Fendthead

I really do quite like that Valtra but Siku, your front link spoils every single tractor you have made and will ever make!!! 

It's not just the front linkage now, I am new to this hobby thus took my first hard look at a siku tractor yesterday in the local shop and the new ones have a Knob stuck out of the cab roof and a shaft going through the cab! for stearing, great for play when we are cultivating the living room carpet (oh or is that just me ) but for realism its a nightmare!! and as for conversions......

Well after the flail...it had to be done, not going to do to much just a little cab detailing and the get some mud on it.

Hmmm 200+hp, would look good on a scratch built set of gangmowers

fendt now in bits

heheeee No probs in bits all over the bench now.....nothing broken

I think that would look fine with the coil back a bit, maybe the large chunky ends on the coil could be shortned a bit.....bit of paint and jobs a goodun

I am thinking of stripping down My UH fendt 818 for a bit of super detailing, painting and weathering. Any hints and tips on how to take it apartand take wheels off etc. any help would be great as it would save me breaking it by mistake \.

winter looks slow for me at the min, so if anyone is intrested in having on of these done clean or dirty PM me as I am more than happy to creat another, or any other peice of kit you want done to match photos etc

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Right I think it's about done maybe a few tweeks, hoses are not fitted to tractor properly yet as I may take the flail of to do a bit of detailing and weathering . Thanks for all your comments

Yep I'm lovin the tractor, Think the 818 will have enough poke for the flail

Ok I will get something sorted, On this model or on another flail, that I may be doing

Done a bit more today very nearly finished,.......now starting to look at the tractor and hmmmmm

I would be more than happy to do a bit on what I know about the dark arts of weathering . What section do I post it in as I am good at putting posts in the wrong section.....got of to a great start

Have a look into the world of train sets, those guys do loads of this sorta thing.I have had a go, built a layout for a member of the family. The bandage covered in plaster is great stuff, if you want to build large landscape start with crushed up newspaper,wood, or wire etc to get the hight and basic shape, then get going with the bandage, there is no limit to what you can do in a short time, it drys fast then just get painting or what ever you have in mind.

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Got a bit of time on it tonight. looking at the amount of rain falling at the min I could get a chance to finish it tmro . any way few pics of it so far, quite a bit still to do.

Thanks for all your comments

Love the detail, And I,m lovin the use of the nails ., true scatch building....nice

Right bit of a change of plan, thought it all looked a bit to unused, so got the weathering sets out and a little dry brushing and a bit of redoxide over welded patches for a used look sorta thing. few pics of what I had time to do,1st is just painted 2nd is with a little weathering applied. if the weather is bad tmro I hope to get a lot more done.

Thanks all, got the airbrush out last night gave the headstock a coat of paint, start on the pipe work next.......oh dear, think I may have got the bug for this

Hi all

First time on here, but seeing what you are all up to I thought I would have a go,bought a Siku Kuhn flail thought this would be good to start with as it's not to big and errr well not to costly if all goes wrong . any way been in the shed having a play, thought I would post a few pics to see what you think, When finished the plan is to have the pto shaft and hydrolic pipes connected up to the tractor

Oh and yes it was 1am when I posted this, thats my excuse for posting it here and not in the impliment section