Pete Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Well guys here it is not totally happy with the outcome contemplating starting again Give your views primed at moment, might look better painted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Looks good so far Uncle Pete.... Marky's verdict... get some paint on it and review it then mate what don't you like about it Surely once it's covered you won't see the frame anyway \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistol pete Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 very tidy start like mark says wait to you cover it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 like the others pete wait until you get it clad are you going to have a go at the doors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 nothing wrong with that pete, whats bothering you about it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Looks alright to me as well - as Marky says, once it's painted it will be totally different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manor Farm Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 looking good pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freds conversions Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 i dont see much wrong either mate what material are you working with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 thanks guys comments are encouraging, was unsure on the frame work but to be honest now its painted it looks better. The frame work to the left leans slightly so needs a bit trimed of the back bar. Hoping to second coat the frame work and square up the left side possibly get the mirror's coated and front screen in place but then it will be time to get drunk ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 like the others pete wait until you get it clad are you going to have a go at the doors not sure graham would like too, Need small loader now to finish it off with either a concrete block or barrel on the linkage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johny mf Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 already it looks good! Like to see it when it is finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 loaders easy enough to do pete, i did mine on the 135 and duncan cab, based it on the 40, but bar a few minor differences it isnt to different to the 80 i did for the 500's, mostly the mounting points, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 looks well pete , but would you mind if i stuck my oar in a little ? the roof line frame doesn't go back far enough , the curve is too accentuated & the rear pillars (yellow) are too far down the mudguard to get the right angle, also there was no pillar (green) from the middle of the roof frame to the front of the mud guard . having said that the others will say i'm too picky , & my conversions have a near 'enough is good enough' build quality get it covered & it'll look great mate :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractortim Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 what do the doors latch closed on then marcus i thought it looked different ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 youve seen these i think pete but here is what i did i did have a pillar near the front of the mudguard but it wasnt the 2x2 plastruct it was a cocktail stick as that what is on the real tractor,i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractortim Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 pauls looks more like the shape i imagined less rounded not thats a critisim of petes as i couldn't do it anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 ah well tim , this is where i get really picky & preach what i cant practice myself , the apparent pillars for the doors to latch to arn't part of the safety frame , but adittional 3/4in bar & pipe that made up the flexi cab canvas support frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 ah well tim , this is where i get really picky & preach what i cant practice myself , the apparent pillars for the doors to latch to arn't part of the safety frame , but adittional 3/4in bar & pipe that made up the flexi cab canvas support frame spot on mate heres some pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 pete these have gone to your email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB1 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 got some vague pics of mine here , you can see my flexi support frame is shot but it shows a half decent idea whats going on , not that your model would show any of this stuff when the covers are on anyway http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,19987.0.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 try looking for my topic on a 1/16th i did a while back pete, that was built from brouchure pictures and various others i found .must say dont go pulling yours apart till you cover it, i did the same with the 16th, and found that was the only way to check it looked right or not, not just from the frame work , one thing i did find was, the bit mentioned where the door latches are is as mentioned a pole so to speak but also there was a second one between that and the rear arms that helps give the shape,it doesnt go all the way done to the arches mind, just on the top of the framework its on my pictures if you find them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 try looking for my topic on a 1/16th i did a while back pete, that was built from brouchure pictures and various others i found .must say dont go pulling yours apart till you cover it, i did the same with the 16th, and found that was the only way to check it looked right or not, not just from the frame work , one thing i did find was, the bit mentioned where the door latches are is as mentioned a pole so to speak but also there was a second one between that and the rear arms that helps give the shape,it doesnt go all the way done to the arches mind, just on the top of the framework its on my pictures if you find them thats right sean,i used cocktail sticks for the poles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Found a few more pictures in some cab improvement leaflets I have.. hope these help a litle more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 thanks guys, now the shakes have gone i'm set to finish and alter what needs doing, pete these have gone to your email thanks paul got pictures this morning Found a few more pictures in some cab improvement leaflets I have.. hope these help a litle more... thanks, should be able to do a decent job with all the images i've got now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 what's interesting is that this model (with the Sirocco cab) was only made for about 4 years ... 72 to the 500 series replaced them in 1976... Although the 595 came out in 1974 to repalce the 1080... imagine how 'space age looking' the 595 would have looked alongside a 188 for example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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