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hammer

01-13-2012 03:39 PM

Re: 70's Wilison Cattle Trailer

Paul,
Beautiful combo woodworking skills INSANE trailer is a work of art thanks for posting the pictures.

Tony

Izzy	01-14-2012 07:58 AM

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I like it without paint - but I bet it will be fantastics with!

Izzy

SonoranWraith

01-14-2012 10:15 AM

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This is impressive work and I like wood as the medium. Fantastic so far! :D

SWAGGER

01-14-2012 03:13 PM

Re: 70's Wilison Cattle Trailer

What about a varnish or a stain? Just an idea, but it would show more of the wood and grain than paint.

Tamiya Cowboy

01-14-2012 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SWAGGER (Post 46340)

And some cows! Lol!

LOL :D

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Originally Posted by hammer (Post 46355)

Paul,
Beautiful combo woodworking skills INSANE trailer is a work of art thanks for posting the pictures.

Tony

Thanks Much Tony but all the skills are my sons he did most of the work and he did a great job.

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Originally Posted by Izzy (Post 46391)

I like it without paint - but I bet it will be fantastic with!

Izzy

Thanks Chris and we will be painting them and once they are painted they would look like wood at all..

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Originally Posted by SonoranWraith (Post 46399)

This is impressive work and I like wood as the medium. Fantastic so far! :D

Thanks Much Sonoran..

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Originally Posted by SWAGGER (Post 46413)

What about a varnish or a stain? Just an idea, but it would show more of the wood and grain than paint.

Nah Steve we are going to paint them want them to look as scale as I can I might weather mine to look old..:confused:

I got some more done today on mine Ill get some picks later tonight.

chaseracer

01-14-2012 10:50 PM

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wonderful craftsmanship, it will look great painted and weathered

mazdaparts

01-14-2012 11:19 PM

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I took a trip to Lee's Summit MO today and passed what looked to be an old wilson trailer sales lot or maybe a manufacturing building. It had Wilson Trailers on the sign and had a lot of older trailers (mostly van body) sitting out front. I was just off of I70, danged if I remember were though.

Just did a google search of Wilson Trailers and they have a sales lot on I70 in Columbia MO.

Tamiya Cowboy

01-14-2012 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by chaseracer (Post 46448)

wonderful craftsmanship, it will look great painted and weathered

Thanks Much Chaser..

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Originally Posted by mazdaparts (Post 46452)

Thats pretty cool they make the livestock trailers down the road from me in Yankton SD and grain trailers are made in Lenox SD..

Ok got most of the detail done on the nose of the trailer. Ribs and tire rack and Porch Light.. The Porch Light is are family farm are brand "7L" has been registered for almost 100 years..

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...boy/022-14.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...wboy/023-9.jpg

Got some left on the rear I have the light panel and mud flaps and ICC Bar also the rear door too..

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...boy/024-10.jpg

Thanks Much Enjoy

Mrfish55

01-15-2012 03:02 AM

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Great job, I love working with wood, nice to see something diffErent, what colors do you have in mind?

Tamiya Cowboy

01-15-2012 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrfish55 (Post 46457)

Great job, I love working with wood, nice to see something different, what colors do you have in mind?

Thanks Much Dave I have had this idea for sometime but my oldest son too the horse my the reigns and made it happen.. I am going to go with the Barn Red color with the whit roof and tail end like they painted most of them they also came in a light blue and white but not so poplar was that combo..

So I got a little time today and got most of the back finished on mine..

I made the rear light panel and bumper and also the roll up door..
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...boy/024-10.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...boy/001-53.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...boy/002-57.jpg

Tristin has also been building one for a member on the board "GUN" here is his trailer.

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...boy/003-60.jpg
The sides come off for ease of wiring and painting..
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...boy/004-62.jpg
Rear section
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...boy/005-62.jpg

If there is enuff interest this is the state we will be finishing them to, to sell all you will have to do is add a few detils if you choose and put running gear on it and paint it..

Now GUN asked us to finish his all the way we can do that too for extra we will see..

I guess if there is not enuff interest then these will be the only 2 we make..:confused:

Thanks For looking..

mazdaparts

01-16-2012 12:03 AM

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How are you doing the roll up door? I learned a trick a while ago watching Norm Abrams build a roll top desk. He cut all the individual pieces and then glued them to a piece of canvas.

sneaky-pete

01-16-2012 07:28 AM

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Paul,you have out done yourself!
That is some bad@ss wood work:eek:

Espeefan

01-16-2012 02:08 PM

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These are sweet trailers. I bet you'll get enough interest to crank out at least a handful more. Not so different from the old stock cars that used to haul cattle on the railroads, back in the 60s and 70s. The construction is really close to that, and they used to use wood too.

Just looking at the shelves in the back ground, I have to ask - how many trucks do you own now? It looks like you have one for ever member on this forum!

petermoblin

01-16-2012 06:04 PM

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Looking great Paul. Your an animal, is there anything you can't build:D

Tamiya Cowboy

01-16-2012 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mazdaparts (Post 46597)

How are you doing the roll up door? I learned a trick a while ago watching Norm Abrams build a roll top desk. He cut all the individual pieces and then glued them to a piece of canvas.

Thanks Mazda.. I do it about the same way you seen on TV I cut the strips and use a square to hold them in line and then I use Heating duct foil tape to hold it like I did on my alum bull rack works great..

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Originally Posted by SANDCRAFT TRANSPORT (Post 46599)

What a fantastic marriage of wood, plastic & RC, you have really turned out a winner there.
WELL DONE the young TC’s fabricators.
Tim

Thanks Much Tim your building is defiantly inspiration for my building..

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Originally Posted by sneaky-pete (Post 46616)

Paul,you have out done yourself!
That is some bad@ss wood work:eek:

Thanks Much Troy.. But a lot of it has to go to my son Tristin he really worked hard on these..

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Originally Posted by Espeefan (Post 46639)

Yeah Nate you are right they are very close in build and there has not been any interest but Gun witch I was surprised but who knows Tristin wants to make some extra money for collage. I have my self a little Rc addiction I am at 23 built trucks and about that many trailers too..

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Originally Posted by petermoblin (Post 46656)

Looking great Paul. Your an animal, is there anything you can't build:D

Thanks Jessy and yes construction stuff I am not very good at :mad:

gun	01-16-2012 06:55 PM

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Looking good Paul ! Can't wait to get my hands on one . The detail is top notch !!

Tamiya Cowboy

01-16-2012 10:09 PM

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Thanks Much Shane we will get it to you asap.

Diesel Demond

01-24-2012 08:39 PM

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MORE MORE MORE!!!

Tamiya Cowboy

01-25-2012 10:00 PM

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I should have more this weekend both trailers are painted I just have to finsih them up..

CAT29

01-27-2012 01:08 AM

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Great work they look fantastic can't wait to see some pics of them painted

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