interior/driver and it was all good then.

The previous time, that truck model was riveted together so I had to mask off the 'glass'...

I like your idea of grinding down a part of the window—nice touch.  Masking small windows is not fun.  I’ve also drilled out those rivets—also not fun😡

1955 Chevrolet Bel Aire--Walmart--$1.50--What can I say?

Here is a tractor trailer I put together from a LCCA  TTUX car. I added a  silver roof and found a Lionel Red tractor.

Wish I could get more of the KATY trailers.

GG1GUYY

What brand names of cars & trucks would you like from the 1930's,40's,50's and 60's.

Bob

Running some Tennessee Moonshine      YEA  HA

The green/red REA panel truck was purchased from Menards and is an accurate 1:48 scale model of a 1942-1946 Chevrolet one-half-ton panel truck. The blue Boston & Maine Railroad panel truck was purchased on line and was advertised as 1:43. They are the same model except for paint and roof rack.

The red 1940 Ford pickup is noticeably smaller than the green REA 1942 Ford pickup which was advertised as 1:43. Both purchased on line. Not sure if the ’40 Ford was smaller than the ’42 or if the ’40 model is 1:48. Note difference in wheelbase. Just wondering…

MELGAR

Either way, Maelgar, those are two beautiful trucks.

This diorama isn’t part of my layout but it shows a Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta racing through the streets in the 1954 Giro do Sicilia. Believe it or not, the buildings are Ameritowne flats covered in Durham’s Water Putty!

Here’s another scene from the same diorama but with a slightly different feel.

ddurling posted:

This diorama isn’t part of my layout but it shows a Maserati A6GCS Berlinetta racing through the streets in the 1954 Giro do Sicilia. Believe it or not, the buildings are Ameritowne flats covered in Durham’s Water Putty!

A great job of making the scene look like Italy or Monte Carlo. And the wartime scene too.

MELGAR