We show and tell rolling stock all the time. Lets see what automobiles you use. Mine of course is N Scale, but I would like to see any and all scale what vehicles are on your layout. Mine are not shown on the layout, because at the moment, mine is still in the pink. But over the past couple years, I have been collecting my autos, and painting some resin ones. Many of these are CMW I pick up one or two at a time. I model mid 50s, so most mine are of that era.
Like you my layout is far from complete, but I've been collecting autos. Most recently I bought a Wheels of Time Bus I recently wrote this Blog article about it: Wheels Of Time Seattle Transit System Bus
Mom has gotten out of her car to pick up the kids because she is not going to stop in the fire zone in front of the theater and she doesn't believe in honking her horn and the kids just refuse to see her. Signs all up and down the highway have given an advance promotion to Lumberjack Cookhouse and the place has word-of-mouth reputation too. So the parking lot is usually crowded. They are working on their cars today, but the Messy family young men (house on left) use their driveweay to tinker on the cars. Mrs. Neatnik (house on right) thinks a home is only to be lived in and shown off. If anything needs fixing, send it to a garage. Green is the Big Piney Lumber Co. color both for trucks and heavy equipment, and for the locomotive they use for their woods trackage. And everything fades and gets dusty.
Wow, never thought about this much, so here's some down by the fish pier: I'll have to look around for others.
Vehicles have not been featured in most of my photos. For a long time, I considered them too expensive compared to the real stars, which were railroad cars.
Some Autos on my Modules............ http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/attachment.php?attachmentid=13627&stc=1&d=1251507670 http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/attachment.php?attachmentid=13628&stc=1&d=1251507670
This was my very first forum topic...wow. These are actually Bachmann's, sawed in half and narrowed a foot, and that's just the start: This came off of Verne Niner's layout when he decided it was too modern to be this wrecked! Welcome to Winslow! May I have your license and registration please? &&@@$!!
Pete's right, in that they are expensive - - But I would add that maybe they are the "jewelry" of our layouts. Just adds some real world flair. Here's a few:
Those of you that have been around the forums for a while may remember "The adventures of N Scale Norm". After working for the ATSF under Verne Niner, Norm retired to West Flagstaff just above the tracks. He and Sue are going to get their '48 running again....
Randy, I've said before & I'll say it again, you did a magnificent job on those Scenicrusers!!!!:thumbs_up::thumbs_up:
This forklift started out as a Woodland Scenics model, but it got modified a bit. This tractor-trailer didn't look right until it received some heavy weathering.
"Hello......Allstate....?" ( PS: anyone get the joke on the trailer....?) Puddington Valley Transport..........maybe a new bus would be a budget item for the township ? Trailers, tractors and trucks................gearhead heaven............. Checking the oil isn't the only thing the mechanic has in mind........... Lot's of variety !
Northhill's busy truck terminal........... The Coil Novelty Company - "With Coil; the joke's on you"........(snicker Marty) The morning activity at Kilt Bilt requires two front end loaders......... The mill always has trailers to spare...........
Love that driver in the truck...man, I gotta do that.... One thing that I notice right away here is that if I didn't already know what era you were modeling, the vehicles tell me. And I find that true with the majority of visitors - the VERY BEST VISUAL CLUE about "what year is it, anyway?" is answered by the cars. I try to lace my layout with the big 60's and early 70's pre-gas crisis battleships, VW busses, Mustangs, all the 'classics'. I'd love oddball stuff like Pintos, Gremlins, etc. in theory but that's just too new. So you have to resist the temptation, even more so that putting that 1975 CF7 in a 1972 scene. Nobody but the most hardened railfan will ever pick that up. But they all do know a Dodge Minivan, and it don't belong in '72!
A few shots of "Clasis Motors" located in Goodnight on the RGW; Truck showroom and repair bay; Main showroom;
I am currently undertaking the formidable task of putting license plate decals on all my cars, trucks and SUVs including commercial vehicles, big rigs with trailers, box cab trucks and roadworthy construction equipment. I’m also painting any wheel rims or tires that need it as well as headlights and taillights as required. This should keep me busy for a while. These three cars are 1/144th scale but I’ll be keeping them as there is nothing like them available in 1/160th. Classic Metal Works pick-up with a GC laser toolbox and rack. I put some Texaco decals on the doors of the pick-up truck but when you get this close you can really notice the lack of license plates. Once again a CMW truck this time with a GC Laser stake bed. The cattle hauler is an old Road Apples kit. The forklift is GHQ.
