Hot Wheels (for a change)

Nigels, I find I’m liking some of the Matchbox stuff I’m seeing at the moment. I love old school American hot rods but I saw some Matchbox work trucks on my last shopping trip that I thought would work well on my next layout.

I totally agree, as 'furniture' on a train layout the Matchbox cars are ideal and about the right scale for either HO/OO or Tomy trains.  They are also quite reasonably priced from what I'm seeing out there and as I mentioned tend to carry more 'real world' vehicles or service vehicles than you get in the Hot Wheels range.  Although I have to admit to liking the HW range for exactly what you mention, hot rods, muscle cars etc...  especially the ones with flames and other great graphics on them