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Here is the only other project I just finished that I have not shared here. I never built a pulling tractor . E.J. Potter lived in Central Michigan not far from where I grew up on the farm. I never built a pulling tractor and thought it would be cool to build his tractor. I used to enjoy...

Hi Everybody, time to share another finished workshop project. I built my first 1/4 scale tractor and plow. Now I am starting a 1/4 scale Case 2470 tractor. I posted videos of the step by step building of them if anyone is interested. at youtube.com/doncampbellmaker thanks

Hi Guys, I have been busy enjoying time in my little workshop. Here is my finished dozer . Also my first pulling tractor almost done. E.J. Potter , Michigan Madman is who I built the tractor to look like. Monday I will start a 1/4 scale John Deere 4020 and plow project. A video just added...

Hi Everybody, Back in my little workshop building another model. It's almost roughed in , next week I will Take it apart and start sanding the parts and get them all primed. I am now sharing daily videos showing how I build my models. I stopped taking orders and now building models I always...

Hi Everyone , Here is my latest project. I still have to finish the Wagner L-90 Log Stacker. This tile machine has been a fun and different model to build. It is getting close to being finished. Also my daughter got me back on a new sight after several years. Anyone interested in some of my...

New project- Here is my next project , I set the log stacker model aside for now . I am building this tile machine for a friend who asked me to build it five years ago. I got back on line 3 weeks ago. So I am sharing this project on my new blog and toy tube and facebook too. Anyone interested in...

Hi you guys, Just letting everyone know today my new webpage has started up again after being away from it the last 7 years. No way I could share all the pics here. So any of you that might be interested in how I made all my projects over the years its all here and open to the public for the...

Hi I'm Back with some more projects that I been puttering on in my little workshop. Nothing fancy , but a heck of a lot of fun. I recently been working on a scooter , the Wagner L-90 Log Stacker model , I stretched my grandsons Prego Jeep 15" to get another year of fun on it. Also my grandson...

With the extended cold days I managed to start a new project in the shop. I only had two of the tires left so I decided to use them on a log stacker. The rear wheels I had that were smaller in dia. I took pictures of one of these machines about 10 years ago . I thought then it would be a unique...

Today I finished another shop project. The Toy Building Hobby sure helped the winter fly by . The grader was a fun project with the V-Plow and side wing plow and the ripper on back. Now to get back to the Articulating off road truck I started 7 years ago. It is over half done so it will be nice...

Eight days ago I sat 8 tires on my workbench and some 18 ga. sheet metal. Along with about 3 dozen photos and a side and front line drawing from a brochure. Here is my progress so far . I am pleased with the results so far and each day it looks a little better. A lot of guessing but I am...

Hi Guys, Been a while since I been in the shop. Fresh snow on the ground and looking like winter again I shifted gears and went back to building a couple new models. I had 50 of these brand new tires and rims so I decided to use them on four projects. The grain truck with a pup is something...

I headed back to the shop 3 weeks ago to putter and ended up building a cab for my little snowblower tractor. Next week I will design a overhead panel for the switches to control the lights.

For 2019 one of my first small shop projects will be to design and build adaptors for my 1996 GMC pickup. I bought it brand new and it only has 34,000 miles on it. I store it most winters and rarely used the Fisher Plow that I also bought brand new. Two years ago I lifted the truck 6" and...

It's been a while since I built anything . Thought I would share my next little shop project. I bought some big tires and mounted them on my old grader project. My mind started spinning and I'm off puttering again. Looks like it will end up going from the old grader to a mini jeep for my...

Some of you know I recently completely cleaned and repainted my front little workshop from the ceiling to the walls to the floor. Then I could not stop and I decided to tackle my crude back shed . 35 years ago I built it , only 5 foot walls just for garden tractors and tools. Then I added a bolt...

I been wanting a pit cart type portable work table for many years. Yesterday I finally started one. I had a old steel table with small wheels that I hadn't used for a few years. I mounted a vise and a drill press and the Lincoln Buzz box to it and today I inserted a lower tool box and a small...

Hi Everyone , Projects have been slow for a while in my little workshop. I posted last Feb, 13, 2016. I still have 13 little tractors, just bought a brand new JD X-590 . The last month my latest project has been my workshop . I have gone through every inch of it cleaning and repainting ...

My shop tour and the ten tools I use to make 200 steel models Today I will begin my little shop tour with my nut and bolt and misl storage bins. I bought a cheap tool box and filled each drawer with screws, washers, nuts , bolts, nails of many sizes. I try to keep them stocked at least half...

I am loving this great website and would love to share many of my tools and stories and pics. But I am a little nervous to show them because I am concerned about the wrong person seeing them . What do you think , how do you folks feel about showing your tools and shop to maybe the wrong people...