@Capetrainman posted:Mark, Joe is always ahead of the curve...lol! Thanks for the comment...
Paul,
I should have known Joe is always on top of it! That's why he is Joe Cool!!
For everyone, it looks like the Western Maryland MOW crew stopped at the tower to chew the fat!
Here are my Sinclair Trucks.
@Bill Park posted:I think this qualifies as a vehicle. To borrow a phrase from John Candy in "Trains, Planes and Automobiles"" This isn't so bad, it will buff right out." This old model of a Chevy truck has been in several moves since I got it as a kid. It does fill a nice role as a piece of junk along side the track. I added some colors for engine paint and rust along with rotted decking in the bed.
Very nice
I went to Menards today for glue, paint rollers, etc. and picked up this new truck. I parked it by the Menards Mercantile for now as my hardware store hasn't made it on the layout yet.
Nice Dutch Boy truck, Dave! When I was a senior in high school, my dad finally let me grow my hair longer than a buzz cut. This was 1973-74. My hair is thick and people said I looked like the Dutch Boy! 😄😄
@Mark Boyce posted:Nice Dutch Boy truck, Dave! When I was a senior in high school, my dad finally let me grow my hair longer than a buzz cut. This was 1973-74. My hair is thick and people said I looked like the Dutch Boy! 😄😄
That's funny Mark, about that time they said I looked like Buster Brown the shoe kid.
@Dave Ripp. posted:That's funny Mark, about that time they said I looked like Buster Brown the shoe kid.
Yes, from that I can tell about how much older I am than you!! 
@Mark Boyce posted:
Don't feel bad Mark, you and Dave have something in common. You both have wonderful layouts with great looking cars and if my memory is correct your both still older and had trains before me! 😆
@mike g. posted:Don't feel bad Mark, you and Dave have something in common. You both have wonderful layouts with great looking cars and if my memory is correct your both still older and had trains before me! 😆
True, Mike! I am older; perhaps not wiser. I did have trains way before you, but you have been a fast learner and builder!! Your old layout was much bigger and more involved than any of mine! 
@Dave Ripp. posted:Here are my Sinclair Trucks.
Dave, that's a nice collection of Sinclair trucks and Dutchboy too...perfect for the layout!
It seems the below average temps for early December has brought out the tree buyers early this year...lots of activity at the corner of North Main and Pontiac...
@Mark Boyce posted:True, Mike! I am older; perhaps not wiser. I did have trains way before you, but you have been a fast learner and builder!! Your old layout was much bigger and more involved than any of mine!
Hi Mark, the only reason my old layout looked so good is because of 2 things!
1) Because I learned so much from people like you, Dave, Paul, and many others! This forum is so full of great people that are willing to share there knowledge with others!
2) Because I went out of my way to try and take good pictures that wouldn't show the bad stuff! LOL The only time I shared bad stuff is when I really screwed something up and really really needed help! LOL
@mike g. posted:Hi Mark, the only reason my old layout looked so good is because of 2 things!
1) Because I learned so much from people like you, Dave, Paul, and many others! This forum is so full of great people that are willing to share there knowledge with others!
2) Because I went out of my way to try and take good pictures that wouldn't show the bad stuff! LOL The only time I shared bad stuff is when I really screwed something up and really really needed help! LOL
Valid points Mike, but you are a quick learner. Most of us do the same thing, not showing all the "messes we had gotten ourselves into"
You have really accumulated a nice fleet of vehicles as well!!
@Mark Boyce posted:Valid points Mike, but you are a quick learner. Most of us do the same thing, not showing all the "messes we had gotten ourselves into"
You have really accumulated a nice fleet of vehicles as well!!
Thanks Mark, I hope to be able to so some of them sometime this winter. Only time will tell!
With a quick gust and snow squall ocurring, the fellow in the yellow 1957 Olds "Fiesta" is having a bit of a challenge securing his tree purchase on the roof with Santa and his helper close by...
Paul, that's a very creative approach to your Christmas "story."
Early 70's 1/43 scale GMC I purchased from a forum member.
@Dave Ripp. posted:Early 70's 1/43 scale GMC I purchased from a forum member.
Nice truck Dave! You better put your name on the side before Lee shows up and it becomes Lee's Hauling! LOL
Who said convertibles aren't of any use in the winter???
@Dave Ripp. - love the GMC. I hope to find reasonably priced 70’s semi tractors for my layout. Meanwhile, I did find a Cadillac and a Bus . . .
while Fred busily feeds the cattle, some hippies are loading up a sheep!
the cadillac doesn’t run, but its seats are still much more comfortable than the plank floor the other hobos are sleeping on 
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