Paul Palmer Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 god knows how many of these i have done,one for myself,then sold it,one for my boss and 2 for workers on the farm,but never been really happy with them,i thought a uh mf 7499 would be good for the cab and wheels,as i mainly used the siku 8280 with the britains mf 7480 for the cab and mudguards and they are not really accurate,so this one is the uh mf 7499 with just the siku mf 8280 bonnet,i will also be using the siku mf 8280 exhaust,im just getting things roughley lined up,so a very early start to this one,the models both have exactly the same wheelbase, so that works out fine,i will have to paint the uh mf 7499 chassis black and the wheel hubs,and the wheels sapphire grey,as uh have got the wheel colour very wrong,all with genuine mf paint,also will have to shape/flare the rear mudguards,and slightly shorten the bar axle stubs,the front grill is off a siku mf 5455,also alter the right hand side steps,and also reduce the rear wheel track width,i do know the 8280 bonnet is not accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 to get the siku bonnet to fit all i had to do was cut the 2 mounting points on the uh chassis and drill away the mounting point underneath the siku bonnet and remove 1 small lump in the cast of the siku bonnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalethecaptain Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 That is a beast of machine Paul, in model form and in the flesh! Its another expensive build as well if you are using two models. It all fits up well, looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 9 hours ago, dalethecaptain said: That is a beast of machine Paul, in model form and in the flesh! Its another expensive build as well if you are using two models. It all fits up well, looking good. basically Dale £20.00 for the siku bonnet and £40.00 for the 7499,so not to bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 quick trip to my local mf dealer and picked up the paint,7499 stripped and chassis,wheels and bonnet all had their first coat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 all spraying finished,so now time to let the paint harden off properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weblet375 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Not a fan of masseys but this looks top notch Paul real credit to your conversion skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Looking good so far Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 cheers for the comments chaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalethecaptain Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 5 hours ago, Paul Palmer said: all spraying finished,so now time to let the paint harden off properly Many a model conversion ruined by impatience in my workshop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 33 minutes ago, dalethecaptain said: Many a model conversion ruined by impatience in my workshop! true Dale,another day tomorrow,how is your tw convo going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF fergus Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I made a 8450 as well. This is how he lookes like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 nice job mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 mine has been put back together,mainly decal work left and to flair the rear mudguards,ignore the nose cone,i have some fettling left to do on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 now i know it is still not 100% accurate,bonnet is not right,also the front links are not correct but its as close as im going to get,one of its summer jobs is with the new holland baler, i still think its better than the siku 8280 and britains 7480 combo i used to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 That is a fair beast Paul. Lovely tidy work as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 33 minutes ago, mb86 said: That is a fair beast Paul. Lovely tidy work as usual. thanks Martin,waiting on the decals to finish her off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 front grill sorted,again just waiting on the decal to represent the four lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 That is really good! You seem to have the grill really neat now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 18 hours ago, alf aphid said: That is really good! You seem to have the grill really neat now thankyou Alf,getting there slowly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 decals done,just numberplate left to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Looks very good Paul, I like that a lot. Will you weather it or keep it as is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 32 minutes ago, 844john said: Looks very good Paul, I like that a lot. Will you weather it or keep it as is? thankyou John,i will weather it,but only lightly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Palmer Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 numberplate and numberplate holder done today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Great work Paul, which way do you prefer to do the convo, this way or your previous way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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