(Available) vehicle models

[Colin 't Hart]

Several years ago I compiled this list of (available) vehicle models after people were complaining about the lack of 1970s vehicles. I found that the 1970s actually had more models produced for it than any other decade!

Here's what I came up with back then:


Cars:
* 1936 Buick Special Convertible Coupe -- Oxford Diecast

* 1940 Ford Pickup -- Motormax
* 1941 Lincoln Continental -- Oxford Diecast
* 1948 Ford Coupe -- Magnuson Models (resin kit)
* 1949 Mercury Monarch -- Oxford Diecast

* 1950 Chevrolet Pickup -- Busch
* 1950 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 Coupe -- Oxford Diecast
* 1951 Ford Panel Delivery Van -- Alloy Forms (pewter kit)
* 1955 Buick Century -- Oxford Diecast
* 1955 Ford F-100 Pickup -- Athearn
* 1955 Ford Fairlane/Customline/Mainline -- Classic Metal Works
* 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air -- Malibu International, Model Power
* 1956 Ford F-100 Pickup -- Motormax/Model Power/Schuco(?)
* 1956 Ford Thunderbird Convertible/Hard-Top -- Busch/Revell Praliné
* 1956 Ford Thunderbird -- Oxford Diecast
* 1956 Ford Thunderbird -- Alloy Forms (kit)
* 1956 Lincoln Continental Mk II -- Oxford Diecast
* 1956 Lincoln Continental Mk II -- Model Power
* 1957 Chevrolet Nomad -- Oxford Diecast
* 1957 Mercury Turnpike -- Oxford Diecast
* 1958 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster -- Classic Metal Works
* 1958 Edsel Citation -- Oxford Diecast
* 1959 Ford Custom 300 -- Classic Metal Works
* 1959 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe -- Oxford Diecast

* 1960 Ford F-100 Pickup -- Classic Metal Works
* 1961 Cadillac Sedan Deville -- Oxford Diecast
* 1961 Chevrolet Impala -- Classic Metal Works
* 1961 Chevrolet Impala Convertible -- Oxford Diecast
* 1961 Lincoln Continental X100 -- Oxford Diecast
* 1962 Jeep Gladiator Pickup/Camper -- Brekina
* 1963 Ford Thunderbird -- Model Power
* 1964 Dodge A100 Bus/Pickup/Van -- Brekina
* 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible -- Oxford Diecast
* 1965 Chevrolet Stepside Pickup -- Oxford Diecast
* 1965 Shelby AC Cobra -- Malibu International, Model Power
* 1966 Cadillac Limousine -- Busch
* 1966-1970 Jeep Wagoneer -- Brekina
* 1967 Ford Custom -- Classic Metal Works
* 1967 Dodge Charger -- Classic Metal Works
* 1967 Jeep Gladiator -- Brekina
* 1967 Plymouth GTX Convertible -- Malibu International
* 1968-1973 Chevrolet Corvette C3 Convertible -- Brekina
* 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS396 -- Malibu International
* 1969 Chevrolet Corvette C3 Coupe -- Brekina

* 1970 Ford Custom -- Herpa
* 1970 Ford Maverick -- Motormax
* 1970 Plymouth Hemi -- Model Power
* 1971/2 Toyota Celica -- Brekina
* 1971 Ford Mustang Sportsroof -- Motormax
* 1972 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 -- Brekina
* 1972 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am -- Welly (NEX)
* 1973 Ford F-100 Pickup -- Atlas
* 1974 AMC Gremlin -- Motormax
* 1974 AMC Hornet -- Motormax
* 1975 Dodge D100(?) Van -- Malibu International, Planet Toys
* 1975 Honda Civic -- Motormax
* 1975 Mercury Bobcat -- Motormax
* 1976 Dodge Monaco -- Busch
* 1976 Plymouth Fury -- Busch
* 1977 Ford Granada -- Motormax
* 1977 Ford Pinto -- Motormax
* 1978 AMC Pacer -- Motormax
* 1978 Chevy Impala -- Classic Metal Works
* 1978 Ford Fairmont Sedan/Station-Wagon -- Atlas
* 1978/9 Ford F-150 -- Life-Like
* 1978-82 Honda Prelude MkI -- Neo Scale Models

