Vehicles You Want in Scale

[Dreadnought]

This thread is about vehicles you want to see in scale. There are already a good amount vehicles captured in scale, but the number of vehicles produced at any point in time is truly mind-boggling, meaning that a lot of vehicles fall through the cracks. What vehicles do you wish were available in scale?

One deficiency I've noted is buses in any era. There are certainly a few good buses out there, but I think I can count on two hands the number of different types. Shapeways lists a total of 49 items under 'Buses' in N scale, and most of them aren't US prototypes.

Here's a few buses I'd like to see myself; I model the transition era, so they are from around that time.

ACF-Brill Model IC-41

Aerocoach Mastercraft P-372

Yellow Coach TD 4506


A good deal of vehicles are available for the transition era already, so it must be very difficult modeling vehicles for anyone doing anything earlier. I briefly looked into modeling the '20's or '30's, only to find the shocking paucity of vehicles from that time!

What do you all want to see in scale?

Thanks for any replies,
Dreadnought

[bnsfdash8]

Any of these would be nice.

[altohorn25]

I would love to have a Mack AC chain drive truck. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

[garethashenden]

I would love to have a Mack AC chain drive truck. (Attachment Link)

There's a kit, if that will do.
https://www.republiclocomotiveworks.com/show_item.php?ID=952
https://www.republiclocomotiveworks.com/show_item.php?ID=931
I'm not sure if the second one is actually available. It says there is 1 in stock as of Feb 18, 2015, but I bought one since then. So who knows.

[jpwisc]

I want modern crew haulers. Chevy Suburbans and Ford Econoline vans. It would be nice to have shuttle service for my N Scale crews when they die on hours.

[cfritschle]

This thread is about vehicles you want to see in scale. There are already a good amount vehicles captured in scale, but the number of vehicles produced at any point in time is truly mind-boggling, meaning that a lot of vehicles fall through the cracks. What vehicles do you wish were available in scale?

One deficiency I've noted is buses in any era. There are certainly a few good buses out there, but I think I can count on two hands the number of different types. Shapeways lists a total of 49 items under 'Buses' in N scale, and most of them aren't US prototypes.

Here's a few buses I'd like to see myself; I model the transition era, so they are from around that time.

Yellow Coach TD 4506


A good deal of vehicles are available for the transition era already, so it must be very difficult modeling vehicles for anyone doing anything earlier. I briefly looked into modeling the '20's or '30's, only to find the shocking paucity of vehicles from that time!

What do you all want to see in scale?

Thanks for any replies,
Dreadnought

The TomyTec GMC TDH 4512 is probably as close as you are going to get to the TD 4506.
https://www.walthers.com/north-american-gmc-tdh-4512-bus-unpowered-world-bus-collection-yellow-green-white

[sirenwerks]

Anything sixties, especially medium and heavy trucks and farm tractors and implements.

[up1950s]

Well given that there will be no glazing , chrome , and paint , I think a crap load of Jeeps on a stick would be the easiest to glaze or not , and paint . I would wand mass quantities to satisfy the appetite of a few 40" flatcars .

[nscaler711]

Anything from 1990- Today. Seriously lacking in this era... Especially GM products...
 

I know it's really hard to get rights to GM products but it'd be nice.

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Semi modern (80-90's)  Hondas, Toyotas and Nissans along with Chevy Caddy and Lincoln.

[James Costello]

90s - 10s construction equipment for my HTTX 60' flats - CAT Dozers, Excavators, Compactors, Loaders etc.

Intermodal trailer wise I'd need more space for the list

But a Wabash HD Duraplate trailer would be a good start.....

[migalyto]

Defiantly anything modern, cars, trucks, construction equipment.

[altohorn25]

There's a kit, if that will do.
https://www.republiclocomotiveworks.com/show_item.php?ID=952
https://www.republiclocomotiveworks.com/show_item.php?ID=931
I'm not sure if the second one is actually available. It says there is 1 in stock as of Feb 18, 2015, but I bought one since then. So who knows.

Yup - I knew about these (and have a couple of them).  I'm just not good assembling the brass kit.  It would be nice to have something in plastic.  Thanks for the info.

[jagged ben]

There's no Crown Vic police car in N scale.  That always surprised me.

Quality N scale cars and small trucks seem to be either sixties or nineties, nothing in between.

[thomasjmdavis]

Judging by posts above, I may be in the minority, but am modeling the mid 50s.  Could use early 50s Fords (Chevy can be had, especially if you are willing to paint).  And the earliest American La France fire trucks readily available are the model 1000, which is a bit late for layout, so could use a 700 series. 

And a whole sprue of early 50s taxi cabs ( early model Checker Marathon or ?)

They just don't make Jeeps like they used to. I mean, what would be the outcome if you stacked one Cherokee on top of another one and shipped them across the country?