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2nd July 2017, 04:39 PM #1Senior Member
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Model T Tanker Car
Hi,
My great nephew has his first birthday in a couple of weeks so I thought I would make him a wooden toy. Then I thought while I am at it would make 2. Plans came from Norm Marshalls Great Book of Wooden Toys.
The engine block is Victorian Ash, the chassis base and wheel arches are silky oak and the rest is pine. I made the decals Jackson Oil in Microsoft Publisher putting a blue star with an oval superimposed on it and then a text box in the oval. Printed it out and cut it out and then PGA glue onto the tank. Put a thin smear of glue over the top of the decal, let it dry and then the first of 4 coats of clear varnish.
Have rounded the sharp edges to make it a bit safer for young Jackson. Ready for some rough play.
Thanks for looking.
Todd
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2nd July 2017, 08:43 PM #2
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2nd July 2017, 09:31 PM #3
Great to see you back making toys Todd in the cold winter of Ipswich too...
The truck has come up a treat and will be driven everywhere..
Cheers, Peter
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Two top trucks - and they are Fords
Well Done Mate
Regards
Keith
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3rd July 2017, 09:58 AM #6
Norm Marshalls Great Book of Wooden Toys.
I had his book way back in the 1980's and made many of his toys.
The crane on the low boy was scratch built from measurements I took while working on Harris Dam in Alabama.
old toys1.jpgold toys2.PNG
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4th July 2017, 07:27 PM #7Senior Member
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Hi Cava,
I had my trusty smart phone with calculator and converted the dimensions to metric - I rounded the measurements up to the nearest whole number. Seemed to work well.
Todd
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4th July 2017, 07:27 PM #8Senior Member
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Nice work. It is a great book.
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4th July 2017, 07:30 PM #9Senior Member
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Thanks Crowie,
They turned out quite well. We ended a bit further east of Ipswich so not as cold as Ipswich. These little tanker trucks have got me inspired again as I haven't had the desire to make toys. Watch this space.
Todd.
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4th July 2017, 08:15 PM #10
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