Aug 15, 2018
Custom diecast of a 1920s Federal 2 1/2-ton flatbed truck, made from a thrift store find of a vintage Chevron gas station promotional toy. Took quite a bit of hunting to figure out what kind of truck this casting is supposed to represent, ultimately got it down to 3 candidates, those being Fageol, International and Federal, after 20 minutes or so on Google Images I narrowed it down to being a circa 1924-28 Federal “deuce and a half” with a typical simple wood and steel open cab as typically fitted to trucks of this era. The bed of this custom is made of basswood craft/hobby lumber cut, glued and fit together, then painted before going onto the basic casting.