You'd think that after 20 years, on again, off again.....

[Biscuitbuilder]

I ought to get this one done?

Well, it's coming along nicely now--although with my work schedule, building time is pretty much limited to weekends (but I am going to be off for 11 days over Christmas & New Year's!).

Here's the 1920 Oldsmobile truck project, with some of the wooden cab constructed. For those having not seen this project, I started it in early 1987 from scale drawings in an issue of Mainline Modeler, a model railroad magazine. The drawings are of an actual truck in the Hayes Truck Museum at Woodland CA. The model started out as an original-issue Beverly Hillbillies Car, which was an actual 1921 Oldsmobile touring car, cut down into a makeshift farm truck before Barris found it, refurbished it for the TV studio.

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[Jairus]

Looks good so far... got any close up shots of the woodwork?

[Biscuitbuilder]

Looks good so far... got any close up shots of the woodwork?

Not yet, Jairus, but it is REAL wood--Midwest Products 1/32" 5-ply birch aircraft plywood, with 1/32" basswood stripwood from Kappler Scale Lumber for the framing.

Closeups mebbe this weekend, OK?

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[S10man]

I'm glad to see this one back on the workbench Art. I'm looking forward to watching you work your magic with it. Then I want to see the Hupmobile!

[ismaelg]

Looking good! Is it true that you started it when that car was new? :wink:

[Biscuitbuilder]

Looking good! Is it true that you started it when that car was new? :wink:

Izzy,

Now don't get me started! :roll:

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[Brian Fishburn]

How rude, Ismael! I can't IMAGINE anyone giving Art a hard time for being a "seasoned" builder.

Never

Ever

In addition to the Hupmobile, there are some of us who wanna see the Airstream done, too

Of course, I think having the Olds done by... Oh, say... the second weekend in June would be pretty nice.

[Biscuitbuilder]

Brian,

Do I gotta?

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[Brian Fishburn]

^Naw, build at your own speed. I just said that it would be pretty nice.

If you just bring yourself in June, that will be plenty.

Wow, that was incredibly considerate for me. Let me think of something rotten to say to make up for it....

[Biscuitbuilder]

^Naw, build at your own speed. I just said that it would be pretty nice.

If you just bring yourself in June, that will be plenty.

Wow, that was incredibly considerate for me. Let me think of something rotten to say to make up for it....

Well.......

I do think the Olds Truck will be done in plenty of time for IPMS/Roscoe Turner in February! :mrgreen:

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