* 1980 Cadillac Seville -- Neo Scale Models
* 1981 Ford Escort -- Motormax
* 1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am -- Neo Scale Models
* 1982 Honda Accord -- Motormax
* 1984 Ford Tempo -- Motormax

Unsure of years:
* Cadillac various models -- Busch/Revell Praliné
* Ford Model A -- Athearn
* Jeep CJ5 -- Brekina

Imports:
* Mercedes Benz 250/280 SE -- Brekina
* Mercedes Benz 300SL -- Malibu International
* Mercedes Benz 600 -- Wiking

* Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle) -- Herpa, Malibu International
* Volkswagen Type 2 (Minibus) T1 -- Malibu International
* Volkswagen Type 2 (Minibus) T2 -- Welly (NEX)
* 1960-63 Volkswagen Type 2 (Minibus) T1b -- Brekina

Car trailers:
* Camper -- Vollmer
* Mobile Trailer -- Oxford Diecast

Motorcycles:
"American Motorcycle" -- Busch

Buses:
* Flxible Clipper Bus -- Athearn

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_%22old-look%22_transit_bus
* GMC TDH 3610 "old look" Transit Bus -- Classic Metal Works

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_New_Look_bus
* GMC "new look" "Fishbowl" Transit Bus -- Busch
* GMC "new look" "Fishbowl" Transit Bus -- Rapido

* GMC PD 4103 "Greyhound" Bus -- Classic Metal Works
* 1973-79? GMC PD 4501 "Greyhound" Bus -- Classic Metal Works


Trucks:
* 1941-46 Chevrolet Tractor -- Classic Metal Works
* 1949-66 Mack B -- Athearn
* 1954 Ford F-700 Delivery Truck -- Classic Metal Works
* 1956 Ford Delivery Truck -- Magnuson Models
* 1960 Ford F-600 Box-Delivery/Tank/Flatbed/Stakebed/Single-Tandem-Tractor -- Classic Metal Works
* 1966- early 90s Mack R -- Athearn
* 1970s Kenworth -- Con-Cor/Herpa
* 1973-79 Kenworth -- Athearn
* 1973? (White) Freightliner -- Con-Cor/Herpa
* 1965-73 (White) Freightliner -- Athearn
* 198x Peterbilt 362E Cabover -- Herpa
* 1982 Ford Truck -- Magnuson Models
* early 1970s - early 80s Ford LNT 9000 Tractor Cab -- Atlas

* 1957-1990 Ford C -- Athearn
* Ford F-850 -- Athearn

Truck trailers:
* 1983- Barrett Livestock 50' -- Lonestar Models
* 1983- (can be modified to represet model from early 1960s on) Trailmobile Flatbed 40' -- Lonestar Models
* 1990- (late 1980s-) Wilson Pacesetter Grain Trailer 43' -- Lonestar Models



