IH885XLMAN Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 ok did some googleing on cardboard and this one poped up i am hopeing this is in 1/32 and was thinking of a small village layout maybee what do you think ? http://www.englishvillagedesigns.co.uk/sheet-models-1.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I have to say looking at the web site that they might be OK if they were in the background? I don't think that they would stand up well to close scrutiny? Sorry! \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rieko Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I think it is for modelrailroading and has a schale of 1:87 (h0). Edit: sorry, a closer look stated the models are in scale OO. That's 1:76,5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I believe that in years past there were a few books around that had a cardboard model 'cut-out' theme. I have an intact one of these books from 1963 of a David Brown red 990 tractor that when cut out and put together is a very respectable and accurate 3D model of the tractor in 1:16 scale. This particular book is now a very rare item and I am obviously going to keep it in its untouched form, I will one day get the actual pages of the model parts photocopied onto appropriate card so that I can build it up without dessacrating the original. At a guess I reckon there was, but does anyone know of other tractor cut-out models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt. Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Hi, sounds interesting, you couldnt post a pic of the book could you? Thanks Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEL FORD Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 There's a card (about A3 size from memory) of a "Harvest Gold" Leyland 4wd about 1/25 ( I have 3 somewhere and one built-up) and a Ford 7840(?) book that was around ebay a few years ago in at least 2 different covers. I have the built-up DB 990 which I showed a couple of years ago at a few shows and another still in the book. There are some other ag. machines that I'm still searching for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 There's a card (about A3 size from memory) of a "Harvest Gold" Leyland 4wd about 1/25 ( I have 3 somewhere and one built-up) and a Ford 7840(?) book that was around ebay a few years ago in at least 2 different covers.[glow=red,2,300] I have the built-up DB 990 which I showed a couple of years ago at a few shows and another still in the book.[/glow] There are some other ag. machines that I'm still searching for... I remember seeing that last year or the year before nigelbe nice to purchase some classic tractor ones did you see the NEWHOLLAND combine in CT'Mag I just wish there where lots more like that from that era offcourse you have the britains evedale farm aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerrabbit Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Here are a couple of pictures that Matt requested. The David Brown 990 example. 'Approved and recommended by David Brown Tractors Ltd' as it says on the cover. This book was produced in 1963 and was part of a series of model books available at the time by Bancroft and this particular one was priced at 3 Shillings and Sixpence (17.5p in todays money). The first few pages have in large bold print the description of the tractor, its associated equipment and block printed pictures in black and white and a page of instructions of how to assemble the model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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