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

@wbg pete posted:

From my childhood, who made these?  No use for them thinking of selling.

Pete Aurora models made those back in the 60s they’re 1/64 Scale

@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Are there any markings on the bottoms of them?  Are they metal or plastic?  They could be worth a few bucks to collectors, depending on the above questions.

They were made by Aurora back in the 60s there 1/64 scale I have some with the original boxes. They were made of plastic and they came as a glue together kit. They were targeted for the American Flyer “S” scale group

Lee,

Thank you for the info!!

I’m cleaning out stuff and would like to find a good home for them

Pete

@wbg pete posted:

Lee,

Thank you for the info!!

I’m cleaning out stuff and would like to find a good home for them

Pete

Your welcome Pete. Don’t just give them away there worth at least $20.00 a piece the way they are in that condition but the one with the Excavator I would ask no less than $40 for it  just saying

Any one  have a goo source for Automobiles from the late 20's to 1941, other than fords, you can only have so many T's and A's

@Dave Koehler posted:

Any one  have a goo source for Automobiles from the late 20's to 1941, other than fords, you can only have so many T's and A's

Try Wiseman Models, White Box Models IXO Models Ertl also made some oddballs too

Lee, that bottom tank truck looks exactly like the 1/48 kit formerly by Revell, and that we know from our previous postings. (Although it doesn’t look as well detailed). Is it possible they scaled it up from the Aurora kit?

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Lee, that bottom tank truck looks exactly like the 1/48 kit formerly by Revell, and that we know from our previous postings. (Although it doesn’t look as well detailed). Is it possible they scaled it up from the Aurora kit?

Yeah I always thought that but the other way around I always thought Aurora copied Revell Revell firs can put with there’s in 1955  it even builds like the old Revell one too but the wheels are horrible

Thanks for the clarification. It certainly doesn’t have the detail of the Revell/Atlantis kit.

Back to autos and trucks! Here’s a shot down Main Street at night in Lionelville.

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Back to autos and trucks! Here’s a shot down Main Street at night in Lionelville.

Artie nice pic looks convincing thanks for sharing. What kinda fire truck is that looks good

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Thanks for the clarification. It certainly doesn’t have the detail of the Revell/Atlantis kit.

Your welcome. Yes there kinda crude I never liked them always liked the Revell and now my new favorite is Atlantis because they added the window glass.

Artie, Outstanding picture! I am with Lee very life like! Wonderful job!

Thanks,Mike and Lee! Lee, the fire truck is that Ahrens-Fox that I posted awhile back on this thread. Made by Corgi. My dad drove one just like it for the Hoboken Fire Dept. in the mid-fifties.

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Thanks,Mike and Lee! Lee, the fire truck is that Ahrens-Fox that I posted awhile back on this thread. Made by Corgi. My dad drove one just like it for the Hoboken Fire Dept. in the mid-fifties.

Thanks Artie I thought it was after looking at it closer that awesome your dad drove one of these they always was fascinated me

@mike g. posted:

Artie, Outstanding picture! I am with Lee very life like! Wonderful job!

We have a good eye for talent don’t we Mike

Took me forever to find this thread.  Does anyone have comments regarding Diecast Masters products? (1:50)  I've bought a number of those recently and am blown away by the quality and detail.  (I will try to get motivated and post photos of them.)  I've noticed they're slowly making HO Scale variants available as well.

As for 1:43, I just can't handle the scale difference.  It's too jarring to have those vehicles on my layout.

Anthony

Any of you folks looking for a well-detailed WWII  era Jeep, will find the Atlas model terrific. It’s listed as 1/48, but it’s ever so slightly larger than the Menard’s jeeps, also listed as 1/48.  It also comes with the driver.

Thanks Artie. Great looking Jeep. Reminds me of the old sixties TV show Rat Patrol.

@A. Wells posted:

Took me forever to find this thread.  Does anyone have comments regarding Diecast Masters products? (1:50)  I've bought a number of those recently and am blown away by the quality and detail.  (I will try to get motivated and post photos of them.)  I've noticed they're slowly making HO Scale variants available as well.

As for 1:43, I just can't handle the scale difference.  It's too jarring to have those vehicles on my layout.

Anthony

Yes, I have. But doesn’t Diecast Masters only make commercial trucks, earthmoving and mining models? I didn’t think they made 1:50 scale models of passenger automobiles.

I used to work for Caterpillar and got some of their earthmoving equipment towards the end of my employment when they took over the 1:50 scale diecast models from Norscot and Tonkin Replicas. I liked that Diecast Masters included an operator / driver model, clothed in Hi-Visibility outfits in the cab of the models they imported, even in models that were previously imported by Norscot.

These are just my opinion,

Naveen Rajan