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The first GM rally of the season was held last night at "Bob's General Store!"  The lot was full with regulars and a couple of new attendees.  It's the first rally for the boss from the door assembly plant in his '58 gold Olds '88 and his admin assistant in her red, '65 Impala!  Mike's "pizza guy" was in attendance offering single slices this year to the crowd rather than a whole pie in hopes of increasing sales..

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Hi guys I know its been a while since chimed in! I would like to say your all doing great on your scenery and Ted I am glad to see your getting back in the game!

I would like to say something on everyones post, but I am to lazy right now, sorry! LOL

Paul l would have to say that I don't think that red vet has ever came down the car lift! LOL I think they should just put a billboard on it! LOL

Everyone have a great night!

Populating my intermodal transfer facility with some tractor trailers.  Lionel containers and tractors in the distance larger K-Line and Atlas containers near the front for forced perspective, hopefully making the facility look bigger. Some Lionel tractors (1:64) an Athern Ford C model (1:50) and some larger toy trucks (1:43).IMG_3369IMG_3370IMG_3371IMG_3372IMG_3373IMG_3374IMG_3375IMG_3376IMG_3378

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Populating my intermodal transfer facility with some tractor trailers.  Lionel containers and tractors in the distance larger K-Line and Atlas containers near the front for forced perspective, hopefully making the facility look bigger. Some Lionel tractors (1:64) an Athern Ford C model (1:50) and some larger toy trucks (1:43).IMG_3369IMG_3370IMG_3371IMG_3372IMG_3373IMG_3374IMG_3375IMG_3376IMG_3378

Great looking scene Joe, You must have been collecting all those rigs for a while! Sure looks like the RR is keeping everyone busy!

A slightly different view of the GM rally the other night at Bob's General Store...for some reason, the two Buick guys have their hoods up...maybe to show off those high-powered GM engines...?  Even the cows across the tracks at "Sunset Farm" took notice of the sharp convertibles on that warm June night...

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Paul, great looking cars and it sure looks like it has turned into a family event! Very cool!

Thank you Mike.  Vehicles are tough for us O gaugers,  With all the varying scales now available it's hard to blend them together.  We consider our scale to be 1:48 but in the early 90s when I got into the hobby there was very little if any affordable 1:48 vehicles.  My train vehicle collection began with a pretty good score of ERTL 1:43 cars at the Green Dragon Flea Market in Ephrata, PA.  I picked up 10 or 12 new in the box for like $3 or $4.  After that I kept my eyes opened for 1:43 scale cars and trucks in toy stores (remember them) department stores, and where ever else toy cars and trucks were sold.  Along came Lionel's inter-modal trains and Lionel tractor trailers so I scoop some up and low and behold the manufacturer of our O gauge trains is selling S gauge (1:64) trucks.  Gotta keep those Lionel Kenworths far away from 1950s and 1960s 1:43 cars.  Then came the 1:50 construction vehicles and some oddball scales from European mfrs.  Again I'm talking affordable, not Brooklin or some of those "Mints" that also made Gone With the Wind Collectible plates.  K-Line decided to go the 1:43 route with it's vehicles, tractor trailers, TOFC and intermodal.  Then there was Athern coming out with a series of 1:50 cars and trucks, at least I remember some cars or pick-ups to go along with the cool Ford C model trucks of all types, tractors, box trucks, stake trucks or rack bodies, whichever you prefer to call them, fire trucks. Tractors sold for around $25, Box and stake trucks around $30 and the Fire Trucks for around $35.  I picked up a few tractors to pull some of the Lionel trailers.  I guess they didn't sell well,  Athern never reproduced them and after several years of sitting on the shelf, TrainLand dropped the price to clear shelf space and I wound up buying many more.  I have way more vehicles than I'll ever be able to use but I still scan the racks in the dollar stores, pharmacies and supermarkets.  I always check out the toy isles at WalMart and Target and there are even a few Hallmark Christmas ornaments.

The driver of the "Pete" shows up a day early at the "Charles Street Yard" with a straight load of '6 x '8 creosote ties for the tie replacement project...the Asst. General Foreman and the Chief engineer are not happy with the surprise arrival., as the driver listens to the reprimand...



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Looks like he blew a steer tire on that Narrow Nose Pete. Sounds like me I was always early and got my share of  being chewed out for it. Glad I don’t do that anymore.

@coach joe posted:

Populating my intermodal transfer facility with some tractor trailers.  Lionel containers and tractors in the distance larger K-Line and Atlas containers near the front for forced perspective, hopefully making the facility look bigger. Some Lionel tractors (1:64) an Athern Ford C model (1:50) and some larger toy trucks (1:43).IMG_3369IMG_3370IMG_3371IMG_3372IMG_3373IMG_3374IMG_3375IMG_3376IMG_3378

Coach trucks look great I like that Little window Pete with the container chassis pull many over those

Some new and some old.  The New, may be a little too new for most of us but they'll be Top In Class if not Best In Show at the All Makes Car Show at The Airport.  These latest Hot Wheels 1:43 scale autos would have stayed on the Target shelf at the original $24.99 price tag, not that they weren't nice for that price but I've already got enough Vettes and High End imports though nothing this current but Clearanced for $12.49 I couldn't leave them.

