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I like it. Some of the mud is a bit shiney though it nearly looks like greasy mud on the hubs. Brush strokes are a little obvious in places but overall its a good effect and from further away in a scene I'm sure looks good. Anyone going to attempt a burnt out tractor?

Can someone translate the above?

The world needs a decent Marshall 100! Look at the bonnet, so easy! http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=8997.0 I bought the same cab from the same guy with this plan in mind, but mine never turned up and ebay refunded me so I've no idea what went on there.

Wheels? Tracks are better http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=9098.0 Another one I still haven't finished

I think I've seen a few but in my opinion the Britains FMV version was pretty good

If you have a marshall cab, please build a marshall!

But it doesn't look like it ended happy as someone turned one into a SP chopper: If you can read this, maybe shed some light on it? http://farmphoto.com/fpv2/message.aspx?mid=70194#70194

In death he has a name, and it is Robert Paulsen if you don't understand that, I make no apology

Yay, a christmas miracle, its here!

Cor, her sisters a bit of a looker

I didn't say it should be any way, I asked a question. I assumed that a frame designed to lift an addtional three bodies would be overbuilt for two, but I didn't know that and that is why it was a question and not a statement.

One step closer to being Nath's twin

Q - would it not be quite a bit overbuilt for a match plough?

Fully agree. I look at a model from the tyres upwards - if they are wrong it spoils the whole thing, like the MF 1505, it could be so good but it looks terrible (in my opinion)...as do conversions that have been monster trucked' No doubt that was true with the old britains but the NH TG305 etc was a new tyre, compare it too a TN75 which is also recent and had all new tyres and there is a great difference in detail - ignoring the tread, the sidewalls just look wrong on the TG. I'm no fan of the tread on the UH valtras as I have never seen a tyre with the rim beneath the tread so pronounced (but then i may just be misinformed)

I reckon the front axle would steer, for the highways?

Quite a collection there FP, like the JCB up in the rafters I did buy 12 newray MB tracs from ebay.de, at the time there were quite a lot for sale in bulk.

Not easily, but the images are around if you compare farmphoto to some posted on here. The difference is not marked on some models, but some are really accurate, others not so - and that is a shame.

How would a tyre on a real tractor look less accurate than a real thing A major clue would be why I am asking Britains and not Goodyear this question

They reviving the Ford model numbers T6600 next?

university - found out a while ago forums and working at computers don't mix Wonder what kind of money hes asking for the TW, maybe stupid?

Why is there such variation in the design of the tread AG tyres on the tractors (not talking about US/UK varitations here)? Those on the NH TN75DA and the like look accurate, those on the T8040 look too straight and spaced out. Why do some look spot on when others look like the pattern maker has never seen a tractor tyre?

The front ends of most of the artics seem to be cast in two halves, with a join in the centre - in my opinion this really spoils the look of these models - obviously it is down to cost and strength but I think it is a shame that there is not a seperate casting of the frame that could wrap around to disguise this.

Well remembered Marcus

For once, hes not wrong, paintshop pro (which i've never used, but I think would work) is a tenner, basic Photoshop is about ?70 for the latest version, there are plenty of programmes out there that are much much better than MSpaint, its best to "borrow" some to try out first though to see if you can get to grips with it - if you have any kids at school then it might be possible to get a Student version for "them", Photoshop CS which is ?600 normally becomes a far more reasonable ?90