Tomica Limited Vintage - Diorama

Here are more photos of my 1/64 scale TLV-14 Prince Clipper Truck and TLV-No9a Isuzu BU04 type Bus by Tomytec in a diorama setup. These photos will show the perfect 1/64 scale comparison of the bus and the medium sized truck.

TLV-14 Prince Clipper Truck

Here's another Prince Clipper Truck for my TLV collection. I got this from a fellow member of DCPH from our last swap meet.

A recap of the history of the Prince Clipper Truck:
Prince Motor Company which started as Tachikawa Aircraft Company, makers of the famous Japanese Zero fighter planes, produced the Clipper trucks from 1958 until it's merger with Nissan in 1966.

*photo from http://www.earlydatsun.com/princetruck.html

It's considered as a cab-over or COE (Cab Over Engine) type truck which has a flat face with the cab of the truck sitting on the engine and front axle. This truck chassis configuration is currently common among European and Japanese truck manufacturers, because the laws governing overall vehicle lengths are strict and the body style allows longer trailers or a longer cargo area for the same overall length.

LV-14b Prince Clipper Truck

TLV-35 Prince Clipper Refuse Truck

Here is another version of the Prince Clipper truck produced by Prince Motor Company. Different types were made, depending on their needs and truck use, using the same truck chassis configuration.

LV-35 Prince Clipper Refuse Truck

Tomica Limited Vintage - Diorama

I collect Tomica Limited Vintage and Neo models because of their superb details and consistency in scale. Full realism of the vehicle can be seen by the high quality and workmanship of the headlights, tail lights, body paint and rims. All models in the line were released in 1/64 scale, unlike in the regular Tomica line, scales differ from one another.

Here are photos of them in a diorama setup to showcase their details and proportion.

LV-34 Prince Clipper and LV-57 Prince Skyline 1900 DX

TLV-57 Prince Skyline 1900 DX - Fire Chief

Prince Motor Company introduced the first Skyline in April 1957. The Skylines (ALSI-1) were produced as four door luxury cars but they also made five door station wagon type cars. In 1958 they released the ALSI-2 model with quad headlights. This model was powered by a 1.5L engine and was produced until 1961.



LV-57 Prince Skyline 1900 DX - Fire Chief

TLV-43 Prince Clipper Vacuum Truck

Prince Motor Company which started as Tachikawa Aircraft Company, makers of the famous Japanese Zero fighter planes, produced the Clipper trucks from 1958 until it's merger with Nissan in 1966.


*photo from http://www.earlydatsun.com/princetruck.html

It's considered as a cab-over or COE (Cab Over Engine) type truck which has a flat face with the cab of the truck sitting on the engine and front axle. This truck chassis configuration is currently common among European and Japanese truck manufacturers, because the laws governing overall vehicle lengths are strict and the body style allows longer trailers or a longer cargo area for the same overall length.

LV-43 Prince Clipper Vacuum Truck

TLV-47 Prince Skyway

The Prince Skyway was designed as a commercial delivery van. It was produced from April 1957 - September 1963. After the merger of Prince and Nissan in 1966, they dropped the name of the Skyway and soon the Skyline was born.

LV-47 Prince Skyway














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