Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) Found this guy while looking for a FNM Truck to give a friend for Christmas. He does make some interesting and well made models, using metal. The web page is a little confuse to navigate, but the models ate top notch. http://www.oficinaaberta.com.br/catalogo/catalogo_todos.asp The Peterbilt from the movie "Duel", all in metal: https://www.oficinaaberta.com.br/index_en.htm Edited December 7, 2018 by Lovefordgalaxie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Nice stuff to see. The Dual truck is very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 What an interesting website that is Tulio, and the guy has made some marvellous scale models in metal. I really enjoyed reading the ' How it is done ' section.... which talks about tyres being made from the soles of slippers! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Interesting. But, nothing there that overly excites me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 They look good! Reminds me of when I was a kid, I always liked stamped steel vehicles as opposed to diecast or slush cast models. They were fun to bash up and play demolition derby with. I know, that's sad. But I promise, I don't do it anymore! Anyway - about these models. If he's making these by hand and selling them, they've got to be EXPENSIVE!! They are nice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Nice looking trucks with great proportions and glossy paint. The road grader must be a lot of work to produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 On 12/7/2018 at 8:42 PM, Anglia105E said: What an interesting website that is Tulio, and the guy has made some marvellous scale models in metal. I really enjoyed reading the ' How it is done ' section.... which talks about tyres being made from the soles of slippers! David Cool isn't it? he did the tires from flip flops when he started, now, he makes them with flexible black resin. I'm not into modeling trucks, but was real impressed by the work he does. The FNM trucks he makes are very realistic. On 12/7/2018 at 8:22 PM, cobraman said: Nice stuff to see. The Dual truck is very nice ! Yes, nicely done. I wish I could make stuff out of metal like he does. On 12/8/2018 at 12:08 AM, unclescott58 said: Interesting. But, nothing there that overly excites me. Not into modeling trucks, but the quality of the work is cool. On 12/8/2018 at 1:12 AM, Oldcarfan27 said: They look good! Reminds me of when I was a kid, I always liked stamped steel vehicles as opposed to diecast or slush cast models. They were fun to bash up and play demolition derby with. I know, that's sad. But I promise, I don't do it anymore! Anyway - about these models. If he's making these by hand and selling them, they've got to be EXPENSIVE!! They are nice though. LOL!!! When I was a kid, I got a stamped steel bus, and I got grounded for making multiple holes on it with a .22 I had won for Christmas. My mother hided the gun so well, I still don't know where it is... The English language translation is not that good, but the guy has a assembly line going on, and the models are not that expensive. 16 hours ago, misterNNL said: Nice looking trucks with great proportions and glossy paint. The road grader must be a lot of work to produce. Agreed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) This kind of craftsmanship is uncommon today so these could potentially become very collectable. Ask yourself when was the last time you saw something that well made that wasn't diecast from China. Edited December 11, 2018 by misterNNL My Kindle incorrectly corrected my spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I agree, a small business like this may not be around forever, and then, handmade models like this become unobtainium! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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