traditional Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) This modified and detailed version of Aurora’s tractor/trailer/power shovel ensemble was a collaboration that we’d talked about doing for a few years. In the mid 1950s, Aurora introduced this simple and inexpensive Ford F800 tractor/Rogers low-loader trailer/Bay City power shovel plastic kit in approximately 1/64 scale and it happened to be the very first plastic model kit that we’d ever purchased for ourselves. We were only around 10 years old back then and, even though the kit’s quality and proportions were somewhat coarse, we both think back on that first kit with fondness and nostalgia. Over 60 years later, we decided to build a much improved version of the kit in a way we could only dream about back in the day. Proportions were adjusted and details added throughout. This was truly a labour of love. Cliff Read and Larry Read Edited March 13, 2019 by traditional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Wow! Another amazing build in small scale. Excellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete68 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) Beautiful out come its amazing what we can do with these old kits you did a great job.also nice rigging on the shovel Edited March 13, 2019 by Pete68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Excellent work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Wow, great work on those, beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Oh boy I remember these as a kid. You did a wonderful job reviving them, thank you for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Very well done. The details are great. I'm guessing that those were originally made for S-gauge railroads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 That looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneckrigger Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Wonderful work on a classic kit...... absolutely beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprings Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Very much improved version of the original, very nice work. For 1/25 builders, AITM now offers the '56 F 800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUSADER2 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Looks great, lovely detailed work, and interesting to see the two models side by side, it looks like it was a decent kit for all those years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Very nicely done. I would like to find one of these as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckyr Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Excellent rework! It's as if that was the original intent of the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweeper Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I have one of those. Got it from my dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Those are oh so cool ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermann Kersten Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 Absolutely beautiful! For me, the rims are really stand out, perfect build in this small scale. Hermann. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Exactly what I expected: Immaculate work all the more in such a small scale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Fabulous job, well worth the time invested! It would be cool if Atlantis models ends up having this tooling and could reissue it. Looks like a fun one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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