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

Hi guys, I know it's been a while, but I finally got around to finishing my Starbucks to Coors Light delivery truck. It is not the greatest but will work for my layout. Plus, it gives me something to improve on with my next auto.

It started out like this.

and now it is this. I hope you all enjoy!

As you can see Joe is waiting there to be loaded. He usually eats have his lunch about this time! LOL

Mike, nice job on your Coors truck!  Your layout lights make you the Clark Grizwald of the Forum!

kj356...agree, inflation has taken it's toll for sure on the upper end of the 1/43 diecast vehicles market...there may another opportunity to catch re-sales of some of the good stuff in the not too distant future at good prices...stay tuned...!

Friday night's import rally bought some interesting cars and characters to the Morrison Door parking lot...the pizza guy was there promoting his wood fired pizza to the crowd...

@Jack Petrof posted:

Wow!  If those are true 1/48 I will be buying them. Too many times 1/48 and 1/43 gets mixed up. Yes my trains run on 3 rails but i am a stickler on my vehicles!

Yes Jack they seem to be 1:48.  I found/bought the Dodge Sweptside, but it will need weathering !

@mike g. posted:

Hi guys, I know it's been a while, but I finally got around to finishing my Starbucks to Coors Light delivery truck. It is not the greatest but will work for my layout. Plus, it gives me something to improve on with my next auto.

It started out like this.

and now it is this. I hope you all enjoy!

As you can see Joe is waiting there to be loaded. He usually eats have his lunch about this time! LOL

Great looking trucks Mike the look right at home in that pic

@Capetrainman posted:

kj356...agree, inflation has taken it's toll for sure on the upper end of the 1/43 diecast vehicles market...there may another opportunity to catch re-sales of some of the good stuff in the not too distant future at good prices...stay tuned...!

Friday night's import rally bought some interesting cars and characters to the Morrison Door parking lot...the pizza guy was there promoting his wood fired pizza to the crowd...

Paul looks like a great turnout last night

@p51 posted:

Truer words haven't been written recently.

I caught some flak from people outside this forum for taking a Brooklyn model A and weathering it for the layout.

I was accused of "ruining a collectible", as if I'd spray painted over the Mona Lisa.

Nice weathered look Lee and who cares what people say it’s your model and seems you never get back or make a profit on what you paid for it so why not have some fun with it.

@Jeff B. Haertlein posted:

Jeff thanks for sharing those beautiful pics! I like the feedstore one

@Squonk posted:

Picked these up at our Steam Engine show flea market.

L/R

Road Roller, dozer, UPS van , 2 Road Signatures 57 Chevy Nomads and a Corgi London Taxi.

I like those Chevy wagons

@mike g. posted:

Lee congratulation! Driving little dump trucks can be fun at times! I used to drive 10-yard dump in AZ.

Hope you're doing well and able to spend a little more time on your layout!

Thanks Mike I feel so much better and more relaxed it was the right choice.

@Mark Boyce posted:

Congratulations, Lee!

Thanks Mark!

@Capetrainman posted:

Lee, congratulations on a 25 year career...glad you're happy driving the new rig around town!

Thanks Paul my boss told me to take the truck home some days my drive home is 5 minutes wow what a relief from a 1 drive one way.

@coach joe posted:

Congratulations Lee.

Thanks Coach!

Well guys I think I’m caught up a little. Here’s some old pics of my B81 Mack I built several years ago pulling a speccast lowboy with a Norscott Caterpillar  Tracavator.

Well as I seem to gravitate to vintage clockwork trains , its only fair I gravitate to vintage clockwork cars and small diecast .. all in the approx scale mentioned ...

Marx speedway cars .. these run on a tin figure 8 track with a hump crossover

A Tipp & Co ( Germany ) version

A Distler set in the same vein

Diecast UK Dinky farmers truck

UK diecast again

Back to clockwork with Chad Valley (UK) Wee-Kins ...

And then a plethora of Tri-ang Minic cars and trucks ...

Annnd to finish off before I bore you to death ... a lovely Lines Brothers  ( uk) clockwork streamline pre-war car

Morning folks,

Does anyone know when inspection stickers started appearing on the passenger side windshield?  I want to try and add some detail to a few autos but want to be period correct.  

Most of my vehicles are from the fifties, which I assume would be prototypical, but I’m interested in general about earlier decades, too.  Maybe they looked different, or where placed differently, and probably varied by state in the early days.

License plates are easier to research.

Thanks,

Tomlinson Run Railroad

UPDATE: OK, a quick web search turned up this web site.  It might be good for research as it has photos of the antique stickers in stock. 1915 is the earliest. https://inspectionsticker.net

Lee, I don't which I like better, your Mack or the Corvair.

Mike, the Coors Light Silver Bullet came out nicely. 

Fatman that's a nice collection of tinplate autos, clock work and not.  The steam tractor almost looks like die cast.

@coach joe posted:

Lee, I don't which I like better, your Mack or the Corvair.

Lee, I’m with Coach Joe.  This is my favorite of your photos for the excellent Corvair and especially the amazing lighting and paint on your switcher with the safety stripes.  What a really life-like scene.

TRRR

Fresh new supply of '55's into the local Chevy dealer....all yours for under 2k...