sipher172 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 So I have made the same mistake as always, I have started another project whilst I have many other projects on the go. I have planned on on building a grader for quite a while and finally got some of the measurements I needed. I have included a photo of what the finished grader should look like as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr-abich Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Looks very interesting to me. Have You got any drawings of that?Have to build one for my farm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 On 12/19/2019 at 6:32 AM, dr-abich said: Looks very interesting to me. Have You got any drawings of that?Have to build one for my farm No I dont have any scale drawings, I have based it all on photos from the Tong website. As Tong custom build them, the dimensions can be a bit random. So I used that philosophy to my advantage, in that I guessed most measurements. I see it more as a characture of the real machine rather than a scale model, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 I have made a little more progress over the Christmas period. Now I need to work on the details of the front section of the grader. I haven't started to rear section of the grader yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 A little bit more progress on the grader. I have added the under cleaner belts and soil discharge belt. I have also built the left side inspection platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 very impressive piece of scratchbuilding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 On 1/2/2020 at 8:30 PM, 844john said: very impressive piece of scratchbuilding! Thanks very much, that is high praise given the standard of your work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Made a little further progress today, added the second inspection platform. Also completed the front section and removable draw bar. Added the patterned top to the Easy Clean section. All that is left are to add the motor mounts, support legs and some detailing elements. Hopefully get those done tomorrow, so it will be ready for a coat of primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Coming along nicely, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Really nice work, particularly tricky with the variety of angles in the hopper and the amount of frame work to keep straight and true so really nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 liking that a lot, a very under represented area in 1:32 models for sure . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoph1972 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 It seems to be going very good and unique! I look forward to see your strides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 On 1/3/2020 at 9:27 PM, chris.watson said: Coming along nicely, well done. Thanks very much On 1/4/2020 at 1:05 AM, Stabliofarmer said: Really nice work, particularly tricky with the variety of angles in the hopper and the amount of frame work to keep straight and true so really nicely done Thanks, A lot of trial and error, quite a bit of luck as well. Managed to finish with the sides only out by 1mm. On 1/4/2020 at 4:10 AM, Tractorman810 said: liking that a lot, a very under represented area in 1:32 models for sure . Thanks, it's one of the reasons I like building vegetable equipment. As there is a pretty good chance the major manufacturers wont release a version, leaving my scratch build redundant. On 1/4/2020 at 4:58 PM, Christoph1972 said: It seems to be going very good and unique! I look forward to see your strides! Thanks, I am about 50% of the way there. Haven't started the second section yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 Managed to get the primer on and first coat of red paint. Will have to finish painting when I can get hold of more paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr-abich Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Looks impressive. On one photo am i spot Standen potato harvester? Anymore photos of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, dr-abich said: Looks impressive. On one photo am i spot Standen potato harvester? Anymore photos of that? This is some photos of the build and there are some photos of the completed harvested in the Lantau Farms topic. You may also be interested in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr-abich Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Ohh yeah i forgot about that topic with Standen. Stuning job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 I have finished putting the final coat of paint on. I have also added the motors for the belts and rollers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Made a start today on the rear section of the grader, with the easy grade and picking line. I learnt from a lot of the mistakes I made on the intake hopper so it has come together quite quickly. Just got to build the off take conveyors and the picking line standing platforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 Managed to spend a little more time on it this evening. Managed to build most of the platforms and cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 Nearly finished, just run out of paint so cant complete yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Finally got the last coat of paint of the rear section of the grader. I have also added all the belts. Now just final details to add, motors, stands, decals, etc. only issue I have is getting some scaled mesh for the easy grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEP Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Excellent build, and something different. Really great job of a complex piece of equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipher172 Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, JEP said: Excellent build, and something different. Really great job of a complex piece of equipment. Thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenside MF Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 amazing to think that started out as profiles and plasticard,an incredible bit of scratcbuilding Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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