HotRodTractor
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He guys! I just signed up a few days ago and have been perusing the forum gleaning information. I'm looking to get started in functional scale models as a way to combine several hobbies and skills.
A little background on me - born and raised farm boy turned engineer. I now own the family farm and work full time in industrial automation designing machines and robotic tooling for foundry and die cast work. I got my start with actual machine tools in college - after I graduated I did some side classes at a local tech school and learned even more.
I have always been fascinated by engines. I have played with antique trucks and tractors and have been going to antique tractor and engine shows since the 80s (kind of hard to go in the 70s.... I wasn't born yet... lol).
I'm interested in scale engines and design as I feel that is my only way to ever play with some of the engines that I have always wanted - mostly due to shear size or rarity. For instance - I have always wanted a steam traction engine, but for the most part they are far too large for me to truly enjoy - just hauling some of the full size engines to a show is a task.... where a large scale version would easily go onto a trailer behind my truck.
I'm just here learning and taking it all in right now. I don't really know where I want to start yet, but have some ideas.
Jason
A little background on me - born and raised farm boy turned engineer. I now own the family farm and work full time in industrial automation designing machines and robotic tooling for foundry and die cast work. I got my start with actual machine tools in college - after I graduated I did some side classes at a local tech school and learned even more.
I have always been fascinated by engines. I have played with antique trucks and tractors and have been going to antique tractor and engine shows since the 80s (kind of hard to go in the 70s.... I wasn't born yet... lol).
I'm interested in scale engines and design as I feel that is my only way to ever play with some of the engines that I have always wanted - mostly due to shear size or rarity. For instance - I have always wanted a steam traction engine, but for the most part they are far too large for me to truly enjoy - just hauling some of the full size engines to a show is a task.... where a large scale version would easily go onto a trailer behind my truck.
I'm just here learning and taking it all in right now. I don't really know where I want to start yet, but have some ideas.
Jason
