Fenside MF Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) I have been scratchbuilding a j.h ford tipper trailer over the last few evenings and wanted to show you all. These range of trailers are built by Nigel fords cousin Johnathan, from his farm in East sussex which was about 15mins from my old house and are popular among a few local contractors and farmers around the rushlake green area. Edited February 2, 2012 by jamie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 And to show some photos of the real trailer and pics I have been working from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masseyjack590 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 it looks good reminds me i need to do some more to my cut down marstons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 it looks good reminds me i need to do some more to my cut down marstons Thanks bud I'm going to build more from his range of trailers as he does silage trailers,flatbeds and dump trailers,maybe even some to sell,lets see those marstons soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 How long did it take to cut and sculpt those plastruct sections before you assembled the trailer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 How long did it take to cut and sculpt those plastruct sections before you assembled the trailer? if you mean the suppport ribs,they only took about 30 mins for all four to be mitred at the 22.5 degree angle,will be quicker next time as I can use the measurements from these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMB Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 if you mean the suppport ribs,they only took about 30 mins for all four to be mitred at the 22.5 degree angle,will be quicker next time as I can use the measurements from these. So the majority of the skip and chassis are not plastruct then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 thats dam tidy jamie, see you didnt fancy have a crack at the ladder mind, no idea why going by that build so far you certainly have the skill to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 So the majority of the skip and chassis are not plastruct then? sorry,I wasn't sure what you meant Chris,body is made out of five pieces of plasticard with the four plastruct ribs and a plastruct chassis,taken about seven hours so far. thats dam tidy jamie, see you didnt fancy have a crack at the ladder mind, no idea why going by that build so far you certainly have the skill to do it Cheers Sean,looking at it now,your right the ladder doesn't look good so I will change it.Going to start the tailgate tomorrow morning and it will have a working grain chute,locking mechanism and have a tight seal so it can take a load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutley1to32 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 well jamie, what a great job you've done there. spot on lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted February 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 I've done a bit more to the trailer,now got it tipping,new ladder,locking mechanism on the tailgate and working grain chute,going to change the pipe holder as thats not looking too good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke (DeWitt) Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Great job, I love your attention to detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmersam Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Some great detail in that, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMarshallModels Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Tasty looking trailer. just like the Griffens i got from you jamie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brown Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Yeah lovely progress on that trailer looks a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Very good build look forward to seeing it in it's finished colours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick henton Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thats a Pukka job Jamie looks really tidy get some colour on it and will look the muts nuts Regards Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Thanks chaps,just got the small fiddly stuff like lights to do now,few minor tweaks and prepare it for some paint.I'm not sure on the colour though,maybe a halfords match to a ford blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Looking very good so far. It doesn't look too far away from the 'old' AS Marston blue in your photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 thats looking spot on jamie, ladder looks a lot better and in scale to your build now too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Thanks John and Sean. Added all the extras now and got it finished bar the decals.Spray used was hafords non metallic tahiti blue,not a perfect match but I felt picking a lemken matched colour would be too bright for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 stunning jamie,a real credit to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Just to show the working chute And some taken with recently finshed 6470 tier 2 conversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Last photos now,I will be in need of a batch of decals made for this and other j.h ford trailers in the future,If anyone on this forum could design and make them for some £ ,I'd be very grateful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted April 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 stunning jamie,a real credit to you Thanks Paul,I want to do another j.h ford grain trailer time permitting,although the body shape is different from this one and much more difficault to make as its slightly rounded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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