wheeledhorseman 573 #51 Posted February 7, 2014 Mr. Moto. Freakin awesome!! Ditto that! Neil, I would love to see some pics of your fathers diorama. Ditto that as well! On the subject of dioramas, how about the production line at South Bend as a project for a modelling club? BTW - where model makers are every bit as welcome as owners. Andy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdmanone 29 #52 Posted February 7, 2014 I know you have hear it a hundred times already but Wow!!! Amazing work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr.moto 96 #53 Posted March 1, 2014 There's much to report on the little Electro! The progress has been slow but steady as I had some time. Here it is in the "service bay" getting ready to have the lift valve installed and plumbed. At that point it was almost complete. The hood had been prepped already complete with a decal for the headlights. The headlights that came in the kit were never going to look right so I tried this and it looks pleasing to me! Steering wheel ready to go. After adding the levers and neutral pedal she was done! Of course, it had to have a Harrison Elementary Garden Tractor Club logo on the rear fender. Go Huskies! I brought it to the Baton Rouge Scale Modelers meeting last night and the guys were floored! Nobody had ever seen anything like this built before. They enjoyed the stories about interacting with the people on Red Square, too. It's a world they didn't know about. So this has been an adventure that I wouldn't mind repeating. There are already plans in the works for another possible Wheel Horse project and I can't thank all the forum members enough. This couldn't have come out like it did without all the help and support. I will definitely keep checking back in to this really cool forum! See you soon! 18 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedyleedy 205 #54 Posted March 1, 2014 You really have some amazing skill's when it comes to detailing those model's ! Thanks so much for sharing it with us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinylguy 4,666 #55 Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) INCREDIBLE!!! Thank you for sharing this project with us. Now to build a few attachments for it. And a Dealer pickup from the 60s to pull it on a trailer? And a scale building model like the Harrison tractor clubs. And ......... Well I feel like I'm at a great concert and were begging for just one more song. Edited March 1, 2014 by VINYLGUY 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,398 #56 Posted March 1, 2014 I know this bloke in the UK that would really like one of those , are you taking any orders . Redsdquare decal would like goos on there too . great thread this , Top job , Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
userj8670 68 #57 Posted March 1, 2014 Outstanding! I was wondering when this thread would be updated and boy it was worth the wait! Would you ever consider doing another one for a member? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torino 14 #58 Posted March 1, 2014 Great, great job. This has been one of my favorite tractor builds, even if it is a model. I have really enjoyed it. I think if you replaced the back tires (to me that is the only thing that does not look real) and made it look like it was in a garage or a garden it would fool a lot of people. It looks very real. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,476 #59 Posted March 1, 2014 Now , what are the chances of you making a scale model of ME so I can ride it ??? J K ^ . Stunning ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #60 Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) Beautiful work. Now, a built to scale... little RJ and tub cart sitting along side it would be the cherry on top. Edited March 1, 2014 by AMC RULES 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken B 3,116 #61 Posted March 1, 2014 Amazing skills you have there. I used to do some model building myself. Nothing scratch built to the level of detail like yours. Mostly drag cars from the 60's. I still have the models.. I agree with the guys, it would be wicked cool if you built a period correct pickup truck and maybe a trailer that a dealer might have used to deliver a new tractor to its anxious new owner. How cool would that be.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Digger 66 3,476 #62 Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) Amazing skills you have there. I used to do some model building myself. Nothing scratch built to the level of detail like yours. Mostly drag cars from the 60's. I still have the models.. I agree with the guys, it would be wicked cool if you built a period correct pickup truck and maybe a trailer that a dealer might have used to deliver a new tractor to its anxious new owner. How cool would that be.... Yes ! With a wooden flat-bed & ramps ! Teeny little D-rings recessed into the timbers ...... Edited March 1, 2014 by Digger 66 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hm12460 53 #63 Posted March 1, 2014 Totally outrageous COOL!! You have an excellent source of secondary income if you ever decide to. You sir, are a true craftsman! My Mobil 1 hat is off to you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smoreau 658 #64 Posted March 1, 2014 Can I ship my two model kits to you to be built? That is just too cool!