b_emmons Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 looks great Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Got assembled up to cabless stage, painstaking painting and detailing of the resin front grill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_emmons Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 that looks good Ian I do like Cabless classics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 10 hours ago, b_emmons said: that looks good Ian I do like Cabless classics Thanks Brian, so do I, much easier to build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Here it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Superb again Ian. Can't decide weather I prefer her with or without the cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janval Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Very good! I'm almost tempted to have you build our old Ford 3000 I was going to do it myself, but found the donor tractors being to expensive unfortunately.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 hours ago, mb86 said: Superb again Ian. Can't decide weather I prefer her with or without the cab. Thanks Martin, the cab could maybe be lowered a couple of millimetres yet, it kind of sits tall like a Roadless Duncan. Might do that on my second attempt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 43 minutes ago, Janval said: Very good! I'm almost tempted to have you build our old Ford 3000 I was going to do it myself, but found the donor tractors being to expensive unfortunately.. Thanks Jan, yeah I could give it a go, donor tractors are becoming a big problem these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Very nice mate, like that a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Got me thinking of buying some rubber and having ago myself These fords and dbs are going to carry on going up Mould on demand however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Managed to get about 2mm cut out from under the cab so that it sits a bit lower. I'm happy now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Another little masterpiece Ian .. Very nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_emmons Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Looks great Ian but think I prefer it topless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben G Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Fantastic model Ian! I prefer it with cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjaninja95 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Was into models and farms a few years ago and kinda forgot about it. half thinking of getting into it a lil again but abit more advanced. may i ask how you went about making the mold that you make the castings from. h have a few ideas i havent seen before i would like to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 On 07/02/2018 at 9:48 PM, b_emmons said: Looks great Ian but think I prefer it topless That's always a good look Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 On 08/02/2018 at 10:59 PM, ginjaninja95 said: Was into models and farms a few years ago and kinda forgot about it. half thinking of getting into it a lil again but abit more advanced. may i ask how you went about making the mold that you make the castings from. h have a few ideas i havent seen before i would like to try. Moulds are made from silicone rubber which is mixed and poured over the part you want to reproduce, once it sets, you pop out the part and fill that gap with resin. There is quite a bit more to it than that though but that's basically it. Have a look on YouTube, there are a lot of instructional videos on there showing how to make basic and complex moulds for certain parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Did u mould the cab yourself too mate these creations are the dogs danglies mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 On 22/02/2018 at 5:50 AM, IH885XLMAN said: Did u mould the cab yourself too mate these creations are the dogs danglies mate Cheers Nigel, yes I am using the Duncan cab quite a lot now so I've had to cast the cabs too. I'm working on refining the cab by building it from scratch and taking a mould of it. Getting fairly good results using a two part squish mould. Still requires some filling and filing down though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fang Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Do you make your own engines/gearboxes/transmissions from scratch moulds from scratch? Or, for a 3-cyl for example, do you use a Britains model to take a mould from, cast a resin which you then shorten by one cylinder, make a new mould from that, and then cast again as a 3-cyl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabmodels Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 On 7/30/2018 at 10:17 PM, Fang said: Do you make your own engines/gearboxes/transmissions from scratch moulds from scratch? Or, for a 3-cyl for example, do you use a Britains model to take a mould from, cast a resin which you then shorten by one cylinder, make a new mould from that, and then cast again as a 3-cyl? Yes Andy that's what I usually do, once it's in resin form it's easier to cut and shape. Other little modifications are made to the skid unit also to take front axle for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegreen Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Just caught up with this thread...………….Marvellous stuff Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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