Manufacturers:
Accurail -- trailers -- accurail.com/accurail/9900.htm
A-Line -- trailers, containers -- ppw-aline.com/pages/a-line-tractors-trailers
Alloy Forms (from Scale Structures Ltd) -- scale-structures.com/
Athearn -- cars, bus, trucks, trailers, containers -- www.athearn.com
Atlas -- cars, trucks, trailers, containers -- shop.atlasrr.com/c-984-hovehicles.aspx
Brekina -- cars -- brekina.de/
Busch/Revell Praliné -- cars, buses -- www.busch-model.info/ and www.busch-model.com/englisch/e-auto.htm
Classic Metal Works/Round2 (Mini Metals) -- round2corp.com/product-category/mini-metals/
Con-Cor -- trucks, trailers -- US versions from other manufacturers, eg Herpa, Wiking -- www.con-cor.com/website/shop/?swoof=1&product_cat=ho-vehicles
Herpa -- trucks, trailers -- www.herpa.de/
Life-Like (now Walthers)
Lonestar Models -- trailers -- www.lonestarmodelsinc.com/
Magnuson Models (from Walthers) -- www.walthers.com/products/manufacturer-name/magnuson-models/show/120?is_active_flag=141007&match=AND
Motormax (Fresh Cherries) -- www.walthers.com/products/manufacturer-name/motormax-toy-usa-inc/show/120?is_active_flag=141007&match=AND
Model Power / Malibu International --
Neo Scale Models -- neoshop.replicars.nl/index.php?massstab=87&marke=
Promotex -- trucks, trailers -- US versions from Herpa
Trainworx -- trailers -- www.train-worx.com/hotrailers.htm
Trident -- www.trident-miniatures.co.at/
Vollmer
Walthers -- trucks, trailers -- www.walthers.com/
Welly -- www.wellydiecast.com/product.php?cid=1&sid=8
Wiking -- www.wiking.de/en/sortiment.html
Woodland Scenics -- woodlandscenics.com/show/category/Vehicles



Corrections/additions welcomed! Weblinks in particular may be broken.

[oldmuley]

Nice list! Check out www.1-87vehicles.org/ if you’re looking for a deep dive.

[fr8kar]

There's some good information here on the Mini-Exacts series by Monogram. The line focused on contemporary performance cars of the late 80s/early 90s, but several classic cars were also included:

www.87thscale.info/monogram.htm

I either need to find a pile of those Buick Grand Nationals or get busy making resin copies of the one I have.

[stevewagner]

I still have been unable to find decent HO models of more than a very few of the modestly priced cars that my parents and I and my wife have ever owned. The exceptions that have been available are Volkwswagens. There are a great many models of very expensive cars, including sports cars. Not many plain Fords, Chevies, Plymouths of the kinds many less prosperous people have driven over the years. Pickup trucks from many "eras" are better represented.

I'm no expert on cars, but Ford Model A's were, I think, introduced in the mid to late 1920's.

[lvrr325]

Just off the top of my head -

1950 Ford F1 Panel - CMW
1953 Ford Hardtop, wagon, and sedan delivery - CMW

1957 Dodge Sweptside pickup - Oxford
1958 Chevrolet Impala - CMW
1959 Dodge Coronet - NEO
1959 Chevrolet El Camino - Busch

1963 Ford Thunderbird - Model Power
1964 Chevrolet Malibu - Wiking
1964 Chevrolet C10 pickup - Oxford
1967 Buick Rivera - NEO
1968 Olds Cutlass - Model Power

1970 Dodge Charger - Oxford
1970 Dodge Charger Daytona - Oxford
1970 Jeep Wagoneer - NEO
1970 Pontiac GTO - Malibu
1972 Chevrolet C10 pickup - Malibu
1974 Buick Estate Wagon - CMW
1976 Chrysler Town & Country - NEO

1982 Cadillac Eldorado - Malibu
1982 Pontiac Trans-Am - Malibu

IIRC Busch also makes a nice Airstream trailer which is good for many years.


The Model A was made from 1928-1931 with the grille changing in 1930.


A couple weeks ago I bought a couple of HO Opel Manta coupes because they're a Chevy Monza with a trunk and slightly different headlights.  The Manta B from 1982 up is the same body as a Cavalier and there is also an Opel model which is a Chevette with a trunk.   

[el3625]

A couple more:

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle - Classic Metal works
1969 Chevrolet El Camino - Schuco
19?? Oldsmobile 442 - Schuco
1964 1/2 Ford Mustang - Model Power

Bruce

[lvrr325]

Shuco and Model Power are the same vehicles. Some of the Malibu were also sold under Model Power; not the Reel Rides but the other line in the black boxes. That group includes a VW Bug, Karman Ghia and some others. Which a Bug or Ghia will work for a long time, the changes are pretty minor.

