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1/87 Interpretation of Weaver Auto Crane

Started by chester, January 03, 2010, 09:59:27 AM

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chester

Spent this New Year holiday thoroughly wrecked with a few growlers of an absolutely wonderful locally brewed ale in tow. (and one of his fabulous stouts too) I should do this more often.
Came up with this little 1/87 interpretation of the popular old Weaver Auto Crane used widely in the 20's on into the 40's. The truck is a good simile of the 1931 Autocar model CA. Bed and wrecker unit are styrene.
Am now recovering nicely for tomorrow's business day.


finescalerr

Thank you for that insight. I now realize the key element missing from my modeling technique is sufficient alcohol ingestion. I shall remedy that forthwith. -- Russ

RoughboyModelworks

Quote from: finescalerr on January 03, 2010, 12:14:50 PM
Thank you for that insight. I now realize the key element missing from my modeling technique is sufficient alcohol ingestion. I shall remedy that forthwith. -- Russ
Ah ha... as I suspected. This really is a drinking forum with a modelling problem...  ;)

Nice job on the truck Chester...

Paul

mobilgas

You mean to tell me that people Drink while there modeling on this Fourm ???  Im shocked :o             Craig

marc_reusser

Chester,

Sweet little wrecker.

MR
I am an unreliable witness to my own existence.

In the corners of my mind there is a circus....

M-Works

marc_reusser

Quote from: mobilgas on January 03, 2010, 03:43:36 PM
You mean to tell me that people Drink while there modeling on this Fourm ???  Im shocked :o             Craig

If you drink Mezcal, there is an added benefit......you can't tell the difference if you accidentally grab a swig of the paint thinner! ;D ;D ;D

MR
I am an unreliable witness to my own existence.

In the corners of my mind there is a circus....

M-Works

Chuck Doan

Nice one, Chester! Someone should make a kit of that kind of winch.
"They're most important to me. Most important. All the little details." -Joseph Cotten, Shadow of a Doubt





http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model_projects/

David King

Nice work on that crane in such a small scale!  What did you use for reference?  Do you have drawings, or at least real good photos?  I'm going to be doing a similar project in 1/16 scale and could use all the reference help I can get.

David
"It's almost written down as a formula, that when a man begins to think that he has at last found his method, he had better begin a most searching examination of himself to see wether some part of his brain has gone to sleep." - Henry Ford

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Scratchman

 Nice little wrecker Chester. David this wrecker is sitting in American fork.





Gordon Birrell

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77318580@N00/

David King

Do you have an address Gordon?  If so PM me.  Is it on private property?

David
"It's almost written down as a formula, that when a man begins to think that he has at last found his method, he had better begin a most searching examination of himself to see wether some part of his brain has gone to sleep." - Henry Ford

http://www.dsao.fotki.com/