1:43 Scale Vehicles For Your Layout

I will start with the first post. I chose for this week a WMCE model made exclusively for Route 66 Models. There were only 10 produced. It is a 1957 De Soto Fireflite hardtop. To say that this model is gorgeous would be a severe understatement. It is just stunning and emulates the wonderful style of the 50’s. When I stumbled on it on Forum 1:43, it was a must have. In a blink of the eye, it was sold out, so I feel fortunate I grabbed it just in time. What makes it more special to me is I was going to recommend this model as the NABCC 2023 Car of the Year after I found a photo of the 1 to 1 over a year ago. Buz from Route 66 beat me to it (all good) as there are many other beautiful models to consider for 2023.


I hope my story gives you some ideas of what to tell us about your model of the week.

Image for the 1:43 scale model


Image of the 1 to 1

For our inaugural thread on this topic I have a Brooklin Model of a 1970s Mustang Fastback GT500.  It’s not as detailed or fancy as many of the other Brooklins I have or I see people post on our forum, but it has special meaning to me.

My dad had a similar car (not the high end GT500 but same body style) when I was a little boy.   He loved that car.   He would take me on rides and let me sit in the front, pre-seatbelt laws.  I always insisted on sitting in the front.

One rainy day he had to take a short ride to the store for something and asked if I wanted to join him.  While it was a short ride it included a ride over a short bridge.  As he recounts the story, that day, for some reason, I wanted to sit in the back seat, probably to have more room to play with the toy car I had recently gotten.

Well, the bridge was slippery, dad got cut off by another driver, spun around, hit the other side of the bridge on the front passenger-side corner and totaled his beloved Mustang.   The front passenger seat was obliterated.   I would not be here today if I had sat there.

Wonderful story with a happy ending. This is a wonderful contribution to this new weekly thread.

Thank you so much for sharing it.

I have a relative who had and probably still has (been a while since I've seen them) a 72 Buick Skylark Orange convertible. I always loved that car and was taken for rides in it. I've always been a Buick fan, my parents had Buicks also.  I'm generally a mid to late 60s  and seventies car fan, especially GM products ( I do like T Birds and Mustangs any year). I also like any year/make  trucks- tractors or pickups , 1980 or before. 
 After the first NABCC club car this was a have to have Brooklin,




    1970 Buick GS    _

So, for the 1st week, if I understand, it can be any 1:43 scale model? White Metal, resin or diecast, yes?

1:43 scale model collecting is fairly new for me as I started in late 2012. I was thrilled with the models available, so many brands, marques and body styles, Oh Boy! Where does a collector start?
I have always been fascinated with the style of the '34 LaSalle, now the '34 Cadillac is nice, but the LaSalle took the style to a whole new level. It's smaller size just pulls it off much better, more graceful with more class.
I had already added a couple from Brooklin when I came across this beautiful convertible by Durham. It was in my favorite medium, white metal. A fantastic color of Sheridan Blue and a closed version besides, heaven. It even came to me at a fabulous price. So, all things considered and with several more added since, this is my absolute favorite 1934 LaSalle.

"So, for the 1st week, if I understand, it can be any 1:43 scale model? White Metal, resin or diecast, yes?"

Yes!!!!!

This car here is a diecast Corgi car of a 1970 Mustang boss 302. My first new car at age 24. Cost---$3250.00

Dave