In researching my railcar (see For Sale forum) I found that JLE Scale Models in Iowa made a bunch of 1:20 metal and plastic kits for various older vehicles, like a 1909 Model T, 1929 Model A wagon, etc.
Are these the old Hubley models in disguise?
In researching my railcar (see For Sale forum) I found that JLE Scale Models in Iowa made a bunch of 1:20 metal and plastic kits for various older vehicles, like a 1909 Model T, 1929 Model A wagon, etc.
Are these the old Hubley models in disguise?
For those who do not read the post on the railcar. Here is the answer to Pete’s question.
Must look out that Solido Ford over here in the UK Boomer. I would love to get my hands on some of the Hubley’s and their re-casts but shipping and import costs make it a bit prohibitive over here. I have found that with some vehicle types that if you don’t know the size of the prototype in relation to what you are modelling then if its over/under scale a bit it does not matter too much. But I appreciate your sentiments.
As a youngster I assembled many plastic plane, car and ship kits; and was always happy with the results. I bought two Hubley kits, but was very disappointed with the amount of metal flash that had to be removed from the poorly casted parts. When that was all done I found the parts fit very poorly.
Flash forward half a century. Now a very experienced modeller with all the proper tools, I decided to try another Hubley car kit. But the results were the same.
Better to buy the modern assembled die-cast vehicles. Many of them can be found on line, sometimes on sale. A week or two after Christmas I found a large scale firetruck on sale in Walmart. A beautiful well assembled model for about $50. Fortunately I was the one person that walked down that aisle that was tall enough to reach it.