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr.moto 96 #65 Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) This site might interest some of you. http://www.seltd.net/cgi-bin/ez-catalog/cat_display.cgi?account=X344897;search=16;search=Special%20Projects;limit=category;v=2.0 I just ran across it and they actually have resin copies of the Wheel Horse kit and implements to go with it. No photos of the implements so I don't know how realistic they are. Resin is trickier to work with than styrene is mostly because the traditional hobby glues don't work on it. It's usually glued with super glue or epoxy and MEK has some ability to glue it if you don't mind working with that stuff (take safety precautions for the vapor). Some model building experience is recommended before trying a resin kit. But here's what caught my eye for a possible future project. Maybe this: http://www.seltd.net/ez-catalog/X344897/16/SP-002 can be converted into something like this: Just saying - that's all. Right now I'm gonna take a break for a while and enjoy some of the Spring weather that's moving in and do some gardening, etc. When it gets too hot for yard work I'll probably start looking for another model project. BTW, I totally agree with the comment about the tires. I'm not at all pleased with those but correcting them seemed "outside the scope" of this build. There were enough problems to solve! If I build another tractor building some better tires will be job one but it won't be easy. Edited March 2, 2014 by mr.moto 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torino 14 #66 Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) I totally agree with the dealer truck idea. You could make a great diorama. About the tires, it looks like you could find some ag tires off of some kind of tractor toy. They make a ton of different tractors and sizes. They would even be rubber. If you tell us how tall they would have to be I bet one of us could find some. Edited March 2, 2014 by Torino Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 2,398 #67 Posted March 2, 2014 Not sure that this truck is the same scale as the tractoror even from the same Era , but something on these lines would be great . this was a model that was on sale on Ebay a year or two ago . Sadly the model maker who did the decals didnt manage to get the horse head at the right angle 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,945 #68 Posted March 2, 2014 Hey, isn't that Stevebo's truck? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jparkes43 329 #69 Posted March 2, 2014 Not sure that this truck is the same scale as the tractoror even from the same Era , but something on these lines would be great . this was a model that was on sale on Ebay a year or two ago . Sadly the model maker who did the decals didnt manage to get the horse head at the right angle !B5Hc(,w!mk~$(KGrHqUOKjsEyO1nObJbBMsdfsyIHw~~_12.jpg!B5HcKugBWk~$(KGrHqEOKi8EykgJhLpeBMsdfTUsrg~~_12.jpg!B5HcPH!Bmk~$(KGrHqMOKn!E)6q30eUBBMsdfcC88w~~_12 (2).jpg where mine was made! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr.moto 96 #70 Posted March 3, 2014 The pickup truck in the photos looks like a diecast and most of those are 1/18 scale which is too big but there are plenty of potential 1/25 pickups out there. I've already built a 1934 Ford pickup but I checked and the bed is too small. Obviously, the coolest way to go would be a Studebaker truck but there aren't any kits available. The idea about tires from farm toys is interesting. I'll have to look around and see what the possibilities are. One problem is that farm tractor tires and garden tractor tires seldom have the same proportions. I made a little display base for my Horse today. It's just a display case from Hobby Lobby that's intended for softballs and hockey pucks with some model railroad landscape items added. It has a clear top so the model can be protected from dust while it's on display. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackhammer 544 #71 Posted March 4, 2014 Your virtue of patience has 10 folded mine., Great storyline with photos to back it up. Kudos -- Mr Moto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stigian 1,234 #72 Posted March 4, 2014 Gob Smacked!! Amazing attention to detail.. Thanks for posting your build, it's brought a smile to my face Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #73 Posted March 4, 2014 mr. moto. my words can not describe how much I like your work. Its been said many many times WOW! Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WH-PWR 62 #74 Posted March 6, 2014 You are an artist!!! Very talented at model building. I am amazed at your detail and ability to make that mower deck to scale. Keep up the good work, and give us all pictures of the tractor when you are finished. Thanks, and welcome to RED SQUARE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WH-PWR 62 #75 Posted March 6, 2014 I SEE THE FINISHED TRACTOR NOW THAT I MADE IT TO THE 3RD PAGE. GREAT JOB!!! WELL DONE!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
