Just showing the newcomers you don't have to fork over long green for vehicles. I pick up Reader's Digest promo firetrucks shown below at yard sales and flea markets all the time for around a buck. Then I pop off the wheelsets and keep them in the scrap box for any of my many truck conversions, one of which is shown here in these before and after shots. The wheels are HO scale and work just fine. In this case, the Ocean City and Cape Charles Scenic Railway now has an open air tour bus to deliver riders from the Harrison Group Hotels ( Plim Plaza and Harrison Hall) that management has made package deal arrangements with.
Thje fire trucks come in four varieties, this one being an off limits Christmas gift from a friend.
I simply drill out the rivets and pop off the bottom, most times they drop right in.
Now it's off to the paint shop for something a bit more subdued but you get the idea. Hope this helps you look at those Matchbox and Hot Wheels box lots a bit closer now.:thumb:
Thje fire trucks come in four varieties, this one being an off limits Christmas gift from a friend.
I simply drill out the rivets and pop off the bottom, most times they drop right in.
Now it's off to the paint shop for something a bit more subdued but you get the idea. Hope this helps you look at those Matchbox and Hot Wheels box lots a bit closer now.:thumb:
