Fordson tugger hoist

[Hauk]

The parts turned out very well. Do they seem as durable as cast parts? -- Russ

Shapeways brass parts are in fact castings. They use a wax printer for  an one-off master and cast the final part in brass.
So it is basically a good old lost wax brass casting.

[Chuck Doan]

Nice Bernhard!

Exactly as Hauk said. The axle was 17 dollars, and for a custom one-off lost wax cast part, that is almost miraculous to me.

[finescalerr]

Thank you both for the explanation. I guess we live in the golden age of model building. Too bad our craft/art-form seems to be losing participants. -- Russ

[TRAINS1941]

Nice looking axle Chuck.

Jerry

[Ray Dunakin]

The axle was 17 dollars, and for a custom one-off lost wax cast part, that is almost miraculous to me.

Amazing!

[Chuck Doan]

Thanks Guys!

I painted the radiator shell and set it in place and took some sunny shots. The Fordson did not have a pressurized radiator; boil overs and prominent rust streaks were common, and I was happy to oblige. I used oil paint and gouache for the rust.

[Bill Gill]

Looks good, Chuck. Are those a couple bits of grasshoppers in the radiator fins?

[TRAINS1941]

Looks good, Chuck. Are those a couple bits of grasshoppers in the radiator fins?

Good eye Bill.  Not sure what they are but there dead for sure. 

Jerry

[finescalerr]

I guess it looks alright.... -- Russ

[Ray Dunakin]

Wow!

[Barney]

Plu a bigger WOW !!!!
Barney

[Bernhard]

This is absolutely amazing.

[Design-HSB]

More realistic as an original, my respect.

[Hydrostat]

Chuck,

mostly I don't know to say a word to what you show here. It's just amazing. Again I'm trying hard to find any flaw, but I fail. Maybe I'm completely wrong: the rust stains are from overboiling water? So some 'fresh' ones with a rather matte appearance might add to it. At the moment to me it looks a bit to oily.

Cheers,
Volker

[Chuck Doan]

I hope everyone is successfully dealing with everything.

Thanks all! Yes, Bill, but don't tell the PETI folks, I don't want to get in trouble. I'm still working on the rust Volker, it's a bit tricky.

I have managed to add some more items; fuel caps and fuel line, clutch pedal and the front choke and hand crank. Almost time to start the front axle and wheels. I may be slow, but at least I'm not fast.