Stabliofarmer

Seconded here, can't fault Jacks work, have two Hiabs and very pleased with them and very well priced, can't comment on paint finishes though. Lovely additions of late by the way Martin!

Rams in place for the lift mechanism. Also got the right wheels on. These have been made by creating a 3D CAD model of the wheel, having that model 3D printed and then making a mould of the print to cast 4 in resin. There are also rims that will insert into the recess. The wheels are such a unique shape that I knew I'd need to make from scratch for them to look right.

Yes I think that would be a good idea, topped off with a Britains ifor canopy. Yes made in China, strangely it has Jackiekim on the bottom rather than Tayumo. Unfortunately you'll be left with 14 tiny holes removing the roof rack, it's well secured on there!

Today's arrival, a Tayumo 1:32 Land Rover Defender 110. Overall a nice model, when I find my Britain's defender I'll get some comparison shots but first impression is that the scale is bang on, visibly larger than the Bburago model. All doors open with no huge panel gaps when they're shut, and it's a nice weighty model with the combination of diecast body and the electronics inside for the lights and sound. Only drawbacks for me are: The wheels are terrible, basically just black rubber bands with very unrealistic tread. The tinted windows look great as a 'boss's' truck, but will look out of place on a farm truck.

I still don't think they'll get close to the finish of resin. Yes very pleased with the RHD, a special request and the first in the UK. Wanted something alittle different when everyone gets the Marge R Series in the summer.

I believe they're resin printed Joe, much smaller layer height than fdm. Yeah thinking a blower or an 8 wheeler muckaway tipper for the G series. I think he's done a few other stuff, Merc Arocs, Iveco S Way etc. They're designed Siku Control as that's what he specialises in.

Very exciting parcel today. Two 3D printed cabs from a lad in Germany. An S series and Construction Spec G series Scania cab in 1:32,just got to decide what to build them into now!

One for myself, thinking of liverying it up as a 'Braemere Models' truck

Like that alot Sean, tree fills the gap nicely and naturally.

An Aoshima Suzuki Jimny in 1/32. A nice little snap together kit that includes a set of adhesive foil stickers that really enhances the model. All plastic and abit flimsy feeling but for £7.50 what's to be expected. Came from Plaza Japan and delivered in under a fortnight, no customs either being £19 in total. I think its fairly accurate to scale remembering its a small car, will add some comparison photos to my Chinese car models thread if I can find it.

Gold version of the Welly Scania, think some Golden Griffin decals will set it off nicely.

Superb John. I'm in awe of how neat you get the glazing, such a tricky task

Every panel on this build seems almost pointlessly complex for what is a very boxy shape. Cab and all its many angles constructed and the parallel link arms fitted. These allow the cab to remain level as the cutter head is lifted and it was a relief to see the maths work as the mechanism functions perfectly. Next to the mog for a size comparison

Looks a right beast John, go on, push it to the top of the list, you know you want to!

Very nice Martin, you'll be nipping at Damien and Hazel (Well mostly Hazel when it comes to walling)'s toes in no time

Excited to see more of the JCB Chris, fancied doing one since the first photos from Knight appeared

Not Halfords but I used RAL7047 Telegrey on this county build. Not sure you would find a particularly close Halfords colour, not a very popular car colour.

Have you made each individual link Jan? Or is this a kit of some sort? Looking forward to the result either way.

That's very smart indeed Sean

I like that alot Chris, I look forward to seeing it finished

That's a really nice addition Martin, followed the build and very impressed with the builders skills.

Thank you John, very pleased with the outcome so far

Building up the 'chassis', there is no real chassis from what I can see. The transmission makes up the framework that attaches the portal axles to the rear end that houses a large engine to drive the hydraulics. The hydraulic drive motor sits between the two axles and goes through a transmission box. Steering axle at the rear steers and pivots, however a portal axle was sacrificed. The portal was possible at the front end though where it is more visible. Front end attached via the start of the linkage. Temporary wheels for now, more on those later... Impeller and being of the chute in place. Another awkward bit of fabrication as it is round at the bottom and square at the top! And that's where we're at now, back to the degree for a little while.

Grabbing some time between uni work to get a craft knife out and do some proper old school scratch building, no lasers in sight! Having reviewed the Rolba R1200 I realised there where a number of design features I had overlooked in my initial attempt. Particularly around the cab lift mechanism. Therefore I've started again. First up is the most complex part, the cutter head. This is constructed of four conical with eight 'knives' wrapping around the two drums. Required a lot of maths, first to determine the pattern to roll into the cone, there is a calculator online for this. They are roled from 0.25mm plasticard. The second bit of maths is to calculate the radius of the cutting knifes to account for the shrinkage as they're stretched across the width of the drums. 32mm drum required a 36mm diameter knife. The next bit of maths was to work out how the parallel linkage for the lifting head worked. The head can lift a meter higher, but the linkage allows the cab and drum to remain level through. A few pins and some cut outs of the blueprint and I eventually had it figured.

That's the big issue currently with ebay... Everyone sees the sky high prices Everyone shares the fact stuff is being bid to these high prices No one ever finds out if someone actually paid up at the end of the auction. It creates this false stigma around individual models worth. The Case is a great example and I will eat my hat I'm my assumptions are wrong, but that auction won't have been paid for, simple as, £1500 won't have changed hands. It's too easy to get out of paying as a seller on eBay these days. But what has happened is the idea of their value has been inflated. Instead of maybe paying £100 people now think £200 is a reasonable price for one, after all someone just paid £1500 for one! Now whether this is done on purpose by people being clever, or it's just some people having a laugh and not realising the effect they create I don't know. I wouldn't want to speculate either way.