| Blog series by jacob34 | updated 58 days ago | 11 parts | 7552 reads | 21 comments total |
Part 1: one stop shop project and replacement tank
So I built the sled yesterday and then of course had to build a box today. I had purchased a piece of hard maple that the lumber store had at a reduced price as it was a foot and half chunk, I got it for the whole reason of playing around making a box or two out of it. The box is 3” tall and about 2 1/2’ squared at the base. The tank is the first of a series of vehicles that my father wants built to remind him of when he was a kid. It is a redesign from ...
Part 2: wish glue dryed faster and was young enough not to look guilty when caught playing
I finished cutting a little detail in the tracks with the BS and a dremmel. Then took some larger diameter dowel I have and made a hatch and as I was looking at the dowels decided the tank II needed a machine gun which is made out of some dowel and a piece of maple left over from a box. The wheels are glued and tomorrow will be put under and the tracks glued to the body. Then paint. I realize this is probably really small and most the lumberjocks on here could probably have th...
Part 3: T2 is built and we are moving on to the air support.
The tank is done I think it turned out pretty good, the little one is the first tank the bigger the rebuild. They are both painted in camo green the smaller one was a paint over a green stain. The next project which as you can see is already started will be a B25 Mitchell. The body is out of like a lot of what I build 3/4 pine the wings are out of 3/8 pine the engines just dowel. I have a couple wheels set in front for propellers although it is just for effect I am ...
Part 4: the b-25 is pulling together and the fighter is starting
I have finally gotten back in the shop after a week or so of not being able to feed the habit. I decided to work on Dad’s military pieces the bomber is pulling together I glued the engines to the wings and the tail section is glued. I will put wings and tail together next. I also took some dowels and tried my hand at propellers, they are dry fit together. I still need to adjust the angles and trim them down to length. Not sure if I like them opinions? The second p...
Part 5: the bomber takes flight but is without fighter cover
the b-25 is done I painted it od green and then used paint pens (yes i know that is probably cheating) to put a little detail into the project. The next project in this series will be the f6 hellcat I started after that I maybe done not sure they have been fun but I have a few projects in the waiting also.
Part 6: thinking of the boys
I thought that after building the tanks for dad that I would make some tweaks and build well make to kits for my boys to build for fun and if it works out I will make them for some of the nephews for Christmas. I made a couple changes, first I added a fuel tank to the back for looks, I lowered the angle of the tank cannon and I rounded the edges of the turret and body. I am going to make the tracks and wheels tomorrow and hopefully have it ready for dry fit.
Part 7: world domination one tiny tank at a time
After building these tanks, ships and planes for my father I decided they looked like something my nephews would enjoy and possibly my 11 year old although he is kinda getting old for that kinda of stuff, maybe for a shelf. Anyway I did not want to just build little tanks I wanted to make kits for the kids giving their dads some fun too hopefully. I decided to buy wheels at a store and haven’t done so as of yet so the kits are missing wheels. other than that they are complete. I have tw...
Part 8: the fighter plane
this is the F4 hellcat waiting for paint and propeller. I am not sure what the next project will be in this series but probably a jeep or duce and a half. I know these are not as cool and exact at some of the stuff posted on lumberjocks but they have been a learning experience every inch of the way. Mostly on what not to do but hey it all helps.
Part 9: the final piece, and they came two by two
As I rummaged threw scrap looking for a piece to complete a Christmas project I gazed upon the halfway done f4 hellcat I had started for my fathers collection of old style military toys. Now I will be honest it was the propeller that caused the gap in work on this propeller, I did not have a good and simple way of doing it. either way as I looked at the f4 and felt its pain sitting on my isle of misfit projects. I decided to finish the project and paint it. This project is the final in the se...
Part 10: Two by two sorry
The last post on dad’s military I meant to put pictures of all the pieces I did for this trip down oddsville and somehow was side tracked, probably my 4 year old but hey she has more chips now and all it happy at the lunch. Anyway here is a recap of the Dad’s military toys. yes I realize there are two tanks, two planes and three ship but they were done at two different times, see you can rationalize anything!!
Part 11: the leap to twin engine
I haven’t had much time in the shop lately with working nights and my 8 year old had basketball going on for a while. I decided though to start another plane, this time I am doing a p38. I was watching a old popular woodworking podcast on tips around the shop and one of them was making a tapered leg with the jointer. I am going to try and use that on the wing and to taper the two tail booms. !https://s3.amazonaws.com/ljimg/mkao382.jpg!
