Alright here we go with the beginning of my Doepke obsession. Lets start with pronunciation: Doepke Dep-key. there thats done. I looked like a fool at a toy show all day with that word.
Alright so this company was around from the late '40 to mid '50s. Everything they made was from actual production vehicles. No scifi stuff
sorry about the pics. I could not find my real camera anywhere and Kim is passed out cold.:thumbsup:
Lets look at some pictures and what I did.. #2008 Aerial Ladder
Note the bar on the drivers side. I made that today.
Notice the Two aluminum pins on the boom. Made those as well. Figured the rigging out myself as well. I had some antique fishing reels so I used some line off one of them. Works great. Missing the pulley hook assembly for the bucket. Notice how it has outriggers...
Doepke Barber Greene
This is what I wanted from the start
Missing the conveyor which should be here wednesday
Turn the crank and the buckets move and so will the conveyor. wicked awesome
I showed this to my dad last night and he immediately remembered people using the actual thing back in the 50s. said it was an interesting contraption just to pick up leaves. He also remembers the road graders
Big thanks goes out to Cobra_charlie for helping me with the firetrucks over there in denver. I love craigslist!
Now I know that these are not mint and have rust but who cares. Im not after dead mint stuff. I like things that have a history or something. its all fun to me
heres a really good site about doepke and the different models they made
Yeah, my older brother had the grader. Forgot all about that one too, haven't seen it since '77. So cool!
I remember that one being a blast to push around by the steering wheel. It felt more like a dirt drack midget racer.
Nice job making those parts...great thread!
I like those old trucks, I am drawn to them. I had the tonka tow truck as a child . I prefer the the Lincons and I will have to have one now . I will start to look for the tow truck. That should make my wife happy.
Actually my wife is good with my hobby and travels with me to shows. It starts conversations. My father in law however thinks differently. I once talked a man at a show about his collection (he had many on display) about the affordability. He said just buy one per year and it will grow. He has fun showing them to the public.
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