Paul Palmer Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) decals should be with me tomorrow,i have removed the front number plate from the exhaust,not as easy as i thought,as its moulded into the exhaust,pictures hopefully sometime tomorrow Edited September 26, 2016 by Paul Palmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 some pictures,still more to do to her 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 not a conversion,but i have started weathering it,it will be only lightly weathered 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 (edited) i have converted this model twice,converting the spearhead to a mconnell,this time it will stay as a spearhead,waiting on parts to finish it off,i have altered the britains hitch,as i want it to fit on a wiking rear linkage, and i have painted the white hydraulic rams black,and removed the yellow hydraulic lines Edited October 27, 2016 by Paul Palmer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 just weathered this one,removed front numberplate holder,will add rear numberplate and shortened the front weight,it looked to bulky to me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 just added the lights and pto shaft,waiting on warning decals and hydraulic hoses for her 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 im going to be weathering this model,hopefully pictures up sometime today 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 here are some pictures 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 and some more 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) update on this one,i have added a tow pin and also a bracket to hold up the rear top link,still have to get a numberplate for it and im waiting for a britains ford front axle and wheels/tyres on her,as im not a fan of marges front wheels on this model,also aerial added Edited December 1, 2016 by Paul Palmer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Have you considered using a front axle and wheels from the Scaledown Ford 5000 6X? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 19 minutes ago, SPN said: Have you considered using a front axle and wheels from the Scaledown Ford 5000 6X? i have not Stan,however the britains 6600 will be used for other bits as well,so seemed the best option 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 (edited) britains ford 6600 axle with wheels and tyres all fitted,luckily the track width is correct,it is now bang on to what my uncles was like,still got to do the numberplate,but thats on its way Edited December 2, 2016 by Paul Palmer 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne D Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 That looks good Paul, so much better with out the mudguards too. Good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Good work . A UH 5000 front axel could also do the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 thanks Justin,handy to know,but the 6600 is being a donor for a couple more projects 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 43 minutes ago, Wayne D said: That looks good Paul, so much better with out the mudguards too. Good work. cheers Wayne,yes the mudguards look horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 21 hours ago, Paul Palmer said: i have not Stan,however the britains 6600 will be used for other bits as well,so seemed the best option Not sure if you know or not but you can get bits separate from Nigel.. love his kits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 On 02/12/2016 at 10:09 PM, Pete said: Not sure if you know or not but you can get bits separate from Nigel.. love his kits thanks for the info Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weblet375 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) Very good. Paul.im looking for a 7600&6600 for my collection, but won't be for a while lost my job last week hopefully find one soon crimbo round the corner. Edited December 4, 2016 by weblet375 wrong word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford/nh fan Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 It looks good , are the axles easy enough to swap or is there a knack to it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 3 hours ago, weblet375 said: Very good. Paul.im looking for a 7600&6600 for my collection, but won't be for a while lost my job last week hopefully find one soon crimbo round the corner. hope you get sorted job wise Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, ford/nh fan said: It looks good , are the axles easy enough to swap or is there a knack to it ? thankyou ford fan,britains is easy you just have to gently split the chassis and the axle falls out,marge had to be cut out Edited December 4, 2016 by Paul Palmer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford/nh fan Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 21 hours ago, Paul Palmer said: thankyou ford fan,britains is easy you just have to gently split the chassis and the axle falls out,marge had to be cut out Ok and is it easy to fix the britains axle to the Marge ? I may try myself if it's easy enough . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) 33 minutes ago, ford/nh fan said: Ok and is it easy to fix the britains axle to the Marge ? I may try myself if it's easy enough . i found it easy,thats all i can say,if you do a lot of convo work you will find it easy,if you havent or dont do convo work then i wouldnt recommend it that you do it yourself Edited December 5, 2016 by Paul Palmer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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