all,
Things seem to be a bit quiet here so I'll get things moving again .
Have decided it was time to build something quick and easy and concentrate more on improving my painting plus thought I'd step into new territory and try a dio base plus deviate from the traditional 24th/25th and do it in 35th .
The Project:
1950's era English battery powered Milk Float.
Fingers and toes crossed it might look something like this when completed:
Wheels have been 'acquired' from a MiniArt Mercedes 170V kit but pretty much everything else will need to be scratchbuilt.
Updates to follow
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1950s Milk Float
turtle65
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Posted: Sunday, September 13, 2015 - 07:23 PM UTC
jimb
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Posted: Sunday, September 13, 2015 - 08:23 PM UTC
That's definitely different, Roger. Looking forward to progress.
Jim
Jim
turtle65
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2015 - 08:37 AM UTC
Cheers Jim,
as always I like to step outside the bounds of 'normality' .
Just re-honing my woodworking skills (wooden framed cab) and bending the main cab frames, so at the moment I'm just waiting for them to dry before I can continue.
Later.
as always I like to step outside the bounds of 'normality' .
Just re-honing my woodworking skills (wooden framed cab) and bending the main cab frames, so at the moment I'm just waiting for them to dry before I can continue.
Later.
Posted: Monday, September 14, 2015 - 09:27 AM UTC
Looks like a fun build, I'll be following Roger.
Are my eyes playing tricks or is that steering wheel in the centre of the dashboard?
Cheers, D
Are my eyes playing tricks or is that steering wheel in the centre of the dashboard?
Cheers, D
Hwa-Rang
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2015 - 11:04 AM UTC
Very cool project. Looking forward to seeing this one evolve.
turtle65
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Posted: Monday, September 14, 2015 - 05:21 PM UTC
all,
Damian - nope your eyes do not deceive you. The steering wheel isn't quite in the middle, but is across from the "normal" location. Strange setup really.
Cheers Jesper.
Damian - nope your eyes do not deceive you. The steering wheel isn't quite in the middle, but is across from the "normal" location. Strange setup really.
Cheers Jesper.
damoore46
Ohio, United States
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Posted: Sunday, March 05, 2017 - 04:07 AM UTC
Just looking at an old post, and was wondering if there was any more traction for this project. It looks too good!!
David
David