Promoting Excellence in HO Scale Vehicle Modeling

Brekina has displayed two additional paint schemes on their Ford CLT-9000, Roadway Express (shown here) and BF Goodrich scheme in black with stripes. Brekina also announced additional paint schemes on their recently released Mack R model and International LoneStar, including several Maritime Ontario schemes. In February we introduced Iconic Replicas' pair of new Squad 51 fire apparatus from the famous television show Emergency! The Ward LaFrance P80 pumper and Dodge D300 medical and rescue unit were shown at the recent Railroad Hobby Show in W. Springfield, MA at the Iconic Replicas booth. They've now posted photos of each preproduction model on their website. Check out all the news in our March New Products.

We've assembled another gallery of outstanding models in Photo Gallery 823. Our feature photo for Photo Gallery 823 shown here is a model of the classic '90s International 9700 cabover in Schneider National orange submitted by Marty Uhlig and is a collaboration with Brad Hassler. These trucks were ubiquitous in the 1990s and were nicknamed the "Great Pumpkin." Check out the details of Marty's model and all the companion photos of the outstanding models in our Photo Gallery 823!

We want to thank all of you modelers who joined us for our 2024 East Coast Meet held recently in West Springfield, Massachusetts. We had over 50 modelers, vendors, and guests within our group and we all had a spectacular time. A very special thanks go to Thomas Kelly and Jesse Weigand for organizing the display space for models and Route87 modules. We'll try our best to get some photos from the show posted in a Photo Gallery relatively soon so we can share some amazing modeling on display at the show. Now it's time to start planning for the 2025 East Coast Meet to be held January 25-26, 2025 in West Springfield, Massachusetts. This year's event drew 22,657 attendees for the two day weekend show. We'll have the registration page for the 2025 show posted in late summer so keep an eye on our website for that announcement. We'd love to see your there!


Who We Are, What We Do

The 1/87 Vehicle Club was established to promote the construction, use, and manufacture of prototypically accurate scale vehicle and equipment models specifically in 1/87 (HO) scale. 1/87 scale is most commonly referred to as "HO" scale because this is the scale of HO gauge model trains, by far the most popular scale for railroad modeling.

Our club assists in the exhibition, promotion, manufacturing, and production research of vehicles of all kinds in 1/87 (HO) scale. This web site and associated events are the place to meet and communicate with other people who are passionate about your hobby.

   Upcoming Events

Our highlight photo for Photo Gallery 822 is this great little model of a 1973 Ford F-250 tow truck from Peter De Alba. Peter created this model using an Atlas cab and chassis mated to a Trident light duty tow truck body. Check out the details of Peter's model and all the accompanying photos of the outstanding models in our Photo Gallery 822!

Our feature photo for Photo Gallery 821 is this spectacular model of a Caterpillar D9R in transport mode loaded on a railroad flatcar. Trevor Hinze created this model using his own CAD drawings of the prototype and created his own files for 3D printing all the parts of this model on his resin printer. Check out the details of Trevor's model and all the accompanying photos of the outstanding models in our Photo Gallery 821! [posted 11/27/2022]

Our feature photo for Photo Gallery 820 is this interesting diorama from Christian Schulz. This gallery continues our photo coverage of the 2022 Fulda Meet, thanks to Thomas Leuchtman. Thomas was unable to furnish many details on his photos so we'll have to rely on modelers who attended the meet to help us out with details. For now, enjoy Thomas' photos of the outstanding models from the meet in our Photo Gallery 820! [posted 11/27/2022]

We continue to update the Classic Mint Collectibles web site as we uncover more photos, some never before published. This is another of the projects we've recently completed, an archival web site for Classic Mint Collectibles. In case you're a recent "convert" to 1/87 scale or have only recently discovered our web site, Classic Mint Collectibles produced some of the most exquisite museum quality brass models of HO scale Peterbilt trucks, Komatsu and John Deere mining and construction equipment, and Talbert lowboy and Heil pneumatic bulk trailers from 2003 through 2009. Having been involved in the research and development of these models we feel uniquely qualified to keep the brand at the forefront of any discussion regarding high quality models in 1/87 scale. We'll be adding to the site and doing all we can to keep the content fresh so please check it out. We hope you enjoy the site! [posted 08/02/2013]

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