Brian Austin

I can just picture old-timers a century ago belittling younger drivers who didn't have to hand-crank their engine to start due to the new-fangled electric starter motor. ?

I recently ordered this lovely paperweight online. It's an old All-Nation O Gauge Ten Wheeler built metal kit. From what I've read, it was a popular model in its time, but you don't find much solid info on them online. So far I've confirmed the seller's description stating it didn't run. The motor might be dead, or there's a short somewhere. Motor is an open frame design made by Pittman for All-Nation. I have already separated the chassis from the boiler, along with the motor subframe. IIRC this thing weighs about 6 and a half pounds in total.

I wonder if there might be a liability problem as well.

My thought is that it's A.I., which has been invading the car FB groups to much consternation. It sure does look like a publicity photo, but, yeah, I've never seen any camper like it. It has some interesting things going on, such as the trim and the paint color separation at the front fenders. This design sure stands out among most American campers of the period, which were boxier. What's going on with the wheels?

Here is the Tik Tok account. https://www.tiktok.com/@lauren.stephanie0 This is the most recent video. She's a bit taken aback by the response to her project. A friend of the late previous home owner commented on a model railway forum that he knew him. I hope old photos surface of the layout in its former days.

This one's been making the rounds on FB. I'm not sure where this image originated. A quick reverse Image Search brought up one result, a social media post.

A couple recently moved into their new home to find the previous owner had built a model railway, and though they're new to the hobby they plan to restore it... https://uk.news.yahoo.com/homeowner-finds-huge-abandoned-model-railway-back-garden-134629115.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJm21RrAmDbo5r_rF2zbOC8VKqNrD5x1P1Kw5FLTbFcJtfdLq0Fdn0XHjFKRsA4STkBgbV9PW_bW3bL5rK1RLdRKyN8iRlkHBczMV6sCRSpp5H892Qu0TbZ0n-c2-bVbcxuxrkGmhFvkiis8pqxVVzES-8uBd7oCUIKq5qadwapo

They could probably be turned on a lathe or 3D printed.

Painting Deloreans was a thing back then. The BHCC listings show red, black and I think a white one as well. Many were painted by their original dealers. https://support.delorean.com/kb/a86/painted-deloreans-updated.aspx

Their Sold inventory. (Note: To open each listing I had to Google them including their stock number. I don't know if their website blocks direct access to old listings, or if the problem is at my end.) https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1981-delorean-dmc-12-c-16581.htm

Two happier-looking examples. https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1981-delorean-dmc-12-c-16572.htm https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1981-delorean-dmc-12-c-16581.htm

Listings with this dealer tend to gloss over apparent problems with their cars, so I doubt we'll ever know the backstory. ?

https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1981-delorean-dmc-12-c-608.htm

As far as the tires go, I wonder what 1:12 scale kits have some that are close to the right size.

Many have survived and have been put on display at shows here in New England over the years. I don't know about elsewhere.

Songwriter and producer Pete Waterman and his team just broke the Guiness record for longest portable model railway. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1wx31x1yljo

From what I've read, Mr. Stewart took models with him to work on while on tour.

Don't tow trucks seem to take forever to come when you want one? ?

In Massachusetts there is the Franklin & South Manchester HO scale layout built by George Selios tha's been featured in several hobby magazines over the decades. One can visit during an Open House day.

This was at the BSAAC show in at the Endicott Estate in Dedham, MA. They always have an interesting variety there.

IIRC I saw this creation once, twenty years ago. I wonder what became of it.

In Pennsylvania, there was the beloved Roadside America attraction, built to nominally 3/8" to the foot scale to go with the larger tinplate trains Lionel was selling at the time, but the trains were eventually replaced with Lionel 0 Gauge. On top of that scale difference, numerous 1:25 scale cars populated the streets. Unfortunately during the pandemic the attraction closed. On the other hand, another longtime attraction, Choo Choo Barn, also in PA, has changed hands, but reportedly it's supposed to continue operation. It too utilizes Lionel O Gauge trains.

Low-loader combo seen in 2004.

Half-sized Caterpillar loader seen in 2007.

Seen in 2004.