Would like to find/purchase a Land O Lakes tractor trailer mfged in the late 40's or early 50's by Minature Trucks Inc of Benton Harbor Mich. Maybe 1/4 scale? Kit or built. [email protected]
--- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > guys, don't forget the Hubley (may have that misspelled) line of die > cast vehicles. I have a Chevy dump truck and a fairly large step van. > They are mentioned in some of the very first Herald's. > > Bob Werre > > > On 7/21/11 2:31 PM, Pieter Roos wrote: > > > > Aurora was a pretty big-time maker of plastic kits; mostly ships and > > planes with some 1/48 scale tanks and various autos. They did the Ford > > twin rear axle tractor and the White 3000 "Traffic cab tractor with > > four different trailers in 1/64 scale. > > > > Milk Tanker > > Gasoline Tanker > > Refrigerator Van > > Low boy trailer with steam shovel. > > > > They were sold in various color civilian versions and olive drab Army > > versions. Some kits included some pretty nice 1/64 figures as well. > > > > Un-built models in the box often sell on Ebay for close to or over > > $100-$200 dollars. Partly built versions can be had for less. Back > > when they sold new for 59 cents, people made some nice conversions to > > straight chassis vans and flatbeds. The White cab, BTW, had a much > > more prototypical shape than the later Winross diecast (or the current > > HO Mini Metals diecast version). > > > > Don Dewitt produced resin versions of a couple of the Aurora kits, and > > 'S'cenery Unlimited may have copied the steam shovel. > > > > Winross did a similar tank trailer, usually sold at collectors prices, > > and Hartoy/AHL had a tank trailer as well which is still sold as > > new-old stock in some places and is more affordable on Ebay than > > either the Aurora or Winross tankers. Barry Pazan has some very nice > > 1940s and '50s tractors which Dick Karns recently reviewed in Model > > Railroad News. These can add considerable variety to the usual Hartoy > > and Matchbox models on S layouts. > > > > Pieter E. Roos > > > > --- On Thu, 7/21/11, trainsjeep88 <trainsjeep88@... > > <mailto:trainsjeep88%40yahoo.com>> wrote: > > > The Aurora or copies were of a White > > > cab over tractor with box trailer with refrigeration unit > > > and a Ford tractor with tanker trailer. The White and > > > trailer are a shade small compared to Ertle/Winross etc and > > > the Ford and trailer are a tad large compared to same. > > > They show up on Ebay from time to time. A box trailer, > > > no cab, was on recently. Sold for $11 or 12 but > > > complete units usually $20 or more. > > > Stan > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, > > > Jeff Sankus <uvrail@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Tom; > > > > If this is the same truck that I think you are talking > > > about...Don DeWitt > > > > had one of the Aurora semi-truck kits reproduced in > > > resin possibly, 20 years > > > > ago?? > > > > Possibly someone may still have on of these kits > > > unbuilt or maybe Don D. > > > > still has one laying around? > > > > Jeff Sankus > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Thomas Baker > > > <bakert@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Back in the Fifties, hobby shops sold tractor and > > > trailer kits produced by > > > > > a company that called itself AURORA. I recall a > > > gasoline tanker and a semi > > > > > tractor and trailer. They were scaled for S. I > > > think if I had the dimensions > > > > > of the trailer, I could scratch-build one or more > > > for my railroad, but it's > > > > > been decades since I've seen one. Too bad they're > > > no longer being produced. > > > > > > > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
