Stabliofarmer

I suspect that could have a good go at shifting the entirety of Northumberland!

The Michigan would certainly make for a nice model.

Cheers guys, I believe David that every council in the country received one during the mid to late 60's. I recall seeing one for sale when researching that was direct from Devon council, now I would imagine that saw very little in the way of work! I planned this build about five years ago when one arrived in a local auction, and have also seen examples from Wales and Bedfordshire. I think they showed one working in the highlands on a Channel Five documentary on Snow too a couple of years ago.

They certainly don't look to have much in the way of cabin soundproofing, and the big engine in the back looks anything but quite so I imagine after five minutes it really isn't a pleasant place to be, but they look an impressive beast!

That Marshall looks really smart, superb kit all round as usual!

The U411 now ready for paint which, given the horror stories I've read about painting with yellow, I'm not particularly looking forward to.

The little progress I have on my display for Penrith, need to get my foot down!

Delivered this to the customer yesterday on route to check out this years house for uni.

1/25th scale model prototype for a Scania S Series T cab based on a 2002-prototype called the Scania Stax, customer is a family friend who is planning on making the real truck. Not to my taste personally but still better than vlastuins attempt I think.

Also turns out the uni house has a cracking shed for plenty of model building

Cheers guys. 

This one is technically impossible as Renault don't offer this cab type in tridem format, the customer has specified this format though. But I've seen a few Volvo and a Scania livestock tridems that are good for research purposes, most with Pezzazoli boxes but a few with Plowmans.

A peak at whats currently on the bench. A tridem pezzazoli with the full works, all doors working, sliding roof, lifting decks twin steering axles. 

Looks a hell of a build, cant wait to see it assembled

Yes this is one part of a large sheep collecting yard so other parts will be longer with curves, corners etc.

Would also appreciate opinions/suggestions on this drystone walling. Hasn't had paint on it yet, only a black undercoat. Realised I couldn't get a good effect for the top stones using the Bromley realistic brick compound so some more googling presented this method. Will do a step by step when the diorama I'm doing is alittle further along.

Something French on the bench

Though progress has now been slowed

1 minute ago, Stabliofarmer said:

Wrong scale, it was all 1/50th Techno and WSI in the last M&M auction

Oooops, that was a completely different auction sorry!

1 hour ago, trigger82 said:

There was g ood few off them in the M&M model auction ha ha! 

Wrong scale, it was all 1/50th Techno and WSI in the last M&M auction

Just returned from a fantastic time at the Great Dorset Steam Fair. The weather was brilliant and the engines behaved in general, even if our Garrett decided to throw a tyre off in the last hour of the show!

Managed to get alittle more tinkering done on the mog. Roof on and some of the detailing done.

You have to have one of the few layouts that can make these wagons look small. They look right at home there!

Been locked away in my shed for hundreds of hours since returning from uni and finally got most of the builds I had on the go done before my holidays. The biggest of which will hopefully appear on here later this week. In the meantime these were two nice simpler builds that I did. A Dennison flat bed and a Chereau Fridge trailer

Having a tinker with clear resin casting and pigments for the first time. The beacons have come out particularly well. Will have photos of the trucks these are going on in the not too distant future hopefully

Gorgeous, the ploughmaster is absolutely stunning.

Yes its the middle of July, and yes you did read Snow!

Been clearing out my shed and stumbled upon a box with parts for three snow blowers that I'd started building a year or so ago. Thought you might like to see them and being based on a county and an Unimog they're the most 'Agri' thing I've posted in a while.

First up is my favourite. Base model is the Siku Unimog U411 with Schmidt blowing gear and a 6 cylinder merc engine in the back.

Next a County based Vohl snow blower

And finally a Rolba R1200, fully scratch built and with functioning raising cutter and cab.

Would like to get these finished before the Penrith show just in time for any real snow

A repositionable adhesive spray is applied to the back of the stencil. Its just the roughness of the cardboard that's meant it hasn't stuck, the walls I have planned will be painted MDF which should be much better for the stencil to adhere to and thus stop the problem.

Yes auite pleased with the variation of levels, should be able to even it out abit do its alittle less sharp on the next go. Its just the bricks where there should be a gap and the mix has got under the stencil thats alittle annoying

For a new diorama project I have planned I needed a new stencil to use with the Bromley Crafts realistic brick compound that was alittle less repetitive. A sheet of 190 micron Mylar and about 4 hours of cutting with an X-acto blade and a new stencil was born. Gave it a test and its come out as well as I'd hope. Stencil didn't stick to well to the card hence the blobbed up bricks but that shouldn't be an issue on the final material