Bill Klein’s Rat Rod Roadster
The exhaust pipes and water line are vacuum hose. The rear tread is electrical tape. The roll bar is an axle bent around a tin can. The front wheels are FP small disk wheels with O-rings for tires. The “fast Read More …
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Go Carts & Gliders from Bruce Hansen
Bruce Hansen’s Three Wheel Glider This Three Wheel Glider was built from a New Wheel Toy set from 1919-1922. It was meant for a young boy to ride. Bruce Hansen’s Coaster Wheel Toy This Coaster was built from a New Read More …
Bruce Hansen’s Helicopter & Tractor
Bruce Hansen’s Helicopter Bruce Hansen writes: This is a Helicopter model built from a 1962 No. 10181 Action Helicopter set. I used a rubber band for a drive belt instead of string. Other than that, it was built straight from Read More …
Bruce Hansen’s Outdoor Wheel Toy Models
These models are all built from a 1919 #9003 Outdoor Wheel Toy. Gilbert introduced the Wheel Toy in 1919 in two styles of sets: New Wheel Toy with wooden parts and Outdoor Wheel Toys with all steel parts. Here’s a Read More …
Bruce Hansen’s Self Propelled Lunar Researcher
Bruce Hansen writes: This model is an SPLR (Self Propelled Lunar Researcher) built from a 1969/70 Master Engineer type III set. The set came out right after Apollo 11 had landed on the moon. Not coincidentally, a large number of Read More …
Bruce Hansen’s Tanks
Bruce Hansen’s Light Tank Bruce Hansen writes: This is the Light Tank built from a 1950 12 1/2 set manual. The P55 motor moves the tank forward/reverse. There is an error in the manual regarding this model. It notes that Read More …