plasticville cars

[Dave Farquhar]

I see the K-Line cars more often than the Plasticville, but any hobby shop that carries either K-Line or Plasticville ought to be able to order them for you. The K-Line cars are actually out of old Marx molds from the 1950s. Marx had a line of trains that competed with Lionel and buildings that competed with Plasticville.

What I would suggest doing, since you have a big layout, is buy the new stuff since it looks the part, and as you can find Plasticville, Marx, and/or Dimestore Dreams cars (Dimestore Dreams also look the part; they were issued in the mid-90s and disappeared after briefly developing a cult following) buy those and give them center stage, relegating the newer production stuff to the back of the layout.

Since I have 1920s tastes and a low budget, that's the approach I've taken. Every once in a while I get lucky and I find something period for the layout, but at the rate I'm going it'll take me 15 years to have enough for an authentic period layout. Since I want something in the meantime, I've been filling the gaps with whatever that looks the part that I can find.

Meanwhile, keep chugging away on Ebay. You'll find some bargains eventually, trust me. I probably win 10% of the auctions I place bids for, but I've gotten a reasonable amount of good stuff for less than book value. Also, at train shows and swap meets I tend to see big boxes of Plasticville. Watch the CTT site for shows reasonably close to you--TCA shows and swap meets are what you want, much more so than things like Great American Train Show and World's Greatest Hobby on Tour--and you may find something.

Good luck with the layout. Traditional toy train layouts are something of a lost art, and in my opinion at least, when you see one, they're no less compelling than a layout done with the latest model railroading techniques.

[Anonymous]

thanks, i know plasticville has a set out on the market, but it is a little expensive and not much to it. I am looking for the vintage stuff.... I thought about the slot cars, but it is either detailed cars or plasticville cars. I dont want to mix the two, you know, having a basic plastic car and next to it a detailed diecast car, Kinda makes the illusion off base... If anyone is selling a bunch, let me know... [e-mail] (got a big layout :) )

[Anonymous]

Sorry, I was a bit general...


Heres the phone #- 920-922-5999

The shops name is Focus.

[Anonymous]

What about cheep 1/48th slot racers from China? I herd they exist, but "Hobby shops" dont cary them.

[Anonymous]

...umm ..Hey, jerry (lovestrains) ?

It might take adorler quite awhile to check out every hobby shop in the USA, trying to find YOUR hobby shop... where you say they carry the Plascticville cars he's looking for.

It might be more helpful if you provided him with the name, address and phone number of the hobby shop where he can buy those cars.

Don't ya think ???

[Anonymous]

At my local hobby shop.

[Anonymous]

where did u see those at?

[Anonymous]

Ive seen the very old kline cars have that plasticville look to them. I saw you can get 6 of them for $7.

[spankybird]

Try giving this place a call,

Stewart's Hobbies, 440-942-6632

[Anonymous]

Does any one know a good place to buy plasticville cars? I try ebay alot, but they are so crazy in price! Any ideas on where to find or vehicles that fit that style and make up?