Somewhere I have one 1966 Ford pickup sold as Walthers but I think made by Busch or someone else for them.

[drolsen]

Great resource, Colin, thanks for sharing the list. I have to admit that I haven't researched it very thoroughly, but in my brief searching over the past few years, I've found that there's a limited selection of autos for the '90s. There seems to be a jump from the '80s to the 2000s, with lots of contemporary automobile models being products now. Atlas did their Ford Explorer, and there's a Taurus and a few others, but not a lot of the common sedans, like Nissans, Toyotas, etc. I've been trying to find a circa 1994 Honda Civic sedan to match my first car that I used for my early railfanning trips. I'd love to have a model of it sitting by the tracks on my future layout someday.

Dave

[lars]

For the 90's I can think of off the top of my head:

Jeep Grand Cherokee (Busch?)
Chevy Blazer (Busch)
Chrysler mini van (Busch)
Crown Vic (Model Power?)
Ford F350 crew cab (Trident)
New Generation Dodge Ram (Ertl)
Suzuki Samurai

The Germans made a bunch of Benz's and BMW's too.

[Christian]

Jordan Highway Miniatures made dozens of American prototype vehicle kits for fifty-some years. Mostly Ford including the "T" (several model years,) "A" (several model years,) and 1940. As well as Mack trucks (many variations,) Packard truck, Essex sedan, Fordson tractors, curved dash Olds, American LaFrance fire-engine, Ahrens Fox fire-engine, a mid-forties city bus, and a 1934 school bus. As well as a large number of horse drawn vehicles. And horses.

Closed for a few years now, but still common on eBay. Some of the rare variations quite pricy and the price is creeping up on the common kits. A total list would be exhaustive. There is an eBay listing for a Jordan catalogue of 40 vehicles available at the time of that catalogue's printing. There were many more catalogues over the years.

[Christian]

Ricko made several highly detailed American luxury classics from the 1930s. As well as European 1930s classics. Also a few 21st-century cars including a 2005 Ford GT and a 2007(?) Dodge Charger police car as well as several European models. I went to eBay for more accurate Ricko suggestions and found none of the cars from my collection.

[cp6027]

Sept 24, 2020 6:25:41 GMT -8 lars said:

For the 90's I can think of off the top of my head:

Jeep Grand Cherokee (Busch?)
Chevy Blazer (Busch)
Chrysler mini van (Busch)
Crown Vic (Model Power?)
Ford F350 crew cab (Trident)
New Generation Dodge Ram (Ertl)
Suzuki Samurai

The Germans made a bunch of Benz's and BMW's too.

Busch also has an early 90s Ford Escort in a few different variations.
I have a 1992 Ford Taurus from a Williams Brothers kit.  I think they also made a 1992 Ford Explorer kit plus a bunch of '50s models.
I also have the 1989 Ford Thunderbird, 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix, and 1990 Mazda RX-7 from the Monogram Mini-Exacts line mentioned above.  Although a bit towards the sporty end of the spectrum, they still have a nice daily driver quality about them and are not too exotic.
In addition to the BMWs and Benz's, Herpa has (or at least had) some VW Golf/GTI and Passat Wagon models that are good for the 80s and 90s.  I bought some of these back in the 90s when they were more contemporary body styles; I am not sure if they are still readily available or if they have largely been replaced in favor of more recent body styles.

[idgara]

You missed ‘61 Corvair from Oxford, ‘50’s gmc’s and international from classic metals, Sylvan has 50’s and 60’s cars and trucks ,Atlas fords, and a bunch of 3D cars from shapeways.Eko also has many usable vehicles. MikeHorton

[lvrr325]

Eko used to be .. I forget what, they were a bit higher quality but the scale and quality of them varies. AHM imported them in their line.

Among the discontinued models (never made as Eko) were a 1961 Cadillac limo with opening back doors and a 1958 Edsel that although molded as a 4-door hardtop could also be had as a convertible.

