I might be worth a look at Diecast Direct for your newer vehicles.
Here are some more oldies. No modifications done outside of installing the figures in the Jaguars and paint work on the tractor.
Picked these up today in St.Louis at my favorite hobby shop
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TrainsRMe posted:I might be worth a look at Diecast Direct for your newer vehicles.
Here are some more oldies. No modifications done outside of installing the figures in the Jaguars and paint work on the tractor.
I second the suggestion of Diecast Direct for some examples of newer vehicles. And, then of course, there is the hit or miss source that many of us use -- CVS or a similar drug store. They often have modern 1:43 cars and trucks at a reasonable price.
TRRR
TrainsRMe posted:NH passenger train waits at the station. Junkyard behind the station abuts an elementary school. Closeup in the junkyard.
OK, TrainsRMe, what's the story here? I'm curious: We have a nicely dressed lady in a blue dress sitting in an old junker and guy coming along to presumably offer her a cup of coffee. Then, there's what looks like a nearly pristine Kublewagen in the background. ... what an interesting junk yard :-)
Does it have a story to go with it?
TRRR
TRRR: 
. The nicely-dressed lady in blue is actually a nativity scene shepherd figure. I thought, after painting her/him, that it looked enough like a pair of coveralls to be suitable for the distance at which it was viewed on the layout. Digital photos tell tales, though. Speaking of tales, I like 
yours, but:
The guy in green was actually made as a service station attendant. Let's say he is bringing water and oil for the yard wrecker. As for the lady in blue, she/he is actually working on the stubborn winch on the ancient wrecker, which has just positioned the blue car. Good catch on the Kubelwagen. It was rescued by the yard foreman when it came in. He plans to use it as the replacement wrecker when the antique one finally seizes up.
This was inspired by a small-town junkyard I used to frequent. It had lots of 30s-50s autos, and the yard wrecker was a '53 Chevy sedan. However, the yard's owner had sold the radiator out of it. This meant, of course, that he could run the car for only a few minutes at a time. It looked pretty funny with the top radiator hose just sticking up in the air.
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Question: Is anyone familiar the name of this diecast source, based on my scant clues?? I believe that the cars came from eastern Europe, and most were priced around $12, if I remember right. They had mostly foreign makes, with a lot of obscure models. (They were the source for the more unusual ones I have posted here).
I had their name in my PC's "Favorites", but lost the favorites during one of Microsoft's upgrades. I'd be very grateful if someone could come up with this.
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A few Corgi 1/50 Mack rehab's
Nick
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Four finished RENWAL plastic kits and one still shrink wrapped:
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Oil tanker.
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machinist posted:A few Corgi 1/50 Mack rehab's
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Nick
corgi “B” Mack’s are one of my favorite thanks for posting
trumptrain posted:Oil tanker.
Looks like your gearing up for Team Track Tuesday
lee drennen posted:trumptrain posted:Oil tanker.
Looks like your gearing up for Team Track Tuesday
We shall see :-)
lee drennen posted:machinist posted:A few Corgi 1/50 Mack rehab's
Nick
Nick
corgi “B” Mack’s are one of my favorite thanks for posting
Thanks, Lee. They're some of my favorites also. I have a few more waiting in the wings for a business change. I've been able to find some at local train shows and the Bay for between $8-$16. The two yellow Heinz Mack's were originally the Breyer blue & yellow(the company that makes the plastic horses & other animals). The Menzie was originally a Wilton farms, and the red & white Heinz was originally a Budweiser(sorry beer lovers). For those interested, I've had good success removing the lettering from Corgi die cast vehicles without ruining the base color/colors underneath. I use Q-tips dipped into Cutex advanced revival nail polish remover(it contains acetone) and work carefully and quickly. Rub the soaked Q-tip on the lettering until you see it start to dissolve and then quickly wipe that area with a clean dry cloth(I use an old t-shirt). Don't let the nail polish remover sit on the surface too long or it will start to soften the base color paint. I usually wait a day to make sure the nail polish remover has completely evaporated/dried before relettering. I use a combination of decals, dry transfers, and vinyl stickers for relettering. This method has also worked on other die cast items, but I wouldn't recommend this method on plastic. I tried it on a couple of junker/broken boxcars and the acetone attacked the plastic pretty quick. It's always fun to experiment.
Nick
Nick
here’s a corgi Mack B61 I’m converting into a Mack B75 notice the wider grill I add also added some Don Mills components. I really like that hienz Mack
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Machinist posted...That Menzie milk truck really brings back some bitter sweet memories for me. You see our family ran the "other" dairy in town and Menzie was the competition. 
Your trucks look great BTW.
lee drennen posted:
Nick
here’s a corgi Mack B61 I’m converting into a Mack B75 notice the wider grill I add also added some Don Mills components. I really like that hienz Mack
Nice work Lee! I'm not familiar with the Don Mills name-have to take a look at his items.
Nick
Mark Diff posted:Machinist posted...
Your trucks look great BTW.
Thanks Mark. Well, now you've got me. Which dairy did your family operate? By the time I was discharged from the USAF in mid 1971, Menzie along with several other local dairies were out of business.
Nick
