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Hi Leo_3344 and welcome to the fun forum of Toy making. Some great toys you have made and designed. It does not matter whether you make them from ply or wood it is the end result that matters which you definitely have achieved. Some people like wood to make models from as they contrast well together. Ply can be stained to give the same effect.
As for the language it matters not I certainly understood what you are saying and am sure everyone else will which is all that matters when it comes to this hobby

G'Day & Welcome again Leo,
Good to see you've found the "toy making section" as many will appreciate your workmanship.
I use timber as it's easier to source good quality secondhand timber than ply; good quality ply here is expensive.
The use of old recycled timber suits me as it's cheaper to give toys away plus the older timber is always straight with nicer grain and colour.
Don't worry about the language issue, most are Aussie here and the rest of the mob are honourary Aussies, as are you now.
We have a top bunch of toymakers who are very helpful & knowledgeable on most things and I'm looking forward to seeing your handiwork.
Keep up the great toymaking.
Cheers, crowie

welcome
very nice work nice design
when i started out i used whatever i got for free now i buy wood for different colors and looks

Welcome to the forum, and thank you for sharing. I enjoy what is being built, maybe one day I will move to toy making as well.

Originally Posted by Leo_3344

..... I have a question too: I'm working mostly with plywood, because I can get it for free. But it seems a bit extraordinary here, most of you work with wood. Is there a reason for?.....

Yeah of course we get the wood for free. Plywood we have to pay for.


Just joking.

Welcome aboard Leo I am sure you will enjoy your journey with us all here.
I loved your models they look great
On the subject of the timber when it comes to toy and model making it is easier for us to source solid small pieces of timber here rather than plywood wood, that's a little harder to get hold of..... its pretty much like Crowie said its easier for to get solid timber her especially pine. and some hard woods. looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Just an after thought.... the method of toy making here is what is called solid block construction this is the way most of our toys are made this is an other reason that we would use solid timber I would be interested in seeing some of your planes maybe we could do a swap with some methods and practices.
Colbra

Hi Leo & welcome to the forum & nice work on those toys

Welcome Leo like the toys they are look good.


Eddie.

Love your firetruck mate and all the other stuff too.
Do you make them for your own kids?

Hello, Cobra. As soon as I'm finished mith the latest model I'll try and post some plans. Some of them are in a rather big format, but I'll see if my scanner can handle it. My own plans are rather scetchy: I adjust them while I work on the model. These I'll post in a few weeks. See you then. Greetings, Leo

Originally Posted by forunna

Love your firetruck mate and all the other stuff too.
Do you make them for your own kids?

I started making toys for my grandson, a few months before his birth. Now I can't stop : it's just too much fun. Some I can sell, rather too cheap, according to my wife...I'll post some plans within a few weeks.

Hi Leo, welcome.

If you can get plywood for free im sure you can source free solid wood. There are certain pine or spruce pallets you can pick up for free at industrial sites, they have a nice close grain and come in a variaty of colors. Most of the time they only need a quick rub with a plane and viola. Its hard to get wide boards tho, the widest you'd get is about 120mm, but its a great source to start experimenting .


Regards,

Dirk.

Leo,

I really like the simple, but strong designs you make. I am Dutch speaking as well, you can use google translate if you don't remeber the English words, but all people here are very easy going and go long ways in understanding and helping.

Happy toymaking!