By the way, also bought these connectors to hook all the short sections of tape lights up.

@john-quilter Hallmark put out a short series of Roadsters from 1998 to 2002. They included the 31 Ford, 32 Chevrolet, 35 Auburn, 30 Cadillac and a ...

@john-quilter I get them from Amazon. They have a transformer which cuts the voltage to 12V. I cut them in lengths equal to the shelve width and gang...

I have tried to get them to make some using the "Orphan" cars. Would love to see them do some Studebakers, Nash, Kaiser Frazer, Frazer, Packard.... ...

I have built several displays for my models. This type is my favorite for 1/43 models. They are lit with tape lights installed in a grove in the bot...

Well I have to confess I have a collection of all the Hallmark cars and trucks since they started issuing them. Put them out at Christmas. They won't...

Just put a reminder in my calendar. Thanks!

Someone is going to have big shoes to fill!

@ralf Beautiful! Thanks!

@kenspear I think I will try it on one I wouldn't mind repainting if I screw it up. I would love to see you do one.

@kenspear One more question. Have you ever tried this where you wanted to retain the original paint job? Have a feeling the answer is no but sure wo...

Thanks! That helps a lot. I had all the paint removed and has polished with 12000 grit paper. I will have to get some finer paper. What I didn't k...

I keep looking for a way to reverse the yellowing but no success so far.

Thanks for responses. The result, as it affects me, is some overseas items, I don't buy and/or bid on. Sometimes the shipping is higher than the pri...