Tuesday, 28 January 2025

My Home-Made Corgi Popeye Paddlewagon

 I needed a new project this week and I've always liked the Corgi Popeye Paddlewagon since having one as a young spinach gobbler.

I thought I'd make one. A Paddlewagon.

I found an old smallish car and consulted the Great Book of Corgi.

I scoured my bits drawers and began glueing stuff together. Popeye, Olive Oil, the lot.

After a while it was done. I just needed a tin of spinach and the car a lick of paint.


Finished! 
Hope Popeye's happy.


My POTA stunt rider turned up. I gave him a small rifle for his back.


Here's all three things I've finished this last two days.


Waddaya reckon readers?

Have you got a Paddlewagon?

13 comments:

  1. You are doing with toys what I do with props. Want one, so I'll make one. Well done!

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  2. Absolutely brilliant! SFZ

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  3. There seems to be nothing you cannot accomplish, Woodsy. Awesome!

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    1. Aw, thank you so much Arto, thats very kind.

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  4. Wow! That lick of paint really transforms it!

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    1. It does doesn't it, although I quite liked the raw original without any paint too Looey!

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  5. Paul Adams from New Zealand1/29/2025 4:08 am

    Another amazing project. Well done. I have the Corgi Popeye Paddlewagon, and a Corgi Juniors Popeye boat. Both picked up at fairs. Alas, I do not have the Olive Oyl aeroplane.

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    1. Thanks a lot Paul. Thanks for the Paddlewagon info today too.

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  6. Waaay cool Woodsy! You've got more projects done in two months than I have in 20 years! Awesome! I love that 'young spinach gobbler' line. As much as I tried as a kid I simply could not eat spinach. It wasn't until I ate my mother-in-laws creamed spinach while in Deutschland, that I was able to eat it. Hers was really really good!

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    1. Yes, creamed spinach is tasty. It's best with frozen spinach I've been told.

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