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Forum: Construction Equipment

09-01-2023, 10:08 AM

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Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

I haven't had them out much....It got hot fast here.... I don't do heat and humidity LOL...
I don't know of any WPL really long driveshafts, but they are pretty easy to make.
I don't think there...

Forum: Construction Equipment

05-22-2023, 12:00 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Here is my trio of Tonkas....and I've already started something "period" to load them with...
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52917143941_6d0cace649_z.jpg
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Forum: Construction Equipment

03-24-2023, 08:59 AM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Anything that takes any stress at all I do 100% infill....to me it's not worth trying to save a few feet of filament....

Forum: Construction Equipment

03-14-2023, 05:03 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Thanks..... it's really fun bringing these Tonkas to life...

Forum: Construction Equipment

03-13-2023, 03:10 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Thanks....
The latch is something "smallHaul" thought up years ago, as the bed goes up a spring pulls the latch down then a bend under the bed pushes it back up as it comes back down all mechanical....

Forum: Construction Equipment

03-12-2023, 12:05 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Ok....I'm kind of new at scratch building small detail pieces with brass stuff so some of this may look a little amateurish to some of the builders ....
A builder on another site was kind enough to...

Forum: Construction Equipment

03-08-2023, 12:18 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Frizzen... Brain storming is always good....I have the floor pressed tight against that tab on the cab so it's kind of a friction latch...
ddmckee54...Ahhh... new ray I gotcha now... I'll keep my...

Forum: Construction Equipment

03-06-2023, 03:47 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Frizzen... That's a good idea about drilling some hole for tie-wraps.. I just don't lay things out wisely...I lay it out and it looks like it makes sense but when I start sticking it down.... not so...

Forum: Construction Equipment

03-05-2023, 12:59 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Time to wire this thing up....
just the basics, headlights, tail lights, back-up lights, bed lift....
One of the first things I do is slip a piece of cut off insulation, red and black on the LED...

Forum: Construction Equipment

03-03-2023, 04:30 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

ddmckee54... do you remember a brand name or anything....
Frizzen...Gasoline ally did have a smith miller air horn but the picture was kind of blurry... I haven't ordered anything yet
They also had...

Forum: Construction Equipment

03-02-2023, 05:45 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Typically Bruders are closer to 1/14..... but I'll take a look

Forum: Construction Equipment

03-01-2023, 04:36 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Yeah, I have a set of Structo air horns, wipers, and mirrors, for a Structo dump truck I have .... they a little more toy like than I want....but I'll scan thru there again in case I missed something

Forum: Construction Equipment

02-28-2023, 10:57 AM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Semi tractor you say..... :rolleyes:
Well these are reproduction cabs, and the dump beds ( I bought 4 from a guy) were rusty and a little bent up and some were missing tail gates so the collectors...

Forum: Construction Equipment

02-27-2023, 01:09 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Funny you should mention running boards :D
I doubled up on the springs and they are pretty stiff, if they do bottom out a lot I'll just load it lighter LOL
Yeah the cab hinges are kind of odd,...

Forum: Construction Equipment

02-26-2023, 04:28 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

So... I made a "floor" for the truck so I have a place to mount stuff... and create my rats nest of wiring....
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52698572449_ddeb6d175f_z.jpg
And I created this...

Forum: Construction Equipment

02-24-2023, 12:49 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

Wish I had seen this sooner I would have done my rear view mirrors differently.. but I'll go with what I have
I'll get an update out this weekend.

Forum: Construction Equipment

02-20-2023, 05:23 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By jerry56

Re: Back to the Fifties

The cab and bed are just balanced on the frame and aren't quite square so I think it will be fine... I hope...LOL
I looked at some originals and yes they also had the ripple on both sides... still...

Forum: Construction Equipment

02-19-2023, 03:28 PM

Replies: 34

Back to the Fifties

Posted By jerry56

Back to the Fifties

I've wanted to do one of the 56 Tonka trucks for a while, I found some reproduction cabs on "Gasoline Alley" so I decided to get it built. I started this earlier in the year but house and yard and...

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