The Road Grader is finished

[dansnow]

Finished the assembly of the grader this morning. I would build it again. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd rate the plans a 7. A couple of dimensional errors and a couple areas where the drawings weren't as informative as they could have been keep it from scoring higher.

As I mentioned earlier. I wouldn't recommend it for a first timer, but if you have a few toys under your belt and a love of the retro style toys, the plans package is a decent value.

[penquin]

That looks super.  That will get a lot of use and play.

jim

penuin

[DWSUDEKUM]

Very very nicely done.   Thanks for sharing this with us.

 

 

DW

[rjR]

I do like your grader.

 

I bet now you can make one from your own plans!

[amazingkevin]

Finished the assembly of the grader this morning. I would build it again. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd rate the plans a 7. A couple of dimensional errors and a couple areas where the drawings weren't as informative as they could have been keep it from scoring higher.

As I mentioned earlier. I wouldn't recommend it for a first timer, but if you have a few toys under your belt and a love of the retro style toys, the plans package is a decent value.

I do love the controls it has for the do it your self er.I'm impressed at  the  quality job you did here ,none better

[Fish]

Looks great. Toys are always fun to work with.

[Birchbark]

Very well made!  Toys are so fun to make.  Lots of use in the future for this toy.  Thank you for sharing this picture and the info.

 

Russell

[LarryEA]

Grading a road grader, I would grade yours a grade A

That looks a little tough. Nice job.

[dgman]

Great work Dan!

Edited December 23, 2014 by dgman

[Phantom Scroller]

Brilliant I WANT ONE.     Roly

[lawson56]

Fantastic job! Thanks for the Heads up I had thought of ordering this a few times.You did a Fantastic job. :thumbs:

[frankorona]

Fantastic and wonderful work, thanks for sharing.        

[ike]

That is a great Grader You must have straightened out the mistakes in the plans because I couldn't see any thing wrong with it.

[dansnow]

Thanks folks, I appreciate the kind words. The biggest issue Ike, is in the cab area, thankfully hidden by the rear wheels. When I went to attach the frame rails they covered about 1/2 the hole drilled in the cab base block! At first I thought I had cut the block upside down, but a double check assured me I had located it correctly. I had to attach one rail and a filler block and drill that out, then attach the other side and drill it out. A pain but fixable.

[smitty0312]

I give it an A+!