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

@Rob W. posted:

Great weathering job on both the truck and the structure, but is it just me or does the structure look almost small enough to be carted away by the truck?

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

1955 Cadillac Fleetwood a la Elvis Presley. It looks like a replica of his as it has the spot light on the fender just in front of the driver side mirror. One of his many pink Cadillacs! Nice Model! I too have a model of one of his convertible pink Caddy's on my layout.

I am aware of the Elvis connection, it’s on the box. I think I’m parking it behind Madam Wongs on the wrong side of the tracks for now🤪. Elvis is in the building. I had picked up a boxed set of Downtown deco buildings at a train show. They were called “wrong side of the tracks”.  I still haven’t put much of the ads on them yet.

@p51 posted:

Great weathering job on both the truck and the structure, but is it just me or does the structure look almost small enough to be carted away by the truck?

It's just a large truck and a very small station. I was actually wrong, it's an International Harvester KB truck. They were large trucks for the time, even the 1/50 model measures 20 scale feet long. The station is a little compressed, but I think it does a good job of representing the typical small rural station that would have been built in the 1920s or 30s.

@Rob W. posted:

It's just a large truck and a very small station. I was actually wrong, it's an International Harvester KB truck. They were large trucks for the time, even the 1/50 model measures 20 scale feet long. The station is a little compressed, but I think it does a good job of representing the typical small rural station that would have been built in the 1920s or 30s.

Here's another shot with a more era-appropriate vehicle, an Athearn 1930 Model A.

Iconic Replicas new Rescue 51. Now I just need to find some scale Johnny and Roy figures.

@obxtrainman posted:

They’re both made by Greenlight collectibles. I purchased them on Diecast Direct site. A bit disappointed in the quality considering the price. For the amount they cost one would think they’d have opening doors  and trunks. Or am I still living with 20 years ago prices in my head?  All and all they’re nice cars.

I see what you mean about no opening doors and trunks.  It is easy to be living with 20 years ago prices and any with 20 years ago anything for that matter.

Got these from Fairfield this weekend - nothing fancy, just Motormax 64.5 Mustang, '58 'Vette and '55 Bel Air, but the detailing is nice for such inexpensive models ($7 @). All I did was fill in the 'Stang's rear lights with a little red paint.

Q - does anyone have a source for 1/43 license plate decals ?

Mike G nice looking rig and it fits perfectly.

And I like the classic TV Batmobile. Where did you get Batman?

OBXTrainman sorry the level of detail was a little disappointing.  I picked up a white '53 Eldorado convertible at Dollar General for $5.  Detailed the interior and added Dwight and Mamie.  I posted it earlier in this thread.

K356, Menards ran a flat with the clipper style bus years ago.  I always wanted one of those busses so even though I didn't need another flat car I ordered it.  I was so disappointed that the bus was more like 1/64 scale so I returned it.  I was even more disappointed by the fee Menards charged to return it.

Tom that's a cool Rescue 51.  I also like the NYC flatcar it's riding on.

@coach joe posted:

Mike G nice looking rig and it fits perfectly.

And I like the classic TV Batmobile. Where did you get Batman?

OBXTrainman sorry the level of detail was a little disappointing.  I picked up a white '53 Eldorado convertible at Dollar General for $5.  Detailed the interior and added Dwight and Mamie.  I posted it earlier in this thread.

K356, Menards ran a flat with the clipper style bus years ago.  I always wanted one of those busses so even though I didn't need another flat car I ordered it.  I was so disappointed that the bus was more like 1/64 scale so I returned it.  I was even more disappointed by the fee Menards charged to return it.

Tom that's a cool Rescue 51.  I also like the NYC flatcar it's riding on.

Hi Coach, thanks I can't remember where I got the tractor trailer. But as for the classic Batmobile and Batman I got both from the toy isle at Walmart!

Mike I've got that Batmobile, from Walmart also, squirreled away in a box.  Did BAtman come with it, I can't remember.

