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  1. 1st January 2016, 05:03 PM #1
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    Default Toy Steam Roller from Christmas toy pallet challenge

    Congratulations to Crowie on his Christmas toy pallet challenge, and to all the people involved in organizing it.

    It was a design that I had been thinking about for a long time, and when the Christmas toy pallet challenge came up, it galvanized me into action.

    This is Mk2, about 25% bigger than Mk1 and slightly different. The wheels I made with a circle cutter, aka fly cutter in a (home made) drill press.

    If anyone is interested, these are the plans for the toy steam roller from woodworkingdownunder.com

    I am working on another version with wheels that steer, may be ready for next Christmas.

    Also a few more photos attached of the build process:
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    Photos of Mk1 & Mk2 steam roller toy:
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    The driver has been borrowed from a dolls house.
    Free toy plans from http://www.woodworkingdownunder.com/free_wooden_toy_plans.html
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    Thank you Tony for putting up the thread with your road roller....
    It's a great looking toy, both simply & strong ready for hours of fun & play....Top job sir,
    Cheers, Peter
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    Well Done !!!
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    Just a thought Tony, by modifying the rear of the road roller to look the same as the front you'd have Fred Flintstone's style car....What do you think??, Cheers Peter
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    Well done Tony. It was a close call between yourself and Crowie and so it should have been.
    Thanks for your build photos as they always add to the project.
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    Quote Originally Posted by crowie View Post
    Just a thought Tony, by modifying the rear of the road roller to look the same as the front you'd have Fred Flintstone's style car....What do you think??, Cheers Peter
    Yes indeed it does. Have a look at this one - it's actually a custom made golf cart

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    A great looking build, I for one when I first saw your build thought it was a flintstone car

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