BK741 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 With harvest just around the corner I thought id have a go at weathering a baler. I chose Britains John Deere 990 round baler for the reason I had one and it was cheap. Lets get started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 The baler comes in a smart JD box. Once removed it is held on the inner card board slide with twine and was to easy remove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 Once removed I was impressed the baler has a nice weight to it with a fair amount of metal in its construction. The pick up goes round and lifts but wont stay raised. The rear curtain is well modeled and lifts up to allow the plastic straw bale to be ejected. The two large plastic side panels lift to show moulded drive chains and sprockets. A well made model well done Britains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 The baler has detail under the side panels it is all green so first job is to paint the drive chains and sprockets to this i needed to remove the lower panels from around the wheels. The wheels simply pulled off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke190 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 I was looking to buy one of these today. I'm very interested to see how this turns out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 never seen one of these up close till now,looks a good effort from Britains so im intrigued to see what you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 First stumbling block, Britains have not used screws to hold the baler together. They are tamperproof, the heads have a triangle shape and need a special tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fenside MF Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 was going to add in my last post those screwheads look unusual,my first thoughts are try fileing an old screwdriver to that shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 2 hours ago, Fenside MF said: was going to add in my last post those screwheads look unusual,my first thoughts are try fileing an old screwdriver to that shape Waiting for a proper screwdriver but managed undo the two I needed by carefully gripping with a pair of pliers and turning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Using matt black paint I carefully picked out the drive chains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 The same was repeated for the opposite side. I started picking out the sprocket teeth with steel colour paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 I then gave the model a coat of matt varnish using my air brush and thinning the varnish with acrylic paint thinner building the coats up slowly. I use varnish to kill the shine on the baler and help add to the dusty look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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