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

Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

Roo posted:

I modified a container forklift to handle Steel Coils I also added a driver now some weathering one day. Roo.

I like your cement work'.. Spackle?  Looks very good'.. Roo'..

Thank you. It's just plain ole plaster of paris painted. The "Cement" colour came from a big hardware chain like you have Home Depot? I went  one morning to the paint dept when they were not busy and asked the girl for a can of white water based paint to make it grey she understood and persisted with me as we had to mix it thoroughly each time to work out the shade after the third and final try was the perfect colour I wanted a warning don't try this when they are busy and make sure the person is willing to help you! That area is not finished yet. Roo. 

Roo, the color is near perfect for cement'... Thanks for the info'...

Bought this '59 Cadillac 1:43 at York today for only $30.. I remember, 15 years ago, a ambulance this detailed from Motor City would go for $250.. Later, one from American Excellence was close to $100.

PAUL ROMANO posted:

                                         Some suds at NJ Hirailers.

Wow Paul, you Jersey High Railers sure have lots of breweries.  Another coincidence'.  Ballantine, was my Grandfather's favorite.  Not the beer, but the ALe.  Must have taken a little time painting and detailing all those Macks and trailers'...Nice display'.. and work'..  

rattler21 posted:

ERTL, ERTL and DINKY

John in Lansing, ILL

 

John

I just dug out a couple of those International L 190 tootsie toy trucks (the Yellow one) out tonight going to try to restore them. I’ll post some pics tomorrow. Thanks for posting and I like that Diamond T 

PAUL ROMANO posted:

Lee, I had a 1965 Mack B81 SX tandem tractor with a 673P engine and a 20 spd. quad trans. back in the 70s. Your picture brings back memories.  Thanks for posting. 

That’s is awesome Paul! I’m planning on building a tandem next. I drove a Mack b61 with a triplex for a friend of mine pulling trailers cross town it was a lot of fun. The night before my dad showed me how to shift it and said if you get both sticks out of gear you might as well pull over and stop and start over he drove a lot of them

Joe Hohmann posted:

Bought this '59 Cadillac 1:43 at York today for only $30.. I remember, 15 years ago, a ambulance this detailed from Motor City would go for $250.. Later, one from American Excellence was close to $100.

Thanks for posting Joe that was a steal 

PAUL ROMANO posted:

                                         Some suds at NJ Hirailers.

Paul I’m in B Model Heaven! That Champ of the Road isn’t bad but it’s no Mack 

Menards posted:

Vincent Massi posted:

Mixed Freight posted:

Just picked up some Denver Die Cast 1953 Ford F1's at Menard's for $2.99 each.  able.  . 

You got these for 3 bucks apiece?!?!

Mixed Freight, PLEASE take me with you the next time you go to Menard's!

Thanks for posting, @Mixed Freight!

Vincent, these are also available on our website with a mixed variety of lighted and non-lit paint schemes. Here's a direct link.

Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy

Mark

Thanks for offering these trucks. They built a Menards in Farmington Missouri about 7 miles from where I live. I plan to check them out 

Lee,

Dinky tractors with wood trailers.  Dowel rods for wheels and tires.

John

rattler21 posted:

John

I just dug out a couple of those International L 190 tootsie toy trucks (the Yellow one) out tonight going to try to restore them. I’ll post some pics tomorrow. Thanks for posting and I like that Diamond T .  LEE

Lee,

Dinky tractors with wood trailers.  Dowel rods for wheels and tires.

John

Thanks John I like those trailers very innovated specially Santa Fe with the tarp on it What’s the dimensions of the trailers I might try to get block of wood and build some for my trucks  and I’m thinking of making some piggyback trailers for some vintage Lionel Flat  cars

Lee,  I had a lumber yard rip a 4 x 4 to two inches (96 scale inches) by 2 1/4(9 feet tall) and I cut that piece to length.  Obviously 10 inches will create a 40' trailer.  Until the late 1980s, highway trailers in the United States were eight feet wide and still are restricted to 13' 6" tall without permits.  Canadian trailers were 102" wide before the US changed and trailers involved in the petroleum industry in Texas operate under a different set of rules.  If a modern trailer is desired, have the stock cut to 2 1/8 wide.  The tires/wheels are from a 1 1/8 (54 inches) dowel rod.  Held vertical and drilled to indent the center then cut to about 3/4 inch.  The indented part is painted to resemble a wheel and the balance is black to resemble a tire.  A 'touch' against a belt or disc sander will 'flatten' the wheel enough to provide a surface for the glue to hold the 'tires' to the bottom of the cargo body.  Good enough for background items.  HO scale decals for rolling stock are about the right size for O scale highway trucks. Paper towels and napkins of various colors may be used for tarpaulins on 'soft top' trailers or to protect a load on a flat bed semi or flatcar. Men and women with greater skills than I possess run tie down straps(ropes) between the edges of the tarps and the trailer.  John

lee drennen posted:

Joe Hohmann posted:

Bought this '59 Cadillac 1:43 at York today for only $30.. I remember, 15 years ago, a ambulance this detailed from Motor City would go for $250.. Later, one from American Excellence was close to $100.

Thanks for posting Joe that was a steal 

Actually, that was the going price. They had at least 4 left. The booth was at the far left rear corner of the Orange Hall (NOT diecastdirect).

Joe Hohmann posted:

lee drennen posted:

Joe Hohmann posted:

Bought this '59 Cadillac 1:43 at York today for only $30.. I remember, 15 years ago, a ambulance this detailed from Motor City would go for $250.. Later, one from American Excellence was close to $100.

Thanks for posting Joe that was a steal 

Actually, that was the going price. They had at least 4 left. The booth was at the far left rear corner of the Orange Hall (NOT diecastdirect).

That’s still a bargain I think 

rattler21

Love the "Tootsie" trucks.  I have a couple somewhere.  I'll dig them up.  Two thumbs up on the trailers.

Bill

rattler21 posted:

Lee,  I had a lumber yard rip a 4 x 4 to two inches (96 scale inches) by 2 1/4(9 feet tall) and I cut that piece to length.  Obviously 10 inches will create a 40' trailer.  Until the late 1980s, highway trailers in the United States were eight feet wide and still are restricted to 13' 6" tall without permits.  Canadian trailers were 102" wide before the US changed and trailers involved in the petroleum industry in Texas operate under a different set of rules.  If a modern trailer is desired, have the stock cut to 2 1/8 wide.  The tires/wheels are from a 1 1/8 (54 inches) dowel rod.  Held vertical and drilled to indent the center then cut to about 3/4 inch.  The indented part is painted to resemble a wheel and the balance is black to resemble a tire.  A 'touch' against a belt or disc sander will 'flatten' the wheel enough to provide a surface for the glue to hold the 'tires' to the bottom of the cargo body.  Good enough for background items.  HO scale decals for rolling stock are about the right size for O scale highway trucks. Paper towels and napkins of various colors may be used for tarpaulins on 'soft top' trailers or to protect a load on a flat bed semi or flatcar. Men and women with greater skills than I possess run tie down straps(ropes) between the edges of the tarps and the trailer.  John

Thanks John

years ago a elderly friend of mine use to make the same trailers out of wood but it was “S” scale he had lumber yard specially cut it  so he could glue styrene on the sides to make it look like a rib side or a exterior post that’s what I plan to do but have to make the sides a little narrower. Thanks for your help. Keep posting your pics 

Ok as promised Here’s my big fleet of “Tootsie” trucks. I plan on putting the old revell tanker on the L190 now with the Atlantis one available you can use the tanker or scratch build some other types of trailers with it. The dozer is an old Lionel I bought at a Mom and Pop hobby shop in St. Louis for .50 cents it’s missing the air cleaner. 

For those who are not familiar with the tootsie toy Mack's there are some differences. My Mack dump truck is a Mack LJ and the Mack tanker truck pic (used for reference only) is a Mack B73 with a “L” cab. Notice the fenders are more rounded and headlights are molded in the fender. Actually the tanker with the set back fenders would be a B71 with a “L” cab I have never seen one but it might have happened. I like how the LJ has that bump in the fender just like the real one. 

Lee,

When I saw your first post, the blue dump truck caught my eye immediately.  It's got great lines. So, thanks for featuring it in a post of its own and for the comparison to a B37.

I wonder whether this model ever had a tailgate?  I see some "eyeholes" in the rear.  A scale rope or chain across the back might work in a pinch.

It's great to see so many of these Tootsie trucks posted here and the possibilities for upgrading them.

TRRR

                             More modern machinery at work- NJ Hirailers.

lee drennen posted:

Joe Hohmann posted:

lee drennen posted:

Joe Hohmann posted:

Bought this '59 Cadillac 1:43 at York today for only $30.. I remember, 15 years ago, a ambulance this detailed from Motor City would go for $250.. Later, one from American Excellence was close to $100.

