Today In the Toymakers Shop

It doesn't look like much but there is more work here than it you would think from looking at the photos. A bunch of little parts got painted and clear coated. Some new paint tried out. And a few cars assembled.

Wooden Toy Cars Parts
Wooden Toy Cars Parts

Here a freshly assembled bat car is sitting on a test board. Yes the pink paint does one coat coverage on bare plywood.

Wooden Toy Car Bat Car
Wooden Toy Car Bat Car 
Below is a lot of exhaust pipes ready to install in the Hot Rods. I takes a lot longer than you might think to make these. They are painted and clear coated.


Wooden Toy Cars Exhaust Pipes and Hubs
Wooden Toy Cars Exhaust Pipes and Hubs
SPme seriously red wheels.  The clear shellac makes the color pop.

Wooden Toy Cars Seriously Red Wheels
Wooden Toy Cars Seriously Red Wheels
Two assemble bat cars. The Pink one is an experiment with brushing paint that didn't turn out to well. It's still a solid playable toy but ot really didn't work out well.

Wooden Toy Cars Bat Cars Pink -Amber Shellac
Wooden Toy Cars Bat Cars Pink - Amber Shellac

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