Gotta’ have WPF, hoping to see lots-o-pics
My late cousin and I never could agree if our late Gramps Plymouth Fury was a 57’ or a 58’, but in any case we shared some great memories connected to that car. And IMO Brekina did a good job with their classic Fury.
Happy Holiday Weekend to all. Regards, Peter
Thanks for setting up the Thanksgiving weekend Photo Fun, Peter!
I see automobiles are a bit of a theme this go around.
Here’s a few Oxford diecast models I picked up recently:
Autos at the depot-1 by Edmund, on Flickr
Autos at the depot-Dodge by Edmund, on Flickr
Autos at the depot-woody by Edmund, on Flickr
And cars of a different nature, I finally got a NE caboose to match-up with my Western Maryland BL-2 that I’ve had for years:
WM_NE GN XM-Rapido by Edmund, on Flickr
This is the Rapido model and it is a superb example.
Cheers, Ed
Gidday All, thanks for kicking us off, Peter.
Nothing new from me, and so keeping with the apparent theme, here’s one from the archives.
The young crowd “hanging” at Arlee Station.
Looking forward to more really Good Stuff.
Have a Great One, ffolkes,
Cheers, the Bear.[:)]
Peter thanks for starting this weeks WPF.
As cars seem to be the theme.
IMG_2835 by David Harrison, on Flickr
David
Ed,
I picked up that same red '48 Dodge pickup 3 weeks ago @ Stewart Hobbies. I have the Oxford '46 green DeSoto. That '42 Town & Country woody is a nice one, too.
For me, the Oxford cars are a real bargin for the detailing offered on them. [Y][8D]
Tom
Nice shots from everyone this weekend.
Keeping with the theme.
A couple of vehicle shots of cars that were found recently.
Finally got the decals in the appropriate color and font to number my C&NW snowplow. With only 2 'X’s it going to be hard to letter the rest of my MOW train.
Last picture is the completion of a Soo Line F-7 in a very limited color scheme that was only applied to 3 Soo road diesels. TCP maroon with Floquil yellow for the hand rails. Microscale decals applied one letter at a time.
Scott Sonntag
I agree — licence plates included! Finding drivers for them (or any vehicle) can be a pain, though. I found this Walthers Scenemaster set to be handy. Most of these figures (sans legs) seem to be slightly smaller than 1:87 and can fit into vehicles with little modification:
Scenemaster_passenger figures by Edmund, on Flickr
…and a last minute update!
A few days ago I hadn’t anticipated that I’d be in the markert for a pair of the recent Rapido RS-11s but when I made my usual rounds of some online sellers I stumbled across some kind of ‘pre- black Friday’ sale at an outlet in Maryland.
I had to really be certain what I was seeing. These were priced at more than half-off the usual selling price! Couldn’t pass that deal up!
NYC RS-11 Rapido pair by Edmund, on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/2pi6m79]NYC RS
Wow - Script “Central”. Mid-50s RS-11s?
Yes, it seems like the whole lot of them were painted this way, maybe right from Alco?
It is nice to have the variety [:)]
NYC RS-11 Rapido hood by Edmund, on Flickr
As I recall the same emblem, (I’ve seen it refered to as the ‘Capitol’ emblem?) was on the nose of the E8 in the North by Northwest film:
Fun Stuff!
Cheers, Ed
It was also on the short-lived Aerotrain…
To stay with the Automobile theme the thread started with … there are some cars on an Auto-rack in the background
Dan
Enjoying all the WPF, especially the automobiles. Liking the Chrysler Woody’, Cadillacs and Lincoln.
Kinda’ hard to believe that there was a time when new automobiles and trucks were transported in open railcars.
With GM’s styling & design departments bringing the Aerotrain to life no wonder the train resembled their automobiles and buses.
philo426, Nice model, looks GM, but stumped as to year & model?
David, Might that be an Isetta in your shot?
Thanks to all the contributors and viewers. Have a good week. Regards, Peter
Peter. Yes it is an Isetta. It even has European numberplates.
Saw it in my local store and just had to have it.
David
