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Volker, Thank you. Here are views of some of the trucks from a farther distance. The first three each had a sprayed on coat. The last one was only done with a brush.

Ray, Thanks. That truck wound up on my home layout. I like that red fender too.

Russ, Thanks. I appreciate your understanding of how these models are being displayed and used, but I have a long way to go to approach the group here.

Here is another truck for my layout. It's an HO Mini Metals pickup that was converted to a pulpwood hauler. It's a composite of
3-4 prototype trucks found in online photos from approximately the same time frame. I like the homebuilt look.
There is also a photo of it on my layout here under Modelers at Work:  http://www.finescalerr.com/smf/index.php?topic=3067.0
(You can click on the photo to enlarge it)

It exhibits both credibility and charm. -- Russ

Well done!

Thank you, Russ & Ray

Nice, reminds me of Chester's work.

SandiaPaul, Thank you! Chester's trucks were very nicely done. 

Revisiting a personal favorite theme, here's another truck for the C&V RR.
It began as a RoCo kit from a bargain table at a train show. This is what it would've looked like if built as intended.


It became the old reliable delivery truck still working at the lumberyard.
The original kit didn't have a fuel tank. I added one made from a key from an old tiny calculator and scraps of styrene.


Here's the truck in front of the lumberyard's main shed.

I'm of the "with" Lp's
Otherwise the scenes look like a ghost town.
It's pretty obvious you're looking at a model/diorama.
MJinTN

Marty, I agree. My layout is set in 1954, so nobody out on the streets suggests potential nuclear attack is likely and, there were no self-driving vehicles then. Any locomotives with out a crew would be runaways. From a scenic perspective, figures, even if they are the weakest link in scenery, are a great way to draw the attention of viewers.

But the real key to the scene are the chickens. The truck's nice, too. -- Russ

Russ, There's a fence between the chickens and the street, but there's no fence on the other side of the yard between the chickens and the railroad tracks. Usually that's OK because approaching trains scare the birds away, but every once in awhile a train crew gets a free chicken dinner.