Thread: First Toy WIP

That is coming along really well!!

I like the way you have kept things simple and yet given the piece a lot of detail.

Coming along nicely Derek

NIce! - Like the recovery as well. - Good Choice

Hello Derek

Great fix for the headlights. Looks better than the original

Bret

G'day Derek,
You could add a series of lines to the centre between the light to look like grill?
That being said it does look better than original as Bret said.
Cheers, crowie

Thanks guys
I wanted to add just that little bit more to the detail on the engine but at the same time make it a toy to be played with so no fine work as it would be broken.

Glad you all like the repairI was very lucky with it as could have been worse I should have thought about the holes earlier before glueing the cab together.

As for the grill idea Crowie I did think about routing five lines into the front to represent this as I have a router bit that is only 1.6mm but decided not to I may have a go at drawing them on will have to see.

Not much progress today as I am gluing up the cab, step and pump housing to the chassis and no one want to look at pictures of glue drying (you all could do that in your own shed) also sanded the wheel arches and making up some brackets for hoses will add photo's later as I have just come into the house for a cuppa and warm up

Well had time to take some photo's of today's work.

As I said before sanded the wheel arches using my drill press the great thing is at least the dust extraction works really well

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The glue on the first three parts had dried enough to be able to mark out the wheel arch cut outs on the water tank and fit the wheel arch inner.


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The water tank glued up with the hoses and bracket fitted, It still needs to be glued to the chassis. Another little bit was to sand down the dials as I felt they stuck out to far


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While some of the glue was drying I had a thought "what fire engine would not be complete without a fireman's axe".
This really was just a bit of fun mind you woodwork is all a bit of fun


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Tomorrow hope to glue the water tank in place and while that is drying start on the ladder assembly all those rungs. Luckily I have a box of dowelling with just about all the right sizes in diameter at least.

G'Day Derek,
You're doing a fine job on the fire engine, good detail.
Thank you for all the WIP photos & build notes.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers, crowie


No work in the shed for me today with 40-45deg"c" expected across Sydney basin.

Did not do anything in the shed yesterday as not feeling to good. Felt better today only to be descended on by some of the family. Once they had gone managed to get a little (and I mean a Little) work done on the engine.
Got the 2 main beams cut for the ladder
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Also stuck the wheel arches on which turned out better than I thought they would

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I have a bit of the light bar ( top of the cab) left over I am thinking that if I cut a narrow strip of and then cut it in half through the centre white wood I could udse it for the tail light clusters,

your thoughts on this

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I always like to do dry fit every so often to see if the parts look right. STILL need to fit the cab roof and bits on top. So apart from that and the ladder assembly all the main sub sections are now glued to the chassis

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Well that's today's offerings more to come

coming along nicely.

That's looking very good Derek...
For my two bobs worth on the taillights question.....
Yes, your suggestion sounds okay to cut that leftover piece in half, it would tie it together;
But I'd also consider reducing the height to maybe half for a better balanced look.
Cheers, crowie

Thanks guys.
It is cold here today woke up to snow on the ground and finished in the shed with it raining.
They say it is going to freeze and then snow again so it will be like a skating ring if it does

I have now cut the light cluster so it now represent the brake lights, indicators and reversing lights. I covered the holes for the bumper buttons that they show in the plans the front holes I will insert dowelling as per the plans and they can represent fog/spot lights.

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Spent quite a bit of the time in the shed making a basic jig just to drill the hole spacing in the ladder sides. Then managed to drill all of them including the mounting hole.

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Tomorrow hopefully will cut all the rungs to length and glueing them in place

Originally Posted by Diggerdelaney

Thanks guys.
It is cold here today woke up to snow on the ground and finished in the shed with it raining.
They say it is going to freeze and then snow again so it will be like a skating ring if it does.
I have now cut the light cluster so it now represent the brake lights, indicators and reversing lights. I covered the holes for the bumper buttons that they show in the plans the front holes, I will insert doweling as per the plans and they can represent fog/spot lights.

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That looks great Derek, it's certainly coming together.
Good luck in the snow & ice; take care with your footing & keep warm.....
we are expecting another 3 days of 35-42 Wed-Fri, that'd melt your snow & ice.
Cheers, crowie

Well another day and more done.

First job was to cut all the rungs for the ladder and glue them in to the side runners.

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Cut all the pegs for the firemen to locate on and installed them using a block of wood with a hole in it so they all stand at the same height. Also glued the axe to the back of the cab.

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Another little job was to cut and install the front roof pillars and fit the steering wheel. Roof has still not been fitted but at least I can now give the cab interior a varnish now

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I just could not resist a quick dry fit of those item yet to still be fitted/glued

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Well that is today's work next job will be to think about some wheels, and all the pins for the ladder swivel and tilt also the wheels.
Another thing to make will be the firemen. all these will be done at the same time while I have the lathe running.