Part II: Christopher Ferrone Finishes his Special Steamshovel on a Flatbed Train

Monday, December 9, 2024

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Part II:

Mr. Christopher Ferrone Finishes his

Special Steam-shovel on a Flatbed train 

I hope that you enjoyed the first part of this amazing toy creation. And now, 

I'm going to present the second part of this most-amazing toy creation.

I can't believe how many photos Christopher sent me to work with.

It's truly amazing how cell phones today are so advanced, 

that they can take such great photos. Of course, the person behind the camera

also deserves a good part of the work and nice photos. 

The finished toy looked so great, that I had to return to the first post. The reason being,

that the design and finished toy were so astonishing, that I couldn't believe it was the same toy! 

Yet it was, and wow!

Below is the carriage (housing) for the operator of the steam-shovel.

Christopher's beautiful toy was based on a steam-shovel that operated from a train's

flatbed rail car.

Below is a side view of the engine, with the

right side to have the steam shovel placed atop.

Below is another view of the train flatbed

Below is a top view of how the toy looks

And below is the side view 

with the scoop bucket fully extended

This camera angle is great. Taken from

a slight angle to the toy, the toy shows  with

a nice 3-dimensional view.

Notice also the flatbed wheels of the toy

that would roll on tracks

Below is a close-up view of

the moveable steel wheels that would roll on the tracks

I'll have to ask Christopher what that

small hole at the bottom of the smoke stack is.

Perhaps, that's where the coal was thrown into

in order to operate the steam-shovel.

I like this finishing photo below.

What attracted my attention is the "soldier" in the background.

Since I'm the writer of the blog, my "poetic license" grants me 

the freedom to write. And what came to mind is that the soldier or guard 

is protecting all the fine toys that Christopher has been making. 

I'm just wondering.....

Maybe Christopher is Santa Claus!

He most certainly has the name, and all those toys that he makes...

Hmmm???

I'd like to wish everyone of my readers a Very Merry Christmas,

and 

A Healthy and Happy New Year

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman

and I canalways be reached at:

toysearcher@gmail.com