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I discovered this new technique in Cura late last night and sketched up a big bale earlier, i did incorporate six grooves for the strings, but the Fuzzy Skin has filled them in a bit, a handy option for doing hairy animals I guess, but I reckoned it would work well on bales, straw in particular and think it turned out well, I would then use elasticated thread as the string,E-bay £ 2.99 for 50 mtrs,

Fuzzy Skin video,,,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ApNNEEit5A

Elasticated thread,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200817106689?hash=item2ec1a1df01:g:MrIAAOSwOWdimGkh&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8HmfxGL%2BV%2FjRzHuclvJsABUn7YRYK80Qtus1dWu4d5UN2vbrC4kJ90%2FKnLhy1V2TPS6s6ZGXKQ7QtO4%2Bb9ZhXaHSC%2BcO%2FmeLbYdBYObhb3dD3mlI6TvGhJ2jv4tjEa1ya6uti76oML9%2BglBg57rTOnZFghINKXDWub1U3UOJN25RTNalGV8zkYq%2B35MRIMB9VyL5S7MY6kb7kRCknRhh8Lvq%2FPetvhZjXimFM4fjhOM%2F9pyrYOFmZcBL6DoArOk%2BMs2qJhHbXumi3enGPU4ZN93gi9Kyc4vtGK1ckPF6XJirCg3sp4Dqub7xbjP0SODWcg%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7CY1_inYQ

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Joe.

9 hours ago, SirTainly said:

Really nice work! On a related note, where's everyone finding farm model files to print or are you all ace CAD modellers? My search on Cults didn't yield that much stuff.

 

 

 

 cult's is one of the better .stl hosting sites Simon, But you'll find a wider choice on Yeggi, Also not everybody uses the term " Wheel " some folk prefer " Rims ", And if you have more money than sense Shapeways have loads of 3D files, But at a price,

https://www.yeggi.com/q/rims/

https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace?type=product&q=rims

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Joe.

7 hours ago, Paul Palmer said:

Some thoughts please on what to put behind my mf 8280, detailed model prefered, looked in my 8200 brochue but nothing there that im interested in

Here's something a wee bit different Paul, 

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Joe.

On 12/8/2022 at 5:17 PM, smithy said:

3rd one in place and up and running , also the stuffed white Pheasant we had to move while we worked 

I knew I had a photo of an Albino Pheasant somewhere, Took this out my truck window in the mid 80's heading for a nearby chicken farm with 27.000 day old chick's.

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Joe.

Aye she was a beast of a machine, Still in production but now as a Komatsu PC8000 and weighing 800 tonne.Toyota Land Cruiser for scale,

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Joe.

Had to look twice there Smithy, thought that was the White Pheasant lying on the dust sheet, 

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Joe.

5 hours ago, Valley Axe Man said:

Whilst we still in Scotland yesterday we decided to go up to Falkirk and visit the Kelpies and then follow the Forth and Clyde Canal to the Falkirk wheel, which to be fair is a fair old bit of engineering when you get up close to it 

Glad Gemma and you enjoyed your visit Paul, sorry I never met you, but life's like that whiles, Aye the Falkirk wheel is a fair bit of engineering, apparently the thing is so well balanced it only needs the same amount of electricity to do a full revolution as it takes to boil a kettle, ?? Up top just behind the wheel in the mid 80's another record breaking machine worked, the first hydraulic excavator to exceed 500ton, The Demag H485 at 550 ton, I used to drop my wife and kids off the nearby leisure centre when I would wonder around taking snaps of it,

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Joe.

3 hours ago, Tractorman810 said:

There is a pic somewhere of mike sat on the real deal, one of the handfull left , that will prob confirm joe 

Cheers Sean, I might have known, 

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Joe.

On 12/2/2022 at 9:25 AM, robbo said:

Yes you are correct, and with varying degrees of accuracy depending on which Hercules they actually measured. The Schuco Dinosaur looks to be a right mess, there were 2 versions of this and it looks as if they have done a mashup of both in one model.

On your other point, I have been waiting for nearly 15 years for a good SAME model and then a shed load come at once, not complaining but it has suddenly got very expensive. There is yet another SAME due out later this month, the Explorer 80 and 90 versions are due any day now

I wonder if the seat on the Dinosaur was in the down position or maybe knackered when they measured it, as the real deal's seat cushion appears to be almost level with the bonnet,

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Joe.