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The Old, I've had for some time now.  I believe I got them from Die-Cast Direct and think  the Peterbilt and Diamond T were $20 and the Mack B Model was $25.  These were from the Dinky by Matchbox "The Birth Of Big Rigs" collection.  I don't know how many others were included in this collection from 1998.  We have a 1956 Mack B-61, a 1939 Peterbilt COE, and a 1948 Diamond T.

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I thought I had a clearer shot of the New York Central Decals I added to the Mack's doors.  I needed to get a close up.  The Ideal Transfer on the the doors of the Diamond T is just printed on clear label paper.  Under magnification I noticed the white band on the Diamond T is cracking. IMG_3442IMG_3443IMG_3444

The Mack is hauling a Lionel Container on frame1:64, while the Ideal Transfer and Dapper Dan Shaving Cream trailers are ERTL products at 1:43.  The Lionel is a bit small but looks okay, a little narrow if you catch it at the right angle.  The Ideal Transfer and Dapper Dan trailers are from ERTL and reportedly 1:43.  They're a bit big so I'm figuring the tractors are 1:48.

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Mike, there's always traffic in my town...especially on weekends...heavy fumes too from those big 8 Chevy, Ford, and Chrysler engines, but nobody seems to be concerned

Djer just made another sale this past weekend...a '65 Mustang convertible with a 283!  It's customary that Djer gives a personal thank you to each customer leaving the lot with a fresh pizza from the local "pizza guy..."

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You know Paul, you must have the coolest collections of autos I have ever seen! I am just luck if I find something and right now the problem I find is I buys something that I think will look good on my future layout that I havent even started yet! LOL

I just hope most of the stuff looks good, or I will have to open a used car lot!

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You know Paul, you must have the coolest collections of autos I have ever seen! I am just luck if I find something and right now the problem I find is I buys something that I think will look good on my future layout that I havent even started yet! LOL

I just hope most of the stuff looks good, or I will have to open a used car lot!

Mike, every layout needs a used car lot... LOL..

@mike g. posted:

You know Paul, you must have the coolest collections of autos I have ever seen! I am just luck if I find something and right now the problem I find is I buys something that I think will look good on my future layout that I havent even started yet! LOL

I just hope most of the stuff looks good, or I will have to open a used car lot!

Mike, every layout needs a used car lot... LOL..

Mike, like Ted mentions, every layout needs a used car lot...and I'll add a Ford and Chevy dealership also...Mike, I recall you had some pretty sharp heavy equipment vehicles on your previous layout...look forward to seeing your new layout too!

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Mike you had a mighty nice layout.  I remember you building the room.  Once that was done it seemed like it didn't take very long for you to get the layout "done".  I love that car loading ramp.  I remember one of our forum members building one, or more, of those but don't remember who or if one of those wound up on your layout.  The air strip/heliport was also very nice.

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Mike you had a mighty nice layout.  I remember you building the room.  Once that was done it seemed like it didn't take very long for you to get the layout "done".  I love that car loading ramp.  I remember one of our forum members building one, or more, of those but don't remember who or if one of those wound up on your layout.  The air strip/heliport was also very nice.

Thanks Joe, I am kind of doing the same thing, except I am building walls inside a poll building so I can hang sheetrock. That way I don't have to heat or cool the whole shop and I won't get all the dust!

It is going to take a little longer as I am working with a smaller budget right now, till we get everything the CEO wants changed on the new house! LOL

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Hi Paul, I did have some nice trucks and I hope they made the move ok! If so they will make it back on the future layout along with the ambulances and 60's era cars from the street show!

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Mike, great scene on Main Street right above...I don't recall seeing that picture before from you previous layout? There's definitely some V 8 power parked along your main street!  I like the "front to curb" parking arrangement too.  Many of the older New England towns use the same parking method.  Sounds like you've got the construction plan in place for the new train room...great that the CEO is buying into the plan...

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WOw it's been awhile since I have been here! What great looking cars and wonderful stories!

John, you have quite the military collection of jeeps! Do you plan on printing some duce and a half's?

Paul your lots are always full and the town is always busy! I always love the stories that come with your photos!

Morning Paul, It looks like Joe better turn around and go back out the back entrance to town! If not he might end up at the garage like that Vet with the hood off! That poor Vet, if I remember correctly it has spent more time in the shop and on the lift than any other car in town! The owner must just beat the heck out of it!

Weekend activty at Djer's Used Auto Sales was brisk all the way into Saturday night as shown here...Djer's goal was to clear the lot of convertibles before the snow filies.  The deals were aggressive! Djer doesn't have a place to store his convertible inventory over the winter, so he opened up today (Sunday) to hopefully sell the remaining convertible inventory...

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