Those made as EKO include off the top of my head:

1959 Plymouth wagon
1959 Desoto sedan
1960 Ford Falcon
1960 Chevy El Camino
1961 Studebaker Lark
1963 Ford Thunderbird
1964 Mercury Comet
1964 Studebaker Hawk
55-64 Jeepster wagon
60-64 Jeep Cabover

Also in the crude department, Bachmann's HO automobiles; the station wagon approximates a 1963 Ford, the sedan a 1964 Chevrolet, and the coupe, the least crude, a 1967 Cadillac Eldorado. The latter if someone wanted to play and resin cast you could convert to appear like a 73-77 Monte Carlo or Gran Prix without too much trouble.

Less crude but also open bottom are the old Tyco cars, a 1968 Camaro and AMC AMX. IHC I think was making them again before they folded (Tyco replaced then about 1983 with some generic cars) but they're not particularly hard to find.

Also ancient history are Marx's two HO cars. The 1957 Ford wagon is a decent replica. The 1958 Cadillac Eldorado sedan has some funky proportions but isn't bad, it looks better than Athearn's attempt at the same car. However it represents a fairly rare and expensive car, you'd never need more than one unless you model the Vegas strip or something like that.


Ricko is the other end of the scale. One of their better pieces is a 32 Ford hot rod that depending on which paint variant will work for most decades from the 1950s on up.


Walthers now sells the former Boley line, which includes some very nice models (the International truck) and some more crude ones (1950 Chevy pickup, VW bug, 90s Caprice, Kenworth tractor). I think Walthers is just doing the IHC trucks though.

[oldmuley]

Not 1970's but...

Ricko
- 2001 PT Cruiser
- 2005 Chrysler 300C
- 2008 Lexus RSX 350
- 2007 Dodge Caliber
- 2006 Chrysler Crossfire
- 1971 Plymouth 'Cuda

Atlas
- 2012 Jeep Rubicon

[lvrr325]

Did Ricko also do a 'Cuda?

I have a box I filled over the years with HO diecast and I happened to look at one last night and it's a Model Power 1971 'Cuda. It's even purple.


Trident in HO has made Chevrolet trucks, IIRC the squarebody has 81-87 style front sheetmetal while the van has about the same year grille. All kinds of body style variants, pickup, work truck, Suburban, van, cutaway van. Chevy made that same van with only minor changes for 25 years so it can be worked into any layout from about 1971-up, worst case maybe you put it out with the nose facing away.

[hovehicle]

lvrr,

Model Power did the hard top Cuda, while Ricko made the convertible Hemi Cuda only.

Vito L.

[stevewagner]

Nobody has mentioned the few plastic road vehicles Varney made in the Fifties and may still have been selling in the Sixties.. I think I had and probably still have one or two, including a panel truck from the early 1950's (a Ford, I think); the body was originally clear, the plastic wheels shiny unpainted black. I or one of my brothers painted it mostly olive green; I don't think it ever got lettered.

And how about Matchbox? At least some of their metal vehicles were close to HO scale if not exact. I think I still have a Rolls Royce from that line.

Also in the late 1950's and/or early 1960's, Revell made a set of autos with big fins (probably Chrysler products) about the same time they produced one of first mass-produced plastic models of an over-the-road vehicle delivery rig ("tractor" and, I think, semitrailer).

[lvrr325]

The Varney vehicles are a 1950 Ford as pickup, panel and big truck; a 1953 Ford sedan, and a 1953 Studebaker coupe. They are a one piece casting with the windows molded in place and snap-on axles. I've seen them primarily in grey, black, red, and there are clear plastic ones too that seem to be much less common.

Mini-Metals has done their 1954 Ford in several body styles which is a big upgrade on the Varney; they also did a 1950 Ford panel which is also mostly better although it's made so the hood opens which resulted in some compromises.

Matchbox cars were scaled to fit the box (and today are scaled to fit the card); most are closer to 1/64 proportion but some of the trucks are close, some of them are even smaller scale, there's a few that look like they'd be small even in N scale. Guys did use them on layouts just the same, a few years ago I turned a batch that had been on a layout and thus all in near perfect shape and it made the difference on a train show that was otherwise a dud. Very few manage to be both close to 1/87 proportion and American prototype.