Dollar General loves 1953 automobiles.  I previously posted pictures of an Eldorado, a Chevy and a Ford, all 1953s purchased at DG now I've added this 1953 Packard Caribbean.  I didn't need any more vehicles even if it was only $5 but it's the only Packard I've got.

The Cobra and the T-Bird are ERTL products that came with Dolly's Diner.  A structure from the ERTL American Muscle series.  I believe there were four of these 1/43 scale structures, Dooly's, the Esquire Theatre, a gas station and a drag race with Christmas Tree starting lights.  I've got the Esquire also.

@Richie C. posted:

Got these from Fairfield this weekend - nothing fancy, just Motormax 64.5 Mustang, '58 'Vette and '55 Bel Air, but the detailing is nice for such inexpensive models ($7 @). All I did was fill in the 'Stang's rear lights with a little red paint.

Q - does anyone have a source for 1/43 license plate decals ?

You can be your own source.  Get good photos of what you want and take them someplace where you can have them reduced to the size you want. I use A&E Reprographics locally.  It isn't very expensive.

A man I share interests with even has 1/24 scale package labels made so he can put maps, product packages, etc in his auto models.  He's a multiple prize winner in the area and known all over the country.

Buy a decal kit from Micro Mark.  They have them for both ink jet and laser printers and they work beautifully.  Hint: you can make all sorts of signage including window transparencies.  (I print the windows on overhead projector transparency sheets and just cut an entire window out at one time.)

@coach joe posted:

Mike I've got that Batmobile, from Walmart also, squirreled away in a box.  Did BAtman come with it, I can't remember.

Hi Coach, I am kind of like you as I can't remember. But I do believe Batman is in the same package!

@Forty Rod posted:

You can be your own source.  Get good photos of what you want and take them someplace where you can have them reduced to the size you want. I use A&E Reprographics locally.  It isn't very expensive.

A man I share interests with even has 1/24 scale package labels made so he can put maps, product packages, etc in his auto models.  He's a multiple prize winner in the area and known all over the country.

Buy a decal kit from Micro Mark.  They have them for both ink jet and laser printers and they work beautifully.  Hint: you can make all sorts of signage including window transparencies.  (I print the windows on overhead projector transparency sheets and just cut an entire window out at one time.)

I do use decal sheets for lots of projects, but 1/43 license plate decals are so small I don't think either my computer, it's program or my printer would be able to create and/or reproduce something that small with a degree of clarity that would be acceptable to me.

Thanks for the tip about A&E - I'll check that out.

I've seen1/24 scale cigarette packs and soda pop bottle labels, both very small.  You may have to shop around for someone who can do the work.  We have three A&Es locally and only one can do that tiny a job, but I can do a lot that isn't much larger on my own ink jet HPEnvy Photo 6255.

Biggest problem I have is scaling them down to start with.  I did a whole raft of book covers for a book store interior.

@coach joe posted:

Dollar General loves 1953 automobiles.  I previously posted pictures of an Eldorado, a Chevy and a Ford, all 1953s purchased at DG now I've added this 1953 Packard Caribbean.  I didn't need any more vehicles even if it was only $5 but it's the only Packard I've got.

The Cobra and the T-Bird are ERTL products that came with Dolly's Diner.  A structure from the ERTL American Muscle series.  I believe there were four of these 1/43 scale structures, Dooly's, the Esquire Theatre, a gas station and a drag race with Christmas Tree starting lights.  I've got the Esquire also.

Joe I like that packard thanks for sharing

New fire jeep arrived yesterday. Eventually it will be sporting decals for the Skagway, Alaska Volunteer Fire Department.

Here is the prototype.

A recently refurbished Corgi Mercedes 220SE (#230), before and after:

@pd posted:

A recently refurbished Corgi Mercedes 220SE (#230), before and after:

Nice work! What scale is it?

I have a "more than slightly used":-) Dinky stationwagon and it appears to be a 1/50th model.

Bobby, nice work on your restoration of the Corgi. I love doing that myself, if you look back in this thread you’ll see more than 25 different cars and trucks I’ve done.

joel