70's Wilison Cattle Trailer - Page 3

hammer · #41 01-13-2012, 03:39 PM

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

Tony

Izzy · #42 01-14-2012, 07:58 AM

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

Izzy

SonoranWraith · #43 01-14-2012, 10:15 AM

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

SWAGGER · #44 01-14-2012, 03:13 PM

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

Tamiya Cowboy · #45 01-14-2012, 10:30 PM

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And some cows! Lol!

LOL

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Originally Posted by hammer

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

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

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

Thanks Much Sonoran..

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Originally Posted by SWAGGER

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..

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

chaseracer · #46 01-14-2012, 10:50 PM

wonderful craftsmanship, it will look great painted and weathered

mazdaparts · #47 01-14-2012, 11:19 PM

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 · #48 01-14-2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by chaseracer

wonderful craftsmanship, it will look great painted and weathered

Thanks Much Chaser..

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Originally Posted by mazdaparts

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.

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..

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

Thanks Much Enjoy

Mrfish55 · #49 01-15-2012, 03:02 AM

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

Tamiya Cowboy · #50 01-15-2012, 09:47 PM

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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..

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

The sides come off for ease of wiring and painting..

Rear section

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..

Thanks For looking..

mazdaparts · #51 01-16-2012, 12:03 AM

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 · #52 01-16-2012, 07:28 AM

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

Espeefan · #53 01-16-2012, 02:08 PM

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 · #54 01-16-2012, 06:04 PM

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

Tamiya Cowboy · #55 01-16-2012, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mazdaparts

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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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

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

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

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!

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

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