Ten Fordson Machines

[Scratchman]

Thanks guys . I only need to build 74  pads  and I will be building them up piece by piece out of styrene. I will add  a post out of 1/8" styrene square tubing on the bottom of the pad that will go into the connecting part. The hard thing will be getting all the pads the same.
Marty, the Tamiya  chain is around 0.240 (in-side across) and the Serv-O-Link chain is around 0.075 (in-side across).

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[finescalerr]

Does your patience know no bounds? -- Russ

[Scratchman]

Here's two photos of my progress.





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[Geoff Ringle]

Very nice! 
Looks a little scary for the operator. 
Any track guards / inside fenders planned?
Geoff

[Scratchman]

Thanks Geoff. There are no fenders in the photos. Maybe when the machine was new, but I don't think so.

Gordon Birrell

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[finescalerr]

Gordon, even unfinished your model is a masterpiece. It's one of your most intricate and compelling subjects. Can't wait to see it finished. -- Russ

[Chuck Doan]

Early machines used the Darwinian method to weed out careless operators.  None of the real ones I have seen had fenders. You might get a nice mud stripe up your back though.

Gordon, that is beautiful.

[Scratchman]

Thanks guys for your comments. Here's a tractor that I will be able to measure later this coming summer..



Gordon Birrell

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[Scratchman]

Here's two more photos of my model.





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[finescalerr]

Most satisfactory. -- Russ

[Ray Dunakin]

Brilliant work, as always, Gordon!

[lab-dad]

Very, very nice Gordon!
Really great!
Thanks so much for showing us along the way.

Those are some nice examples of Fordsons in the proto pic.
Are they just junk or for sale or for parts?

-Mj

[TRAINS1941]

Beautiful work Gordon.

Jerry

[Scratchman]

Thanks guys for your comments. Marty the tractor is at a museum in Wallsburg Utah about 30 miles from my home. Check out the photo gallery.

http://www.richardericksonfoundation.org/powershow.htm

Gordon Birrell

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[Scratchman]

Here's two more Fordson tractors at the museum in Wallsburg.

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1266 by Gordon Birrell, on Flickr

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