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    Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 6:51pm
For the past few years I have been custom weathering and selling 1/50 construction toys.  It is surprizing to see what people in the construcion hobby will pay for models.  I have been thinking about trying it with a 1/16 Ertl Precision trator such as the WC, Deere A or Farmall M, do you think there would be any interest?  Here is a small sample of som of my work.
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Don't know if there'd be any interest in it or not, but that is some dang nice work.
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That is the coolest thing I have ever seen.  Great work show us more.
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Thanks guys, here is a few more.  My earlier ones are not as good as my later ones.
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That is awesome work.  Are you going to weather the haulers too?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Claus Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 8:21pm
Originally posted by Flyer Flyer wrote:

That is awesome work.  Are you going to weather the haulers too?
 
No way, can't do that!  Trucks are suppossed to be pretty.  I just bought a Precision WC, I'll see how it comes out.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote codey lowe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jan 2010 at 9:01pm
yea that is good work, toy collecting is very popular. there are auctual farm toy shows that you can go to. i dont know if you have ever heard of Sublette Illinois, but they close down the whole town for that weekend and fill all of the buildings including the school with farm toys and farm displays. i have a few displays of my own and have probably $4,500 in them
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Claus, those are as realistic as anything I have ever seen.  Great work and a neat idea!!!    Check out DonCampbellmodels.com to see the construction stuff he builds, and he makes a bundle doing it!!   Armand

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Claus Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jan 2010 at 8:33pm
Thanks Armand, your too kind.  I'm familiar with Don Cambbell's work , His stuff sells for thousands and somethimes ten of thousands.  I have no where near the talent that you and Don have.  I just got lucky at screwing up models.
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I wanna see that WC then it is done!!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote JeffHillNC Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jan 2010 at 9:49pm
Claus, thats a great looking model but it brings back bad memories of a broken pivot shaft on the day my daughter was born fri.5-14-93. Was at hospital with wife for labor inducment and bossman called saying the right side final drive was sitting on the side frame, we tore it down and flew a shaft in from a cat dealer via air emory express from washington state and had it back ripping monday night. Its curious that all the models of D-10's that I have seen only have one exhaust stack when the original had a pair of 8inchers coming of a twin turboed 3412. Still very nice weathering and wear all in the right spots. great looking work. jeff
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