Is it Busch who did a 1950 Chevrolet pickup that can also be had as a stake body truck? I have one of each but one came no box and the other is buried.


The Revell cars were probably the first super-accurate HO autos, and as the convert-a-car set all 7 came in a box with a tree of parts for all kinds of options. Con-Cor ran those until the tooling broke, the grilles/bumpers and the accessory tree were just about shot in the last runs of them. They are all 1961 Chrysler products:

Imperial
Chrysler Newport convertible
Dodge Polara
Dodge Dart
Dodge Lancer
Plymouth 2-door wagon
Plymouth Valiant

The two full size Dodge cars are very similar and I read somewhere they had originally intended to offer a Desoto in this set, but the 1961 Desoto was discontinued in December '60 with very few produced, so they tooled up the Dart to replace it; why they didn't do say a New Yorker sedan instead I don't understand.  The Plymouth wagon as a 2-door is a curious choice too, very low production compared to the 4-door.   

Original Revell releases can be ID'ed by bodies cast in various colors with the bumpers and grilles in chrome similar to 1/25 model car kits, while Con-Cor cast them all in grey and the sets I have include a plain black tree with the grilles on them. These cars have a separate plastic chassis with snap-in wheel/axle units, a clear window insert, but no interior except the convertible which has it molded as part of the body.

Revell's truck is a Ford C cabobver, with a multiple piece cab. This has since been done much better by Athearn. It could be had with a period moving company trailer (side doors, low deck, single axle) and a period auto carrier trailer that the Chryslers fit on. There may be others I don't remember.

Con-cor got this truck too and sold it into the 90s, including some versions which came with an Athearn 40' trailer. I want to say they offered a reefer unit that went on the front of the trailer, rather than the Athearn one that mounted underneath, but I could be wrong.

The C trucks were made with few changes from 1959 into the 1980s so they fit many eras. I know a guy who still uses one as a yard tractor.


Speaking of Athearn, in addition to the C-cab they did an early 1960s F850, 1955 Ford pickups and panels, a series of Model A Fords, plus Mack B (1953-66) and Mack R (1966-2005) trucks in many configurations. The biggest issue I see with some of them is they may be decorated outside their era, for instance I sold on eBay a while back a 1955 Ford panel with modern UPS logos on it. Previous offerings are the Freightliner cabover and Peterbuilt conventional trucks, and going back to the days when they made trains for Lionel a slightly crude 1957 Plymouth wagon and 1958 Cadillac sedan (they have very flat sides) were offered that were re-run a couple times.



If you go far enough back, a month ago at the flea market a guy had in the box four cast plaster cars made by a company out of Leroy NY with a Model A and three circa-1950 autos. When you look in the old magazines lots of guys had these on their layouts. They were proportionally about right but seemed to be slightly bowed out in the middle to allow easier release from the molds.

[stevewagner]

lvrr325, thanks very much for your latest post. I'm certainly going to want to print this thread for reference. I believe Revell's moving van was decorated for Global, probably in two-tone blue. I think I bought a later version decorated for Mayflower -- one of the all-time great paint schemes. I'm not sure who made it. I've never kept good records of my road vehicles.

[hovehicle]

Will Scaletrains ever be added to this list? When they started they actually had a category marked as "Vehicles". Haven't seem 1 yet, and I'm starting to doubt it'll ever happen. Also, Athearn needs to make new tooling for a brand new modern highway tractor; my favorite is the Western Star 5700 XE. The Freightliner cabover is simply too old to put on layouts with SD70aces and Tier 4 Gevos.

Vito L.

[lvrr325]

Yes, Global was the van line on the Revell moving truck, and illustrated in two-tone blue, although I believe only the cab was actually molded that way.

Very possible Mayflower is a Con-Cor release of the same kit.

