Re: Ford Custom Deluxe station wagon - 1950 Woody
 

Thanks jerry, i think the 1/16 figures look about right for for ordering off the food truck, the Bruder and some other asian figures look pretty happy with it. Though the 1/12 or 1/14 guys might not want to get Ice Cream quite as much?

It seemed like something fun and different for the course.

Making a bunch of Bonsai plants and trees for scenery is getting a little more Mission Creep than i really wanted for the "Build and Drive Scale Weird RC stuff" hobby. Uh, those are some ''tropical plants", not dandelions that keep coming up through the patio.

Re: Ford Custom Deluxe station wagon - 1950 Woody
 

Understood.... But I never thought about Bonsai trees... I've never had any luck keeping them alive but they would look pretty darn cool on a scale layout

Re: Ford Custom Deluxe station wagon - 1950 Woody
 

Apparently if you add 'a bunch' of weight to a donor rc car, then don't change gear ratios or motor, still leave the motor wired backwards to the Esc, and don't keep up on cycling your battery pack... it's just not gonna want to run in Forward when you finally do take it to an rc meet.

I finally pulled the motor pod back out and swapped polarity on the motor so now the higher amp side feeds driving forward. It probably really needs a higher torque motor, or better esc, or even just a resistor in series, but i'm probably not going to do that.
Surfers don't have extra money dude

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For totally no reason at all, and nothing to do with rental trucks. Totally not anything like a 16' TC or 17' EL moving van.

Wpl driveshaft carrier bearing
https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadg...ong-wheelbases

Ford truck grilles by year
https://www.cjponyparts.com/resource...0-grille-guide
Tonka ford semi uses a 1953 grille

Chevy squarebody grilles by year
https://www.cjponyparts.com/resource...fication-guide
Nylint chevy pickup uses a 1973-74 grille

Nylint made many versions of Uhaul trailers in
Covered single axle round fender, no fender, square fender.
Covered double axle no fender, square fender.
Open no fender, square fender

Nylint Thoroughbred Farms tandem bumper-pull seems to be a Stidham horse trailer

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Re: Ford Custom Deluxe station wagon - 1950 Woody
 

I've been reading more stuff about Woodie Wagons again, and how it started as more of a commercial vehicle type than trying to be passenger vehicle / family car. I ran across this picture in an article:

https://imgur.com/b55Dcq6h.jpg

Hey Mr Bruder, go grab the keys...

https://imgur.com/YlfuGxIh.jpg

Re: Ford Custom Deluxe station wagon - 1950 Woody
 

LOL... that looks pretty close...