Thanks for posting Joe that was a steal 

Actually, that was the going price. They had at least 4 left. The booth was at the far left rear corner of the Orange Hall (NOT diecastdirect).

That’s still a bargain I think 

Joe Hohmann posted:

Bought this '59 Cadillac 1:43 at York today for only $30.. I remember, 15 years ago, a ambulance this detailed from Motor City would go for $250.. Later, one from American Excellence was close to $100.

Hey Joe - I bought the same ambulance yesterday at York in the Orange Hall from the same dealer ( as you described his location ).  There were 2 left yesterday afternoon ( one left after my purchase )  and the price I paid was $25.  I guess it pays to shop late ... LOL!  Who knows perhaps the next person got the last one for $20... LOL!  At any rate you and I both got a good deal.  

The VFD in the town where I grew up had an ambulance just like this one.  I just had to get it!  AND because of this personal connection, I would have been willing to pay much more.   

PAUL ROMANO posted:

                             More modern machinery at work- NJ Hirailers.

Paul

love that clamshell 

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Lee,

When I saw your first post, the blue dump truck caught my eye immediately.  It's got great lines. So, thanks for featuring it in a post of its own and for the comparison to a B37.

I wonder whether this model ever had a tailgate?  I see some "eyeholes" in the rear.  A scale rope or chain across the back might work in a pinch.

It's great to see so many of these Tootsie trucks posted here and the possibilities for upgrading them.

TRRR

Tom

yes it did have a tailgate most of them got lost. 

LOVE the trucks!!! If I can ever figure out how to take and post pictures I will have to show some of my trucks -- I have lots of them!!

lee drennen posted:

Ok as promised Here’s my big fleet of “Tootsie” trucks. I plan on putting the old revell tanker on the L190 now with the Atlantis one available you can use the tanker or scratch build some other types of trailers with it. The dozer is an old Lionel I bought at a Mom and Pop hobby shop in St. Louis for .50 cents it’s missing the air cleaner. 

The trucks look great but where oh where did you get the dozer?  I can''t find anything close to O/S scale that isn't VERY modern.....and I can use a bunch: dozers, graders, fork lifts, back hoes and skip loaders, etc., all no more modern than mid 60s.

And I'm not looking for a lot of detail and "real"scale isn't terribly important because I'm not a model railroader, I just play with toy trains

Marx O-27 and Plasticville rule.

Picked this up at York on Thursday - Rio 1960 Mercedes Benz 300D Limousine with Vatican flags and Pope John XXIII figure. 

Well, it's hard to top that SHINY Popemobile (wow!).  So here's something more ... er... pedestrian.

My local CVS got in a batch of the Shing Fat "Super School Bus" No. 9948D/4, previously featured here.  All except one had a rather warped rear door, so I'm glad I was able to shop in person versus the web.  Having a grey haired lady purchase this bus seemed to throw the cashier for a loop: he hoped I was purchasing it for some lucky little boy.  I just gave him a big smile.  

Here's the bus with a comparison to an MTH (1:50 Corgi) Greyhound.  That bus was my very first vehicle purchase for the carpet layout.  I think the scale comparison between the two vehicles is decent.

Side view. Per some web searches for prototypes, the manufacturer caught the details near the lower left of the door and the filler spout well (although this photo didn't).  The nine windows are a bit too few compared to 1:1, but I think the proportions work.  The doors could use "glass" and a rim of black paint to simulate the rubber gaskets.  There's room to add a town name. The shiny wheels should be painted but I rather like them:

Here are the well-behaved children of Lake Wobegone (or is it Stepford?) crossing the street while the U.S. Postal truck waits behind the stop sign.  The kids are one person and some bare feet shy of a Beatles album cover:

Here's Officer Ben, the school safety officer, practicing a safety drill with the kids:

Another rear view:  Don't you hate getting stuck behind a school bus with some kid making faces at you for miles on end :-)?  I hope to add one to my model.  You can see modification opportunities here. A little silver on the door handle, a school license plate, and a bus number.  I'd like to add "glass" to one of the windows but having the windows as is facilitates opening and closing the door.  The two yellow locking tabs may get converted to lights:

Front view:  A quick web search suggested International or perhaps Thomas as the possible prototype.  Not sure about the year range yet.  The silver headlights don't look so great but they are prototypical for some real buses.  Obvious customizations:  add windshield wipers and the all-important mirrors.  It would be cool to add left and right turn signal lights under the windshield corners -- there's room:

In the shot above, some real buses have the four depressions (cut-outs) shown on the black bumper, so they aren't meant to be lights.  Another possibility would be to paint the front fenders black.

