Homemade graduation present

Kansas4010 · Apr 4, 2019

My niece is graduating high school this year. She's really into semi trucks. I had no idea what to get her so I made something. I used some semi emblems I had collected and bought some others. I don't have the craftsmanship ability many on this site have but I don't think it turned out to bad. I haven't gotten the White Mustang hood ornament mounted yet.

johnlobb · Apr 4, 2019

That is cool! I like it! Nice work!

4wdtom · Apr 4, 2019

It looks very nice! I'm sure she will be thrilled.

SweetFeet · Apr 4, 2019

Very cool! She'll love it, I'm sure.

Crazy Horse · Apr 4, 2019

Nothing like a home made present. Was the Mustang a model of truck or an engine model?

Kansas4010 · Apr 4, 2019

Unless someone tells me I'm wrong I believe it was a late 40s early 50s White Mustang truck model.

Kansas4010 · Apr 4, 2019

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larry@stinescorner · Apr 4, 2019

very nice!!!!

greenmech · Apr 4, 2019

Looks good! Ron MN

grizz02 · Apr 4, 2019

glad to see the KW front and center I drove for PACCAR for 30 years, saw the 55 in town one day pretty rough

Hoofer B · Apr 4, 2019

Neat, I like it. Would she like to have a truck driving job?

caterpillar guy · Apr 4, 2019

I like it. IT would be cute with the KW on a sort of hood that pulled open to see the others inside like opening the hood the engine.

2510Paul · Apr 4, 2019

That is extremely cool. Where did the wood come from? I thought maybe you milled it.

That will be a very special gift from you. Did you leave room on the base for some small scale model trucks.

Way to go.

Paul

omahagreg · Apr 4, 2019

Custom and nicely done! She will love it!

kcm.MN · Apr 4, 2019

Kansas, you really out-did yourself! That's awesome!! It's original, sentimental, VERY thoughtful, decorative, original, etc, etc... Don't even for a moment think that anyone else out there could have done any better. Looks absolutely amazing to us!!

ditchwitch · Apr 4, 2019

Dont sell yourself so short on your craftsmanship you did a Great Job. Very nice work. Your niece is going to Love it.

Kansas4010 · Apr 4, 2019

I dug through every oak board Menards had on hand to find the best I could. Yeah I left room for her small semi toys. It got bigger than I planned but it's not even close to big enough to hold all the truck models she has.

pcsaw · Apr 4, 2019

Kansas4010 · Apr 4, 2019

Yes, no, possibly maybe. She definitely wants to learn to drive a semi. She keeps hearing about self driving trucks and is concerned she'll be out a job eventually. I told her I just can't picture it but no one can predict the future. Things I never thought possible are common place now. I told her if she wants to, start out driving then try to work her way up the company. We'll always need trucks to deliver necessities.

Kansas4010 · Apr 4, 2019

Thanks everyone. I'm more of a functional person. I can usually rough things together and make it work. Making it look pretty isn't really my strong suit.

old popper · Apr 4, 2019

Very Nice. That's a winner.

kruser · Apr 4, 2019

Nice Job !!

formerly ny bill · Apr 4, 2019

bet no one else in her class gets one! verrry nice!

JayinNY · Apr 4, 2019

Awesome!👍 what is white frieghtliner? Iv never heard of that, just frieghtliner, maybe that was early years.

Kansas4010 · Apr 5, 2019

In the 50s and 60s White and Freightliner teamed up to make cab overs. In the early 70s they split.

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