I picked up this neat little 1950's Ford F100 truck on ebay fairly cheap. Manufactured by Athearn, it comes factory decorated for Rock Island and fits in nicely on Godinez as part of the rural station detailing.
These vehicles are very nicely detailed and feature crisp panel lines and fine printing, the moulded plastic parts aren't as fine as the etched details on my Neo resin models but for the price you cant complain!
Here it is parked on the layout, a little on the fresh side for a Rock Island truck, I think I will need to give it a heavy weathering to make it more authentic.
I was introduced to the Neo range of high-detail 1/87 vehicles by a fellow modeller a few months ago. These German models are resin replicas that are finished to an incredible level of detail, these are easily the most high quality HO scale models on the market and the detail level is on a par with much larger scales.
I picked up this Ford F100 pickup on ebay for a good price, this is an older model now so I guess the price reflects the demand for it. Certainly the more recent models in the range are over £10 more expensive!
I will be using this model as a detail for photos on my layout, its too detailed and fragile to risk using at public shows.
