JEP Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Looks a smart little farm trailer there Sean, are they UH vanto trailer tyres you have fitted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 they are, got a few sets waiting ideas , plus a few resin copies of them, had to adjust the axel to get them to turn ,as they catch the trailer floor otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) That's too good to be a muck trailer Sean, they usually have sides hanging off and no paint! Wheels suit it well, are they the same size as the artisan32 ones? Edited June 17, 2019 by mb86 Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 they are mate, i think sam at cheshire models has done some white metal ones of them as well . we have only just bought this one although i may weather it a bit, dirty the timber a bit , will also make a load for it before it goes in the layout, along with the heap,been meaning to do that since i made the area anyway, so two jobs in one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirely Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Nice job, looking forward to seeing it weathered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awdmac Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Great trailer Sean, use an old Marshall here. Just wondering how you did the planking. Would like to do similar but not sure on best wheels for the job. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 the planking is just a section of 1.5 mm modelling ply, i marked the lines with a medium sized head flat precision screwdriver along a ruler, simple as that, took 2 passes on each line with matching ones the other side, i should have painted the plastic first, but its pretty fine and was easier glued to the wood, will use the same method for a build due to start soon once the main part arrives, which i missed today 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Agri Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Nice job Sean, can you rebuild my MF 7-17 trailer now? Im not sure what scale it is but its a bit less fiddly ha ha!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegreen Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Im putting the Britains T7315 wheels on my second Marge T7315...………….As I have yet to see any T7HD or Optums on the 900 wide tyres Marge sells the model with!! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alf aphid Posted June 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2019 Finally got the decals on. Sadly they were old stock and cracked up a bit, one side is actually in two pieces sadly missing the wheel weights. And I must say I still don’t like the wheels! Am I alone ? 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 What a beast Alastair, it's a shame about the decals but you might find someone to make a replacement if it's an issue. You are right about the wheels, they are crap on all the autodrome fords. I think I might have a set of wheel weights for it, think they came with my 9600 for some reason which in hindsight I wish id made into a 1454. Anyway if you want them you can have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mb86 Posted June 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2019 Made a bit of progress with the davric kit, I really like it but there is one thing that I'm not happy about. The JCB badges are moulded into the arm and the engine and tank covers so they needed to be hand painted and I've made a bit of a pigs ear of them, not sure how successful trying to remove the black paint will be, undecided weather to leave as is or attempt to re do. The nice weather has allowed me to get some paint on another project and also re paint a previous conversion I wasn't happy with. More pics to follow. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPS Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 18 hours ago, alf aphid said: Finally got the decals on. Sadly they were old stock and cracked up a bit, one side is actually in two pieces sadly missing the wheel weights. And I must say I still don’t like the wheels! Am I alone ? Looking good Alastair...….and I agree, the wheels and tyres are not the best looking. It looks like I don't have the wheel weights either. Mine are the same as yours, I had assumed the center boss was the weight, I'm sure I remember gluing them in. Looking again at the photos of finished models, it looks like there should be additional parts. So it looks like I'm missing wheel weights and the wafer weights! I'm 99% certain I haven't placed them somewhere else... they were not in my kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPS Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 18 minutes ago, mb86 said: Made a bit of progress with the davric kit, I really like it but there is one thing that I'm not happy about. The JCB badges are moulded into the arm and the engine and tank covers so they needed to be hand painted and I've made a bit of a pigs ear of them, not sure how successful trying to remove the black paint will be, undecided weather to leave as is or attempt to re do. The nice weather has allowed me to get some paint on another project and also re paint a previous conversion I wasn't happy with. More pics to follow. That looks really good Martin, I'm going to have to keep an eye out for one of those. How raised are JCB badges? One way I've had reasonable success with in the past is to make sure you have a good layer of black over the raised letters / outline, doesn't have to be too tidy. Over paint the yellow and let dry. Then using a very fine sanding stick ( very, very fine grit wet and dry, stuck on a lolly stick , or something similar), sand over the raised areas down to the black paint. Done carefully it works quite well....you need a solid thickness of black layer and a non flexible sanding stick. The other way is to wipe the yellow off the black as it is drying, but anything soft doesn't stay flat to just the raised area, if you see what I mean? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEP Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, mb86 said: Made a bit of progress with the davric kit, I really like it but there is one thing that I'm not happy about. The JCB badges are moulded into the arm and the engine and tank covers so they needed to be hand painted and I've made a bit of a pigs ear of them, not sure how successful trying to remove the black paint will be, undecided weather to leave as is or attempt to re do. The nice weather has allowed me to get some paint on another project and also re paint a previous conversion I wasn't happy with. More pics to follow. That looks exellent Martin, another classic piece of 70's plant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 33 minutes ago, GPS said: That looks really good Martin, I'm going to have to keep an eye out for one of those. How raised are JCB badges? One way I've had reasonable success with in the past is to make sure you have a good layer of black over the raised letters / outline, doesn't have to be too tidy. Over paint the yellow and let dry. Then using a very fine sanding stick ( very, very fine grit