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cheers james, as much as that woods not cheap it really does finish the trailers off, especially the ransomes ones, look just like the brouchure pics, have two more 6 ton ones primed up now, ,but the workshop heater didnt arrive today,so top coats on hold.need to decide on this timber or my cheaper option of the stained stuff for the final ones

Hoses added and rear lights so All done bar decals , which i have ready just no paper to print them in yet

just ordered a nice little workshop heater for the shed,after my old one decided it only like to produce cold air, had to go just as i wanted to do some painting didnt it 😂😂😂😂 was pretty a cr@p one i have to say

will only be joining my collection to keep the range going, honestly can not belive by now they have not cottoned on to the fact they have the exhaust wrong, and agco are still letting them do it as well,i could live with that oversized air cleaner, measured model could have been pimped ,but the basics at least please

hellsih busy week at work including 1 x 22 hour day and another at 18, but today off so small bit of timber work to relax in the shed with

neither did i, certainly wasnt possible on the ender 9 fdm one. they are basically made out of 4 different prints,almost an airfix kit i guess.takes me about an hour to assemble them prior to paint, took an hour nearly to do just that planking ,so no way is that a selling option,the wood isnt that cheap at 25 odd quid either ,hence the other options being tested out

splash of ransomes orwell blue,and some white gloss on the wheels and tamiya rubber black on the tyres, tyres went on really well despite the depth of the treads, which is good. a d finally seeing as these two will be mine, started some timber, if i sell some(5 ready to paint) they wont have this, its very time consuming to fit,and not cheap either compared to the other option

the hardest bit of hydrogen i recon is making it, the project down here is a fair size, tanks being installed in yards, all underground, new tankers to transport it from the main depot to the sites, and 6000 odd vans being made. clearly they think its possible to be investing in it. our lot are sadly going leccy, nothing on the market yet that can deal with the distances we do, and more importantly the payload we need to carry all the kit,the best so far is the e-transit, but thats only 125 miles loaded they recon, and the load is only 300kg, which is barely enough to carry the roadworks guarding and barriers we need, let alone the items to build the network ,(current derv ones are 1200kg ish with the racking fitted) .theres talk of bare bodys in the back, but then we can not secure the loads properly or the expensive items we have like testers and splicers .the guys with the current ones (vauxhal varios,175kw) are constantly limited due to mileage limits, they all seem to be stuck in charging stations or queues for one. i know at present i can not have a leccy car at home ,as the network and substation that feeds the area can not cope with any more ,cables are to small to the houses and in between, so a huge capital expenditure to get it done . i think hydrogen will work, but again its outlay to get a network .

looks a tidy print, is it all one piece or in parts for the body? nice to see some cornish engineering being done.

means nothing to me ,but i guess it exolains the lack of new model pics this week 😂😂😂😂

bmw are also ditching the full electric route and heavily investing in hydrogen as well, its basically nothing more that a different fuel tank,which can fit the current places , and a top end change of the engine, for gas injectors rather than liquid, so very little investment in new parts, as the bottom end of the engine and rest of the parts are all standard on the market bits. apparently there is a company setting up a hydrogen plant and refuling stations down this way for a big utillity company,not us ,who run 6000 odd vans, as they are going that way in a partnership with ford . electric will have its place, prob for short distance commuters moped’s ,even motorbikes ?? but for most people ,commercials and construction hydrogen is the only decent way forward giving ranges we need ,a quick fill up when empty and work times

hell Cyril, you must have more 1/32 massey 300 series now than what came of the real life massey production line 😂😂😂😂😂😂

did you get the leds to work properly in the end ?? saw your facebook post about it

have a pair of dealer box renault ones here, but aint for sale, mini toys are selling the657 ones on their website, in single sets, or sets of 3, still shows as in stock as well would they be close enough to use ?? https://www.mini-toys.fr/en/roues/1283-3-jeux-de-roues-claas-ares-657.html https://www.mini-toys.fr/en/roues/1282-roues-claas-ares-657.html

Knew i had seen them somewhere, got a good few parts sites bookmarked so couldnt tell you exactly ehat one

sure i have seen them for sale on a parts website, farmodels.nl or someone .

i managed to get 3 rib fronts by mistake doing the trailer wheels, so nice and easy to do, sure i will get rears done to when i need to, have some nice mf1200/50 rims done now, so will need tyres at some point .

first 8 ton chassis test printed, few issues to sort, but only minor stuff, the bodys of a 6 ton, as the first 8 one is printing at the mo

not tried yet, been tied up getting the trailers done, first 8 tons on at the mo, took me a while doing the trailer ones, but they were way more detailed than a normal tractor tyre, sure i will try at some point .

ah with you, am going to order the rubber resin next week, plus a spare vat,as apparently its a paint to clean, see what happens.

are you casting the tyres then hugh ?? or printing them?

the revel one will touch it in no problem, have a tin as well for the same jobs, but use the aerosols for new stuff like cabs or bonnet conversions.

that ford needs some wider front on it as well, doesnt look right somehow with them skinny ones on,set of the jd 4020 would suit it

small, especially if you have big figures ,i do mi e in a jig that does 6 at a go, but its bloody fiddly to say the least,even harder to stack them ,next efforts trying to glue them to a wall of card, so i can move it forwrds and backwards, with loose ones in front, otherwise it will take forever to make enough to make a good stack .

splash of colour on the tyres, painted really well, and no obvious misses, tamiya black rubber, do have a revised set done as well,with more angled/rounded side cleats,slightly more shallow treads, but will use this lot up first. as once painted i think they look finealso got a set of 3 tines printed, just trying to decide colour, .have two trailers all assembled, along with two others printed, still on the supports, plus body and chassis for two more done,, just waiting on the drop side prints,which have had a small revision to them for ease of build