Brian Austin Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 On our way to the midwest on our summer vacation, my father and I stopped at Roadside America, the legendary model railroad/tourist trap. It's been at this location since the '40s or so, and the display hasn't changed much since the '60s. Collectors will appreciate the old toys and promo models, along with tinplate and modern LIONEL trains. Buildings are scratchbuilt in 1:32 scale (by one person!) vehicles and figures bizarrely range from 1:50 to 1:24. This would be the perfect place for all those 1:28-1:27 off-scale diecasts everybody hates. :-) Please click on the image below to visit my album. First two images in the album are from a 1987 visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1 model citizen Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Cool! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Scar Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Incredible. There's just so much there. You went to the trouble to take and post 165 pix, so I looked at every one. I liked the turquoise Edsel in front of the GM dealership. And the stone house , img 2640. And the caverns. And... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Phil Scar said: You went to the trouble to take and post 165 pix, so I looked at every one. I liked the turquoise Edsel in front of the GM dealership. And the stone house , img 2640. And the caverns. And... Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 On 11/30/2017 at 7:19 PM, Phil Scar said: Incredible. There's just so much there. You went to the trouble to take and post 165 pix, so I looked at every one. X2. Thank you much for taking your time to post all those pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 UPDATE! Sadly, Roadside America closed in 2020. The display and collection were broken up and auctioned off. You'll have to slog through several pages of results, but here are the auction listings. The auction itself is closed, but you can still view the pictures. https://auctionhowze.hibid.com/catalog/255594/roadside-america-liquidation-auction/?ipp=100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 Oddly, I'm not seeing the album link in my original post. Here it is: https://www.flickr.com/photos/brian_w_austin/albums/72157687922611815 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Thank you Brian, what an amazing experience it must have been to view this display. The magnitude is hard to comprehend! Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 Yeah, the display was a sight to behold. Sad to lose another bit of classic roadside Americana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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