Fordson tugger hoist

[Ray Dunakin]

Holy carp, that looks amazing already!

[finescalerr]

Great guns, Boy Wonder, that's already really swell! -- Russ

[Les Tindall]

Whaever you turn your hand to is absolutely great!
Les

[Barney]

Realism and inspiration - and I can smell the wood Chipping's
Barney 

[Bill Gill]

Really good! Did you use anything to blend the Premier pencils into the wood?

[TRAINS1941]

Chuck your every post just gets more and more realistic.

Is there no end to your talent??

Jerry

[Bernhard]

This is really amazing. Great job!

Bernhard

[Hydrostat]

This is sublime.

[finescalerr]

That's exactly the right word, Volker. -- Russ

[Design-HSB]

All I need now is a description of how you can do something like this yourself, maybe even about it yourself.

[fspg2]

Chuck,

I always admire your great implementation in the model - it is simply a super model building!

Frithjof

[Chuck Doan]

Thanks again for the nice words! Sorry for the delay, Bill I am using turpentine and also mineral spirits to work the pencils. I use an artist's stump, toothpicks and my finger to blend.

I have made a bit of progress: the first runner is almost finished.

This project has gone "off script" a number of times. My second plan for the sled was to use peeled logs as was usually done. But while doing research, I came across a few donkey sleds that still had bark, in whole or part. I had some old twigs that I bought 25 plus years ago for my O scale railroad, and now they finally found a use.  Just a bit of bark peeling and re-assembly on the sled is all it took. I also got the hold down loops and tie rod bolts installed on this side.

[Ray Dunakin]

OMG!   

Even without the bark your wood texture and colors are perfect, but the few bits of bark still clinging to the log really sells it!

[TRAINS1941]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!

Jerry

[EZnKY]

Superlative work!