Making and ox cart with driver "flattie"...

Post by **Howard** » Wed Aug 31, 2016 10:37 am

greetings to all...

here comes another one...basically built just like the other ones...so no need to post the steps again...other than just a few notes...

i'll probably refine the legs of the ox as i cut...may put boots on the driver rather than pant legs down to his shoes...may reduce the overall height of the piece a little...say to 1 5/8" tall including base...more pix and details later...

my very best regards...howard...

Post by **Howard** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:29 am

good morning...

making some progress on the new "flattie"...most of the parts are shown below...some have to be trimmed after they are glued to the profile cutouts...i may add a few more details as i build...

the wheel will be painted first...then glued in place the epoxy cement before the clear finish is applied...i did change the number of spokes in the wheel to a lesser amount...

more later...my very best regards...howard...

Clinton · Post by **Clinton** » Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:42 am

Lookin' good Howard! This one looks like a good challenge piece to build

Cheers,

Will

Post by **Howard** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 9:06 am

good morning...

major assembly finished...primer is next...just a couple of notes...changed location of walking stick in hand if the driver...added a few more "layering details" to cart harness on the ox...the wheel looks really distorted in this pix but it isn't...it is just placed against the cart for the photo...more later...

my very best regards...howard...

Post by **Lucy** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 12:14 pm

All those details - really amazing. I love the cart which appears really challenging. The stick in the ox cart driver's hand is perfect. Lucy

Post by **Lynn** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 5:38 pm

Howard, it is truly amazing what you can do with cardboard!!

Clinton · Post by **Clinton** » Fri Sep 02, 2016 7:21 pm

Wow, such detail! Nice Howard..

Cheers,

Will

Post by **Howard** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:04 pm

greetings to all...

here is the finished ox, cart and driver...i tried to use something from every color family...

the next project is to take a "family portrait" of all the "flatties" i've made...hopefully this week...

my very best regards...howard...