Mining Machine

Jeremiah built this one.

Digging Robot

Jeremiah built this digging robot. The machine spins freely on its wheel base. It has different attachments for different jobs.

Cherry Picker

This cherry picker is meant to work on telephone or power lines, so it has a giant spool for wire on the back. The sides have cabinets to hold tools and work supplies. Jeremiah always enjoys cabinets and cubbies that he can put stuff in.

Crane

I modeled this crane after a crane in one of Jeremiah's books. The trickiest part was the boom, which actually extends. At first it couldn't hold any weight, but after a little tinkering, it was able to hold up a match box car.

Claw-Arm

Awhile back, Jeremiah and I saw an excavator with a claw attachment to gather up brush and branches and feed them into a mulcher.






Jeremiah was very impressed with the claw arm. Together we built this version of what we saw.
In this pic, the truck is carrying a branch.

Concrete Mixing Truck

So this is my latest creation. The cement drum spins and the trough folds and unfolds.

Excavator

Yup, it's a treaded excavator.

The arm moves, and the cab spins around on its crawler tracks.

Stationary crane

David built this crane with Jeremiah. He modeled it after a crane that he sees on the way to work.

The boom arm swings around, and there is a little control room with a construction worker inside. He also included the weight to balance out the load being lifted.
It's kinda cool how each person has his or her own unique building style!

Come, see what we've built

Hello! Welcome to my blog. I am so glad you stopped by so I can show off some creations my son and I have made.

This little design is supposed to be a self-portrait, even though I don't really look like that.








Jeremiah loves anything with wheels or a motor, so we build lots of cars, trucks, trains, and planes. Here is a tractor I built, and one built by Jeremiah.















Here is a backhoe-loader.