wet and dry, stuck on a lolly stick , or something similar), sand over the raised areas down to the black paint. Done carefully it works quite well....you need a solid thickness of black layer and a non flexible sanding stick. The other way is to wipe the yellow off the black as it is drying, but anything soft doesn't stay flat to just the raised area, if you see what I mean? That is good advice thanks, I will have a think and see if I can get that method work. On the body it is only very slightly raised especially the numbers, it protrudes more on the arm so think it will work there but I made a better job of that bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awdmac Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 2 hours ago, mb86 said: That is good advice thanks, I will have a think and see if I can get that method work. On the body it is only very slightly raised especially the numbers, it protrudes more on the arm so think it will work there but I made a better job of that bit. Liking how you've done the wheels and tracks. Reference the lettering which looks pretty good from here, I've tried this in the past. Painted the letters the same as everything else first then using a wide flat brush lightly loaded with letter colour then brushed off on a bit of card 'til almost unloaded of paint lightly brush across at a very shallow angle. Repeat until your happy with amount of black on there. For a faded weathered look repeating less times should give you the look. Worth a test on some scrap raised profile 1st to get your technique. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awdmac Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Sorry should of added, just brush in one direction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 5 hours ago, Awdmac said: Liking how you've done the wheels and tracks. Reference the lettering which looks pretty good from here, I've tried this in the past. Painted the letters the same as everything else first then using a wide flat brush lightly loaded with letter colour then brushed off on a bit of card 'til almost unloaded of paint lightly brush across at a very shallow angle. Repeat until your happy with amount of black on there. For a faded weathered look repeating less times should give you the look. Worth a test on some scrap raised profile 1st to get your technique. Thank you Paddy. That's a good idea. The problem I have is the lettering is raised so little that whatever technique I use I'm going to have to keep on the raised bit. Who would have thought keeping to the lines would be so difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 what a out touching the yellow back up using one of those micro brushes you can get martin?? ,thin the pant a bit so it runs a tad easier, just load it with a small amount and use your steadiest hand, have seen these used in vids on youtube,and they paint the finest lines in mould lines ,stuff like that, only other option i could think of is sand them off and use decals, ,cheat though and mount them on a thin bit or plasti card so they look raised https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tamiya-Model-Paints-Finishes-Modeling-Brush-Small-87017/264267840248?epid=1527657130&hash=item3d87973af8:g:-lAAAOSwLFVcpM-j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Tractorman810 said: what a out touching the yellow back up using one of those micro brushes you can get martin?? ,thin the pant a bit so it runs a tad easier, just load it with a small amount and use your steadiest hand, have seen these used in vids on youtube,and they paint the finest lines in mould lines ,stuff like that, only other option i could think of is sand them off and use decals, ,cheat though and mount them on a thin bit or plasti card so they look raised https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tamiya-Model-Paints-Finishes-Modeling-Brush-Small-87017/264267840248?epid=1527657130&hash=item3d87973af8:g:-lAAAOSwLFVcpM-j Cheers Sean, I have some very small brushes so it's worth a try first before I take all the paint back off the badge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 3:02 PM, mb86 said: Made a bit of progress with the davric kit, I really like it but there is one thing that I'm not happy about. The JCB badges are moulded into the arm and the engine and tank covers so they needed to be hand painted and I've made a bit of a pigs ear of them, not sure how successful trying to remove the black paint will be, undecided weather to leave as is or attempt to re do. The nice weather has allowed me to get some paint on another project and also re paint a previous conversion I wasn't happy with. More pics to follow. Looks a very nice model Martin. From the pictures the badges don't look too bad at all, but i know myself how if you're not happy with something it will always bug you. I think the same as Sean with regards to replacing them with decals mounted on thin plasticard if you're not happy with it, the card will raise them off the body slightly and make them look like they do on the real ones. The other option would be to re do them with the tip of a fine black sharpie, i find them useful for such jobs and also i find that i can control the line much easier than paint. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Thanks john. The characters are only very slightly raised especially the numbers which is only a thin line, a fine tip sharpie might be better but the one i use for window rubbers has quite a soft nib, I'd be worried it wouldn't go just where I wanted it or stay up on the line. I had considered it but I thought paint would be easier to remove than permanent marker of I went wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 39 minutes ago, mb86 said: Thanks john. The characters are only very slightly raised especially the numbers which is only a thin line, a fine tip sharpie might be better but the one i use for window rubbers has quite a soft nib, I'd be worried it wouldn't go just where I wanted it or stay up on the line. I had considered it but I thought paint would be easier to remove than permanent marker of I went wrong? fine point permanent overhead projector pen then mart, the nibs on those are pretty dam strong, and do not split like a sharpe would, you can get then in 0.5mm nibs,we use them at work for labels etc . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf aphid Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 On 6/20/2019 at 10:15 PM, mb86 said: What a beast Alastair, it's a shame about the decals but you might find someone to make a replacement if it's an issue. You are right about the wheels, they are crap on all the autodrome fords. I think I might have a set of wheel weights for it, think they came with my 9600 for some reason which in hindsight I wish id made into a 1454. Anyway if you want them you can have them. Hi Martin, that’s very kind of you thank you. I’ll send you a pm yes the wheels are over the top, they take over what is otherwise a nice model. Wish I’d grabbed a 9600 before they went out of production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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