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unittrain

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N scale vehicles
« on: October 05, 2011, 11:44:20 AM »
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I found a good source of N scale vehicles it's on ebay and the seller is Nscaleworld, he has all kinds even mobile home trailers, I like the rusted ones since I have a junkyard on my layout. He has many more to come yet.

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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2011, 01:36:08 PM »
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I've got several of them myself.

They're decent vehicles.  The way that they're finished is a little rough, the result being that they aren't the equivalent of some of the better vehicles out there.   However if they're not right next to the edge of the table they've more than acceptable.

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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2011, 02:03:32 PM »
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I'll pass. The window/door lines look like they are cut into a bar of soap with a knife.
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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2011, 08:26:57 PM »
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I'll pass. The window/door lines look like they are cut into a bar of soap with a knife.

Funnily, it reminded me of prison art, strange parallel...
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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2011, 08:39:16 PM »
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I do not know if Loren Perry is a participant on this forum.   He wrote a three part article on n-scale transition era vehicles for one of the n-scale magazines.  He suggested GHQ as one source of transition era vehicles.  They are some one-piece n-scale vehicle kits that I have since purchased; they come unpainted.
GHQ sells online if your LHS does not have them.

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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2011, 08:54:50 PM »
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Funnily, it reminded me of prison art, strange parallel...

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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2011, 09:40:15 PM »
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From what I understand, the models are made with jewelers wax. That explains a lot of the soap bar look.

I will no release anything that is not 100% there. This guy's fire trucks were so wrong it made my forehead throb. Oh yeah, if your main job is producing n scale vehicles, please get a macro-capable camera.
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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2011, 09:01:27 AM »
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Thanks for the heads up I have 3 of the rust bucket ones on order for my junk yard, they should be ok for that I would hate to destroy a good vehicle for my junk yard! I got all Classic Metal Works vehicles so far for my main vehicles. I will check out GHQ also.

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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2011, 03:58:14 PM »
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Here are 4 of Nscaleworld's vehicles...









Come to your own conclusion I guess.

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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2011, 04:18:28 PM »
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Not too bad I think they look pretty decent.

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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2011, 06:30:56 PM »
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For what they are I think they'd work, just use them as filler vehicles
One interesting idea is perhaps you could use them to force a perspective. Since they aren't completely "in focus," if they were half-hidden in back corners etc, would it help to make the backdrop etc appear farther away? Or am I just spouting nonsense  8)
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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2011, 07:39:55 AM »
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they seem ok as fillers to me - and that van is on my list of must have vehicles anyway.
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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #12 on: October 09, 2011, 10:42:58 AM »
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They look like they may be OK to shove inside open autoracks, ect.

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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2011, 12:03:04 PM »
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They actually look better here than on the eBay listing. Strange. I may have to pick a few up.
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Re: N scale vehicles
« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2011, 12:30:12 PM »
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I have a few of the 2000 era cars. I do plan to use them as fillers myself. I just asked Joe to release a 2000 Ford Mustang (already in his plans) , the Chevy's  Camero and Cavalier models (they're inconsideration).
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