1972farming

dont go droping it on your foot then steve :o

Yes it does make a model a bit weighty when its all metal .

This white metal is very good to work with but can be a bit fragile as well .

Sorry Marcus ,I forgot to mention that the new cab and floorpan are made of white metal .

2 questions? 72F

why is it silver ?

when doing the 2640 covo last night i took the axle from a economy 6600 & went to replace it with a 5610 front 4wd axle but the casting wouldn't go back together ? will the axle casting need fileing down a bit for the axle pin to fit ? as i've done this before years ago & had no problems.

The tractor is silver because I strip all of my conversions back to bare metal before I start them .

Yes you are right re the 5610 axle ,you will have to file part of the axle to allow the pin to go farther through .

Hope this answers your questions and make sense !

coming along nice there steve. :P

Thanks for Old Ford .Like I said mine may not be the best .I am willing to take advice from anyone if they have an easier way of doing this conversion .Its not my favourite .

and lastly

another angle

I still have a lot to do to this one but heres some Q cab pictures requested by Deerest .

Mine may not be the best way  to fit a Q cab to a 6600 chassis but here it is anyway .

1972 I maybe able to get some pics of a 188 over my mates place (same place as Udi's photo earlier). They have an array of MF's so I'll see if they have one and take half a dozen snaps for you.

OK Thanks

very nice conversion!!!, better than what i could muster up! :D

Thanks

Are there any mudguard retaining clips to hold the cab in place as i cant tell from photo?

No I 'm affraid not,the base tractor was a low budget  6600 in brown .

Go on Paul start a revolution .You may need a magnifying glass to work on them though .

what are you planning on doing next?

As we speak I am half way through a Ford 7600 with 4 wd .

That's one good convo 1972 farming, like it alot, good detail Are you planning on doing anymore?

Yes a few more but low volume ,I don't have many 6600 castings left .

i think they look very good. :P is that one sold :)

Sorry that one is sold .

I may be building more like it though .

Was it Scaledowns 'super ford blue' aerosol can ?

;) another plug nigel ehh ie more discount ?

No its actually Halfords Rover Pageant mid blue !

lovely model-where did your decals come from?

Brian Norman

Free to collector.

Sweet!!! Your not too bad at this conversion malarky r ya?!!!

thanks

wrong shade of blue perhaps ?

Yes its wrong I know but its close .

very good what are the back wheels from steve. :P

The back wheels are Tim MF 4270 I think .

:P loving that :)

Cheers

This is my first Ford this year .

Only real difference was the 188 had an extension piece in the gearbox to make it longer (and a better seat as well) - I will try to find a picture later. All 1*8 series tractors had the same extra casting in the middle to extend the wheelbase - that's the main difference.

Cheers Marky .I have just found a pic of a 175 as well .

Ol yeah i know, trying to think of a more common casting to get a similar result

The ertls are about the best base

cheers Barry