B O R Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 And now on a later coloured NH819.. Neither the 719 or 819 will be repeated again in model form by myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 And finally on my TAARUP 10X forager, and a IH 956XL on the TAARUP 339 mower, was messing about in my model room last night to all hours and set up these mini diaramas as it is silage time after all..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ford Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Great work Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm434 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 your a very very talented man , wish I had your skill and patients Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Outstanding work brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Thanks lads, I seldom get time to actually set models up like this and my pics would probably be a lot better if pictured during the daytime, but the image of power in action im trying to portray is still delivered nonetheless... A COUNTY with a forager, sure who wouldn't want to see that, you don't have to be a county enthusiast to love them, I think deep down we all do NOTE I think the County is a very good model from UH, I have said in the past I was disappointed with some of their MFs but his county is a good model, if I had time id like to narrow in the track width a bit but his entails removing the front axle and actually cutting a bit out of the middle of it just at its pivot point and then rejoining it, the back wheels should have enough on the rim to remove to bring it in a bit, also a realistic hitch would be excellent and maybe the back window and sunroof open too would really make a superb model out of it.....The steering lock was a problem but ive sorted this. so 8.5 out of 10 in my book for this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 This is what I'm thinking of making a small number of, just a possibility at this stage, a classic Taarup mower, I'll have to get my numbers in first though to establish how many to plan for, if it goes ahead then it'll be the swather model, obviously I can't research a machine and only build one as it simply would be a waste of studying and time so my models are done in limited batches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 That will make a nice machine in model form Brian. By swather do you mean the belt that mounts on the rear of the mower to put two rows into one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Yes, the swather on these sat in a fixed position and was always working as opposed to the later flip up designs, there will of course be quite a bit of making in this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Been a long time, if possible I try to stay unique in my building and not follow others work, having your own plans and ideas and tastes is very important, the down side is that every unusual machine that hasnt been covered yet always involves a lot of pre planning and studying, lots of studying in fact, and usually a lot of hours work in the making, I've had 2 requests for this mower and want to see if there is any other interested parties in one before going ahead with stage one which is a visit to the real one with a measuring tape, notepad and a camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 This is what I'm thinking of making a small number of, just a possibility at this stage, a classic Taarup mower, I'll have to get my numbers in first though to establish how many to plan for, if it goes ahead then it'll be the swather model, obviously I can't research a machine and only build one as it simply would be a waste of studying and time so my models are done in limited batches I might be interested in one of those. Would be the perfect replacement for the Grasshopper in the late 80s. What chance a front mower from the same period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'll have to look into that, front mowers wouldn't have been around here in those early days, I'm not sure if Taarup even done one back then, would be nicer if they did as the front and back would then match, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Murphy's of Portlaw had a Taarup front mower on a Fendt 615 back around then. Was the first front mower I remember seeing. My recollection is that the front and rear mower used to do the headlands and open up the fields and another Fendt (614?) with just a rear mower used to finish out the fields. Both rear machines had swathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 A few pics taken outdoors of the 359.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 And now a pic of the 7280R from where I work that was traded in for a new Fendt some weeks back, in pic 1 you will see the John Deere leaving Ireland and in pic 2 you will see her arrived in the USA and loaded up for transport to its new home, I think its the only 7280R in the USA carrying a Northern Ireland registration plate....The NC tanker in the pic accompanied the 7280 to the USA but im not 100% sure if there both going to the same farm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 When I seen pic 1 in the above post for the first time I thought initially that Brian Stewart (MR SOFTIE) has in fact got a lorry on the road and has bought a 7280R and is bringing her back home to Scotland to use as a getting to and from work vehicle, she definitely would be a great machine in a bad winter when everyone else is snowed in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted August 6, 2015 Author Share Posted August 6, 2015 Ive decided to sell my CLASS 900 greeneye which has been modified, the model now has a proper steering axle and a pick up hitch and the chassis resprayed, a driver and passenger have been fitted and the spout is altered to better suit trailers than the way it was.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Many weeks now into my 8x NEW Holland double chop builds im now at the painting stage. I have now covered the 339/342 models 6 times and this will be the final batch, new projects keep the mind active but the 339/342 machines were common around me and I have fond memories of them working around me, It took quite a bit of power to drive the 6ft 342 machine in heavy first cut grass and I remember one working on a MF 1250 tractor and making her earn her keep. They has a long production run from the mid 70s to the early 90s and the model matches a wide range of available tractors in 1/32 scale. They were a very well built machine and stood a lot of abuse and there main competitor was Taarup and Kidd. Taarup only offered a 5ft machine in there DC1500 but Kidd in later years offered the 346-6 machine and I believe in the 90s that NEW HOLLAND and KIDD had some arrangement between them. It has taken weeks to get through making all the parts and then copying them 8 times to complete the batch and like any other model build they must be given all the time it takes to get them correct, sometimes it feels like you,re getting nowhere but eventually things come together and finalisation comes into view. Time of course is the main ingredient in any build and it takes a hell of a lot of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 2 exciting forthcoming builds is a MARSHALL 802 tractor, only one is planned at present for a customer and the ONLY way to go about a MARSHALL is a LEYLAND 384 kit from scaledown models which will be modified to 802 spec along the way and a UH CASE 1594 cab or whatever model number they have coming out, a few other parts will be sourced and made and research is now well on with this one. And a more complicated job will be a GRIMME GL410 or 420 4 row belt type potato planter, this model will probably mean buying the ROS GRIMME exacta planter for parts and I think they retail around £60 so there will only be 3 at the most of this model and one will be staying with me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 It's been decided that the Taarup 307 mower builds will proceed, probably 1 for myself, 2 been ordered and 1 extra only will be built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 My new batch of NEW HOLLAND 339/342 models, I have for sale 2x RED 342 1X YELLOW 339 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 More of the double chops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 I honestly don't have a favourite amongst these because I can remember them all working around me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B O R Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 Thank you Mark, I still consider myself an apprentice however as theres a constant steep learning curve. .At the minute I dedicate as much time as possible to model building but it adds up to roughly 25 hours per week as I work 8-6 5 days a week... Model building wouldn't provide a full time wage for me but acts as a sideline which has also been a lifelong hobby and I keep a lot of my own models for my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Like Mark says, fantastic work! Models look superb. Fine paint job, eye for detail everything is there. Truly astonishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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