Thread: You can't rush concrete??!!

It takes so much longer when you personalize & modify a toy to get through the build, especially when you muckup and have to redo things...
Poor little Handy has been almost turning red with frustration ...

The exhaust stacks have been redone, though one set is on steroids...

The air-horns for the cabin roof have been made with one triple set. The idea for the support base came from one of Bret's trucks, thank you.

The fuel tanks are shop bought as are the headlights. The front mudguards/fenders have been modified to allow for the headlights.

I had a go at adding "casting resin" to the cracks in the jarrah I used for the cabin but somehow mucked up big time as it wouldn't set.
After much scraping and cleaning the cracks were eventually filled with clear epoxy, then sanded clean again.

The other surprize is I've had to raid my toy wheel stash for 12 duels and 6 single 2" wheels, thank you Wood Joys for your past specials...

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So for now folks,
That's all....
Cheers, crowie

Excellent work Crowie. Regular production line!!

Top stuff Pete

Regards

Keith

There is always one Peter that has to go one better than his mates and have bigger exhausts and more horns than the rest I bet that is Handy's truck.

Coming along great love to watch all the builds on here with some great builders of toys/models and you are one of them.

They look fantastic Peter. Handy will deserve a good vacation after these are built.

Bret

Coming along great!!!
Didn't notice the fancy muffler cooler holes [???] till I went and looked closer, nice!!!

G'Day Bruce, On the Exhaust Stacks/Mufflers....
Handy would try and tell you it was his idea BUT in truth I'm sure I borrowed the idea from a fellow toymaker a couple of years back.

Process:

Square up a appropriate length, I use hardwood.
Round over the edges with a 1/8" router bit.
Mark out the centre line of 3 sides of the square and mark out the spacing for the detailing.
The detailing is done in a drill press with a good sharp brad point drill bit, just making a small recess on the marked centre.

The outlets are dowel centrally inserted into one end of the square, normally 2/3's the size of the square, glued and recessed a good 1/2".
The outlet holes I drill with a forstner bit while the square is held vertical in an engineers vee block on the drill press.
This process needs to be done first to ensure the integrity of timber in the square is maintained [yes, I learnt the hard way].

Looks good but a fair amount of fiddly work.
Cheers, Peter

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Now I'm HTL.

Originally Posted by htl

Now I'm HTL.

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Here To Learn. LOL
My call sign.

Without knowing at the time.....on my way to the Homebush Railway Station, up a side road was this concrete job going on. Note not just one but 2 multi axled trucks!! I had forgotten I had taken this photo until just now while flicking through some other pics
Just for you Crowie

Thanks for the photo Rod, but I'm too far down the track to make a twin steer tri-axle concrete truck.

Those trucks would have to carry something like 7 cubic mtrs with that number of axles??

I'd need another agitator, but you've done two [2] for me, so please, but no thank you for now.

Cheers, Peter

No Pete not 7 cubic metres I think they would carry 12! A bogie Concrete Truck with single steer can carry between 6 and 7 cubic metres but the load would tip out a bit out when cornering so they usually deliver 5.5 to 6. (I think I am right....some one will tell if I am wrong) You could make another truck with a heap of axles

Well it's slow going with family here Friday afternoon and most of Saturday plus the grandsons overnight last night with park visits today, it's been hard to squeeze in some shed time, especially on a secret project.

Had to do a mock up to determine the length of the chassis after adding to various other parts, then it took a bit to work out wheel hole spacing along with the cut away for the rear wheels and then spacers for the front wheels;
but Handy is pleased with our efforts so it's time to start the glue up process [he's watching it dry for me ]...

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A question for Geoff please:
Could you describe the old style control panel for the agitator please,
as I'd like to try to put a "control panel" on the side of the hopper support, thank you..

Cheers, Peter