Hey Don! ..This from "lognnut1"
I rec'vd a copy of your 'reply'....glad to be of help. If you haven't joined the gomotorbids.com auction site, then you should try them. They're catching some 'bad press' from some of the model RR guys out there,...BUT, ...I've had a great deal of success acquiring model vehicles from their auctions. Got to be carefull factoring the postage/UPS freight-in charges, so that you don't overpay the final acquisition price.
They get some really off-tha'-wall stuff there. I find most of my 1/18 scale stuff at flea markets and yard/garage sales. I actually stumble across a LOT of 1/24 & 1/25 die cast and plastic at those venues.
Jim Ankele
thanks-- great sites-- 1/24 scale is what i would like as all my buildings are built to that scale.
Try diecastmodelswholesale.com (die cast models wholesale) ...These guys have everything; and, for farm/industrial tractors & crawlers, ..go to buffaloroadimports.com (buffalo road imports) ...good folks also. Exactly what do you mean by "G scale" ? The big problem is in F/Fn3 (1:20.3). The closest thing your'e going to find is Hubbly/Ertl/Special Models old 1:20 ( 'teens, 'twenties, and 'thirties vintage Ford & Chev trucks and cars) Next best is 1/18 Model T's and A's, ...only an eleven per-cent size difference !
A similar question was posted not too long ago. It should have what you're looking for:
Model Cars
Matt from Anaheim, CA and Bayfield, COClick Here for my model train photo website
Does anyone have a good web site(s) to purchase vehicles? My layout is circa 1930-1949. Im looking for trucks farm equipment cars etc.
Thx
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