Perry Henderson Photos

Perry’s Wood Shop

Multiple angles from inside Perry’s shop reveal some of his tools, and the large workspace he had set aside for building his wooden models.

Perry’s Wood Shop

Perry’s Wood Shop

Perry’s Wood Shop

Perry’s Cranes on Display

Some of Perry’s larger models of construction equipment are seen on display at an industry trade show.

Perry’s Cranes on Display

Some of these models were used for display, some were built for training, and some were made simply for child’s play.

Rootballing Machine

Perry didn’t always model the famous equipment. The two trucks pictured here and in the following image are used for scooping up the root ball of large trees. In doing so they can be relocated without damage.

Rootballing Machine

Model Rootballing Machine

In modeling the unusual equipment above, Perry’s accurate scale pieces demonstrate the functions of the originals, as well.

Model Rootballing Machine

Perry was interested in all kinds of heavy equipment, not just the pieces commonly modeled by others.

Model Tree Hauler

Another type of tree hauler model gets put to the test moving a small plant. This would have been used for relocating very large trees, or other heavy objects.

Model Tree Hauler

Similarly, this type of equipment would have been used to dig up a tree and move it a short distance on the same site, or to load it onto a rig like the first hauler.

Case 580C Backhoe

The full-size backhoe that Perry modeled.

Model Case 580C Backhoe

Perry’s model of the backhoe.

Model Crane

One of Perry’s various tracked cranes.

Model Crane

Another type of tracked crane.

Model Crane

The boom of this giant crane is over two stories tall. The crane is seen here lifting a red and white tower or mast of some sort. Regardless of what it is, the crane is certainly doing a good job of lifting it.

Model Crane

This huge scale model crane was set up next to Perry’s garage to test its weight capacity and functionality.

Model Six-Axle Crane Truck

A wooden scale model six-axle crane truck, with three and three arrangement.

Model Six-Axle Crane Truck

Six-Axle Crane Truck

Another six-axle crane truck that Perry modeled in the following photo. This truck is from TNT, and named, “Red Bull—Pride of the Texas Gulf Coast.”

Model Six-Axle Crane Truck

Perry’s scale model of the Red Bull crane truck.

McRay Boom Truck

The full-size boom truck that Perry modeled in miniature.

Model McRay Boom Truck

Many sections of the boom slide inside of each other to give this portable crane truck a very long reach.

Model McRay Boom Truck

With three axles in front, and five in the back, the truck is set up to haul a lot of weight.

Model Forklift

Not many people would model a forklift, but Perry did. He even made a box load for the model to pick up.

Liebherr Eight-Axle Crane Truck

The full-size Liebherr crane truck that Perry modeled in the following pictures.

Model Liebherr Crane Truck

The wooden scale model eight-axle crane truck.

Model Liebherr Crane Truck

This photo shows the model crane truck with boom extended.

Model Three-Axle Crane Truck

Model Six-Axle Crane Truck

Another wooden model six-axle crane truck, but this one carries a much larger crane. So large, in fact, that it has its own four-axle dolly to support the rear of the crane. It has ten axles in total.

Model Four-Axle Crane Truck

This four-axle truck equipped with outriggers looks fairly simple compared to some of Perry’s others. However, it still has a lot of detail and moving parts that had to be designed.

Refinery Crane

Building big structures, like oil refineries, requires big cranes—like the full-size one illustrated here.

Model Refinery Crane

This unusual crane was modeled after the one in the illustration prior. The model was completed down to the very load that it’s carrying in this photo.

Model Tractor and Trailer

This is a simpler model that Perry built more as a toy than a detailed representation. The model tractor with ripper sits atop a lowboy trailer, which is towed by a Diesel semi. Despite being built as more of a toy, the model still has a lot of sturdy details. It would definitely be the coolest toy in any sandbox!

Model Two-Axle Crane

A two-axle portable crane. Although Perry built equipment ranging from tree haulers to cement trucks, he obviously had a love for equipment that lifted things.

Model Four-Axle Crane

A scale model four-axle portable crane.

Model Semi-Tractor With Lo-Boy Trailer

Model Semi-Tractor With Lo-Boy Trailer

This photo shows the trailer with a load that might be headed for the oil fields.

Model Semi-Tractor With Lo-Boy Trailer

In this photo, a different semi model hauls a trailer built for heavier loads. Instead of three axles, this trailer has seven!

Cement Truck

The full-size cement truck that Perry modeled in the next photo.

Model Cement Truck

The wooden scale model cement truck. The broken side mirror has since been repaired, but it does indicate that the trucks were played with—which was their ultimate purpose!

Perry Standing in the Loader Bucket

Perry standing in the bucket of the LeTorneau loader (pictured in his biography page) to give a sense of scale. Many of the details in Perry’s models were taken from photos and measurements that he made in the field.