Load for a SG American Flyer Flat car.

Might be a machinery car instead of a lumber car.... 4022 versus 4023.  Either way the Hubley will look great as a load.

I remember having that same MG when I was a kid.  Those will look great on that car. Very nice! 

I finished another MG and make shipping pallets for them to sit on the flat ( Machinery) car.  Eventually I'll set this car off on a siding and have my 219 crane car lifting one of the MG's off for delivery to the car dealer. 

I have been watching MGs on ebay.  Is there a model number for the cars you are repainting? There appear to be two sizes/model numbers of the MG.  How long is each car?  I really like the looks of them as loads for the Machinery cars.

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Greg

@Greg J. Turinetti posted:

I have been watching MGs on ebay.  Is there a model number for the cars you are repainting? There appear to be two sizes/model numbers of the MG.  How long is each car?  I really like the looks of them as loads for the Machinery cars.

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Greg

The cars I have used are Hubley #432 and they are about 5  1/2 inches long which seems to be a good size for Standard Gauge.  There is a larger version #485 but it is way too large for Standard Gauge.  I need to get a couple more as I want a yellow one and a blue one for my MG dealership. I made some magnetic MG signs to put on my Hallmark tin gas station to make it a MG dealer/ used car lot.

Thanks for the information Pete.  I thought it might be the #432.  Now I can focus my search. I am watching ebay, so I don't want to be in competition with you in bidding.  Let me know if you spy something you like and I will be sure not to bid on it.  It looks like there are plenty available.  Are there any other Hubley vehicles that you think would make good loads?

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Greg

I've found that most of the Hubley Items in the lower 4XX series are about the right size for SG. 

I did a Taxi a while back,

And a Buick convertible

Here's a before picture

This one is a 470 Hubley,

To fit on 200 series flat cars, look for vehicles in 1:32 scale to 1:24 scale.  When I was building my Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus train, I wanted to put one large or two small circus wagons on one flatcar.  1:32 scale wagons is what worked.

1:32 scale cast iron cars, taxis, etc. by Arcade, Tom Sehloff, and others also work well.

Bob Nelson

So I decided I needed somewhere to ship my MG's to.  My Hallmark gas station is now an MG dealership. I've added a few MG signs and at the moment they have a red MG in stock with a white and green one on the way.

Soon they'll also be a yellow one in stock and later a blue one.

The yellow one just came out of the paint shop and needs to be reassembled.

Two more MG's heading to my MG dealer by rail.

And just in time for the 4th of July the dealer has Red, White, and Blue MG's in stock.

Pete,

I have some cars coming from ebay.  I like the looks of the Hallmark gas station.  Do you have any other pieces from the Kiddie Car Corner Classics collection?  They look like they would go quite well with Wide Gauge trains.

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Greg

I have the Fire station, i'll get a picture tomorrow. I also had the dinner but since I made a dinner from an old 300 series observation I sold the dinner. The Kiddie car billboards also look good.

I found a picture of the fire station. Not a very good one but it does give you an idea  of what they look like.

@Greg J. Turinetti posted:

Pete,

I have some cars coming from ebay.  I like the looks of the Hallmark gas station.  Do you have any other pieces from the Kiddie Car Corner Classics collection?  They look like they would go quite well with Wide Gauge trains.

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Greg

 

Here’s my town of Hallmark

Steve

Thanks Steve,

I like the looks of the tinplate buildings and accessories that Hallmark produced for this line.  I have almost all of the pieces or they are on their way.  I'm not sure I will get the diner.  It seems a bit too new for the era of my layout.  The standard has been nothing newer than 1940.   However, I have learned to never say never. Its too bad that they didn't make more buildings.  They go quite well with Wide/Standard Gauge.

Thanks for the photo of your layout too Pete.  I'm getting inspiration for the new layout.  I have some Hubley cars coming too.  Any suggestions for fire equipment for the fire station?

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Greg