O scale lawn old-school push mover?

Probably a rather expensive way to go, but....

Woodland Scenics O-Scale building, Harrison's Hardware, has a couple mowers as you seek in the front of their store...

Unfortunately, I don't see that they sell the mowers as a separate item, say, in their Scenic Accents line...figures and details.

I thought Selley had such a mower in O scale.  Well, the only one I could find was a gas-powered push mower, not the reel-type push mower.

Maybe someone else will have a suggestion?....

KD

Wow, I wonder if anyone with one of these structure would sell me the mowers?
The building itself wouldn't work on my layout at all, darn it...

Lee,  Just food for thought have you considered having one 3D printed?  I did find a couple of free files in the SketchUp 3d Warehouse.  bd

Lee, Based on my extremely limited experience with 3D, I believe both would have to be scaled to 1:48, but attached are photos.  bd

dkdkrd posted:

"Unfortunately, I don't see that they sell the mowers as a separate item, say, in their Scenic Accents line...figures and details."

KD

KD, Not saying it would always be true ... but I did contact Scenic Express to inquire about purchasing some additional detail elements for the Morrison's Doors Factory that I wanted to load onto either a box car or flat car.  They said none of the items were available for a separate sell.  (Unfortunately).  bd

I'm thinking something like this could be scratch-built, maybe using HO brake wheels for the wheels (file the outer rim flat) and fudge the rest of it with creative use of misc parts?

I'm thinking something like this could be scratch-built, maybe using HO brake wheels for the wheels (file the outer rim flat) and fudge the rest of it with creative use of misc parts?

Well, this is exactly why I posted this in the original question:

p51 posted:

Yeah, I guess I could scratchbuild one but it'd be a while before I could get to that and I'd rather just buy/paint one if someone makes them...

But I really wish I could find someone with that Woodland Scenics structure willing to cut off the mowers and sell them to me...

Does anyone know if they have a parts department I could ask to see if they sell replacements for stuff that breaks off?

Lee...

Afterthoughts....not all that useful, maybe.

1) My memory re Selley was only 'Half-Off'....HO!  Walthers sells your reel mower and a lawn roller by Selley in HO...

Mower Link

....which, of course, frustrates further those of us in O scale to think that something like a reel-type mower is available in HO from a company, but not in O......from the same company!!! (Maybe you could soak the HO version in a solution made from a blue pill to make it....bigger?)

2) We might gently prevail upon Dennis at Arttista to consider this sort of mower as a detail item for his line.  After a couple years of prodding, he did, indeed, come through for me in releasing a figure looking through a set of binoculars....the perfect addition to my forest fire tower platform.  THANK YOU, Dennis!!!  Now....a reel type mower.....maybe??

3) I also believe that one of the British figurine manufacturers has done a reel-type mower.   I'm sure I've seen one in O scale, but it was years ago.  This sort of mower is/was just the thing for an urban gentile gardener in the UK.

4) A derelict Harrison's hardware is one of those things to keep an eye out for at flea markets, trains shows...even York meets.

5) BTW...you are aware, arent' you, that the O scale Harrison's Hardware is offered in kit form, item PF5891,...

Hardware Kit Link

...and if you look at the exploded view in the link above...lower center....whaddya see?...the mowers!!  Of course, it'll cost you to get them.....unless you're inclined to build the rest of the kit and dispose of it (sell it) to recover some/all of the cost.   Hey......just a thought!

6) Andre Garcia, River Leaf Models, has been responsive to request for these sorts of details.   Andre?.....whaddya think?

'nuf for now....

KD

dkdkrd posted:

4) A derelict Harrison's hardware is one of those things to keep an eye out for at flea markets, trains shows...even York meets.

5) BTW...you are aware, arent' you, that the O scale Harrison's Hardware is offered in kit form, item PF5891,...

I wish I could use that structure, but it'd be a titanic waste of money for me as my layout concept couldn't possibly use that structure. No way would that work in rural WW2-era Blue Ridge mountains country...

But you never know, maybe sometime I'll run into a beat-up one of these that wouldn't cost much, though I doubt it.

I have seen the British push mower figure on ePay. With postage, it would have cost way more than $30. That's an insane amount for a tiny little detail part...

Try this, http://www.ebay.com/itm/O-Scal...6:g:VdAAAMXQWzNSmhf6

Steve

6) Andre Garcia, River Leaf Models, has been responsive to request for these sorts of details.   Andre?.....whaddya think?

I agree, he would do a beautiful job!

Well, I finally got the mower in place on the layout. It's a small little detail, one that few people would go to the trouble I did to try to find, but I really wanted to show one. This is one of the Woodland scenics ones, cut in half as it's a solid casting. Now I have two of them, the other is sitting over in the Army motor pool right now.

Thank you very much, Charlie, for all your help with this!