Regardless of who’s producing the vehicles, I find most of them to be pretty pricey for what is basically scenery.
My modelling era, the late '30s, isn’t all that well represented by any manufacturer - Jordan covered the earlier stuff, most of which was still in use into the '30s (and even later) and I have quite a bit of theirs, along with some solid cast-resin ones which look decent in the background. Sylvan offers some nice stuff, especially in trucks, but a bit pricey for my budget.
Sorry, but I must be missing something obvious…not the first time that’s happened. [:P] Please enlighten me.
OK, this is probably overthinking it a bit, but I think that trailer represents a roadside concession (food) trailer as opposed to a carnival/fair food trailer. Carnival location, no vehicular traffic (you’d hope), so might as well have the trailer open on the driver’s side (given LHD with traffic keeping right - hence the convoluted construction of my statement of geographic restriction to omit, say, the US Virgin Islands which has LHD keeping left) so the left side (given front side has the trailer hitch) of trailer opens for easy access. The few true roadside trailers I have seen (as opposed to the normal converted step-van units that are vastly more common) meaning they are pulled to the curb have the window on the right side, for customer access from the sidewalk.
“But, chutton” you say “What if the food vendor purchases a second-hand carnival food trailer [always a second hand one] and pulls it onto a large gravel lot [always a gravel lot] off the shoulder of the road, so customers can access the left-side vending window without stepping into traffic”. Well, now there are several considerations here:
– I really am overthinking this trailer bit too much
– Actually, in Oxford’s home land of the UK, they are called “Burger Vans” even if they are trailers, and even if they sell say Fish & Chips or Kebabs (the latter may be called a “Kebab and Burger Van”.
– The trailer would also be likely called a caravan as well
– The Google Stree
After looking at those airstream trailers in various fairs and Austin lots, thanks for proving my point.
Anyway, what I revived this thread for is to post that I took some measurements of that Woodland Scenics 1948 Ford Convertible Coupe…erm…doppleganger. I mentioned upstream.
Prototype dimension from: Classic Car Specifications
Wheelbase: WS model = 9’6"; Prototype = 9’6" (Exact Match)
Length (bumper to bumper): WS = 16’6"; Prototype = 16’5.2" (Really Close)
Width (I used front fenders): WS = 6’3"; Protoype = 6’1.25" (I was probably a bit off with this one).
Didn’t measure height, but Prototype = 5’6.25" (top of windshield?)
So, for that vehicle, the Woodland Scenics model is pretty close to scale.