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

QG48.  I still have my small HO layout I’m trying to break away from it but I still like it but not as much as O gauge. 

Mel. Your welcome I’m glad you help keep this thread going. If your bored run some trains or Custom build some vehicles 

This old Mack H has been sitting and waiting for me to rebuild it. I bought it from Dans models from Romania after about a year the Resin frame started sagging so I took it apart fix the frame the paint was supposed be  Red but it was actually a orangey red but terrible color so I repainted the cab what I had of the part I didn’t like the wheels so I added some dominoes wheels and tires and use the kit tires for the front.  After a lot of work this afternoon I was getting tired so I’ll start fresh on painting the details and finishing this truck up tomorrow I’ll post more pics  when the truck  is finished 

 I almost forgot maybe some or you guys have already done this but  I was wanting to change the airhorn and as I looked at the existing horn it  look just like a HO scale locomotive airhorn so went to my HO parts bin and found a detailed west set of airhorns and I used one you can also use these on your pick ups light Trucks and Semis I thought I would just pass this along in case you guys have a never done this 

Lee, I have always admired the COE Tractors.  Designed for inner city deliveries due to their tight corners and narrow streets. They are very cool looking trucks'.  And likewise your current project has the  that look'...

QG48. Thanks,  In addition to adding the Don Mills wheels I raise the front end up just a little bit so it wouldn’t look like the tires are rubbing the fenders  as it did when I bought the truck speaking of City delivery trucks I will be finishing a Mack N series coming up soon I will post some pics of it later on tonight that I turn  Athearn 1/50  ford C into a Mack N here’s Some pics when I first started it about three years ago I didn’t like the color I painted the cab so I repainted the it today and I will probably re-paint the frame also.  In the pics above I remove the inside of the Athearn Ford C grill and replaced it with a very thin piece of wire this was a very tedious task.  

Lee

I have not commented until now...but you are a master at O Scale truck modeling

John. Thank you! I don’t try to be I just love building these old trucks in O scale it’s my favorite and now model railroading in this scale is. I think there’s a lot of talent and model masters on this thread  I’m just glad you guys keep it going and support it with your post. I’m honored you commented and others. 

Heres a update as promised on the Mack N series 

Here's an oddity. Why would a Mexican toy store be selling a 1948 Mercury Custom? In a 1949 Batman movie serial, the Caped Crusader drove a 1948 Mercury convertible, but it wasn't painted like this one. But I saw this identical car today being driven by the Metropolis Police Department on the old Superman TV series.

The Mack H is almost done I took a few pics of it on the layout today. Waiting for mirrors and I need to find a spotlight 

lee drennen posted:

Another Mack favorite of mine. I bought it off of EBay and in the box was a note saying it was bought at the Mack museum in Allentown Pa. 

Now Lee, THAT is one sharp-looking truck!

Okay Lee'... If you take the same size photograph of  real life COE Mack, and place it next to your work of art model, there is no way to distinguish between the two'.  I have to second what John S has said.  You are a master at re-configuring these trucks!!!  This COE is absolutely  beautiful'...

lee drennen posted:

The Mack H is almost done I took a few pics of it on the layout today. Waiting for mirrors and I need to find a spotlight 

Immaculate job Lee!  You work wonders with truck models!  The Mack H reminds me of when I was a kid.  There was a small trucking company in my neighborhood which probably owned 6 or 8 of those Mack H tractors.  I would see them all the time going past the house.   My best friend's dad was a truck driver and he owned a Mack H.  I rode in it many times.  Thanks for the memories!

Lee, 

Thanks for your great energy keeping this thread active.  I really like your Mack H, since there were so many of them in cities throughout the northeast-my turf. 

John,

Your used car lot inspired me to start something similar.  I have many models of cars I owned, but they are housed in a local Texaco station, awaiting PZC approval for a new building and lot:

Still looking for a 1966 Chevy Bel Air and a 1974 Chevy Vega (true, I did actually own one) .  Several VW and Audi iterations are stored offsite awaiting the new lot. Lol 

From the 1967 MGB to the current Porsche Cayenne Turbo, the expansion is clearly necessary.  Please write our local PZC in support of our application!

A few vehicles from my layout.  Fire engines ( sorry if I already posted these ), Chevy tractor with Fruehauf REA trailer,  a US Mail jeep from back in the day when this was the standard mail delivery vehicle, Ford pickups, Mack B fire engine in green and white, Masey Ferguson farm tractor,  Santana's Produce custom run 1930's Ford truck with reffer box, a Phillips Seafood custom run 1930's Ford with reffer box, and some VW pickups in bottom photo with 1953 Chevy Good Humor Ice Cream truck. 

QG48. Thanks for the complement I’ve been trying to get this layout off the ground for 3yrs and you guys are a big influence on me getting things done on it. Once again thank you 

Patrick. I’m glad I could take you down memory lane  I would’ve liked to rode in one of these. My dad drove one in the 60s from here ( Missouri ) to  Pennsylvania and New York hole in pipe. 

Don. Thanks for the complement  it was a fun build. I always wanted a thread like this  to see your vehicles and your vehicles on your layouts  thanks for help me keep it going. That’s a nice car lot with all these Mack’s I just might have to start a Mack dealership on Dough Hill 

trumptrain posted:

A few vehicles from my layout.  Fire engines ( sorry if I already posted these ), Chevy tractor with Fruehauf REA trailer,  a US Mail jeep from back in the day when this was the standard mail delivery vehicle, Ford pickups, Mack B fire engine in green and white, Masey Ferguson farm tractor,  Santana's Produce custom run 1930's Ford truck with reffer box, a Phillips Seafood custom run 1930's Ford with reffer box, and some VW pickups in bottom photo with 1953 Chevy Good Humor Ice Cream truck. 

Patrick 

I love that farmers market pics and that ford AA did you custom make it? 

I guess these count as pre 1/43-1/50 pre automobiles and trucks.  ;-)

Good evening, wow some great looking vehicles on this topic.

Here is a shot looking from the tracks back in toward my coal tipple

Aha! 

Detroit’s inspiration for the “station wagon...” of course. 

Don

Trussman posted:

I guess these count as pre 1/43-1/50 pre automobiles and trucks.  ;-)

 

 

Yes it does! I am planning on getting some wagons from Berkshire Valley. I also have some circus wagons I would like to build and post here. Don Mills, Wiseman Models, and  Berkshire Valley offers some great horse drawn stuff check them out. Also  Wiseman Models has some new trucks from the 1920s out now and truck beds.