Kirely Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Scaledown T3 When looking at the Scaledown catalogue of tractors the Farmall A was a model I always passed by. Recently I have been watching Pete on the Youtube ‘A few Acres Farm’ series. I enjoyed his use of vintage tractors and equipment and boy does he like the Farmalls. So I was tempted to get the Scaledown model. I know International started assembling the Farmall M models in Doncaster in 1948 and I was wondering why Scaledown did the Model A rather than it, was any of the Model A’s send to Britain during WWII? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 Ready for a priming coat. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Looking forward to seeing this one done Kieran! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 Farmall Model A I asked earlier if any of the Model A’s were send to Britain during WWII? I thought would be some IH historians out there but no so I had to do my own research. I found that only Ford and David Brown built tractors in Britain during WWII and America’s ‘big 9’ shipped theirs from the USA including the Farmall A. Anyway Model A completed, painted and decals added. A very unusual tractor with its wheel spacing giving what Farmall called ‘Cultivision’ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD1968 Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 That’s a good looking model. You did a great job on it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 McCormick Farmall DF25 Started to dry-fit this Autodrome kit but before long two hours had passed by and I'd built it, just parts to painted separately left out. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 I like that, looking forward to seeing it finished! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 2:23 PM, Kirely said: Scaledown T3 When looking at the Scaledown catalogue of tractors the Farmall A was a model I always passed by. Recently I have been watching Pete on the Youtube ‘A few Acres Farm’ series. I enjoyed his use of vintage tractors and equipment and boy does he like the Farmalls. So I was tempted to get the Scaledown model. I know International started assembling the Farmall M models in Doncaster in 1948 and I was wondering why Scaledown did the Model A rather than it, was any of the Model A’s send to Britain during WWII? Hi Kieran, looking good what you've done. I can't speak for my predecessor and SCALEdown company founder the late Brian Parks but I guess he did the "A" as they had the same size tyres as the Allis B that was his first model tractor kit that he designed and built and tyre moulds made by spark-erodeing into steel blocks was very expensive in the early 80's and tyres were the stumbling block for making different models then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, NIGEL FORD said: Hi Kieran, looking good what you've done. I can't speak for my predecessor and SCALEdown company founder the late Brian Parks but I guess he did the "A" as they had the same size tyres as the Allis B that was his first model tractor kit that he designed and built and tyre moulds made by spark-erodeing into steel blocks was very expensive in the early 80's and tyres were the stumbling block for making different models then. The fact that that would be an impressive feat for a small model maker now makes it all the more phenomenal that people where doing that 40 years ago. There is alot that really is taken for granted now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 12 minutes ago, NIGEL FORD said: Hi Kieran, looking good what you've done. I can't speak for my predecessor and SCALEdown company founder the late Brian Parks but I guess he did the "A" as they had the same size tyres as the Allis B that was his first model tractor kit that he designed and built and tyre moulds made by spark-erodeing into steel blocks was very expensive in the early 80's and tyres were the stumbling block for making different models then. Thanks Nigel for your information, I suppose you have no plans to expand your Farmall range? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 McCormick Farmall DF25 Primer coat added. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) McCormick Farmall DF25 Painting finished, I'll give it a few days before applying the decals. Edited October 24, 2021 by Kirely 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 McCormick Farmall DF25 Decals added. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 That's a very smart looking machine Kieran, lovely work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 Scaledown T1 Allis-Chambers Tractor I can't seem to resist the very old Scaledown kits that appear ever so often on Auctions Sites. This one was complete except for the instructions. Made a stab at it but eventually had to call on Nigel Ford who came to my rescue and also provided paint and decals. Here is it ready for priming. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hajo Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Really nice attempt, but no instructions, that must have provided a challenge ... are these Scaledown kits priced a bit reasonable yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 It was bought second hand hence no instructions but Nigel (Scaledown) provided me with a copy to finish the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 Scaledown T1 Allis-Chambers Tractor It took Royal Mail over a week to deliver the paint and decals but I eventually got the model finished. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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