brucecooner Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Not being able to obtain all the Jeeps and other offroaders I've wanted over the years, I turned to making detailed fridge magnet reproductions on my laser cutter. Of course there's an MJ. And a few flavors of XJ... Front view too. Done a few ZJ's... And some older iron... Bowtie models are repped. Can't forget Blue Oval stuff... Even done some Cruisers too. I've done a few cars, but it's mostly offroaders and trucks. I've also done lots of custom requests, reproductions of rides as gifts or as mementos of cars once owned and fondly remembered. This rear wheel dragster was a difficult one to repro due to the livery, but the customer (buying as a gift for her dad who owned the real one) loved it. Another customer wanted their Tacoma overlander miniaturized, I made a model with the roof tent up. A former Jeepster owner wanted a frontend of the ride they once drove. I made this a larger model so I could add lots of details. I love making these, and I hope you enjoyed a glimpse of my hobby. If you're looking for a miniature ride to park on your fridge or toolbox I might have one you want on the lot at laserwheels.etsy.com. Of feel free to hit me up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiGibbs Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Looks like you are out of MJ's on your site....... I purchased a key chain on Amazon but yours look much better. Let me know when you have more. THANKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 I got one of your MJs a while ago, nicest addition to my collection. Will you be making an FJ Cruiser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucecooner Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 18 hours ago, JimiGibbs said: Looks like you are out of MJ's on your site....... I purchased a key chain on Amazon but yours look much better. Let me know when you have more. THANKS Actually I do have one. I'll DM you so we can make sure the sale is yours. 15 hours ago, fiatslug87 said: I got one of your MJs a while ago, nicest addition to my collection. Will you be making an FJ Cruiser? Cool! I was wondering if anybody in the community here had one. Nice fleet too. I have considered making an FJ Cruiser. I've made almost all the other Cruisers, after all. I'm busy with custom requests right now, but if I make an FJ I'll let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimiGibbs Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Got mine....... EXCELLENT!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Are you still planning on making an FJ Cruiser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne Janitor Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 These are cool, any plan on making more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy90MJ Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 has neone heard from this guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 @brucecooner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucecooner Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 For some reason I never got notifications from this thread (which I thought I was following), until TODAY, thanks to @89 MJ at'ing me. I was busy with work for a while, but I'm unemployed at the moment and spend a lot more time making little laser cut trucks nowadays (which is way more satisfying than most jobs I've had). Currently I'm wrapping up a bunch of requests from a ScoutII owner. @Randy90MJ @Airborne Janitor I can't sell Jeep products in my etsy shop because the owner of the trademark is more concerned with protecting their IP by bullying small businesses than building cars and making profits. (I'll let you figure out who I'm talking about) BUT, anyone who has a request can just DM me here for whatever you want. I'm also on instagram, https://www.instagram.com/brucecooner/ I tag my auto art there under #laserwheelsetsy https://www.instagram.com/explore/search/keyword/?q=%23laserwheelsetsy (account required, instagram bs) I have a gallery on Flickr with a small cross section of my work too. https://www.flickr.com/photos/woodbits/albums/72177720297989790/ And of course anyone can hit up my shop at laserwheels.etsy.com and send me a message. Due to the lawyers, I don't keep a lot of Jeep product lying around, but I can remake any of them. I don't think I ever showed off the little TJ's I made by request... Cherry and walnut, I really nailed the five spokes on these beautiful little guys. A few years ago someone asked for a plaque commemorating their friends' 50th wedding anniversary, featuring a repro of the CJ they used to roam around in. Made a JK Sahara as another gift request... That one's about 4 inches in width. It's not all Jeeps though. I made a little Pantera magnet because I've just always thought they looked badass, but I wanted something a little bigger for displaying so I enlarged the magnet into this shelf piece. Effing beautiful car and art piece in cherry, this one was in my personal fleet for a while but somebody came around the etsy shop looking for a gift for a Pantera fan so I sold it to them. (the parts for its replacement are currently waiting for assembly) I've always thought the XTerra was pretty neat, so did a little model of one. And it's not JUST road going wheels that get attention. After riding the Verde Canyon Railroad here in Arizona a few years back (which I highly recommend), I had to reproduce an EMD F7, a model similar to the ones that pull the Verde... Hardest part here was nailing the Blomberg trucks, but it was an awesome piece. Sat in the shop for ages, I guess the railfans never came looking, so I never made another. Back to the big stuff, my "best" customer has been a fellow in Colorado who has requested giant display pieces of his lovely '55 Chevy 3200 from several