hotrod192

Hey there hotrod192 are you and your son thinking of coming along to the 2nd Model show in Aberdeen on Sunday 6 th May 2012 ....lots to see and lots to buy and well meet up with quite a few FTF members on here

hi there,ive sent you a pm.

regards martin.

this is a siku model ,i have painted the diesel tank and hydraulic rams black,removed the front hitch,i will be adding hydraulic pipes and lights.

this is my sons latest buy that he purchased off his birthday money,he is eight today.the turning radius is pretty poor so that will be the first thing to be sorted,he wants lights added hydraulics added and some light weathering.

it is pictured here with its proud new driver.

this is based on a britains model,i have changed the rear actor to one which the rear boom extends,made a hammer for it added hydraulic pipes then added working spot lights to the rear of the cab and a working flashing beacon.the model was then weathered to look muddy,fuel spills added to the tank and the odd small hydraulic oil leak.

hi looks ace wot do you use for wethering

i use really good quality pigments and paints,depends on what i am weathering and what texture or effect i want i will mix washes or filters etc.

class lad

bang tidy having the lights fitted on,nice weathering job as well,not to heavy which I like

thanks for your comments,i have just recieved another jcb in the post which will be recieving the same treatment then up for sale.

i have put in two micro switches at the back under the big jcb sticker one on each side,one for all the spotlights and one for the flashing beacon.then it was lightly weathered.

nice work martin

thanks mate,ive not finished weathering it yet as i have so many projects on the workbench i need to get finished at advertised for sale.

looks great,any info on how the lights work,where you get the lights etc,im very interested and sure other members are

the lights are leds which i wire myself and run off a lythium battery.

its my sons birthday soon and he has wanted one of these for a while,ive added spotlights,flashing beacon,driver and i will start weathering it tommorow.

fantastic looking setup,love the old fords.

_{your layout is looking great.}

these are scratch built ton bags they are made from a hard wearing weave material like the real thing,fill them with whatever you want,fertalizer,calf feed,logs,they are £2.00 each plus postage.

thanks martin.

this is a brand new siku 6820 with loader,i have installed working front spotlights,working flashing roof beacon

a cb aerial mirror mounted,i have piped all the loader hydraulics,weathered the bucket to look used and the tractor to look dirty and dusty,it will be listed on ebay tonight.

anybody looking for a diesel tank send me a pm or email.

they are scratch built,the walls are made using hand cut blocks,they are detailed with clumps of grass/plants,fuel/oil spills and can be weathered to look rusty at a slightly extra cost.

I'm going to try something different, a diorama with a tractor on the road just to put on my shelf, i have the road all sorted i'm just not sure what to do about a background, whether to have one with just blue sky and a bit of greenery, or whether to leave it blank, i'm not quite sure what would look better, the blue sky might look a bit more realistic but could still look a bit bland, just wondering what you think would be best?

i think you should do a hedge row with a burn running beside it and some of that grass matting which comes in short medium and long and have your tractor half on the grass and half on the road.

i am nearly finished building this truck but i cant decide what colour to do the cab.the chassis is metallic blue and the running gear is orange there is also black and white decals to go on but if they were going to clash with the colour i would just leave them off.so any ideas peeps.

looks fantastic ;)im in the middle of building a scania 144 topline.

thanks for all your comments ,all i done for him was measure and mark it out then he done all the glueing and then let him loose with a spraycan of silver,he was so proud of himself it was really cool to see the satisfaction on his face well worth letting him loose on the workbench,which is the only way he is going to learn.

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cool,what have you used for the field with the sprayer?very nice looking effect that.

Whoa how did I miss this beast!! Looks great that, did the JD come with duals originally or is that also your handy work? I like the smoke reminds me of the FW60 video on YouTube where every mild touch on the accelerator results in plumes of thick black smoke...... lovely 

thanks for all your comments peeps.

the jd came with duals i just made the dozer blade and hydraulics,only problem now is i have no silage to try it out.