2 hours ago, Tractorman810 said:

not fixed properly yet, but something i have wanted to do since the replicagri 188’s came out, uh 1200(work in progress) with a 188 back end grafted in, so proper(not acurate) working 3 point rear end, this is what i have been buying up 3 d printed implements for ,seeing as the brushwood scrap  sale has provided me 2 cheap 188’s  i had a go. still need to sort the top link mount,and surround for the hydralics ect at the rear

Don't know if these would be any interest to you Sean, But brass turnbuckles make good and adjustable top links from Cornwall boats,

https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=turnbuckles&PN=43409-Bottlescrew-15.3mm--Pack-of-10--43409.html#SID=310

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Joe.

1 hour ago, robbo said:

Oof, but not at that price Joe, thanks anyway

No your right, the price is approaching the vertical, specially as these are Russia built, There is a series of three though, and the box's are really very nice,

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Joe.

On 12/7/2012 at 6:21 PM, robbo said:

I like unusual makes and models and I would buy one of these if I ever came across one, nice!

There just happens to be a lovely 75th Anniversary version of the 3522 on E-Bay right now Mike,

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3519243.m570.l1313&_nkw=225054612150&_sacat=0

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Joe.

Probably worth keeping an eye on the Valtra online shop,

https://shop.valtra.com/en/models-toys.html

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Joe.

1 hour ago, 0025 said:

Hopefully the fifth wheel will be compatible to a degree.

I think the Wiking King pin is fairly close to the MarGe coupling, If there is to much play you could very simply insert a short length of appropriately dimensioned piece of hollow polystyrene tube to take up the slack.

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Joe. 

On 11/27/2022 at 11:08 AM, Stabliofarmer said:

Looks like the Volvos have indeed received their facelift to an FH5, nice to see that Marge are still remaining flexible with what they build and investing beyond paint colours.

 

Just had a quick squint through the Zwolle photos again and noticed the Volvo FH05 Tridem is €149.95, but the hooklift container is €45.00.

Caution 328 photo's,  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=koentje.peirens&set=a.10230349675588185

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Joe.

27 minutes ago, 0025 said:

Looking forward to seeing these in the flesh, they look better than some of the most recent releases! However I believe they will be similar pricing to the Marge tractor and trailer units.

I meant to post a piccy but forgot, The FH05 Trident is priced at €149.0.

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Joe.

And now there is confirmation.

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Joe.

I don't yet know if these are actually going to be produced by Wiking, But the wording in the news thread said, " Some viking news, "

https://www.facebook.com/Traktorstadl/photos/pcb.1571854703244589/1571854393244620/

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Joe.

1 hour ago, Tractorman810 said:

Here you ho joe walked the full length of the show for you none of us even noticed it till you said 😆😆😆

Your a scholar and a Gentleman Sean,After watching the video MarGe put up in 2019 it's always worth double checking they're videos, That year they clearly showed models of two Claas Lexion combines, but no one noticed, never thinking they would be produceing them,.

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Joe.

Nice photo's Mike, I almost thought that was John Kraaijvanger in the centre of the second photo, Seeing you're "on the spot" any idea what this prototype is on the MarGe stand, ??

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Joe.

That looks really good James, I would like to try their Volvo FMX, But I reckon it wouldn't be possible useing my FDM printer.

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Joe.

One  of the Irish lads posted a picture of one on Facebook two weeks ago, I couldn't find any info on it so didn't post anything, But yes the were available at the Sima show, should be on general release soon I guess,

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Joe.

2 hours ago, Goodiestractor said:

I Think the 856xl was the nearest because I'm sure it was 85 Din hp and the 1494 was Din 83hp but this is open to debate Mr R

According to Tractordatabase they were both the same at 85HP, but it is an American site, So maybe slightly different to UK spec,??

https://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/tractor-brands/caseih/caseih-tractors.html

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Joe.

A little bit more info on the harvester and forwarder, They are available through the Komatsu shop.

https://komatsuforestshop.com/en/accessories/mini-model-komatsu-931xc-harvester-132.html

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Joe.

Someone post a pic of one of these on Facebook recently saying they were 1/32nd and I thought it must be a typeo as I've only ever seen them in 1/35th, But just noticed now an advert from First Gear say new models in 1/32nd.

https://www.firstgearonline.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Forestry

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Joe.