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

Mike, one of my favorite scenes above of your former layout...some great "beef' on your streets!  In fact, my guy in the maroon shirt with his green Buick Grand Sport wants to give it a run with your Camaro convertible..

@Capetrainman posted:

Mike, one of my favorite scenes above of your former layout...some great "beef' on your streets!  In fact, my guy in the maroon shirt with his green Buick Grand Sport wants to give it a run with your Camaro convertible..

Thanks Paul I hope to make the new layout even better! as for the run between the Chevell and the Camaro I am not to sure that would be fair as the Camaro is one of the Daytona 500 pace cars!

Hi All,

The building is made from DP wall sections with signage by me on a computer.  The scene really came together for me when I started reading about the 19th Century oyster "industry" in New York and Connecticut.  Absolutely fascinating stuff was out there, including references to George Still--oyster mogul.  

I needed a vehicle and some fish/oyster carts (technically vehicles--man powered).  I disassembled one of those ubiquitous die-cast 1934 Ford trucks and went to work.  Primer and paint were both Tamiya, and the flat black was by Rustoleum.  The back of the truck was scratch built using HO shingle sheets and thin styrene bent to form an arch.  Note:  Restaurants sometimes print their menus on thin styrene---they will generally give you one to take home if you ask!

Advertising on the side of the truck was obtained online, then modified to fit the truck in Word.  The roof canvas overlay consisted of craft paint applied to the styrene, followed by an application of Kirkland tissue. That give the wrinkles, then emphasized by dry-brushing some powder.  All the color on the side stakes and the truck body was done with PanPastels.

The fish/oyster carts are laser kits from Train Troll, finished with black spray and PanPastels.  I couldn't get the right photo angle here, so it includes the "card pockets" for waybills used in layout operations.  

Nice work Don!

Fill it up, please, with hi-test, check the oil, and hit the winshield...

@Capetrainman posted:

Fill it up, please, with hi-test, check the oil, and hit the winshield...

My mum would always complain to us that the attendant left streaks on the windshield.  What did she expect for 20 cents per gallon?

The hotdog vendor created quite a disruption when he setup between the bus station and train station one night last summer...needless to say, he caught the attention of city hall the next day...

@Capetrainman, okay, I give up.  Just what is that sleek, high powered beast that requires Hi-test?

Below is the best looking Charger I've seen.  Not often you see one in blue.  Remember when vinyl roofs were all the rage.  There was a guy in my old neighborhood with a red Buick Wildcat with a white vinyl top and white interior , '67-'68 I believe, some time in the early 80s that top was real raggedy so he just peeled it off.  Not a good look, but at least he didn't have to worry about pieces peeling off at speed.

Coach...it's the 1/43, 1953 Studebaker Commander...many of them had the "Bearcat" V-8 engine that required hi-test!  The blue Charger in the picture is a Greenlight 1/43 from one of the forum's listed vendors...

Two sweet rides Paul!

Jim, great scene...buildings, people, and vehicles.  What brand fiqures are the senior man and woman standing by the '57 Caddy??

Saturday night activity at the corner of North Main Street and Pontiac Avenue...

A full lot at the "import rally" in the parking lot at Morrision Door last summer...

Speaking of imports'

@Capetrainman posted:

A full lot at the "import rally" in the parking lot at Morrison Door last summer...

Great looking cars, Paul!  I think it will take some careful maneuvering to get all the cars extracted from the 'log jam' 

Trolley bus, made from a 99 cent toy bus.

1/43 scale London Routemaster with custom route sign and advertisements.

The route number is correct for Chicago and the routing is a realistic, though unusual, route.

Cool bus! JohnA