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Post by ptc on May 16, 2020 13:52:47 GMT
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Post by Country Joe on May 16, 2020 14:32:38 GMT
Brian, that is way cool. It makes me wish I had room for a Mel's Diner on my layout.
Hmm, it might be time for us to look for a bigger house with a big bonus room above the garage so I can build a bigger layout. 
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Post by dennym57 on May 16, 2020 14:45:00 GMT
Wish I had room on my layout. It may be time to rip it up and redo it.
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Post by ptc on May 16, 2020 16:57:48 GMT
This would be the perfect add-on for thew ultimate Mel's Diner fan.
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Post by ptc on May 16, 2020 17:48:43 GMT
Item sold a shorty time ago. Wonder if the buyer has a layout. Sold for $ 199.95. Somebody really liked it.  |
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Post by Joe Saggese on May 16, 2020 17:53:30 GMT
I would love Mels diner but its to big for me |
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Post by ptc on May 16, 2020 18:28:18 GMT
Joe, it is one of MTH's nicest accessories. Good action to it. Does not fit our layout as well.
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Post by Country Joe on May 16, 2020 19:51:32 GMT
Item sold a shorty time ago. Wonder if the buyer has a layout. Sold for $ 199.95. Somebody really liked it.
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Post by ptc on May 16, 2020 20:38:44 GMT
"That's quite a bit more than I'd be willing to pay."
This model comes into the category of a rare collectors piece. I had not seen it before it was offered for sale today. Brooklin models are some of the best vehicles offered in a scale that works with our O-Gauge trains. They are all white metal, very heavy, not die-cast, and all of the details are applied by hand. Additionally, this is a special piece made for one of the Brooklin Car Clubs, so the number produced was very low. This model sold in less than three hours, so there sure was a demand for it.
Big price ticket for sure, but no doubt worth it to the buyer.
When I regularly attended train shows, I went looking for Brooklins and found many at die-cast like prices. Well worth looking for.
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Post by ptc on May 16, 2020 20:46:01 GMT
What a coincidence, while looking for photos of a 57 Chrysler C 300 to go with this week's Autos Thread, I found this one at Mel's Diner. What a gorgeous car. I love the color combination.  |
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Post by Spice7 on May 16, 2020 20:56:57 GMT
Too pricy. Make the sign, make a waitress and find an inexpensive car.
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Post by harborbelt70 on May 16, 2020 21:18:42 GMT
What a coincidence, while looking for photos of a 57 Chrysler C 300 to go with this week's Autos Thread, I found this one at Mel's Diner. What a gorgeous car. I love the color combination.
The box art does not do justice to the kit. A very skilled builder has made one closer to Brian's photo, as described here: i-am-modelist.com/2012/10/08/1957-chrysler-300c/
The original 300C was called the "Beautiful Brute." Personally I prefer the classic finned Chrysler Imperial but you can't improve on the color and custom job shown in Brian's photo.
P.S. Found it. That car was built by Custom Concepts at its shops in Fresno, CA, with a lot of specialized extra work (drive train/interior) from other contractors: www.customconcept.net/57Chrysler300C.html
Here's another view of it:
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Post by ptc on May 16, 2020 22:01:08 GMT
Lots of good research, Andy. Thanks.
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Post by Spice7 on May 16, 2020 22:14:44 GMT
Two nice cars for the drive in. Attachments:
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Post by harborbelt70 on May 16, 2020 23:03:17 GMT
Two nice cars for the drive in.
Interesting in the present context of complaints (including mine) about very little new tooling from O scale manufacturers that Wiki notes the following - remembering that we are talking about 1963 prices:
"Tooling for the model cost at least $250,000 at the time and Chrysler completely underwrote the expense."
BTW, I assume all of that tooling was made in the USA.
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