Fine-Scale Truck Models Now On Display At The Akron Public Library
August 1, 2024 at 8:42 p.m.
Jeff Bickel’s collection of fine-scale truck models are on display at the Akron Public Library.
Included in this collection Bickel built are several custom built trucks, along with truck replicas which include a Pike Lumber Company truck that would have been featured in the Akron 4th of July Parade back in the 1970s; a Jones Truck Line Inc. replica, which was featured in an issue of the magazine Fine Scale Modeler’s 2023 Contest Cars; and a Rochester Iron and Metal Truck replica of the last truck that Bickel’s father Jim drove before retiring at the age of 87.
Another replica on display is a Henry Township Fire Department truck that was driven by the late Joe Day, of Akron. This truck was built to honor Joe, and was presented to him and the Henry Township Fire Department in 2023. All of these models took many, many hours to build and are incredibly detailed to exactly resemble the trucks that they represent.
These models will be on display through August and can be seen during regular library hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jeff Bickel’s collection of fine-scale truck models are on display at the Akron Public Library.
Included in this collection Bickel built are several custom built trucks, along with truck replicas which include a Pike Lumber Company truck that would have been featured in the Akron 4th of July Parade back in the 1970s; a Jones Truck Line Inc. replica, which was featured in an issue of the magazine Fine Scale Modeler’s 2023 Contest Cars; and a Rochester Iron and Metal Truck replica of the last truck that Bickel’s father Jim drove before retiring at the age of 87.
Another replica on display is a Henry Township Fire Department truck that was driven by the late Joe Day, of Akron. This truck was built to honor Joe, and was presented to him and the Henry Township Fire Department in 2023. All of these models took many, many hours to build and are incredibly detailed to exactly resemble the trucks that they represent.
These models will be on display through August and can be seen during regular library hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.