JD, Amazing job! Its nice to see you used the plates I am glad they worked for you!
Lee, the plates are from Ted, I just printed them up so you guys could use them! When I get around to it I will install some also! Oh by the way I got my little people today, sure looks like a lot of work, but I will get to them after my fence work for the layout and the house painting for the CEO! LOL
WOW' we Joel'... that sure is a beauty'... Reminds me of the purple people eater".. A guy in town had the exact vehicle. On the back it was airbrushed, Purple People Eater'..
I'll be out of commision for a while. Too many projects on the list from the CO. Wish me luck'... 😉
Thanks you guys, I have one more vehicle in the shop right now, but I’m waiting for some parts. Ted, don’t work too hard. And Mike, good luck with the painting. Still pretty cold here in WI, to get started on outside jobs. But I know it’s just around the corner.
joel
Thanks Joel, seams like the weather system is in my favor. Warm and dry during the week and rains Saturday and Sunday this weekend and next! LOL
Ted Take it easy, no reason to over due it! But I do understand you have to keep the CO happy!
Hi guys, I fell 3-4 pages behind so I'm probably going to miss commenting on a few posts but here goes.
Rich C, thanks for the how to convert a bank post. I've got two or three I need to do and was thinking along those lines but hadn't quite figured out how to secure the "backing plate".
Ted, Joel; more great restos out of each shop.
Mike, the correct placement makes almost every vehicle work.
Some nice trips down memory lane from the SCCOG (Sports Car Club of O Gauge)
My collection is in totes right now and have been for over a year. Does this include busses?
@ICRRE8 posted:My collection is in totes right now and have been for over a year. Does this include busses?
As long as it has wheels with rubber tires'.. it's more than welcome'... No nitpicking or judging on this thread'....
@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:'Spencer Hudson Studebaker'~
'April Used Car Sale'
Growing up in the 40s to 60s I always pictured Studebaker and Packard, Hudson and Nash, and Kaiser, Frazer, and Henry J. together. It's cool to see any of those today.
Rainy outside, so a good day to work on models. The Sunoco tanker is nearing completion. Decals came from Lou Palumbo at The Underground Railroad Shoppe. More to come!
A teacher stops the Good Humor man so some kids can grab an ice cream before the school bus reaches them. Maybe he’ll stop and have one, too!
@Artie-DL&W posted:Rainy outside, so a good day to work on models. The Sunoco tanker is nearing completion. Decals came from Lou Palumbo at The Underground Railroad Shoppe. More to come!
Now that looks good
Thanks, Lee! I should be putting it together this week.
Artie
Corgi Landrover given to me for Christmas by one of my uncles who lived in England ... this was back in the early 1960s .... long ago. I have incorporated into my present layout several pieces dating all the way back to my first train layout from when I was 4 years old. 
I like it Patrick. You have a creative mind.
Patrick, you know I’ve got a soft spot for anything Corgi or Dinky. Love that old Rover.
Joel
@JDFonz posted:Patrick, you know I’ve got a soft spot for anything Corgi or Dinky. Love that old Rover.
Joel
Joel, Looks like Pat could use a restoration job on the Corgi Rover from the JD Fonz, shops..... as a complimentary special donated by forum members..😀😁
Ted, I certainly could take care of that for Patrick, but it may have more sentimental value with those chips and scrapes left as is. That being said, I’ve got some new work that will be showing up in the very near future. Stay tuned!
@trumpettrain posted:Corgi Landrover given to me for Christmas by one of my uncles who lived in England ... this was back in the early 1960s .... long ago. I have incorporated into my present layout several pieces dating all the way back to my first train layout from when I was 4 years old.
Patrick, enjoying the numerous colors and detail in your scene...great looking "safari" Rover! Better call a tow truck to get it off the tracks before the "local" comes along
@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:
I'll be out of commision for a while. Too many projects on the list from the CO. Wish me luck'... 😉
Ted, I believe the CO's are calling role because the home projects are mounting up and it's more difficult to find time for the trains, cars, and Forum...but will keep trying to do both
Great scene Patrick! If it was me I would leave the Rover the way it is, it shows all the hard work it's been threw? Just my opinion.
At the very least Patrick, you better get a new spare tire.....that one looks like it had a blowout!
@Quarter Gauger 48 posted:I'll be out of commision for a while. Too many projects on the list from the CO.
My God, can I relate.
