Yes, most folks are much more car literate than locos - especially those that were around in the '50s/'60s. Of course many of us "know our cars", but not our trucks - especially the highway tractors.
Mobilman44
ENJOY !
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
I'm painting up and decalling a 67 Dodge Charger from CMW right now. It's been one of those little fun "research-required" projects, and I hope to finish it up tonight or tomorrow, in time for WPF.
One thing I've noticed from listening to people as they look at my layout is that the Average Joe recognizes cars a lot better than he recognizes trains. Right now, my dual-era layout is set up in 1960s mode. People don't comment on how out-of-place the Hudson and 0-6-0 are, but they pick up on the old Essex right away.
So, these companies that keep putting out out more "vintage" cars are really doing us a great favor, and I applaud them wholeheartedly.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
That 1950 Dodge looks just like the car our next door neighbor drove when I was a kid. Around 1962 he finally got a new car but kept the old one and would start it up and drive it from time to time. I think he only gave up on it in the late 1960s. And I remember my grandmother's friends who drove kept cars from the 1930s to 1950s going into the first half of the 1960s, so these older vehicles have a plausible role even on a layout dedicated to second generation diesels.
The choices of vehicles for model railroaders today would have been unimaginable even a couple of decades ago.
Dave Nelson
Hi!
I've been gathering CMW Ho vehicles since they came out, having most all those thru to 1959 models. For the money, they are an excellent buy and really look good on the layout. I would like to see some late '55 - '59 Pontiacs and Fords and some more highway trailers (esp. Campbells 66 - humpin to please).
I especially am glad to see they came out with ATSF, REA, and Mobilgas trucks & trailers.
I LOVE Classic Metal Works vehicles. I've got about 15 cars , trucks and tractor/trailers. The best place to see whats in the pipeline is to go to Horizon Hobbies website and follow this sequence. Click on model rr, then vehicles, and then Classic Metal Works. I have preordered 3 different colored 51 Ford woodies, a cool looking coral and black Dodge, and two 59 Ford 300's.
Classic Metal Works has a great line of HO scale vehicles. I have many on the layout. Most of the CMW cars are spread out over about twenty five years from the mid 1950' to 1980.
Check out Motormax Fresh Cherries line and Model Power they have some excellent vehicles.
If you don't mind building and painting there is Alloy Forms by Jaax Industries.
The August Model Railroader has an add for the soon to be released 1950 Dodge cars, Finally. I also note that Atlas will be releasing their 1950 Ford sedans. I will finally be able to round out my town scene so that it does not quite look like a Chevy parking lot. I saw somewhere that CMW will also be releasing a 1950ish Ford station wagon with wood trim.