Wheels, Wheels, Wheels

Well there sure is a vast array of scale vehicles available for HO scale models these days, with many of them very well done. I like to keep the vehicles on my layout, believeable. Becaue I model late 60/early 70's, it would not be out of the question to see a 50's pickup in that time frame. That being said, it would certainly be more beliveable if it had a tired worn-out look to it. One or two of these on a layout set in my era woud be acceptable, but the majority of vehicles should reflect the period. I have an Accurail open type auto carrier that I someday hope to build, and I envision it being loaded with nice new vehicles of that time period. A quick look through the vehicles section of the latest Walthers catalogue, shows that this can easily be achieved. However vehicles are not limited to cars or trucks, and now agriculture equipment and construction equipment is available in that time period. Example would be the flatcar I have that came with two John Deere 4020 tractors. These tractors were built between 1963 - 72, and as such fit perfectly in my era. When I finshed my coal mine, I wanted to put a wheel loader in the scene, but the only one I had was the newer Caterpillar model that Norscot sells. I added it, but it looked just too modern. This leads me up to my latest vehicle acqusition which is the newly released (by First Gear) International Harvestor 560 Payloader model. I remember seeing these when I was a youngester and I must say this model is impressive, but not cheap. Have a look at this postings picture as the loader gets ready to move a pile of coal. Till next time.......