Whats on your workbench???

[Barry]

 Very nice Hugh, could the grill be 3D printed too??

[Tractorman810]

40 minutes ago, Barry said:

 Very nice Hugh, could the grill be 3D printed too??

was then going to type the same thing barry, i wonder if  maybe hes using the 7810 as a donor chassis maybe ? so no need 

[Jd6320driver]

As guessed the grill is 3D printed with hopefully the schuco 6400 headlights being fitted into it 

and already in the printer along with a few other bits 

[Tractorman810]

well i had to really

[Tractorman810]

bit of colour on now, only temp fixed in place  at present, need to figure out a fixing method for the front onto the chassis yet ,plus the covering ,also started the ploughs depth wheel ( 2nd pic) 

[Jd6320driver]

6910 coming along nicely, hopefully it will see a drop of colour in the morning 

[IH885XLMAN]

On 12/12/2021 at 3:14 PM, Tractorman810 said:

bit of colour on now, only temp fixed in place  at present, need to figure out a fixing method for the front onto the chassis yet ,plus the covering ,also started the ploughs depth wheel ( 2nd pic) 

Hi sean can you take the weight frames off them replicagris it looked too high in the promo photos looking at yours it looks not too bad  also did you ever try Britain's 135 cab on her ??  

[Tractorman810]

24 minutes ago, IH885XLMAN said:

Hi sean can you take the weight frames off them replicagris it looked too high in the promo photos looking at yours it looks not too bad  also did you ever try Britain's 135 cab on her ??  

yeah they come off i recon, but its deffo. a euro look one, which is to be expected , i have not done it yet mind till i find a uk look replacement ,  dont think they look high ,may have been the angle the pics were taken, no i havent tried a britains duplex on it, have a yellow one in the shed so could do, although in all honesty i have only ever seen 1 ,a 165 , with one fitted for real, and that was sold a few years back from a farm not that far away from ours ,5 miles ,and passed the farm regularly  and i had never seen it before that either 

[IH885XLMAN]

4 minutes ago, Tractorman810 said:

yeah they come on and off no problem,  dont think they look high ,may have been the angle the pics were taken, no i havent tried a britains duplex on it, have a yellow one in the shed so could do, although in all honesty i have only ever seen 1 ,a 165 , with one fitted for real, and that was sold a few years back from a farm not that far away from ours ,5 miles ,and passed the farm regularly  and i had never seen it before that either 

I remember seeing matyns farm models doing a 165  he put a duplo cab with Britain's  135 loader on it to it looked real good  cheers mate 

[SPN]

MFM 165 with the Duple cab from a Britains 135

[IH885XLMAN]

On 12/12/2021 at 3:14 PM, Tractorman810 said:

Dunno wots happend to my reply on msgs but im loving that duplo cabbed 165 cheers spn

[Tractorman810]

here you go nige, in all honesty i doubt you would ever see a “super 8 “100 series with one, as i think they were long gone by the time these came out, would have all been flexi,and delux cabs on them . i not sure they were around that long even with the 100/5’s to be honest 

britains one doesn't fit that well to the uh base,arches are out as well 

[IH885XLMAN]

Thanks sean so it does fit not too bad i saw 2 big mf 100 series in classic tractor a few months ago allong with a 135 in a row one of the 2 big ones had the loader on it all three of them had the duplo caba on them i see that lad on fb is selling flexi cabs they are wuite good but ild love to see one done with all yourframework on  you can get those electric heated bag sealers i(JML ..i think) was thinking if you got the right colours and cur them to shspe and sealed all of the cur shapes in there colours red white clear  ect very fidfly but once fitted it you coukd use some sort of hadener it might even all mould for casting 

And if memory serves me well you got the perfect thing to practice on ...your 1/16th massey 135 with cab frame 

Edited December 15, 2021 by IH885XLMAN

[Tractorman810]

holes ect drilled out for the frames final positions, still able to remove it at the mo, just need to finish the front mounts now, then onto the doors, followed by cladding. got the pre cleaner off and painted over now as well 

also had a play with the rear hubs, had a pair of resin uh1200 rims spare so packed out slightly to take a uh 590 tyre, tad loose still  , about a .5mm packing needed , so i may take a resin copy of the uh 575 rims and use that,be easier maybe?? also looking for a decent set of fronts now, minus the weights, plus a new weight hanger thats more uk looking, if i can find them it may well be finished as a 185.

[Jd6320driver]

Few highlights of some of the recent builds 

[sipher172]

I have made a little more progress on the Claydon Terrablade.  Just need to add the rams and depth wheels now.  

I also managed to pick up a damaged Precision John Deere 8530 cheaply.  So I decided to chop into the model a little so the Dave Twose half tracks and front wide wheels would fit better than on my original 8530.  

[sipher172]

On 12/23/2021 at 9:45 PM, sipher172 said:

I have made a little more progress on the Claydon Terrablade.  Just need to add the rams and depth wheels now.  

I also managed to pick up a damaged Precision John Deere 8530 cheaply.  So I decided to chop into the model a little so the Dave Twose half tracks and front wide wheels would fit better than on my original 8530.  

Pretty much finished the Claydon Terrabalde now, so I have started on the next Chritmas Project a Marston 14T Fenlander.  

[phil phoenix]

Cheer up Sipher, your Claydon Terribald isnt that bad😂

[Tractorman810]

mm not sure on this version for the cladding just yet, may add a few bits to get the final shape right first blend the corners in ect ,and see how it looks then otherwise the  next attempt is something i have seen the model rail guys do for coverings i think,also got a more uk look front weight hanger sorted, had to trim the weight block down by 1 section to get it to fit though,which isnt that big an issue .

[sipher172]

1 hour ago, phil phoenix said:

Cheer up Sipher, your Claydon Terribald isnt that bad😂

hahaha, well I trying to clear projects off my work bench this Christmas so the pressure is building.  After these models I have a Larrington Guardian box loader, a JCB Forward Control and a Mini Veg Packer. 

[Stabliofarmer]

7 hours ago, sipher172 said:

hahaha, well I trying to clear projects off my work bench this Christmas so the pressure is building.  After these models I have a Larrington Guardian box loader, a JCB Forward Control and a Mini Veg Packer. 

Lovely builds on the go Chris, looking forward to seeing the forward control, a Knight I assume? I've seen a couple of half-hearted efforts but I'm sure you can make something truly befitting of the real vehicle! 

[Peter m2]

[sipher172]

On 12/28/2021 at 6:17 AM, Stabliofarmer said:

Lovely builds on the go Chris, looking forward to seeing the forward control, a Knight I assume? I've seen a couple of half-hearted efforts but I'm sure you can make something truly befitting of the real vehicle! 

I have had the model on hold as I have been looking for donor booms, as I haven't found any the plan has been to make them.  I started that process today, making decent progress.  My new problem is making the 180 degree pivot for the 2nd stage of the booms.  

[sipher172]

4 hours ago, Peter m2 said:

Looking good,

[Peter m2]