1/35 Hasegawa Yanmar tractor.

[outrunner]

As a little light relief from the Ducati which is getting there I decided to start on this kit as I knew there woud be no hassle with it.

Sprues.



And the usual high quality decals.

For such a small machine the detail is really good.



So in between my bouts of fighting with the Ducati I can calm down putting this together, all parts are flash free and they fit perfectly.

Andy.

[Guest]

Certainly looks clean .
Like the look of the beast with those lights and detail on the rad, looks like a smiling face .

[David Lovell]

Andy please go to the modellingnews web site there is a build of this kit ,its one of the best bits of modelling I've seen you'd think it was a photo of the real thing ,some good hints and tips on the whole thing ,people ask who inspires you i always think to be honest no one but when you see a build and think bloody(milder word)he'll then ive been inspired,please check it out. Dave

[outrunner]

Andy please go to the modellingnews web site there is a build of this kit ,its one of the best bits of modelling I've seen you'd think it was a photo of the real thing ,some good hints and tips on the whole thing ,people ask who inspires you i always think to be honest no one but when you see a build and think bloody(milder word)he'll then ive been inspired,please check it out. Dave

Too late Dave I have already been there and that is one of the reasons I bought the kit. I doubt if mine will be up to that standard though.

Andy.

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
Not often we see a modern tractor model. This looks a nice kit, certainly it has a lot of parts.
Jim

[David Lovell]

Too late Dave I have already been there and that is one of the reasons I bought the kit. I doubt if mine will be up to that standard though.

Andy.

Do your own thing I've learnt not to worry about other people's builds ,doesn't matter what you build if anybody wants inspiration it doesn't come any better than that ,looking forward to your build crack on Andy. Dave

[outrunner]

This model is the very thing to keep me sane while the Ducati makes slow progress. All the parts are clean, no flash anywhere so far and the sprue gates are kept to a minimum and everything fits. :smiling:
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Chassis almost complete, steering works and the front axle also oscillates.

Andy.

[outrunner]

Lots of small parts painted and some assembly done.
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I must add that the figure is not painted, it came on the sprue with the gold wheels.
I reckon Hasegawa kits must be on a par with Tamiya as all the parts are flash free and fit together with no problems.

Andy.

[outrunner]

I said in the first post there would be no hassle with this build but the thin black outline decals on the windows were a very fiddly job to do without breaking them.
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And fitting the tiny door hinges may test my skills a bit as they have to line up lest the doors will not fit.
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Andy.

[outrunner]

A bit of mucky progress on the tractor.
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I may have overdone the underside a bit but it will never be seen.
Dirtied up the windows a bit as well before cab assembly.
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And the large glass doors.
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Andy.

[scottie3158]

Andy,
Nice work, I would have given up with the decals and painted the black lines.

[adt70hk]

Andy,

Sorry missed the earlier updates. That's coming very nicely indeed.

Well done.

Andrew

[Mark1]

Coming along nicely,don't know if you can overdo muck on the bottom of a tractor :tongue-out3: :thumb2:

[Jim R]

Looking good. A working tractor would have a very mucky bottom. Well done with those black window decals. Like Scottie I think I would have used paint.
Jim

[outrunner]

Andy,
Nice work, I would have given up with the decals and painted the black lines.

I had the same with the decals on the excavator windows so I painted them, but by the time you mask up and paint you save no time, anyway, a bit of patience testing fiddly work is character building, I wish I knew who said that as I would give him a slap.

Andy.