beavercreek
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Beavercreek is an American layout that has a rather stretched era (1930s to very early 1960s) . This was to allow me to run as near prototypical Rio Grande kit as I could but to also have steam and early diesel. I needed to include more diesel than I had anticipated when I first started the layout as the inclines do hit steamers hard.
I love detail and realism ( as in Mel's WGLR ) and as part of trying to make my line have an atmoshpere of realism I have bought many vehicles to add to the effect.
The one area which is difficult to find to fit to my era is when searching suitable large American trucks. I have managed to get many cars, pick-ups, vans and small trucks for the era of my line but fully fledged big old trucks have posed a real dilema.
There are plenty to be had at 1:32 or 1:34 scale and I do use these as perspective enhancers at the back of scenes but 1:25 or 1:25 trucks are very thin on the ground (1:20.3, if they exist, would be too too huge to use). There are some very fine 'First gear' or 'Franklin Mint' examples but these are so expensive that they could cost the same as a loco and as most of my vehicles stay out all year round it would be waste.
Last year I managed to get a ERTL 1954 GMC semi Coca Cola and it was gorgeous but due to one of our member's falling in love with it to go with his Coca-Cola train I have passed it on and have replaced it with a "Railway Express' version. But the Ertl GMC truckis the only reasonably priced on that I have tracked down.
There are some good suppliers on this side and over the other side of the pond.
Does any one know of a good source of 1930s to 1950s 1:24 or 25 scale big yank trucks (artics, semis, boxvans, tippers or flatbeds) that might be reasonably priced?
The 1:25 1954 GMC Coke truck that I passed on to another member
The Railway Express version that replaced it
Using 1:32 scale large trucks on the layout. If compared with other items they can be seen that they are a little 'small' but as they are pretty long anyway they still have a little 'presence'
The 1:32 tanker bottom left
The 1:32 green logger truck cab should really be a wee bit larger and 'tower' more especially next to the crane. It is seen at both Arrowhead and Point Rock saw mills
I love detail and realism ( as in Mel's WGLR ) and as part of trying to make my line have an atmoshpere of realism I have bought many vehicles to add to the effect.
The one area which is difficult to find to fit to my era is when searching suitable large American trucks. I have managed to get many cars, pick-ups, vans and small trucks for the era of my line but fully fledged big old trucks have posed a real dilema.
There are plenty to be had at 1:32 or 1:34 scale and I do use these as perspective enhancers at the back of scenes but 1:25 or 1:25 trucks are very thin on the ground (1:20.3, if they exist, would be too too huge to use). There are some very fine 'First gear' or 'Franklin Mint' examples but these are so expensive that they could cost the same as a loco and as most of my vehicles stay out all year round it would be waste.
Last year I managed to get a ERTL 1954 GMC semi Coca Cola and it was gorgeous but due to one of our member's falling in love with it to go with his Coca-Cola train I have passed it on and have replaced it with a "Railway Express' version. But the Ertl GMC truckis the only reasonably priced on that I have tracked down.
There are some good suppliers on this side and over the other side of the pond.
Does any one know of a good source of 1930s to 1950s 1:24 or 25 scale big yank trucks (artics, semis, boxvans, tippers or flatbeds) that might be reasonably priced?
The 1:25 1954 GMC Coke truck that I passed on to another member
The Railway Express version that replaced it
Using 1:32 scale large trucks on the layout. If compared with other items they can be seen that they are a little 'small' but as they are pretty long anyway they still have a little 'presence'
The 1:32 tanker bottom left
The 1:32 green logger truck cab should really be a wee bit larger and 'tower' more especially next to the crane. It is seen at both Arrowhead and Point Rock saw mills
