Built G scale vehicles

What scale in G-gauge are you modeling?

TM Terry posted:

What scale in G-gauge are you modeling?

1/24 scale

by Vehicles, I have to assume you mean trucks and cars?

I run mainly 1/32 with a lot of 1/29 thrown in. So the 1/32 scale RTR cars and trucks are available. Not much use in building that scale cars for me. I spend any free time building engines.

 Of course if you run any G scale, you have to spend time and money maintaining stuff, and modifying it to get along with the rest of your stuff!!!!!

plastic gears wearing out. Installing KDs so stuff will couple reliably. Etc.

Since I run mainly 1:22.5 & 1:24 trains, any models from 1:32 through 1:24 work for me.  always hunting for old AMF & REVEL model cars & trucks in 1:24

Here's a 1/25 Mack log loader truck I just recently finished. The bed is scratch built.

I didn't ever set them up with my G, because that was outside, but have been building them since I was a kid. Some nicer ones I sold off, but few mediocre models survived the BB guns and firecrackers; but not too many. No military equipment survived; nice or not, and I shipped my last finished one off to Mike G.; a Humvee.  What's left are mostly what crept into a very large VW collection (near 1000); but even that was mostly sold off. The rest is sentimental.

  An early split window with W decklid and "Pope's nose" licence light; my fav. rear end of any car.

Details? Like a back seat that I made foldable, flat into a bed like the campers.

It has a mini fridge, (doll suitcase, halved, hinged,and painted the right green) folding table too, but I can't get an angle where the light relection isnt catching in the glass

A suitcase became a grill with steaks. They are stuck to the grill while the bratwurst rolled off of course.( wire ends  sticking out of insulation, twisted and painted to look like tied natural case dogs)

Bottom shelf, Riviera, vette, camero, cobra, 911, two lowered bugs, the trailer hauling bug has a Porshe  motor shoehorned in place; do-able for real too. Any crazy mods were "done right" based in reality; even castor was increased for lowered ones.

The Mopar was done by a pal, I added the guy. Everyone moves him into working on different parts of the car at random. You never know what he will be up to. Last I checked the front end was on blocks and he was sitting with a tire on his lap ready to push it onto the drum. My guess is the regulator diode pack on the alternator are shot now  

This actually sat outside with a load for the train for about 4-5 years. This year, the wood finally started giving way, the wire grill gone, fenders lost, spotlights gone, bed is broken etc.. A local cat used to like standing in it and scratching it's hood and fenders trying to start it.. He was three times it's size so couldnt handle the weight anymore, the both sides of the frame is snaped between cab & bed. It was green, black and silver before being purple, which finally added enough "pop" to be noticed.

There is a lifetime supply here; but the dust says a lot about how long it's been since I spent time in those rooms. Some are for others; waiting for detail, like the Ford pickup needing wiring, etc.

Here's one in 1/24 I built from resin for a friend's layout. I don't think this one needs any description.

rustyrail o scale posted:

Here's a 1/25 Mack log loader truck I just recently finished. The bed is scratch built.

This came out really nice, I've been doing some weathering on stock OEM  die cast and they look ok but this came out sweet.