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  1. hi rich there isnt really any scale to it it was built from scratch with no plans just an idea i had in my head i went and bought the wood and just built it.
  2. 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!!
  3. Been a while since last post. Just another quick update! Interior just about done & lamps fitted & glowing. Have yet to hide wires & illuminate the wood burning stove. Next big challenge roof frame to carve & stain, & then fit the canvas roof. Sorry about the poor quality pics. Any & all comments welcome. Cheers. Andy.
  4. Progress is progressing! Slowly but slowly. Other side of wagon interior now done. Woodburner bit of a challenge. Too many tiny "fiddly" bits. Especially the logs. Trying to make something real, gathered from the garden actually look real, by burning on a flame from a cig lighter! Without totally torching something so tiny, was another challenge! All comments welcome. Cheers, Andy.
  5. Progress so far. Made a start on inside.Just added one working lamp for now, for effect. Roofwork all ready for canvas cover. Next challenge! Then woodburner. All comments welcome. Andy.
  6. hi skip its going to be round like the old bow top vardos ive got abit further ive done the front and the back now ive put some pics on here of the progress so far.
  7. Thanks Derick. Cant beat old skool eh? Trying to do it as close to original vardo as I can. So much intricate detail in these though! Will be fitted out with glowing effect wood burning stove, etc. What is bass wood exactly? Is it ply wood? UK terms?
  8. thanks ray not sure what scale it is though it was an idea i had so it was built with no plans or scale in mind really ive still got all the furniture to make for the inside and the roof to make as well.
  9. Any suggestions please? Been using humbrol balsa cement in tube but find it rather expensive & more air pockets than glue!!! Thanks. Andy.
  10. Please pardon my ignorance, but what is basswood? I make my models from balsa wood. Does it warp after being varnished? New to this!! Thanks. Andy.
  11. First off, thanks for your replies. Just a bit further on & a few more pics of progress so far. All comments welcome. Cheers. Andy.
  12. The black rig started out same as the red original truck. Did a few modifications...Extended the cab & added aerofoil to the roof,(made from balsa wood). Mirror brackets made from large staples. Primed & painted. Added larger custom exhausts (chrome gas pipe) & finally fitted the lights! All comments welcome. Cheers, Andy.
  13. The black rig started out same as the red, original truck. Did a few modifications.. extended the cab & added aerofoil to the roof, & mirrors,(made from balsa wood), made the mirror brackets from large metal staples, Primed & painted. Added larger custom exhausts (chrome gas pipe) & fitted the lights. All comments welcome. Cheers, Andy.
  14. Hi Sam. Yes they are. Very painstakingly by forming thin strips of balsa round a plastic lid from a cigarette lighter gas re-fill can.
  15. My first attempt at something a bit different! A Romany caravan! No plans, no scale, in at the deep end! Just finished base & wheels, all hand carved from pieces of balsa. Long way to go before the grand plan materialises, with realistic, glowing wood burning stove, parrafin lamps, & other furnishings etc. All comments welcome. Cheers. Andy.
  16. hi romel thanks for your comments ill check out some of your builds i know what you mean about details there is always more before you finish when i deciced to build this last year i just went and bought the materials and started it with no scale no plans just ideas i had in my head i didnt think it was going to end up as big as what it is though its ended up twice the size i was going to build it its 20 inches long all the parts i hand carved and shaped out of balsa wood and ive still got along way to go before its finised my plan is to fit lights to it too ill post more pics of the progress soon thank you for your kind comments.
  17. hi im not sure what scale it is i used it for spares and decided to remodel what was left rather than throw it away just needs painting now and see how it looks.
  18. i bought this truck to use for spares as i have a collection of 1970s vintage remote contol trucks i used some of the parts from this to get another one working. i was going to throw away what was left of it but after looking at what was left i decided to give it a makeover as it was too good to throw away. i started by extending the cab and adding an aerofoil to the roof then added a bull bar to the front of it all hand made from balsa wood. i thought it might look better with lights on it as well so i got a set of coloured l.e.d christmas lights from a well known high street store and chopped out the amber blue red and clear bulbs i carved the roof light mounts from balsa wood and fixed them to the roof then drilled holes in the cab cab roof so i could fit the lights i did the same with the head lights and the spot lights in the bumper and the lower section off the bullbar i rewired the original on of switch on the truck so that the lights can be switched on and off.the mirror brackets are made from some large metal staples i found at work and the mirrors i made from balsa wood ive still got the exhausts to sort out then its time to paint it. all coments welcome.
  19. hi jt this truck was something i deciced to build ive never done it before i built it with no plans or scale all i had were the ideas in my head theres still along way to go before its finished my plan is to fit lights into it as well which will be operated by a switch box under the hood.
  20. Just out of curiosity. Do you guys think there would be a market for these? & where do I start price wise? just "wondering", Cheers. Andy.
  21. No plans, no scale. Built from balsa, I actually dared! lol! All comments welcome.
  22. I have many scratch built motorcycles, also a wip truck, being a biker/trucker myself. Dare I post the pics? All I can say at this point is.. "If you dont like the subject, dont click on it".
  23. Hopefully! Cant wait!
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