Hi,
just go to the Walthers web site and do a search for "farm tractor" and you will find lots of tractors, combines and implements.
Frank
"If you need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm."
I used Woodland Scenics farm equipment to detail my farm scene. They make great looking tractors as well as plows and seed equipment.
Have Fun.... Bob.
Bob grech wrote:I used Woodland Scenics farm equipment to detail my farm scene. They make great looking tractors as well as plows and seed equipment.
I love the metal roof you added to your barn, Is this done by cutting small tin squares & then adding them to the roof or is it done another way
The GHQ kits are very good. They are metal kits made from pewter. I have made their forklift kit, and was very pleased with the result. These kits have a lot of detail, and I would not recommend them as a first kit for a new modeler. That being said, if you follow the directions cerefully, you should not have too many problems. You will need a hobby knife, some small modlers files, fine sandpaper, and CA cement (Super Glue, or similar product)
As mentioned before, they have the 3 tractors - 1950s Red (IH Farmall), 1960s Green (Deere) and Ford. Acessories include hay bailer, manure spreader, 3 and 5 bottom plows, grain harvester, corn picker, bin wagon, hay wagon, and a couple other items. The tractors all include a driver figure. That should support most any farm in the 1950s-60s timeframe.
http://www.ghqmodels.com/store/ho-scale-farm-equipment.html
Someone mentioned Boley, their vehicles tend to be modern equipment, but they are assembled. They do not have much in farm equipment
http://www.dept187.com/products.php?category=C06
You may also want to look at the 1/87 Vehicle Club site. They have all types of 1/87, HO scale vehicles shown in the photo galleries (all 327 pages). Do a search on tractor.
http://www.1-87vehicles.org/
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
ESlade4 wrote:The MM and Oliver/White (don't remember when the switch occured)
White bought out MM and Oliver (changing all Olivers in production at the time from 50's to 55's as in the 1650 became the 1655) in 1969 and bought out Cockshutt in 1970. Mike
Mike,
In terms of quality models, you're pretty much stuck with John Deere. Even the German model companies make John Deeres. It's one of the world's top collectible brands. Wiking also makes a modern Massey Ferguson and a Ferguson TE (that one might be of interest to you as it's quite similar to the TO that was sold in the U.S.) but most of their other models are Fendt, Porsche, Lanz and MAN. By the way, Fendt is actually owned by an American company and Lanz has been part of John Deere for many years.
Don't know of anyone who has made models of the Minneapolis Moline, Case or other tractors although you're certainly not the only one who would like to see them. It might be interesting to see if there would be a market for small runs of cast resin models.
Bill C.
hubbards98 wrote: Bob grech wrote:I used Woodland Scenics farm equipment to detail my farm scene. They make great looking tractors as well as plows and seed equipment. I love the metal roof you added to your barn, Is this done by cutting small tin squares & then adding them to the roof or is it done another way
Yes, a amazing barn and model, Mike
There was a ford 8N or was it a 2N about 15 years ago that you could get at your local Ford dealer in HO. You might be able to find one at a train show. I have never seen a MM tractor in HO. Maybe try kit bashing and fabing a grill.
Great looking scene!!!
Pete
I pray every day I break even, Cause I can really use the money!
I started with nothing and still have most of it left!
NSlover92 wrote:Hey, I am modeling a country setting on my layout and I am putting in a grain elevator with a small dealership for farm equipment. See on my spare time I am also a antique tractors fan, and I have one my grandpa gave me to restore and I am pulling it in the stock tractor pulls at the fair this year. I guess I get this since I live on our small family farm tractors are something that has rubbed off on me. I tell you if you school has FFA I recommend it by the way (While Im thinking of it.) I am a freshman this year and any teens out there interested in any kind of welding, carpentry, mechanics or farming, so much fun, I have learned alot. But anyhow (Wow I get off topic easy .) back to my question. I look in my Walthers catalog and there are no real good 50's 40's and 60's tractors models in the USA. It is all John Deere (Not a big deere fan.), there are a couple Farmall M's and tons of european stuff. Well I am looking for some Minneapolis Moline (The tractor I said my grandpa gave to me earlier is a 1949 MM UTU.), Oliver, more vast Farmall's, Case, and I want some more impliments and tractors in all those names. Any where to find these? If not there is a good place to start a buisness. Mike
I'm in the same sort of situation. I have two farmall H's on my layout, but they are 1/64th scale. They work to the uncommon eye, but they obviously aren't the correct scale. I agree on being a Deere fan; I love them as much as I do 20 feet of snow in the midwest. My father lives and breathes IH so naturally I'm biased. I have nothing against MM or what have you thou. I would like to get a bunch of Ms or Hs and have a "new from the factory being shipped via flat car" train sometime.
Modeling the N&W freelanced at the height of their steam era in HO.
Daniel G.
One of my favorites is the green Life Like tractor from walthers (you can see it here http://walthers.com/exec/productinfo/433-1627)
They took a Farmall replica tractor and gave it a green body with a yellow grille and a red steering wheel. The first time I saw this I was like WTF? (what the farmall?)
Hi!
I had your problem for a long time, not being able to find "50s type farm equipment. Then Athearn came out with various older John Deere tractors, and I picked up a couple and weathered them and that was fine.
Finally I saw two different Lifelike Scenemasters kits that had plows and farm wagon, seed drills, and other pieces. Now Lifelike is not the most detailed stuff, but with a painting, dull-coat, and weathering they came out very nice - and fit in beautifully. I got the kits from Walthers, and if you do a seach you should be able to find the two of them. Oh, and the price was right too!
Mobilman44
ENJOY !
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
Trying to rebox & organize my stuff I came up with this - still in the box! Jordan products kit #360-219, Fordson Industrial Tractor of the 1920's. I'll scan the instruction sheet, which has good pics of it, after lunch. Hope this helps - BTW, I don't know if it's still available - mine must be pretty old as it has a $2.98 sticker on it!!
dale8chevyss wrote:One of my favorites is the green Life Like tractor from walthers (you can see it here http://walthers.com/exec/productinfo/433-1627) They took a Farmall replica tractor and gave it a green body with a yellow grille and a red steering wheel. The first time I saw this I was like WTF? (what the farmall?)
well you could take a old farmall paint it green give it a yellow green, and red rims and you could pass it as a old oliver 66-77-88 probably, but you wold have to put it pretty far back from the edge 0to pass it, to any looks who know anything. Mike
If you are doing a country setting how would you like to add a corn crib built to HO scale and a grain and hay elevator (50') for your lay-out. You might try GHQ or GQH company for your tractors and such. For the Walthers catalog most hobby stores will have or order direct from Walthers. Dwight
Greenway has a couple of nice tractors, a Deere and a Ford Ferguson
http://www.greenwayproducts.com/storeroom/vehicles/equipment/index.html
Greenway is too often overlooked. They have some very nice stuff and a good website.
Dave Nelson