I'm 'one of those guys' that models the 70's and it's pretty tough sledding to get the right vehicles. I can have some old stuff, but it can't predominate. I've got the CMW Impalas and Fords, pretty much anything else that works, lots of resin rebuilds. There are a lot of CMW vehicles that are emergency vehicles. You can have some serious fun by putting in a Richmond Controls micro-LED for a gumball and drilling out the entire grille area to put golden-white micro LED's in the headlight areas. Jim made a circuit for me with alternately flashing headlights and a gumball, it's quite the attention-getter on the layout. The entire circuit is under the car, only the LED's are in it. NOTHING is oversized. When the lights are off you really can't tell it was ever messed with at all. The Corvette is an old Road Apples resin kit with the windshield ground off and a real one (with wire supports and Krystal-Kleer) put on. Figures are Woodland Scenics. I'd like to see them do more 60's and 70's anything, I'd buy it.
I'm pretty much there myself, and well past that in terms of tractors, trailers, and pick-up trucks. And that doesn't count the unbuilt / unpainted resin kits that are sitting in a drawer labeled "Vehicles" that is just to my right as I type this. Most of those have been in that drawer since the previous century. If something really interesting shows up down the road, I'll bite, but otherwise, I probably already have a traffic jam in 1:160.
I've got more than I can use as well... but... I've been trying to keep the ball rolling for most of these manufacturers which are often small cottage industries. Yep... got lots of those unbuilt resin kits which were purchased in the previous millennium. I am reluctant to build them since my skills at painting ANY N scale items is pitiful. Since these are very small... chances are they would be obliterated by paint. If there is one type of N scale product which should be 'ready to roll'... it's N scale vehicles. I'm most interested in the 1940's to early 1960's ready to roll vehicles... though... I'll consider good kits just in case. All others are going to be passed on. That's a great looking scene Randy. I've got the same Corvette... but... I like what you did with the windshield. I may need to redo my Vette one of these days... uh... well... probably right after I walk on the Moon though.
Modeling 1980 to present...I have a few 'newer' cars. I still need a bunch more 'street' cars and a slew of background 'parknig lot' cars. :-(
I need a "few" for open auto racks as well. I goggled architectural model building supplies and ran across some generic metal vehicles for $2-$3 a car here http://www.howardmodels.com/supplies/onlineorderform.htm the closest scales to N are 1/120 and 1/192 sadly. I am wondering if a 1/192 compact is still too big to represent a full size N scale vehicle. Or a 1/120 full size for a N scale compact. Since their minimum order is $50, it prevents me from trying one or 2 just for comparison purposes. Oh well. Wait, they are in Toledo. I go through there once in a while, wonder if I can stop buy and hand them some cash for cars? And I completely forgot about Tomytec. Their 1/150 scale but of what look to be modern Japanese vehicles. They also make older cars/trucks as well. With us here in the States still clinging to larger cars and trucks over the rest of the world this might work. I need to try to find of their earlier releases. lots of good info here thanks to them! http://nscalevehicles.org/resources.php
I also forgot about Tomytec. I've picked off a few three-packs of their 1/150 vehicles that look like they would fit in 1963, the year in which my layout is set. The bargains on that Internet Auction Community on Tomytec cars seem to have gone the way of dollar a gallon gas, so I think I'm done there also.
