Hello,
Here is my latest project…its a Napoleanic Coach that was part of a contest for Fisher Price Body in 1932. It was started by my uncle,then it was burned in his hobby shop back in the 1950’s, and sat in a box since then, unfinished.
I restored what was done and I’m finishing it. This was about six months of work. Its near completion.
This is what I
That’s simply stunning so far. I am amazed at the smooth gloss finishes you’ve managed on wood surfaces. This will be a great display when done.
Oh my - what a great project. You’re doing great justice to this survivor. Beautiful work all around. Please continue to post your progress!
Amazing work! This is a very interesting subject. Can’t say I’ve seen one before. Your execution on this is brilliant. Thanks for posting.
Thank you for your kind words. It makes one feel good when words of kindness for a project are expressed. as it moves along I will definitely post more pictures.
That is stunning! The filigree work is amazing!
Here’s a link that includes some interesting history behind the building contest for these model coaches:
FYI: The company that sponsored the contest was the Fisher Body Company (which built car bodies for GM), not Fisher-Price (the toy manufacturing company).
Thanks - That makes more sense!
Thanks guys. Yes, it’s body by Fisher, not Ficher Price. My daughter typed it for me and I didn’t catch the mistake. I have a complete set of instructions plus several what you would call helpful hints that were printed in the newspaper at the time. I also have a book devoted to those contests that covers the era of the coaches and the contests after that for designing cars. I give the youngsters who built these a lot of credit because some of the instructions are incredibly vague and I’m a retired Tool maker. I’ve tried to stick to all the rules to accurately mirror what the contest was about.
