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Classic Metal Works December 2023 Announcements
« on: December 27, 2023, 05:03:31 PM »
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CMW (Round 2) has announced two new paint schemes for their White WC semi-tractor with bottle trailer, and two new paint schemes for their 1954 Ford box van.

https://www.round2corp.com/brand/mini-metals/

https://www.facebook.com/classicmetalworksfans/

One thing quite interesting about this announcement is that they are calling the White WC an International Harvester R-190!  :?
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Re: Classic Metal Works December 2023 Announcements
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2023, 06:13:10 PM »
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Sorry to be critical, I know you are trying hard to promote N scale vehicles generally, and I have dozens of Mini-metals. Glad these are actually White WC- I have enough R-190s to model an IH factory.

But,...

I wish that they would correct the scale on the bottle cases. The HO version of their trucks are stacked 7 or 8 cases high (more or less in scale), and 4 across (believable) the N scale version appears to have the same size case (that is, the N scale case is the same real world size as the HO case), stacked 3 high, albeit on shelves, and 2 across ( not believable).  It's like the N scale of the 1960s, when use of HO scale details was fairly common.  Sorry, but until they fix it, I'm sticking with the Showcase bottle trucks, even if I have to paint them myself.
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Re: Classic Metal Works December 2023 Announcements
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2023, 06:28:20 PM »
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Are those Mayflower trucks based in reality?
Looks like a couple things I'm interested in at least.

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Re: Classic Metal Works December 2023 Announcements
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2023, 06:37:11 PM »
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I wish they'd offer more late 1930s vehicle options.

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Re: Classic Metal Works December 2023 Announcements
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2023, 06:49:51 PM »
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Are those Mayflower trucks based in reality?
Looks like a couple things I'm interested in at least.

The scheme is legit, but I don't think it was ever on a box truck.
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Re: Classic Metal Works December 2023 Announcements
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2024, 02:22:39 AM »
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I like the 1970s Chevy pick-ups and Buick Wagons they've got coming up in HO.