Outdoor shot:

More well behaved children:

The pull-back action on this bus is really great on my hardwood floor -- perhaps due to the length and weight of the vehicle?

I'm debating whether to paint the seats green (per my brief school bus memories) or leave them black.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Added 2 more cars , $3.00 each at the dollar store , still looking for old trucks , can't find them anywhere .

Forty Rod posted:

lee drennen posted:

Ok as promised Here’s my big fleet of “Tootsie” trucks. I plan on putting the old revell tanker on the L190 now with the Atlantis one available you can use the tanker or scratch build some other types of trailers with it. The dozer is an old Lionel I bought at a Mom and Pop hobby shop in St. Louis for .50 cents it’s missing the air cleaner. 

The trucks look great but where oh where did you get the dozer?  I can''t find anything close to O/S scale that isn't VERY modern.....and I can use a bunch: dozers, graders, fork lifts, back hoes and skip loaders, etc., all no more modern than mid 60s.

And I'm not looking for a lot of detail and "real"scale isn't terribly important because I'm not a model railroader, I just play with toy trains

Marx O-27 and Plasticville rule.

Tom

the dozer is a old Lionel. I’m thinking about making a just traditional laying out with old 27 box cars in these trucks in the old traditional three rail track. I’m finding out the older I get the less I care about accuracy and details. 

GTR posted:

Added 2 more cars , $3.00 each at the dollar store , still looking for old trucks , can't find them anywhere .

 

GTR thanks for posting. Try Menards I was there today they hard some of there new 50s fords and others  in a Big Bin for $2.99 or order on line. Diecast Direct also has yangming Trucks for around $7.99 

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Well, it's hard to top that SHINY Popemobile (wow!).  So here's something more ... er... pedestrian.

My local CVS got in batch of the Shing Fat "Super School Bus" No. 9948D/4, previously featured here.  All except one had a rather warped rear door, so I'm glad I was able to shop in person versus the web.  Having a grey haired lady purchase this bus seemed to throw the cashier for a loop: he hoped I was purchasing it for some lucky little boy.  I just gave him a big smile.  

Here's the bus with a comparison to an MTH (1:50 Corgi) Greyhound.  That bus was my very first vehicle purchase for the carpet layout.  I think the scale comparison between the two vehicles is decent.

Side view. Per some web searches for prototypes, the manufacturer caught the details near the lower left of the door and the filler spout well (although this photo didn't).  The nine windows are a bit too few compared to 1:1, but I think the proportions work.  The doors could use "glass" and a rim of black paint to simulate the rubber gaskets.  There's room to add a town name. The shiny wheels should be painted but I rather like them:

Here are the well-behaved children of Lake Wobegone (or is it Stepford?) crossing the street while the U.S. Postal truck waits behind the stop sign.  The kids are one person and some bare feet shy of a Beatles album cover:

Here's Officer Ben, the school safety officer, practicing a safety drill with the kids:

Another rear view:  Don't you hate getting stuck behind a school bus with some kid making faces at you for miles on end :-)?  I hope to add one to my model.  You can see modification opportunities here. A little silver on the door handle, a school license plate, and a bus number.  I'd like to add "glass" to one of the windows but having the windows as is facilitates opening and closing the door.  The two yellow locking tabs may get converted to lights:

Front view:  A quick web search suggested International or perhaps Thomas as the possible prototype.  Not sure about the year range yet.  The silver headlights don't look so great but they are prototypical for some real buses.  Obvious customizations:  add windshield wipers and the all-important mirrors.  It would be cool to add left and right turn signal lights under the windshield corners -- there's room:

In the shot above, some real buses have the four depressions (cut-outs) shown on the black bumper, so they aren't meant to be lights.  Another possibility would be to paint the front fenders black.

Outdoor shot:

More well behaved children:

The pull-back action on this bus is really great on my hardwood floor -- perhaps due to the length and weight of the vehicle?

I'm debating whether to paint the seats green (per my brief school bus memories) or leave them black.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Thanks for a great review loved it 

Forty Rod posted:

lee drennen posted:

Ok as promised Here’s my big fleet of “Tootsie” trucks. I plan on putting the old revell tanker on the L190 now with the Atlantis one available you can use the tanker or scratch build some other types of trailers with it. The dozer is an old Lionel I bought at a Mom and Pop hobby shop in St. Louis for .50 cents it’s missing the air cleaner. 

The trucks look great but where oh where did you get the dozer?  I can''t find anything close to O/S scale that isn't VERY modern.....and I can use a bunch: dozers, graders, fork lifts, back hoes and skip loaders, etc., all no more modern than mid 60s.

And I'm not looking for a lot of detail and "real"scale isn't terribly important because I'm not a model railroader, I just play with toy trains

Marx O-27 and Plasticville rule.

Those Tootsie toy cars and trucks can be made to look pretty good. With a little work, imagination and a few new details these inexpensive toys can be made into very usable models, perfect for the layout, like these...

Mark

I was hoping you would post these again I really enjoy looking at them looks like you’ve done some new ones maybe. Thanks for posting and sharing 

Mark - great to see you fantastic work again!  Your have worked miracles with those Tootsie Toy trucks!!  You have transformed the toys into most convincing models!

Bravo!!!!!!

Mark you work wonders on those old toy trucks.  I always liked when you posted them on TTT.

This morning I started on one of the first Tootsietoy Trucks to go on the new retro layout. After I washed it the frame wrote do to the back roads and underneath after I strip it I will fix this problem. 

TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Well, it's hard to top that SHINY Popemobile (wow!).  So here's something more ... er... pedestrian.

My local CVS got in batch of the Shing Fat "Super School Bus" No. 9948D/4, previously featured here.  All except one had a rather warped rear door, so I'm glad I was able to shop in person versus the web.  Having a grey haired lady purchase this bus seemed to throw the cashier for a loop: he hoped I was purchasing it for some lucky little boy.  I just gave him a big smile.  

Here's the bus with a comparison to an MTH (1:50 Corgi) Greyhound.  That bus was my very first vehicle purchase for the carpet layout.  I think the scale comparison between the two vehicles is decent.

Side view. Per some web searches for prototypes, the manufacturer caught the details near the lower left of the door and the filler spout well (although this photo didn't).  The nine windows are a bit too few compared to 1:1, but I think the proportions work.  The doors could use "glass" and a rim of black paint to simulate the rubber gaskets.  There's room to add a town name. The shiny wheels should be painted but I rather like them:

Here are the well-behaved children of Lake Wobegone (or is it Stepford?) crossing the street while the U.S. Postal truck waits behind the stop sign.  The kids are one person and some bare feet shy of a Beatles album cover:

Here's Officer Ben, the school safety officer, practicing a safety drill with the kids:

Another rear view:  Don't you hate getting stuck behind a school bus with some kid making faces at you for miles on end :-)?  I hope to add one to my model.  You can see modification opportunities here. A little silver on the door handle, a school license plate, and a bus number.  I'd like to add "glass" to one of the windows but having the windows as is facilitates opening and closing the door.  The two yellow locking tabs may get converted to lights:

Front view:  A quick web search suggested International or perhaps Thomas as the possible prototype.  Not sure about the year range yet.  The silver headlights don't look so great but they are prototypical for some real buses.  Obvious customizations:  add windshield wipers and the all-important mirrors.  It would be cool to add left and right turn signal lights under the windshield corners -- there's room:

In the shot above, some real buses have the four depressions (cut-outs) shown on the black bumper, so they aren't meant to be lights.  Another possibility would be to paint the front fenders black.

Outdoor shot:

More well behaved children:

The pull-back action on this bus is really great on my hardwood floor -- perhaps due to the length and weight of the vehicle?

I'm debating whether to paint the seats green (per my brief school bus memories) or leave them black.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

My 2 year old grandson liked my bus , he kept grabbing at it , so we got one for him , the first night he slept with it in his crib , lol .  

New stuff 

GTR. Very nice I’ve looked at those B Mack’s several time but just didn’t want to spend the money. Is that a Mercury convertible? Thanks for posting them 

Sorry I do not have the capability of forwarding pictures; but just thought folks may be interested in a couple of nice inexpensive vehicles just picked up at Walmart. $3.97 each! A nice Maisto '53 chevrolet 3100 red pickup with black fenders; and a VW vista roof van, blue and white; they also have a nice ford convertible, burgundy in color. They seem to be closer in size to 1:50 than 1/43, which is also nice. They were on an upper shelf in an assortment box; they had 3 of the assortment boxes at my walmart; the models I described are the ones I found of most interest in the marketed assortment boxes.They don't stand out when scanning the displays, have to search them out on shelf.