trigger82 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 6 hours ago, mb86 said: That is very clever, I'm sure someone on here has posted a photo of something similar done to a combine cab (possibly massey also). I would love a Ford SQ cab like that, possibly a whole one so I could sit in it and look at my models think mrs mb86 would have something to say about that though, especially if it is where I want it, in the living room Well Martin.... you do know where there is a cab....you've seen it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 7 hours ago, Stabliofarmer said: Cheers guys, deffo got the mojo back, been pouring over the tanker drawings you gave me Paul. Not quite John! Was using plasticotes enamel brush on paint which is dry before its even left the brush so no time was spent waiting for stuff to dry, really speeds up a build No bother James, like i said though some of the drawings aren't worth the ink thats taken to print them, if theres anymore dimensions you need just give us a shout and i'll try and fit you up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Valley Axe Man said: Well Martin.... you do know where there is a cab....you've seen it I do, but I'm quite happily married. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laois 1:32 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) On 11/4/2008 at 9:18 PM, intey 434said: i used a manhole riser for mine. works well but doesnt take the paint too well [ Do the manhole riser rubber seals look alright as pipe? We were doing a drainage job here and I've ended up with about 10 of them. I'm considering making an umbilical system but I've just to find something for the pipe. Any advice appreciated. N. Edited January 12, 2019 by Laois 1:32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 A batch of Bailey TB16 silage and grain trailers on the go at the moment. These use 3mm laser cut acrylic for most of the bodywork. I drew the CAD on solidworks and sent the .dxf files to cutlasercut in London who did the cutting. A very reasonable turn around of about 4 days, although one or two small parts where missing, presumably fell through the bed of the laser. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Turns out 10 Trailers require alot of wheels, and alot of rams, two of the bigger jobs now out of the way on this batch. These are my own design of tyre cast from 3D printer masters. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete132 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 They look super! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Cheers! Chassis coming together now, just waiting on the postie to delivery some more paint for the bodies. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Turns out if you make alot of wheel moulds you can pretty quickly make alot of wheels! All getting ready for some model kits. 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janval Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 On 12/20/2020 at 11:42 PM, Stabliofarmer said: Turns out if you make alot of wheel moulds you can pretty quickly make alot of wheels! All getting ready for some model kits. These wheels look awesome, not a bubble in sight. What kind of method did you end up using for these castings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 18 minutes ago, Janval said: These wheels look awesome, not a bubble in sight. What kind of method did you end up using for these castings? They're all done with the same method described in the casting topic, if you turned them over there are bubbles, this is just the fronts. The aggressive tread particularly suffers from pinholes in the back. The truck style does have some that are almost perfect front and back, I think that's purely down to mixing and pouring correctly. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD1968 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 (edited) 1/43 Scale International Harvester Tractors, Implements and Trucks for Farm Display I’m working on. Edited October 2, 2021 by JD1968 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 2 hours ago, JD1968 said: 1/43 Scale International Harvester Tractors, Implements and Trucks for Farm Display I’m working on. Very nice so far, looking forward to seeing your display once you’ve got it done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD1968 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 10 minutes ago, 844john said: Very nice so far, looking forward to seeing your display once you’ve got it done! Thanks John for the complement. I would like to get it done before February so I can take it to the Gateway Toy Farm Show in St. Louis Missouri and I pray the Covid numbers are down by then too. I’ll keep you guys posted on updates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHITESNAKE01 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Hi all, Just finished today, my model of a Caterpillar D8H, bought in a half-built-stadium, for which i made a scratch-built cabin. Just a few pictures for you to see below. When you're interested in the whole process, take a look on this Dutch scale-modeling-forum: www.modelbrouwers.nl Best regards, Jan 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 excellent build well done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Thats some model ,well done loooks great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEP Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 That is a top quality job, well done 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 The latest kit I've been developing under the Braemere Models banner is some sheep farming equipment, thought I'd do a little breakdown of how they were made. After the Borderway Model show in Carslie I had a lot of requests about where I had got my quadbike trailer and weight crate from (scratch built years ago), along with some lovely reviews of the Cattle Crush kit we released last year. Putting two and two together I set out to make some kit versions for those sheep carpet farmers out there. As I already have the models made in 1:32 I had a good start point. I just had to work out how to break them down into 0.5mm and 2mm flat shapes that would build up to the finished article. This thought process is almost always done on paper and after abit of head scratching I have this notebook page with all the info I need to make a start on the CAD And then it all gets drawn up in SolidWorks to give the below models, these are built up exactly as the finished kits will be, so once I've tweaked and adjusted to the point I'm happy I save each individual component as a .dxf file which gets put in the laser cutter software to be cut from Acrylic. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 This produces a bunch of lasercut parts as shown below. Some bits just can't be laser cut, the trailer wheels for example were 3D printed to then make resin moulds from, mesh is insect door mesh which I think is a great size for 1:32. The piles of bits then get assembled and any issues addressed in the cad with a re-run of the test build once adjustments are made. Being fairly basic kits the only issue across the three was the tow eye on the trailer wouldn't fit Britains Polaris Quad, so that was adjusted. For kits like silage trailers there's usually a few more iterations, the Broughan I'm currently working on is up to iteration three and a fourth will be needed before we can progress. Happy with how everything went together there is more computer processing of the files. I arrange them all to nest onto a sheet of plastic and then add commands that tell the laser to cut lighter in areas to create sprues like on airfix kits. By doing this I've calculated I can pass on a 20-30% price reduction on some kits while also vastly reducing the number of parts missed from any single kit. What comes out is pictured below. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Once I have the final selection of what will be in the kit I work through another build photographing every step of the way. These photos are then used to create the instruction manuals that accompany each build. A bit of paint is the last step of the job (done on the instruction manual builds) and this is the finished product. Really please with how these have come out, and hopefully with the constant changes and advancements with processes we are making the price is reasonable and fair. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack390 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Really interesting insight James , can’t wait to build mine 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Trailers, trailers and more trailers, going to be one very busy summer! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Stabliofarmer said: Trailers, trailers and more trailers, going to be one very busy summer! Looking good, the 1/32 modeling world is going to be a wash with British trailers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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