tabmodels Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I did a lot of paper engineering/card modelling years ago as a hobby. This all began when I got a monthly publication from the news agents called Quest. Quest was a science magazine which could be collected in a ring binder to make up an encyclopedia and often came with an experiment sheet and a card model to cut out and build. The models were great, often with moving parts and shortly after I started drawing up my own with a pencil, ruler and compass. My first creation was a JCB 3C loader made from card from a cornflake box, and coloured with felt tip pen. About 15 years later in 2005 I got heavily back into the hobby, now you could download models off the internet and after learning to use a CAD drawing program, I was able to make more accurate models and print off the parts sheets. The sky is the limit, almost anything can be made from paper or card, it is a very cheap hobby, and if you mess up, just print off more parts. I eventually tackled a County 7600-four and began working my way through various County models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Paul Palmer Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 blimey, no way do they look like card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Tractor Twitcher Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Remember the feature in Classic Tractor on these. Awesome models Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 very impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 County 1164 TW railroad shunter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bluegreen Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Aye Karumba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Ford 7000, Hydrocut Mk4 hedge cutter and Ford 7600... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted March 7, 2017 Author Share Posted March 7, 2017 Thanks for the comments guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Wow unbelivable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 If Carlsberg made model builders........... Top drawer as always from you Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richo Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 They are fantastic! Ever thought about supplying kits? I would enjoy making some of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK741 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Wow unbelivable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Wow Ian. Fantastic work. Had you these featured in Classic Tractor mag a while back . ? And any 3 pot Fords done by you . ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Wow those are fantastic, personal favourite is the 1174 forward control, I'd love a model of one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 As others have said.... WOW very nice indeed the FC's and the the Highlander are fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Stunning, as everyone else has said. Is there anyway that you could then convert the technology and produce a resin version or even metal? Some of the mainstream manufacturers could learn a lot from you about accuracy that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 WOW, genuinely thought the first set of photos where a 3D CAD image, such clean cut lines and neat assembly. Love the shunter and the highlander and the FC's and well all of them!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 On 07/03/2017 at 9:39 PM, richo said: They are fantastic! Ever thought about supplying kits? I would enjoy making some of these. Hi Richo, yes I did consider it, as all I would need to do is get them printed on to card, easy to post too! There is a lot more work in these models than meets the eye, most of it is printed off but some of it is made up as I went along, cabs are glazed and the tyre cleats are a heavier card cut and twisted to shape and then glued one at a time around each wheel. All cylindrical parts are rolled paper, usually rolled to the desired thickness, exhaust pipes and drive shafts are made like this too. Wing mirrors are paper clips. A kit would have been quite complex and there just wasn't enough general interest in the models to start drawing up instruction and technique sheets. I did produce more basic kits of a dump truck, road grader, articulated tractor and container stacker, these came with instruction sheets and packaging but again no interest, kids want computer games these days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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