I really think my wife views the pandemic as a golden age as it's just one household project after another (and her whole family are the types that if something enters their mind, Planet Earth WILL come to a screeching halt to go along with it, that very moment). I wanted to spend a day working on my WW2 Jeep but it keeps getting moved back week after week.
The times I was working on my layout projects this spring, I've had to work around her chore schedule, a few hours at a time...
It's getting scary, she's getting more demanding and insistent every day. It's like having the crazier demanding aspects of Sheldon Cooper from "The Big Bang Tbeory" in a cute short middle aged woman. I now often respond, "Yes, Sheldon," when she decides a project must occur starting that very moment.
@mike g. posted:Great scene Patrick! If it was me I would leave the Rover the way it is, it shows all the hard work it's been threw? Just my opinion.
Patrick, I agree with Mike...other than coming out of the showroom, it's hard to imagine a "Rover" with the spare tire on the hood with a shiny new paint job...the flat orange with a few scrapes from the "bush" looks authentic and well used. Just a thought Patrick...you're the master of realistic looking scenery, but it's difficult not to agree with a US Marine
@Capetrainman posted:Patrick, I agree with Mike...other than coming out of the showroom, it's hard to imagine a "Rover" with the spare tire on the hood with a shiny new paint job...the flat orange with a few scrapes from the "bush" looks authentic and well used. Just a thought Patrick...you're the master of realistic looking scenery, but it's difficult not to agree with a US Marine
Yep and look at the tire on the hood, you can still see the tread. I looks like it has never seen the ground! LOL
Lee, if you run short I have some house painting! LOL
At the Main Street crossing. A switcher hauling a “Roustabout” (what the Lackawanna called a way freight) brings a few cars through. I really like the look of those Walther’s gates, although they never worked automatically as described in the instructions. I burned out a pair, and Walther’s replaced them. They do work well with the supplied manual levers, so I have to be on that side of the layout to work them, unless I hire on a crossing guard! Most children that visit like operating them.
@Artie-DL&W posted:At the Main Street crossing. A switcher hauling a “Roustabout” (what the Lackawanna called a way freight) brings a few cars through. I really like the look of those Walther’s gates, although they never worked automatically as described in the instructions. I burned out a pair, and Walther’s replaced them. They do work well with the supplied manual levers, so I have to be on that side of the layout to work them, unless I hire on a crossing guard! Most children that visit like operating them.
Wonderful scene Artie, I have been looking for crossing gates for my layout. I see you have your new pumper standing by at the station, looks good there!
George is none to happy with the SUV owner who just dinged his new Mustang.
Thanks, Mike!
Ron, very realistic scene!
Okay, here’s the finished Atlantis kit for the tank truck. Altogether, a nice kit, but the cab was a lot of work, and still didn’t fit together well, as you can see. All in all, I like the tanker, and thanks for the painting advice from Lee and everyone. I wound up finishing with Testor’s Dull-coat, which I’ve used for a long time, but warmed it in a container of warm water first to improve the spray.
Very nice Artie! That’s look really good glad you stuck with it
Patrick. Nice land rover I like that color. Thanks for posting.
Ron. Nice pic and a great imagination to create this happens every day.
Nice repaint! Like the added detail as well.
Artie, great job on the the Sunoco tanker truck, Looks really nice!
Joel, Outstanding work on the new fire engine restore! I think you did a wonderful job adding the flashing lights and decals. But to be honest I think you have forgotten to take your meds as your son is correct Fire engines are to be RED!Unless your working at some of the Airports! LOL
JD. Awesome fire truck! Love your restorations thanks for posting
Thanks, Mike! It’s a great kit, but as I said, the cab was difficult, and took a lot of sanding and fussing to get together.
Artie, you really did a good job on the Sunoco tanker. I don’t know how many times I had that kit in my hands at hobby lobby, but I never pulled the trigger. Mike, oh my poor man, you too are one of those red fire truck guys....I’m really sorry!😀
@JDFonz posted:Artie, you really did a good job on the Sunoco tanker. I don’t know how many times I had that kit in my hands at hobby lobby, but I never pulled the trigger. Mike, oh my poor man, you too are one of those red fire truck guys....I’m really sorry!😀
Joel, to be honest, I can take a fire truck in any color! It not the color, its the men and women that run them~!
JD, it’s an easy kit, except for the fussy fitting of the cab, and the new kits come with “windows”, but only the windshield is a fussy install. I appreciate all positive feedback.
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