Stabliofarmer Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Excellent as usual Ted, like Alf says, I don't think I've seen better! Bin bag looks to give a far better effect than insulation tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33 DA17ON Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Hi, just spent some time reading your topic. You have a very fine eye for detail you have everything spot on it's a joy to see your work. Seeing this and what you can do when you put the time and effort is unbelievable keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 10 hours ago, alf aphid said: They look brilliant ted, the best I’ve seen 10 hours ago, Stabliofarmer said: Excellent as usual Ted, like Alf says, I don't think I've seen better! Bin bag looks to give a far better effect than insulation tape. Cheers lads I got the idea of the foam lagging off YouTube a channel called ‘32Famer’ Really works well for getting the edges rounded but I still recon bin bags are slightly too thick, might try some with doggy bags haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 10 hours ago, L33 Da17on said: Hi, just spent some time reading your topic. You have a very fine eye for detail you have everything spot on it's a joy to see your work. Seeing this and what you can do when you put the time and effort is unbelievable keep up the good work. Thank you mate , a lot of trial and error! There are equally some stunning dioramas on here and hopefully more to come. At least we’ve all got a lot of time now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Spot on ted, dont know many farms that wont have some like that in a corner or or the bottom of the pile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 11:20 AM, Tractorman810 said: Spot on ted, dont know many farms that wont have some like that in a corner or or the bottom of the pile Thanks Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 Finished off something I’ve been meaning to do for ages, a lister bale elevator. Quite pleased with the weathering in it as it’s going to be parked at the side of the yard somewhere...Also been working on water slide decals for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tractorman810 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 cooorrrr theres some memories, climbing up the wood slats to the top of the stack rather than a ladder , thats a nice build mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmajor Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 I remember climbing up slats too . Fun when youre young. Great looking elevator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Agri Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 That is just stunning!! Would love one of those !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: cooorrrr theres some memories, climbing up the wood slats to the top of the stack rather than a ladder , thats a nice build mate 2 hours ago, fordmajor said: I remember climbing up slats too . Fun when youre young. Great looking elevator. Cheers guys nice it brings back memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Anderson Agri said: That is just stunning!! Would love one of those !! Cheers Zac , ya never know hats off to the scratch builders , it’s tricky stuff , I thought it would be simple but the angles were pretty hard to get right. It’s still not very accurate which is something I’d definitely have to look at if I were to make more. I also had a lack of round plastic so the frame was all done in box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33 DA17ON Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 Wow love that great work. I also remember climbing up it into the rafters of the old stone barn. Squeezing them bales in tight. Great work if you ever did more I'd certainty have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 That's brilliant Ted, you've captured it perfectly, the colour is a really good match and the weathering's spot on as well! I can also remember spending a lot of time at either end of one of those things! It was always worse at the top of the stack, especially if you were trying to squeeze bales in and the person at the bottom just kept sending them up......shoving a few back down off the op of the elevator usually slowed them up a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Brilliant Ted, I was thrown by the real one, you have to look carefully to spot which is which! Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 18 hours ago, L33 Da17on said: Wow love that great work. I also remember climbing up it into the rafters of the old stone barn. Squeezing them bales in tight. Great work if you ever did more I'd certainty have one. Cheers mate, if I do I’ll give you a shout 12 hours ago, 844john said: That's brilliant Ted, you've captured it perfectly, the colour is a really good match and the weathering's spot on as well! I can also remember spending a lot of time at either end of one of those things! It was always worse at the top of the stack, especially if you were trying to squeeze bales in and the person at the bottom just kept sending them up......shoving a few back down off the op of the elevator usually slowed them up a bit! 10 hours ago, alf aphid said: Brilliant Ted, I was thrown by the real one, you have to look carefully to spot which is which! Very good. Cheers guys, definitely a lot trickier to make than I first thought. Do you have any easy ways to get the correct angles when making triangles? Also do you use a special cutter for the plastic? Never really tried accurate scratch building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 39 minutes ago, Ferret90 said: Cheers mate, if I do I’ll give you a shout Cheers guys, definitely a lot trickier to make than I first thought. Do you have any easy ways to get the correct angles when making triangles? Also do you use a special cutter for the plastic? Never really tried accurate scratch building You are right it’s really hard. Especially when you are trying to produce duplicate parts. I always end up with an odd angle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 Finished off my 362 yard scraper today, felt like a long one. I had a crack at building a 2wd axel out of plastic and I drilled a hole through the casting and stuck it through.Had to cut a bit out of the bonnet as the 4wd ones didn’t have it as well as a chopped about grill from a 3080, I think. I made the waterside decals on Publisher as I couldn’t find any images. Britains wheels on the front and UH MF35x rears with Britains tires. As for the inside I removed the giant plastic seat and put a smaller one in, raised the floor in the middle and stuck a few levers in. The moulton scraper is made from plastic as well... Just about fits in the barn haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CX820Joe Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 That is excellent! I never was able to get a scraper tractor I was happy with, so much so I gave up on the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 tidy little number there, i had thought about a uh based one, i have a spare 135/35 chassis and also a cab and floorpan of a uh 398 i got ages ago that was bust, same principles as the part done 550 i guess, just not got round to it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L33 DA17ON Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Very nice indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 that looks briliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret90 Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 2 hours ago, CX820Joe said: That is excellent! I never was able to get a scraper tractor I was happy with, so much so I gave up on the idea. Cheers joe, I’ve always fancied a UH t4 new Holland I recon that would be a good scraper tractor. I do prefer the old Masseys , like the 690 390 240 etc but never got them when they came out and now the prices are mad 2 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: tidy little number there, i had thought about a uh based one, i have a spare 135/35 chassis and also a cab and floorpan of a uh 398 i got ages ago that was bust, same principles as the part done 550 i guess, just not got round to it . Cheers Sean, another project! I think the 360 was 3cyl and 362 was 4cyl ? have to have the enthusiasm to see the build through, I’ve been at this one for a while, I got a lot that Haven’t made it 1 hour ago, L33 Da17on said: Very nice indeed Thanks lee 18 minutes ago, jmd said: that looks briliant Cheers John, I was considering leaving it clean but I couldn’t resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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