Ford seaplane tender

[Big Messer]

A diecast cab on a brass scratchbuilt chassis. Still missing the hydraulic cylinders to power up and down the top part. And yes, they do exist and not the craziest one. What about the front half of and Oldsmobile Toronado. Even crazier one Toronado with the roof cut away.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Cool build. I've seen one of the Olds tenders. Yup, there are more than one.  

[espo]

I think I remember seeing pictures of the Toronado you mention. 

[Big Messer]

I saw at least 3 different Toros, and the roofless also.

[chryslerjunkandstuff]

Dude, that is really cool!

Do you, or will you, have a 1/24 seaplane or float plane to go along with it?

[c-plane362]

you need to get the 1/25 scale De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, it was a kit originally I believe it was a promo from Canadian Mist, when I was flying Float Planes we had a trailer that that worked like yours.

[Big Messer]

On 8/26/2025 at 8:58 PM, chryslerjunkandstuff said:

Dude, that is really cool!

Do you, or will you, have a 1/24 seaplane or float plane to go along with it?

I'd love to, but other than the size of the plane it co$t$ ...

[Big Messer]

7 hours ago, c-plane362 said:

you need to get the 1/25 scale De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, it was a kit originally I believe it was a promo from Canadian Mist, when I was flying Float Planes we had a trailer that that worked like yours.

Been looking but it is rare and expensive... if you can find one.

[NOBLNG]

Nice brass work!😎

[stavanzer]

I had one of those Planes. Kit is an Unbuilt, Promo style.

Detail is a bit soft and very crude.

I finally sold it, a couple years ago.

[Big Messer]

11 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Nice brass work!😎

Learned a lot with this one.

[Big Messer]

On 9/11/2025 at 2:24 PM, c-plane362 said:

you need to get the 1/25 scale De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, it was a kit originally I believe it was a promo from Canadian Mist, when I was flying Float Planes we had a trailer that that worked like yours.

Thinking about doing just a set of floats due to space issues.