bROADOAK Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Thank you for your kind comments MB. I must admit I had not seen the Field Marshall in 1/32 scale on e-bay. I seem to remember someone making a kit for one in O scale which is 7mm to the foot.1/32 scale is about 10mm to the foot. Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massey Boy Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Scale down do 1/32 scale kits of them, there on the expensive side but do look worth the money: http://www.modeltractorco.com/ Heres the one i seen on ebay:http://www.ask4tractors.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26%3Afowler-of-leeds-train&catid=3%3Acommercials&Itemid=15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Many thanks for the interesting links MB. It is a possible model for the future when I get the time. Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I have reset the camera to a lower quality setting, this means I can get more images on the memory card. The only thing I'm not too keen on is the instruction manual which is on disc and not hard copy, but then I am very old fashioned and I was a printer in my working life. The quality is very nearly as good from a posting pictures point of view as can be seen from the following pictures. Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Some pictures taken by David Pennington at ExpoNG exhibition at Swanley. Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 A few pictures taken at Braunston show yesterday. Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Some models to drool over. I'm sure we can all learn something from these fabulous dioramas. http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 This is by way of a test as last time I tried to post anything it didn't work. Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 A few more pictures of my rail tractor loosely based on one made by Muir Hill. I was given a very damaged Fordson 27N for the scrapyard next to the work shop, but it was too good to throw away so I made a chassis for it from plasticard. It runs on a Tenshodo four wheel bogie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bROADOAK Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Welcome back Peter , glad to see your stil going on this, can I ask where do you et your figures from please ? They look a lot better than the normal britains ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Thanks Sean, The figures come from various sources mainly military personal that I have modified with a scalpel and file. The old 1/32 Airfix motor racing figures are good if you can find them, I will try to find a contact as I think they are still made. Master Box do a series of military and French civilian figures that can be modified as well. All the military figures are 1/35 scale but that doesn't matter as people are all different sizes any way. Regards Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Sean, I have found the site I was thinking of it is Pendle Slot racing.co uk Look under Track Accessories they have a large selection of figures mostly related to motor sport. Many you could repaint, even a few scantily clad young ladies to excite your tractor drivers. Well worth a look. Another useful site and worth a look is http://www.miniart-models.com/ Hope these are of some use to you. Regards Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Cheers Peter, will have a look, as for the scantly clad ones, we don't want any accidents from distractions now do we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Nice to see an update. Brilliant layout this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 A few pictures taken at the Beds and Bucks narrow gauge open day Exhibition. Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 The figure in the brown duffle coat and the bald chap in brown overalls are both the old Airfix plastic figures. The ones I got were hard white unpainted plastic on a base. Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Fantastic detail peter. Are the engines with truck bodies based on real ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 MB86 The trucks on the layout are pure fiction, but I saw some pictures of a Bedford OB truck running on a narrow gauge railway in New Zealand and that gave me the idea. Since then I have found out they had rail trucks in Russia, East Germany, the USA, China and today in Romania. The farm railway is something that could have happened but of course didn't. Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Thanks for the info peter, It's a great idea and you have done a fantastic job of creating them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 A few pictures I took of Two Sister's at the exhibition in Stow on the Wold. It is a fabulous venue in a charming Cotswold town. The show was very well attended by a record crowd, despite the glorious weather outside. Many of the visitors were tourists from abroad who just dropped in. The view looking out of the window from the operating side of my layout at about 9 30 am just before the show opened. All this and cream cakes to die for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 I took a few pictures of the layout before a show while checking it all worked, before loading it in the car. Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 I have now fully Anglicised the little Porter steam loco which was originally an American design and took a few pictures recently of it at work in the yard. Peter M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bROADOAK Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 The quad gun tractor has always been popular with the public at exhibitions and it's a bit of a favourite of mine too. I am always surprised at the number of people that come up to me at exhibitions and say “I have driven one of those”. Now I have a decent camera taking pictures has added a new dimension to my modelling. A few pictures of the quad shuffling wagons around the yard late one afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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