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What's your favorite HO scale vehicle on your layout??

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Posted by tstage on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 10:12 AM
Ed,

I thought the exact same thing when I read the post yesterday but decided not to "rock the boat". Ed's right. Although a perfectly legitimate inquiry, this sort of question is more suitable for the "General Discussion" forum.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 7:42 PM
How does the topic of this thread relate to "prototype information for the modeler"?
Shouldn't this be on the general forum?
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 2:22 PM
Mine is a mid 1950s police car with a cop giving a speeder a traffic ticket.

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Posted by selector on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 1:24 PM
Hmm. I have WS HO figures that I would feel better placing on an N scale layout, and I have some die-cast vehicles right for my transition era road that would almost fit in an On30 layout. No matter, it all fits 'cuz I got 'em!

I have a 1923 Mack AC that is a real cutie, but the shiny seal coat on the rather excellent paint is not something I will be in a hurry to weather.
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Posted by davekelly on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 9:03 AM
My favorite vehicle? I would have to be two. A pair of blue box Athearn Benkins cabovers. Why are they my favorites? I won them as a door prize at a local NMRA meet that I attended with my Dad when I was about 10. Yup, no super detail, big ole glue fingerprint on one of them - but the memories are worth a million bucks!
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Posted by oleirish on Wednesday, June 1, 2005 8:58 AM
I like my Shays[:D] I have two now.

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Posted by bikerraypa on Saturday, May 28, 2005 9:58 AM
mine is this little Indian motorcycle that I built from a pewter kit. I used an Xacto knife to take some off the bottom of the tires to give it a "lowrider" look, then used thin wire to bend a set of tall apehanger handlebars. I like 'em old school.





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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 28, 2005 9:28 AM
trains are number one,but I also like the big trucks of the 50's-60's,and construction equipment from same,so for me they all fit together
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 23, 2005 2:22 AM
I would have to say, any vehicles that have to do with industries. (ie) forklifts, pickup trucks, simi's ect.. I love working industries on my layout.

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Posted by Pennsy58 on Monday, May 23, 2005 1:02 AM
Mine would be a 47 Dodge power wagon from Bush. It is very nice and well detailed.
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Posted by GN-Rick on Sunday, May 22, 2005 9:54 PM
I agree with Ray. My favorites are the trains. Everything else is just background detail.
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Posted by orsonroy on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 2:15 PM
Any vehicle that uses steam for power, and rails to get around!

Talking cars on a model RR forum......

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 12:18 PM
Mine would have to be the one I just finished, which is the 1934 school bus by Jordan Miniatures. Easy to paint and assemble, good detail, and adding a driver and a few kids in the back really helped bring it all together.

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What's your favorite HO scale vehicle on your layout??
Posted by caboose63 on Saturday, May 14, 2005 5:28 PM
i am just curious. what is everyone's favorite vehicle(s) on your HO scale or any scale layout? As for me, my two favorite vehicles on my HO scale Leelanau County Railway are a Bush 1957 two tone white and mint green Chevy Bel Air four door sedan and a 1990's peterbilt 3 axle semi tractor decorated in desert sand with cheetahs on the side of it.

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