Here's one I picked up today at the antique shop for $8.It was missing the hood but otherwise in great shape. A little final finish polish and cleaning with some glass cleaner and it's good to go. I decided to try my hand at building a hood from a thin sheet of aluminum.Made a pattern out of an index card;cut it out with shears(left a little extra around the edges)and formed it over a round file clamped in a vise using a small brass hammer.A little file work and sanding with 220 and then some Mother's Mag Wheel Polish and I have a hood! The plane I also picked up there.It is a wood model of an L-39 Albatross(Russian or Czech)marked with US Marine markings.The base is wood with a metal arm and there is a squadron patch(VMA-133)attached.It also has a tag that says:"Capt. R.A. Lutz USMCR 7333" and a signature of Bob Lutz. On doing a little research I found out that this is a model of Bob's personal jet(he owns several including a MIG-15). I called a friend of mine who has several of Bob's cars in his shop to see if he could find out anything about it(he and Bob are very good friends).He told me he would check as soon as he returns. Not a boad score for $12.
I found this gem at a flea market down in Marshfield Mass. last year for $20. I think I did pretty well !!! It's complete with all parts...decals, plastic windshield, tires etc. As you can see it's dated Sept. 9th 1954.
Got tired of working on full size cars this weekend....took it easy today and did a tear down of this little beauty....stay tuned! Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
...........Sorry about the doubles and triples. Did the best I could with my questionable computer skills!
Yes, it looks like a direct copy of the Jo-Han kit, right down to the typical flat wheelcovers. Could you show some more angles of it? Who made it?
Battery operated with working lights & horn, box is marked King made in Hong Kong, very similar to the Jo-Han promo
Picture of toys in my garage and a couple of hand-made wooden "toys". I need to stop this displacement activity and concentrate on getting my 35 finished.
Thanks for the compliment Offset.I work from a quick drawing just to get wheelbase (around 12 inches) and basic proportions but then it is just done by what looks right. That is why I describe them as toys rather than models. The single seater started out in response to an old chevy truck tail light, I narrowed it and worked back from that. I attach photo another one, again based on same tail light surround, this one made in aluminium, a bit crude but good fun.
Thanks, I suppose they are loosely based on tether cars but I am so cheap I can't afford the real thing, so I make my own versions. I will try digging out pictures of others I have made.
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