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Below are some little projects to make interesting
vehicles
for your Chessie or 70-80's era layout.
| Easy | Kind of Easy | So-So | More Difficult | Advanced |
| 45 foot Trailers | ||||
| 40 foot Trailers | ||||
Vehicle Gallery (below):
Below is a pic of 5 semi trucks I have
finished. The two on the left are Athearn's new trucks.
They are very nice and have very 70's sort of striped paint jobs.
The other three are rather old models and I don't know the
manufacturer, but are 70's era vehicles. I added license plate
decals and weathere them with a black wash and dull coat.
Below is a pic of 9 Trident vechicles I have completed.
Each has been weathered lightly and detailed with colored lights,
wipers,
wheels, etc.
Below is a pic of a truck I bought. As you can
tell,
I have yet to do anything with it. Vehicles are not needed for a
layout until you have finished benchwork, track work, test running
trains,
adjustments, scenery, and ballasting. Then you can add things
like
people and vehicles. It is a final touch. But I am buying
vehicles
as I come across good priced ones. This one cost about $2.
Below is another truck I bought for about $2 and
have
yet to do anything with. What you need to remember when buying
vehicles
is to buy ones in the right era. For the Chessie Era (1972-1986)
buy about 90% vehicles from the late 60's up to the mid 80's.
Only
buy about 10% vehicles from the 50's. Basically there should be
no
Model Ts on a modern layout. This is one of those trucks that is
on the fringe of the time period I model. It is a late 50's
truck.
I will need to weather it to make it look older. I have
discovered
that there are very few 70's vehicles offered, so it may take some
looking.
Below are my two 45 foot trailers. 45 foot
trailers
are much more rare than 40 foot trailers in the Chessie Era, so don't
get
carried away with these longer trailers.
Below is a pic of one of the two Mini Metals cars I
purchased.
It is a 1970 Chevelle. It is an acceptable car for the Chessie
era,
although a 1978 version would be even better. These are great
cars,
if you find any for under $5, buy them.
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