Posted these once before awhile back thought i would re-post. :)
Do the lights on the wrecker light up too?
Those are very cool. I really like the designs and of course the craftsmanship is nice as well. They would make great diorama filler or even the primary subject of a small diorama.
David
Chuck, The lights on the Mack wrecker do not light-up :( I could probably go back and mess around with it but ill call this project finished. David, Thanks.. I planed on using these as a mini scene on my old Gas station build...next to a old Air tower.... :( but i ended up scraping the old project....hopefully ill put them in service somewere down the line..... If you go back to page 4 at Modellers at Work you'll see my post on my old project 1930's mobil gas station. Craig
Safe to assume you scratched these pedal cars? The reason I ask is that a few years back I purchased some resin kits of 1/25 pedal cars. Never built them.. must be around here some place. Gary
Gary, They started out as resin kits...from gram pa's toy's...i believe if i got the name right...got these about 15 years ago. They were very crude and wall thickness to thick...had to do a lot of work to make them look good. Scratch built all the rods and pedal mech and pedals under the body...then added alot of extra correct details getting info from a pedal car book i had in my library. I enjoyed building them back then ;D Craig
Craig,
Yes! I have the same ones (if I can find them). Not to steal your thread, but a few years ago I built one of those "10 cents a ride" little oscillating cars that you see outside of grocery or drug stores. I started with an old Highway Pioneers kit and put it on a base with a tube sticking up thru the bottom. If I can find that (who knows where this stuff goes) I'll post a pix. Gary
Late entry... I found my Grandpa kits, one similar to yours and the other is a nifty little fire truck. I'll probabay use the truck to make another "10 cents a ride" gizmo, as I think I probably lost the first one - it as more than likely glued to the base of a building I sold some time ago.
Heres a pic out of my picture vault
Great photos and what a nice subject for a scale model. A pedal car could be subtle little gem to put in a diorama for people to discover when they come back for a closer look. :) The commercial cast models look a little too elaborate for the typical toy car. I suppose he made them using Jordan HO kits and a little fantasy. A scale model of one of the samples in your photos would be pretty darn cool... something for my to-do list....
Dave
Love those pics Craig, especially number 4, that's a beautiful car. The leather helmets and goggles are a kick too...
Paul
Paul, Number 4 is a cool pic. That was a pricey toy for it's day :o would love to find one at a garage sale cheap. Craig