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 28 Jul 2011, 13:58
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Slot God  
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Wondering if any of you lot use die-casts as scenery on your layouts?
I don`t use any on my vintage Scaley layout. Yet I do on my 1/40 scale Jouef layout. Don`t know why, but I think die-casts look so much better on 1/40 or 1/43 layouts. Would be nice to see other folks die-casts. Cheers, Kev. Original Corgi Vanwall & BRM. Both from the early 60s.  A modern Corgi Classic Ford 100E.  Unknown make of an Alfetta...only £6 from Modelzone & very nice indeed!  An MGA. Unknown make-from Poundland!  Peugeot van. Unknown make.  A Ford Cortina, Austin Cambridge & Ford Anglia. All modern repros by Cararama.  An original Ford Thames Camper. Made in 1959 by Corgi. A real stunner!  Another Corgi original. A beautiful Bedford tanker from 1965..features on the back cover of both the 1965 & 1967 Champion Playcraft catalogue.  I picked up this battered 1960s VW breakdown van for only a couple of quid. The marks give it a niced used look.  A really nice original Dinky fire engine from 1961. Next to it is a modern repro. ambulance by Oxford diecasts.  My favourite. From 1960. A Dinky BBC camera van. There was actually a set of three BBC vans made by Dinky, so I hope to get the other two at a later date.  A Corgi Commer van, "Samuelson Film". Made in 1968 & in exceptional condition.Next to it is an original Corgi Commer police van from 1966. The light on top actually works!  Various Corgi & Cararame repr. die-casts.  Ding-dong! A nice repro ice-cream van by Oxford Diecasts. The ice-cream seller & kids are original Corgi(as are all the other figures you see on these photos). 
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28 Jul 2011, 14:14
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Tea Boy  Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 23-March 11 Member No.: 17,719 |
The difficulty with die casts is finding them in proper scale...........There are only so many areas you can do the forced perspective thing and use a 1/43rd scale Die cast on a 1/32 scale race track.....Finding 1/32 die casts is difficult..Not impossible mind you, but far from Easy...
When you do find a good piece that will be used in a scenic capacity only, consider weathering with chalks and maybe adding a few extra's...for example, That michelin van is just screaming to have an Awning Added..........Maybe with a little checkered flag bordering along the top edge of the awning 
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28 Jul 2011, 15:23
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 Bill Beggs Group: Members Posts: 1,925 Joined: 8-March 06 From: Kitchener,Ontario, CANADA Member No.: 3,798 |
I use quite a few 1/32nd
   and to create some depth I use some small ones at the back 
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28 Jul 2011, 15:37
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Slot God
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Very nice Black!
Good idea about the awning Tileguy...but that Corgi Bedford tanker was boxed & set me back nearly £200, so I wouldn`t recommend weathering vintage diecasts!  Cheers, Kev. -------------------- " KISS MY JOUEF!"
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28 Jul 2011, 19:58
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 Racer Dude Group: Members Posts: 207 Joined: 9-April 10 From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Member No.: 14,985 |
This is on my 1/32 layout
 
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29 Jul 2011, 09:15
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 Sir Slotalot
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The good thing about the Die-Cast cars is they are considerably cheaper than Scaley cars so are perfect for scenary, here's a 1/32 Pontiac Firebird and Escort Mk1 parked up on my track plus a few cheap bikes.
 Also have a couple of New Ray WWI fighter kits, at £6 these are excellent value and are ready painted and require about 10 minutes to assemble. They even come with a handy screwdriver which is perfect for slot car screws. 
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29 Jul 2011, 12:30
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 Team Owner 
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not sure if this counts...but I use an HO car in the "sort of pushed-perspective corner diaramas" on my 1/32 routed track.
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29 Jul 2011, 13:47
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 Trackhead Group: PLUS+ Posts: 845 Joined: 1-May 09 From: U.S. Near San Antonio, Texas Member No.: 12,064 |
I converted this die-cast Chevy COE from a tractor-trailer to a stake-bed for my (1/43) track I plan on having a few more scattered about.
 Truck unpainted by Dattodesign, on Flickr  DSC_0027 by Dattodesign, on Flickr  DSC_0050 by Dattodesign, on Flickr -------------------- ---= Marc =---
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29 Jul 2011, 15:53
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Slot God
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Superb work Datto!
Cheers, Kev. -------------------- " KISS MY JOUEF!"
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30 Jul 2011, 05:37
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 Trackhead
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Great displays, Kev and others. As TO Tileguy said, 1/32 diecasts are harder to find. I have a few Polistil late '60s GP diecasts but the wheels are awful and need changing before parading them. A lot of Matchbox Yesteryears (not all) are about 1/35 or 36, and make reasonable background pieces.
Many of us have plastic statics, but mine are all just more racing cars of one sort or another, so they don't add the spectator and team atmosphere. With so much military stuff around, there must be some WWII army trucks that would work into early 1950s racing scenes (if the wheels aren't river-crossers). Rob J |
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30 Jul 2011, 06:10
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 One petunia in a field of onions Group: Members Posts: 5,363 Joined: 5-August 09 From: The Antipodes (Orstralia) Member No.: 12,718 |
There are a few companies doing 1:32 scale diecasts and they turn up in the strangest places.
 The Ford truck in the background was found at the local newsagent. A bit of sandblasting and some dry pastel weathering and it fits in on the track as a farm vehicle.  The dirt bikes are New Ray. Picked them up for A$6 each at the local toy shop. The riders are Britains picked up for a small sum on ebay. Bburago do diecasts in 1:32. As do Hongwell and a couple of other Chinese companies. -------------------- Anorak. Not just a fashion statement. It's a state of mind
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30 Jul 2011, 13:13
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Tea Boy Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 23-March 11 Member No.: 17,719 |
Even vintage diecasts can be weathered with bragdon weathering powders....it will wash off with simple dish soap
Its a Nice vintage piece i grant you that..
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30 Jul 2011, 14:41
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Racer Dude Group: Members Posts: 234 Joined: 23-March 05 Member No.: 2,199 |
I use some Matchbox on my HO layout. Some are much more "scale looking" than others. The key is to mist the car lightly 3 or 4 times with dullcoat. This removes a lot of the "toy" apperance. Think about it, the shine is way to intense to be scale otherwise.
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30 Jul 2011, 21:25
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Top Tuner
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Several 1:32 diecast Vespas have found a home on my track, too.....great addition!
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30 Jul 2011, 21:56
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Slot God
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I just got this lovely Peugeot Kodak film van off Dave Wisdom today.
Adds a lovely splash of colour! Cheers, Kev. 
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