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

Ted, help is on the way

Help has arrived finally! The Riviera may need to be towed

 Yea'............. better late than never'.......

mike g. posted:

Lee, that's a sharp looking Studebaker! Hard to find in real life!

I've got five Studebakers, down from seven.

Real actual full sized cars.

Capetrainman posted:

Help has arrived finally! The Riviera may need to be towed

Now where is the tow truck?

Ron

I’ve got one 

BOIN106 :  What a car show, you covered most of my life.  The 40 Ford coupe was Dad's car in the late 40's just after we got rid of a '36 Chevy.  My best friend in High School, his Dad's car, which became transportation once we got our licenses, was a 48 Buick (although not a convertible - DRAT!).  My wife's (girlfriend at the time) family had a 48 Woody station wagon (Pontiac), we got our Milk from Forest Dairy, North Arlington, N.J. in a Devco delivery truck each morning and in the early 60's as I was finishing high school (graduated in '62) a group of friends (4 in fact) chipped in and jointly owned a '50 Ford convertible !! 

Loved the pictures of your models...thank you

Don McErlean

PRRRON...the truck will be arriving Friday hopefully!  Time passes slowly downstairs on the layout

Lee, that's a real sharp tow truck posted above...what brand is it?

Capetrainman posted:

PRRRON...the truck will be arriving Friday hopefully!  Time passes slowly downstairs on the layout

Lee, that's a real sharp tow truck posted above...what brand is it?

The truck is a Corgi Mack B61 and I added a tow body from a toy 1950 Chevrolet don’t recall the name of it I also added some details from Don Mills Models I think I have posted it here in early post 

                                        Seagrave pumper?, mfg. unknown at NJ Hirailers. 

lee drennen posted:

Capetrainman posted:

PRRRON...the truck will be arriving Friday hopefully!  Time passes slowly downstairs on the layout

Lee, that's a real sharp tow truck posted above...what brand is it?

The truck is a Corgi Mack B61 and I added a tow body from a toy 1950 Chevrolet don’t recall the name of it I also added some details from Don Mills Models I think I have posted it here in early post 

Have this Mack Texaco tow truck pictured in box lower left.

Ron

PAUL ROMANO posted:

                                 

                                        Seagrave pumper?, mfg. unknown at NJ Hirailers. 

Paul that’s a Mack C made by Signature I have one just like it I need to post it they are nice. Are those instruments lighted? 

Hey Lee, I believe the instruments may be lighted. I'll have to check.

I just see green lights on the side may be a reflection 

One of my real life favorites"

Ted, I fell in love with '54 Mercs as a teen, to me it was the most beautiful.

Thanks for bringing back the memories

Ted, the tow truck finally arrived...notice the expression on the drivers face, with a cold one in his hand.  He seems quite amused with the situation, as he evaluates the situation before hooking up the Riviera!   

That a real nice model car directly above...is it a '54 Mercury?  Do you know the brand??

Just noticed Ray's posting right above mine...he mentions '54 Merc!  I was composing my post while he was posting...

Today I stripped a few old Tootsietoy Trucks for my o27 layout I plan to start building. This one is a B Model Mack that will be a Mobil tanker the trailer will be from the old Revell kit that will have the old Tootsietoy wheels 

I managed to get get this Tootsietoy Mack LJ Dump Truck done last night also

sidehack posted:

Ted, I fell in love with '54 Mercs as a teen, to me it was the most beautiful.

Thanks for bringing back the memories

 My Dad had a 54 Jet black, with the large V8 of that year.  I remember 16-18 year old Teens pulling up on Sunrise High Way, wanting to  race... That 54 Merc blew them away.... every time...  He used to complain about poor gas mileage as it had a 4 BRL carb....  I loved that car, and was one of the best looking in the 50s.... ❤

Here are some additional pics for you Ray'... Enjoy...'''😃

Capetrainman posted:

Just noticed Ray's posting right above mine...he mentions '54 Merc!  I was composing my post while he was posting...

Hi Paul, it is a 1954 Mercury, Monterey Sun Valley, manufactured by NEO Scale Models.   Plenty of them on the Bay... A little pricey but NEO does make a nicely detailed model....

Not much car activity on the new highway area today...just two cruisers watching over the newly paved road and the arrival of the unoccupied bus station .  The police detail will stay through tomorrow while the road striping is done.  Once stripping is complete, the activity at the bus station will pick-up...some new cars on the scene along with many travelers and bystanders

Paul I like that Bus Station and bus looks very nice 

Thanks, Lee...hope to have greater detail there over the next couple of days.  I'll post more then...

Ted great pics of that Merc, ..........thank you 

sidehack posted:

Ted great pics of that Merc, ..........thank you 

You welcome Ray, Happy you enjoyed the pics.... 👍

My latest acquisitions..

1:50 Scale international Day cab

1:50 Scale international Day cab with choice of exhaust pipes

3 Scales :  Ford 1:43, International 1:50 , Menards Ford 1:53?

3 Scales :  Ford 1:43, International 1:50 , Menards Ford 1:53?

Its So difficult to obtain 1:50 Tractor Trailers for 1970's to 1990's!

Completed additional city street areas today...so that means more cars on the layout...more to come  Great stories above about the '57 and '58 Fords!  Note the '54 Ford convertible to the left...

Guys....we got several alerts that this thread has turned into "memory lane" about real cars, dad's cars, etc. instead of the theme/purpose of this thread.  If you want to talk about the real thing or your childhood memories about the past autos your family had, then please do so on a forum for that purpose.  Don't hijack this thread with those stories...

Capetrainman posted:

Completed additional city street areas today...so that means more cars on the layout...more to come  Great stories above about the '57 and '58 Fords!  Note the '54 Ford convertible to the left...

 

 

Paul. Thanks for posting those nice pics looking forward to see more pics of cars on the layout 

                                       S.P. welders truck #19, 53' Chevy pick- up. 

You guys realize that those of you that include a train in the scene, have the chance to submit to the magazine for reader's rails....earn some extra bucks!

OGR CEO-PUBLISHER posted:

You guys realize that those of you that include a train in the scene, have the chance to submit to the magazine for reader's rails....earn some extra bucks!

Thanks Alan for the invite maybe some here will take you up in it 

Got one, too ! 

Richie C. posted:

Got one, too ! 

Richie that’s a great looking pic thanks for posting 

                       Previously Owned'...

Ted, nice scene, so your selling the Merc?.... BTW I built a red and white '55 like that one for my wife.

Quarter Gauger 48 posted:

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Cool night scene Ted