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Some of you will recall a photo I posted about 5 years ago depicting a somewhat crude wooden model of a '32 ford stakebed that I once owned. Some 40 years ago, the day before my son's 3rd birthday I made a sketch of the '32 and constructed the toy from scrapwood. It remains in good shape on a shelf in his long abandoned bed room, although it's now missing it's rear duals, which I stole yesterday to use for my grandson's toy Foyota.
Yesterday morning about ten am I decided to build a model toy of my wacky foyota project. I removed the stakebed's wheels so I could work out a scale, carefully propping the rear on a wood block and setting a plastic WW2 walkie talkie in front of the bare rear axle. With this wheel at 2 3/4" the scale would be loosely, 1/12. Perfect! Easy as they get, I drew a quick sketch of the jailbar foyota, which I had parked close to the shop. Keep in mind these toy trucks are not perfectly to scale or highly detailed. My hope is they look like something an old grandpa woulda built during lean times, with what he had on hand. Since I'm now semi-retired I feel ok if this one takes two days, but I'm feeling the heat, on shipping to Seattle. Last evening at six when my wife called me in to supper, I got the ol' "Why do you always wait til the last second?" lecture. Sheesh, Last Second? I've got like ten days and I still have to make some kinda furniture for his sister's American Girl doll (half day easy)...Anyway here's the truck before I took the wheels. (I found some nice 2 3/4" similar from a hubley truck on ebay so ordered them last night about 11 pm. for relacements. Yikes) And a picture of the early stages. It currently has a bed, a hood/cowl, front and rear fenders and I just milled out some weathered bedwood, which will go down in the next ten minutes. Stay tuned , I only have until six, so the race is on. Ho Ho Ho |
Re: A different truck build thread I like it! Love the woodworking, wish I would have learned automotive and fabrication. Maybe when I retire:D
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Re: A different truck build thread That's awesome! Love it! Thanks for posting.
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Re: A different truck build thread Nice light on the band saw. You got all the cool stuff GB.
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Re: A different truck build thread What a great truck!
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Re: A different truck build thread I'm not much of a wood butcher. It's great to see someone that can do it so well. Go GB!
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Re: A different truck build thread I love the model!!! A little more off topic stuff: I'm heavily into A's but lurk here everyday. My currant model project involves converting two Jim Beam whiskey decanter Model A police patrol wagons into a replica of the MAFFI (Model A Ford Foundation, Inc) 1931 AA school bus now being used to transport visitors around the Gilmore museum campus in Hickory Corners, Michigan. It's a long term project, a couple years+. I totally disassembled the two plastic bodies I removed from the porcelain bottles and am morphing them into one longer body. I had to cut the porcelain decanter right behind the Model A cowl. I notched it on the 4 square corners with my Dremel & it cracked perfectly where I wanted! Yes, the decanters were empty. No photos as I haven't figured out how to post them yet.
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Re: A different truck build thread Like a thousand times better than something store bought.
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Had some visitors this afternoon, But I came close to completion by supper.. Mail goes out tomorrow at 2pm, so I can drill some holes to mount windshield, and both bumpers in the morning. Gotta figure out some grill bars too. Front bumper was a slice off the side of some old 1/2" steel hydraulic line, rear bumper from a scissor-lock off an old wood stepladder. Windshield is small square stock, a shiskabob skewer. Headlights are short 3/8" carraige bolts. Steering wheel 1/8 and 3/16 rod. Had trouble finding 4 matching 1/4-20 axle bolts. I drilled holes in maple axle blocks undersized and thread them in. Tailgate glued in fixed. Burning out on this, but a pretty fun exercise.
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Re: A different truck build thread Handmade gifts for the grandkids can be cherished forever.
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Re: A different truck build thread Looks Great!
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Re: A different truck build thread Way to go G B. LOVE them both !! Perhaps you could put a swap meet find minni flatty in the bed. I've built a few wooden pond boats; you may have inspired to build my very own 46 Jail Bar. Hmmmm.
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Re: A different truck build thread Great Job GB! You just keep impressing us with your innovative talents.
Merry Christmas from Kentucky Al and Mary H |
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Well, My wife just reminded me that my daughter's family is celebrating Christmas in Califormia, but they'll be on the island for a week at New Years. Suddenly it's no rush. Maybe I will try to paint the coat hanger grill bars and headlight rings in tacoma cream. Just as well, because there's a lot to do around the place this week, like move another cord of wood from our adjacent property to the woodshed. After that I start prepping the lumber for 12 custom doors from reclaimed lumber headed up to Mink Island off of British Columbia. I have about half of it loaded into the '59 F350, but needed a break. Never needed on of those til I hit about 70. Sheesh.
Pics show the windshield, bumper, grill bars and safety rails all welded up and installed. Somehow I made the nose too narrow for 15 grill bars, so she got 9. Actually looks more like a 40-41 big truck nose now. Long, been my favorite, but pickup track width narrow to haul plywood. I see I forgot to install rear bumper but now I have all the time in the world. :) |
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Re: A different truck build thread Love it. I like the real one too.
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Re: A different truck build thread Bravo! Well done.
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I love things like that. I had a customer that was a wood worker by hobby. He was fascinated by my 49 8N I had in the showroom. He made me a wood 8N which I still have. The wheels turn too. Sadly, he passed away. |
Re: A different truck build thread See'ns how I have a few more grandkids, I made a couple more of my 'balancing act' action figures. You might notice some of our V8 valve springs and other used up parts involved. A few years back I inherited two 5 gallon buckets of wrenches, mostly manufactured in India and Taiwan, hence the open end wrenches for claws'. I appologize for the poorly produced video, but at least it's really short and you'll get the idea. I think my New Years resolution will be to learn to improve and edit these things.
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Now THAT is a true model. Beautifully done. |
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Re: A different truck build thread GB,
Awesome model building! The grandkids will love them! Regards, Chris and Cheryl |
Re: A different truck build thread GB…..every time I see something new that you’re up to, I’m amazed at the ability in the hands that you were blessed with….and the vision to see it thru….nice job ‘Ol Boy!….
Merry Christmas to you and your family, from way over here in Maine!……. |
Re: A different truck build thread Any "kid" would love to own that truck. Great job GB.
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Re: A different truck build thread Thanks, I just can't seem to sit around doing nothing, so between the larger projects I need to fill in the gaps with this kind of small stuff. It really was FUN!
When I ordered replacement wheels for the ones stolen from the flatbed, I ended up finding two different sets of four wheels. Now I'll have another 1/12 scale set for a possible woodie wagon.... |
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Re: A different truck build thread Island art by GB Sisson. Dosn't get any better .
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Re: A different truck build thread Excellent work and planning. Keep busy , I know how important that is .
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