Sixties Sam Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Thanks, Curt. I love working with wood. It's a great change of pace from plastic. There's just something about carving and shaping and fitting a wooden part... it's a whole different model building "high" for me. I think you'd like it. I hear you Harry. I've been building R/C planes from balsa and plywood for 40 years. I build mostly from scratch or modify kits, and there is something nice about the feel of cutting, shaping, and sanding wood. I like to use wood on car/truck models for floorboards, pickup beds, etc. and a couple teardrop trailer models I built. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 I hear you Harry. I've been building R/C planes from balsa and plywood for 40 years. I build mostly from scratch or modify kits, and there is something nice about the feel of cutting, shaping, and sanding wood. I like to use wood on car/truck models for floorboards, pickup beds, etc. and a couple teardrop trailer models I built. Sam Maybe it's because wood is a natural material while plastic is just a mix of chemicals. I don't know. I can't explain it, but there's just something special about working with wood. At least for us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1966 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Love this Harry! Not many people who scratch build appreciate the satisfaction of building from wood. Great job with the wheels too! Hardest part when building from scratch I always find. I found cocktail sticks came in rather useful for spokes! Fantastic model!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Craftmanship, realism, color, texture, history, scale.... Thanx for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted August 19, 2013 Author Share Posted August 19, 2013 Bernard, the pleasure is all mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Harry, I really like your model Buckboard....Looks very convincing. Some of the techniques used were most interesting also. I expect that you already know about the late John Thompson's books from the UK about horse drawn vehicle models, as you are into that sort of thing. There is a society named the 'Guild of Model Wheelwrights' here in the UK. They have a website that you may find interesting to have a look at if you do not know of them already. I am looking to scratch build a Hispano Suiza car model with shaped wood planking on the bodywork, and have noted your techniques for staining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Another wonderful model I'm seeing for the first time. I haven't worked with wood for many years but remember the satisfaction it gave. Maybe I'm too deeply into styrene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Harry, that is stunnig work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardtrp Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Just came across this posting and if your easily impressed, then DO NOT click onto this link below, as they are all totally SCRATCHBUILT, not simply made from an over the counter store bought kit. There are 6 pages of different scratch built models for you lot to drool over, oh, by the way, each of these models has to have all the individual spokes actually hand shaped, not just simple square spokes allready shaped for you to just glue together. This will open your eyes to what is actually out there in the wild, not hiding behind a shop counter. http://forum.scalemodelhorsedrawnvehicle.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=9&order=desc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Wow, that is really great work Harry. You pick the neatest projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Every now and then we modelers meet someone who can think "outside the box". This here fits that mold. Well assembled, painted and weathered Harry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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