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gbritnell

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1913 Galion road grader
« on: July 04, 2020, 09:00:23 pm »
Gentlemen,
Here's a video of the 1/12 scale Galion road grader I have been working on for the past 14 months. This includes, photographing, measuring, creating CAD drawings and building. There's information in the video so I won't repeat it here.
I trust you will enjoy it.
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2020, 10:03:26 pm »
Wow ,that is spectacular George, I truly believe you can build anything you set your mind  to. This looks like a patent model (but much better & more accurate & detailed) simply outstanding...!
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2020, 12:57:16 am »
Astonishing detail and beautiful execution!!!
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2020, 04:41:30 am »
Wow :o... love to see some pictures of the original
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2020, 04:54:40 am »
Fantastic attention to detail!! :o
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2020, 08:21:38 am »
What a beautiful piece of work! You are a master craftsmen if ever there was one.
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2020, 10:02:42 am »
Impressive doesn´t even begin serve this amazing model justice.

Exceedingly well done George !!!
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2020, 09:44:58 pm »
Unbelievable work George!! Hope I get to see this one in person someday  8)

I remember selling one like this at my great-grandpa's auction because I had no room for it (not so much of a problem with this one  :D ) and my grandma on the other side of the family has one that we still use for her driveway, so she won't sell it to me  :D
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2020, 09:58:54 am »
Thank you George for sharing this amazing model.

I am speechless.
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2020, 02:24:49 am »
True craftmanship and dedication, thank you for sharing Sir

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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2020, 08:43:25 am »
A fantastic model!  Thanks for sharing as to how the main beams were machined, that was my first question. This is a "Smithsonian" quality model.
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2020, 01:30:19 pm »
George, that exceeds anything I think I could pull off.  The detail and fact it's components function makes it that much more fantastic.

well done indeed,
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2020, 06:52:50 pm »
Gentlemen,
Several people had asked if I would make a video showing the various functions of the machine in operation. I did the best I could.
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2020, 07:55:16 pm »
OMG George .... that is all so totally BRILLIANT!!!

The complexity of the original machines design offers much to be admired to be sure, but most especially your consummate execution of that complex design in scale, is to be marvelled at and honored to the limits of my poor ability to express!
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Re: 1913 Galion road grader
« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2020, 08:55:44 pm »
George, my friend...... You've done it again...!!!


Left me in awe...!


This is an amazing model of the Galion Road Grader.


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