| Spendlove | 18 May 2013 4:08 p.m. PST |
I need help TMP. US police vehicles in 1:87 scale are horrifically expensive on eBay in the UK and they are hard to find too. What do you folks use for your 15mm scale US police vehicles? Any help hugely appreciated. |
 miniMo  | 18 May 2013 4:20 p.m. PST |
In the US the 1/87 ones come in a variety of price points from Model Railroad suppliers. |
| War In 15MM | 18 May 2013 5:10 p.m. PST |
Take a look at Model Power Minis. Model Power is a name brand for HO scale railroad stuff. They make a lot of cars. I think they tend to run around $5 USD or $6 USD (I'm not an expert in this). Pretty sure they make a lot of them and you might find something. |
| 79thPA | 18 May 2013 5:53 p.m. PST |
A lot of people also use Matchbox and Hot Wheels. |
| dsfrank | 18 May 2013 9:48 p.m. PST |
I 2d the matchbox & hotwheels – lots of cop cars and such produced by them over the years |
| Spendlove | 19 May 2013 1:57 a.m. PST |
I always find that Hotwheels and Matchbox cars are really oversized compared to 15mm figures. The trucks are a good scale though. |
| Redroom | 19 May 2013 8:54 a.m. PST |
Hotwheels, matchbox and some of the cheap versions at the 99c stores and thrift shops work well imo. What figures are you planning to use with them and does the height of bases need to be considered in your decision? |
| MarAndreas | 19 May 2013 11:46 a.m. PST |
What's your limit for "horrifically expensive?" There are a number of the Busch 1:87 police cars on Amazon, starting at £4.50 GBP
(Although it looks like all of them are "Only 1 in stock".. hmm…) |
| Spendlove | 19 May 2013 12:13 p.m. PST |
The problem is once you add the total rip off postage (both Royal Mail and USPS have raised their prices to outrageous levels) it suddenly gets silly. |
| 79thPA | 19 May 2013 5:05 p.m. PST |
Are there any train/railroad shows you can go to? That will save you the cost of postage and let you see what is out there. I try to hit a train show or two a year just to see what I can poach for miniature gaming. |
| surdu2005 | 19 May 2013 6:11 p.m. PST |
I've been trying to find police cars for 1930s for 28mm figures. Those have been just as hard to find as what Spendlove seeks. |
| Stepman3 | 19 May 2013 6:19 p.m. PST |
Model Power for HO scale railroad…about 4 bucks each…Matchbox are to big. |
