N. van Eekelen Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Long time ago since I did something with the hobby I guess, but great to see that the forum is still living good! Time for a bit more red, I thought. When I saw the announcement of the MO-Miniature MF 178 I decided that I needed to order 2, to make one just like a original 175 or 185 like my grandfather used to have on the farm for a small period. Unfortunately, only saw this on picture instead of real life.. To get started: the MO model is very nice, breakable, but highly detailed. I like the German cab that’s on it, but it isn’t often found on MF’s over here. Also the front axle is great in detail and has a very nice steering angle. For the project, I started out cutting off the cab. With a very sharp Stanley knife, I was possible to remove it, unfortunately not without any damage from glue, but okay. Same was for the 4WD axle and the shaft from the gearbox. Since the model is completely made out of resin, damage is always possible. Therefor I carefully removed the wheels and cut the chassis down to create space for the 2WD front axle. The axle that is being used, is from a UH MF 675 that I bought with damage. Wheels removed temporarily from a 1080 from UH, but need to find another set of them. Today I’ve plastered the hood and the fenders, which were really a sweating job to get them off the casting without damage, and sanded it down. A nice layer of new MF paint will do the trick for the complete picture I guess. Also widened the track of the model, because otherwise the front axle was a bit to wide. i will keep you updated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 That is superb Niels. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegreen Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Very nice so far Niels, are you going to fit a roof on it like the one in my 185 picture below?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. van Eekelen Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 36 minutes ago, bluegreen said: Very nice so far Niels, are you going to fit a roof on it like the one in my 185 picture below?? I think I Will build it completely without cab, just like it was in the brochure! But a very nice picture of a very tidy one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Looking good Niels, this is the model that should have been made in the first place, it would have sold far more units that the original Mo Miniatur version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Great conversion. For the purist, the air intake needs trimming a bit! Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 exactly what i had planned neils,then i saw the price of them have you got any pics of the rear linkage ? and does it work , domt recal seeing any pics of that yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEP Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Top job Niels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. van Eekelen Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 Thank you very much for the great comments! After plastering, I’ve managed to paint everything and make some final work on it. As for the shields on the bonnet, I’ve made them out of plasticard. Front weight is made detacheable, but I like it better without. For now, I only have to wait for the stickers from Henri Walker and a 16 km/hour sticker, as a replacement for the German license plate in the grille. i hope you will like it! @Sean: the rear linkage, unfortunately is not able to move, but highly detailed. I’ve decided to keep it this way, but for the price, a working one, would have been welcome.. @timf: on the brochure of the 178 you will see the same ‘high’ air intake; so I think it can stay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPN Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 On 8/17/2018 at 5:32 PM, Tractorman810 said: exactly what i had planned neils,then i saw the price of them have you got any pics of the rear linkage ? and does it work , domt recal seeing any pics of that yet Would look great under the Armor Salmon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, SPN said: Would look great under the Armor Salmon well you had best tell the other half to stop finding me things to do on my days off or weekends . shes already sorted my wednesday off this week, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johny mf Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 What a great conversion Niels. Would look the bom on a Layout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire Farm Models Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Absolute lovely model mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. van Eekelen Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 The decals of Walker came in 2 days ago, time to finish the model! And together with it’s successor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johny mf Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Some great work Niels. Glad to see it in Zwolle at oure table! Kind regards Johny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reqen Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Very good conversion Niels. Congratulations. Best regards from Spain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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