THEBRITFARMER

Sorry to here that Ben. What is Wedding Insurance

Looks good Will nice job you have made of them.

Very nice The detail keep us updated on the development and welcome to the forum

You are way to modest....if you hadn't told us I am sure we would have been none the wiser :o

Hey Nick don't put yourself down, you are doing a fine job. They both look good.

Nice snaps pdh thanks

Good job there cj. The backdrop looks perfect too.

Looks good Reece looking forward to seeing the progress

Nice outside snaps David and another great journal.

More great detailing there graham.

Just an observation and it may not hold true but the impression I get is that Europeans are more likely to buy a tractor that is not familiar to them than a North American is.

I don't entirely agree Rick, look at the Oliver, IH and Case made in 1:32 not really a Euro sort of thing but in the "euro scale"

Great progress richie............ love it

Some awesome bits of kit there cj thanks for taking and posting them

Wow Sean what a model look awesome :P

Nice to have your own dedicated model room Stephen. Is that building just part of the farm

Happy Birthday cj

He used one of those sticky insect traps

Concrete Yard (Courtesy of Deere-est) Smear on the Polyfilla and spread it till it is roughly even and covering all the base. Grab a ruler or similar narrow edged tool, wet it and tamper it in whicheer direction the water should run. Wet the rulers edge every now and again and also keep wiping off any Poly it picks up. Then when you have done this two or three times wait for it to dry. As it becomes more viscous but not yet dried out, use something circular (I used a length of plastruct) wet it and drag through the Poly leaving a trough for drainage. If it goes crooked or something, don't panic. . . .wet the ruler, reetamper it and wait for it to dry slightly then try again. http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7216.msg207091#msg207091

Roof Tiles (Courtesy of Deere-est) Did ten minutes at a time over the course of the evening. It don't half make you squint. Here's how it's done - Apply even layer of glue (PVA type) to surfaces and leave to dry. Once dry, rub down any lumps with fine sand paper. Mix up some Polyfilla to a reasonably thick consistency. Apply to surfaces with paint scraper or similar untill an even covering is achieved. With a straight edge (ruler or similar) dip in water and grade across surface in horizontal and verticle directions. Any hollow areas fill in with a thinner mix of.Polyfilla Repeat grading untill smooth surface is achieved. Leave to go hard. When hard mark up either end of roof every 5mm, score lines along roof with scissor point or similar. (nothing to sharp as you want a groove not a cut) Now the detailing, I used a flat blade tool. Etch in tile edges about 3 - 4 mm apart (mine will be slate type) all the way along staggering the rows so that the first line you do is the same as the third row and the second row is the same as the forth row you do. Build up ridges with more Plolyfilla once the tiling is all done. Either point it or round it off depending on which ridge tiles you wish to depict. Leave to go hard. Etch in the edges as before with a flat blade - do not push into the Polyfilla too hard as it is thick and make break away. Lightly score each edge softly 4 or 5 times. Mine are 5 - 6 mm apart. Voila and Hey Presto!! http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=7216.105

OH the detail !!!!! Excellent Graham, converting Britains figures too now I see

I am so glad I am not back in school :D Although having said that dating isn't much easier at my age either \

I just had a look back at the model and also the real one. Doesn't seem to be a huge amount of difference that I can tell. Is it really that off and what is it that lets it down ie : bonnet too short etc.... Given the year it was made though I supposed it looked ok ? Maybe we are just more discriminating nowadays ?

It does look pretty high up eh Brian. Looks well smart though

Steady on graham. I don't think my ticker can take much more