angles. The one I liked the most was the tailgate. This model is a foot wide. I also engineered a bracket for hanging it on the wall... I'm currently assembling another one to go in the shop for the Task Force fans. A little original Blazer... It was popular but I only made a few for some reason. I've got the Squarebody version almost done, just haven't been back to the design for a while. A recent addition is this ninth gen F-250 extended cab. It was originally a request, but I put it in the shop too and it sells pretty reliably. Sold another earlier this week, need to make another. I've been meaning to make an 8th gen version. This 2nd gen 4Runner plaque turned out pretty neat. I reproduced the owner's window stickers as best I could at this scale, not easy but it sold the effect. More cars... Last year I reproduced a Fox body Mustang as a gift request, going to someone who had turned theirs into a drift racer. They didn't ask me to, but I faithfully captured as much of its track acquired character as I could. Dirty looking piece but I loved the result. I've been meaning to remove the markings and adjust the front suspension back to stock and sell a Fox body in the shop. Got a request for an old Squarebird a while back. The wire wheels were a pain to reproduce. I'd like to enlarge this one, maybe do some trim in maple/basswood for effect. Oh, a couple years back somebody asked for a few Cobra MKIII magnets as gifts for his friends in the local owner's club. They're about 4 inches wide. Getting the knockoff Halibrands accurate was not easy but they turned out awesome. Badass little piece, one of the favorite designs I've done. I made one in cherry for my personal fleet. A while back, somebody requested a '63 Lincoln droptop, as a larger piece. This was a hard one to pull off, I used some next level tricks to get the chrome fender trim snug up to the body, and put it on a Lincoln star inspired base. Beautiful piece. Unfortunately the requestor lost his insta account to some hackers, who tried to pull the bad check scam on me to "pay" for it. Blocked the account and the original requestor never found me, so this one's in my personal fleet now, which is fine by me. Man, I don't think about just how many little cars I've made on the glowforge, but it's probably well over a hundred different models by now, and I've made well into the thousands of pieces. Etsy reports 2.4K sales, but a lot of my requests happen off of there so don't get track. But it's fun and people love them, so I just keep doing it. Anyway, there's a sample of my work. Anybody looking for something detailed and unique, hit me up! If you're more of a comic book fan... A friend of mine is a huge Iron Man fan, a couple of years ago I made a Mk III helmet as a shelf piece for his birthday. It's about 7 inches tall. The sensor on the front lights up the eyes when you walk past. Scared the heck out of his wife when he lit up in their dark living room one night lol. That design was a HARD one to pull off, stretched my skills a bit but man it sure looks great. My friend loved the gift. @fiatslug87 VERY sorry I never got back to you on the FJ cruiser. It's on my list of things I want to make. If you're still interested I'll put one in the queue. Currently I'm reproducing a Peterbilt 389 dump truck, it's going to be challenging but interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 5 minutes ago, brucecooner said: And it's not JUST road going wheels that get attention. After riding the Verde Canyon Railroad here in Arizona a few years back (which I highly recommend), I had to reproduce an EMD F7, a model similar to the ones that pull the Verde... Both that and the Grand Canyon RR are both fun adventures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucecooner Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 3 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: Both that and the Grand Canyon RR are both fun adventures. I haven't ridden the Grand Canyon RR, but did see it waiting near the lodge last time I visited up there. The thing I love about the Verde is that it goes inTO the canyon, you travel along the river and really get to see everything up close. I've ridden it a couple of times now, and going the whole length out in the open air cars is the only way to ride in my opinion. Second time I rode it I took son. It started raining on us, but we hunkered under the shade canopy and rode it out for a very unique experience. VOLUME WARNING IF YOU WATCH THE VIDEO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 1 hour ago, brucecooner said: I haven't ridden the Grand Canyon RR, but did see it waiting near the lodge last time I visited up there. The thing I love about the Verde is that it goes inTO the canyon, you travel along the river and really get to see everything up close. I've ridden it a couple of times now, and going the whole length out in the open air cars is the only way to ride in my opinion. Second time I rode it I took son. It started raining on us, but we hunkered under the shade canopy and rode it out for a very unique experience. VOLUME WARNING IF YOU WATCH THE VIDEO! ooo fun! I’ve been about 3 times and each time is more fun. My wife wants to buy the engineer package for me where you get to ride up with the engineers. Pretty cool. GCRR is pretty fun. They have a steamer and restored coaches in their line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucecooner Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 I have two dream jobs, well, maybe three, maybe four. One of those dream jobs is to be a guide on the Verde Canyon, just riding it every day telling people about the stuff along the way. I will have to investigate the engineer option, that sounds like fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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