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    Tradesman's Ute —Allister McLaren
   Hi all, We've had a builder in over the last few weeks renovating our house. He did a fantastic job working around our crooked old house, and I knew he has a five y.o. son, so as a bonus 'payment' I made a version of his ute and trailer (complete (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
   
        Re: Tradesman's Ute —Tim Courtney
     (...) Allister - Very cute!! I'm impressed with the detail - the hinging trailer panels especially. -Tim (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
    
         Re: Tradesman's Ute —Allister McLaren
     (...) Thanks Tim. I'm sure I've seen pneumatic hoses used in a similar way before, but I can't think where. I've seen so many great building ideas in the past year it's impossible to keep track of them all. Isn't Lugnet great? :) Cheers, Allister (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
   
        Re: Tradesman's Ute —Richie Dulin
   (...) Nice work! I'm a bit concerned about the colour choice... IIRC 98.3% of tradesmen's utes are white! ;-) The dropsides are inspired, and the compressor is a masterpiece of minimalist design. My favourite part is the trailer though... a classic (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
   
        Re: Tradesman's Ute —Allister McLaren
   (...) Thanks Richie. (...) True enough. This is one of the remaining 1.7%. This was a rendering of a specific ute, and since the real one was yellow, so was the model. When I make one for myself I'll make it in genuine white. For extra authenticity (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
 

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