My recent search through the internet for 50'S FODEN trucks has sure given me some ideas. The Chinese Six was one of them. DINKY MECCANO had not made one that I know of. I haven't seen any up for sale or auction with the possibility that no one has given it a try. Soooooo I figured why not......... 


     By the way, I did not give it the name Chinese Six. You can research that yourself. I sure as heck don't want to start an international incident or something, but go ahead and look it up.
    
    The first picture was the initial truck, well on the way to completion. Then I realized a problem that I will not bore you with. A complete tear down.

    Just for fun, can you see the difference of the first compared to the finished product, not including missing posts and chain, different colored hubs and of course the lack of decals.  

    How did it become a CHINESE SIX with a solid chassis? Keep in mind that I have a simple one..............

    I stacked the FODENS to illustrate the final length of the Chinese Six. What a surprise that was.

   I posed the truck as a worker, so a few ending  photos show kegs aboard.

   Always PLAYWORTHY.

   The last picture is a real Chinese Six from the internet. I would gladly acknowledge the photographer, but the photo lacked any name. Thank you whoever you are for the great picture.

                 DECALS are made and provided by NOBLECO. THANKS JIM












































 .......just   showing off   here. All but the 8 wheeler are up for sale.

What a great looking truck. I really like the signs on the chain, well done. And the detail on the cab, the door hinges are highlighted, very nice.

Nice to see the spare wheel on the side, would never have thought of that. Thanks for showing this great code 3

Good job on the Chinese Six trucks. They were a great idea.

Looking at them again, it looks like you have centered the fuel tank on the second model or is that my eyes acting up again. Did you cut it off and reposition it or did you lengthen the chassis. Nice idea too.

RoutmasterNL,  NOBLECO did a great job on the DECALS. The spare side mounted is not my idea. I noted it from an internet pic of an 8 wheel tipper. My next attempt will put the spare between the flatbed and chassis. It will save time and parts, with a little filing on the center of the wheel hub, the thickness is perfect as the support spacer. You can see it is open, see the spacer stack?


Nobleco, Jim =  rest your eyes..... Look at the first pic, the original attempt. The Cab is Foden, flatbed w/chains standard Dinky, and the chassis =  = Leylend. The deep arch between the tandum wheels, and the filler in the center of the fuel tank, although the Leland tank is off center = good observation. That is probably what caused the illusion when I changed chassis. The second and final attempt all  Foden, chassis and cab, the flatbed w/ chains standard Dinky. Wheel arches are shallow and I filed the Foden rear flare off of them. The filler on the Foden tank is not centered, that probably gave an illusion, not sure.   


   Compare the stack in the stacked picture. I was comparing length also the hint of how the project was first thought through to get the tandums in front. It worked out. Dumb luck!









The back lights were nail heads. Holes were accurately positioned and drilled , but the nail heads were not quite centered on the stems. It got worse as I peened the stem mounting them to the chassis. Bummer! I have to work on that a bit. I really have to work on the obsession part, I had plenty of those broken post nubs that are perfect as lights and fit just right. I wanted to make the back lights larger on this one. Big mistake! Dumb, real dumb.......... live and learn. 


Thanks for the compliments gentlemen, appreciated.


.......and the project was fun.

For head and tail lights,that are painted, I always use the back of a brush. Just dip the back into the paint and leave a smal blob. After it has dries it looks the part, as can be seen in this 562H resto

RoutmasterNL, an EXCELLENT Citroen Mail Car restoration! "IT LOOKS FACTORY" to me!


   I do the same using the tip.
There is also a company that makes fine tip applicators. I use these when more than just a dot is required. The brand is "MICROBRUSH" = www.microbrush.com they offer different sizes and they are cheap. dinkyboy

If I only knew how to transfer the picture......... oh well. For those of you Code 3 Modelers, a fantastic opportunity to make a perfect Code 3 Dinky Foden "Chinese Six" almost from = "out of the box". Look up ebay Dinky Toys Foden # 290713216538 , ending 22may2012 12:09:19 PDT. If it were a US sale, I would be bidding, but by the time it sells and postage is included, it would be well over my limits. I figure one of you will be able to get it, and with less then 2 hours work, have a what I described above. 


   The work, remove the broken chassis portion behind the aft chassis crossmember leaving the crossmember, remove the rear extended portion of the drop-side box in proportion to the chassis, locate and drill the mounting hole for the drop-side bed. Use a left over supertoy wheel and file to fit between chassis top and drop-side base using the wheel and tire as the support spacer and of course as a spare. File the aft portion of the rear fender, attach the rear drop-side back board and paint.


   Now that would certainly be almost "out an of the box Dinky Chinese Six " with very little effort. I wish I could bid it ..........


   Some body do it please, and show us the finished product.    dinkyboy

price is reasonable so far but he does not show a shipping price other than to the UK even though he says he will ship world wide.

The shipping is about $25 - $30 USD. Almost as much as what I believe the truck will go for. dinkyboy

$25 to $30 is way too much for shipping. It should be less than $15 so he is gouging on that.