Con-Cor in addition had some other vehicles, I recall a Model A large panel van kit.


Another forgotten manufacturer who sold "HO" vehicles is Lindberg, the Mini-Lindy series of the 60s, some of which got re-issued later. I recall most of the trucks being available in the 1980s. However with these they were like Matchbox and the scale varies a lot, which is why I put HO in quotes. Some are close, some are too small, and some, like an otherwise fairly well done circa 1968 Chevy van, are too big and more like 1/64th scale.

Where I'm not sure is if Lindberg or Con-Cor offered a line of tractor trailers, GMC crackerbox cab, gravel trailer comes to mind.


When listing Athearn earlier, they also offered a Checker Cab at one point. Plus there was a line of John Deere tractors that even made it into Wal-Mart stores (I wish I'd invested in the whole case when one store was dumping them for a dollar each).

At one time there was a cottage industry line called Greg's Garage which sort of copied the Magnuson (Walthers) line of solid cast resin vehicles, except theirs were cast in a clear material and slightly less detailed. This line was mostly 1940s-1950s cars and even included things like a Henry J and a Tucker, although on close inspection you could see where many were modified from some existing model as the base.   My dad liked them and made an effort to buy them each year at Springfield until they finally disappeared.  

[lars]

Sept 29, 2020 23:41:10 GMT -8 hovehicle said:

Will Scaletrains ever be added to this list? When they started they actually had a category marked as "Vehicles". Haven't seem 1 yet, and I'm starting to doubt it'll ever happen. Also, Athearn needs to make new tooling for a brand new modern highway tractor; my favorite is the Western Star 5700 XE. The Freightliner cabover is simply too old to put on layouts with SD70aces and Tier 4 Gevos.

Vito L.

If you looked at pure numbers, the Freightliner Cascadia is needed.  Then after that you have the IH Prostar, KW T680 and Peterbilt 579.

[riogrande]

Sept 30, 2020 4:23:23 GMT -8 lars said:

If you looked at pure numbers, the Freightliner Cascadia is needed.  Then after that you have the IH Prostar, KW T680 and Peterbilt 579.

Trainworx has done some of those in N. Since they have done some of the trailers in HO, maybe Pat could be persuaded to do some of the above in HO as well.

[lars]

Some of those I mentioned are out there. I just forget which ones are resin cabs and which ones you can buy RTR.

[stevewagner]

lvrr325, thanks again. I agree with you about Lindberg. But I think either that firm or Monogram (I think) made quite a decent "modern" (by my standards -- 1960s or 1970s, probably) tank truck, possibly a semi-trailer, for carrying milk.

[fr8kar]

Sept 30, 2020 0:53:36 GMT -8 lvrr325 said:

Yes, Global was the van line on the Revell moving truck, and illustrated in two-tone blue, although I believe only the cab was actually molded that way.

The trailer was also two-tone blue with a white roof.




This was my grandpa's model that he built long ago and kept stored in his garage. I'm afraid to try cleaning it up so as not to damage the decals.

[lvrr325]

Been way too long since I looked at one of those. For what they are, they don't look bad, but every one I've ever seen the decal film has turned yellow like that.

[nsc39d8]

So a few resin kit available some might not know about I have not seen mentioned. First is this: donmillsmodels.com

He does some circus models and I got the Mack road tractors sleeper and day cab from him.

Another 70/80's icon road tractor; wisemanmodelservices.com/HO-SCALE-1-87-INTERNATIONAL-TRANSTAR-II-COE-SEMI-TRACTOR-WITH-SLEEPER-CAB

Last for some guys that might like fire trucks and some other nice utility type vehicles: ralphratcliffemodels.com

I have kits from all of them that I have not built but have looked over the castings and all are nice.

[riogrande]

Woodland scenics has recently released some cars and trucks but fail to identify the make, model and year of them. Does anyone know what they actually are and what year?

The sedan looks kind of like a Datsun. Not sure about the van and truck. It's a shame they don't do the van without the roof rack.