nick on bff Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 just waiting for this model to turn up,and i bet that cab is b****y cast in the body as well this is the model i have nick........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick henton Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Looking good paul i think keep at it mate it will look mint keep us posted ;) Regards Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 note to ones self,when buying a donor model ,check that you can use it,i messed up big time,as i already said,the reason i got the ertl 9150 was for the glazing and the interior of the cab,still a dear way to go about it i know,but couldnt use the glazing,so 35.00 quid for some worklights and cab interior!!!!!!,oh the quadtrac grill decal was peeling off,so used the plastic grill off the 9150,result,not!!!!!!!!, anyway,couple of coats of matt black on the cab,plus worklights added and front indicators,plus interior and driver added,jobs left to do leading edges of front and rear mudguards to paint black,glaze cab,fix wipers,which will fill the gap you can see on the cab frame edge below the roof,paint detail to tracks,add a small step to left of cab,9380 decals needed,mirrors,cab grab rails,cab ariel,rear indicators,and a couple of beacons as well,so loads to do,anyway some pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 more pics,the black will go flat when dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 last set of pics for today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 That's comeing along very nicely Paul,i've started useing this stuff http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=310202201813 for filling gaps,brilliant stuff,kinda Milliput,without the kneading, Regards Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 ive noticed a bit of overspray in places,but it looks like oil,so perhaps this convo has just had a bit of luck,due to my bad masking up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 That's comeing along very nicely Paul,i've started useing this stuff http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=310202201813 for filling gaps,brilliant stuff,kinda Milliput,without the kneading, Regards Joe. thanks joe,handy to know,but the windscreen wipers go in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 Looking good paul i think keep at it mate it will look mint keep us posted ;) Regards Nick pictures up now nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 As an ex 9350 driver I'll be watching the progress closley Paul,keep going mate. that looks a beast ol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 note to ones self,when buying a donor model ,check that you can use it,i messed up big time,as i already said,the reason i got the ertl 9150 was for the glazing and the interior of the cab,still a dear way to go about it i know,but couldnt use the glazing,so 35.00 quid for some worklights and cab interior!!!!!!,oh the quadtrac grill decal was peeling off,so used the plastic grill off the 9150,result,not!!!!!!!!, anyway,couple of coats of matt black on the cab,plus worklights added and front indicators,plus interior and driver added,jobs left to do leading edges of front and rear mudguards to paint black,glaze cab,fix wipers,which will fill the gap you can see on the cab frame edge below the roof,paint detail to tracks,add a small step to left of cab,9380 decals needed,mirrors,cab grab rails,cab ariel,rear indicators,and a couple of beacons as well,so loads to do,anyway some pictures also forgot,2 round headlights to do,each side of the grill as in the picture of the real quadtrac in my first post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 little update today,glazing and wipers added,glazing is from a supermarket tomato container,wipers from the ertl 9150,also one of the cab grab rails added,again from the 9150,just ordered a pair of steps,pair of mirrors and a pair of beacons from dave towse,the steps are needed to add one for access to the engine bay,and add one to go on the bottom of the steps that are there on the left side of the cab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 any questions or comments feel free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Looks great paul, I might have missed this, but have you driven the real thing or is it just an "I always wanted one of them" models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 Looks great paul, I might have missed this, but have you driven the real thing or is it just an "I always wanted one of them" models? i had a very small stint on a velcourt farm with a quadtrac 450,ive always liked all the quadtracs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick henton Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 brilliant paul you have done a good job of that i like the old quad tracks box shape keep the good work up mate Regards Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 brilliant paul you have done a good job of that i like the old quad tracks box shape keep the good work up mate Regards Nick thankyou nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdeere6910 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 i had a very small stint on a velcourt farm with a quadtrac 450,ive always liked all the quadtracs I've always wanted to have a ride in a quadtrac, not many around us though what are they like to drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 I've always wanted to have a ride in a quadtrac, not many around us though what are they like to drive? not much different than other tractors mate,but the thing i remember was you are sat up high,very commanding position,and not as twitchy to drive as a cat challenger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 couple more updates,aerial,and a couple of cab grab rails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Tricky business painting the bolt heads on the tracks Regards Joe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 Tricky business painting the bolt heads on the tracks Regards Joe. they came out c**p,so britains tracks will be fitted joe,the scale model version only has cast the bolt heads on the 2 bottom wheels,not on the top wheel,tried free hand,and it was shocking joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I know what you mean,i used the point of a cocktail stick to do the eyes on Mandy's driver in this Massey http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,30755.msg641583.html#msg641583 Regards Joe, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 6, 2011 Author Share Posted April 6, 2011 I know what you mean,i used the point of a cocktail stick to do the eyes on Mandy's driver in this Massey http://www.farmtoysforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,30755.msg641583.html#msg641583 Regards Joe, i was so ashamed of how it turned out i delibrately didnt show the tracks,im gutted there is a piece of them showing,extra expense getting the britains quadtrac,but as i said they really looked bad, i remember seeing the mf trac,lovely bit of kit,but didnt take much notice of the driver joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPR Models Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Nice work Paul,i like that machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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