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Yeah buddy; the brass era is still alive! Okay, so it is in the form of a 1913 Ford of humble origins and presented as a lowly work truck. Maybe that’s why I love it so much; it’s a hard laboring, lumber hauling, open-air throw-back to our grand parent’s days. Deep within the maroon exterior is the gold paint exclaiming, “Franklin Co. Lumber” circling a large letter, “F”. Then alongside the vehicle, in lovely wood veneer, is the trucks name again, “Franklin Co. Lumber”.
Beside the brass, there is a lot of real wood in use here. Guess the business is good in the lumber market these days. The firewall and windshield frame are wood, the business end of the truck, the hauling truck bed and tail gate, are wood. The step up onto the running boards is crafted in genuine wood. The brass adornment to the large scale 1:16th model finds its way into use on radiator shell, lights, front and rear, twin outboard lanterns, horn, emergency brake, wheel hub covers and steering wheel center and controls.
Little niceties are found on the tail gate chains, upper opening windshield half and operational engine crank. The steering is very precise and the chassis detail is very well crafted and carried out. Ten ceramic logs accompany the model and load for a nostalgic look onto the bed; this is a working truck after all.
The diecast is limited to 2500 pieces and sell for a very reasonable $135 considering the size and heft of the great little truck!
(01/23/2007)
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