dansnow Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 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. lawson56, Scrolling Steve, wombatie and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penquin Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 That looks super. That will get a lot of use and play. jim penuin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Very very nicely done. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjR Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I do like your grader. I bet now you can make one from your own plans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Looks great. Toys are always fun to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birchbark Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Grading a road grader, I would grade yours a grade A That looks a little tough. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Great work Dan! Edited December 23, 2014 by dgman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Brilliant I WANT ONE. Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Fantastic job! Thanks for the Heads up I had thought of ordering this a few times.You did a Fantastic job. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankorona Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Fantastic and wonderful work, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansnow Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty0312 Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 I give it an A+! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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