Massey 1014

[Joslyn Moreci]

Sothat kind of leaves the only possibilty to try to make one yourselfs. For that reason i purchased a model made by ROS, a Massey Ferguson 1014, since these models look quite the same, in real life as on scale. That purchase may be some 15 years ago, but it always was there, in the back of my mind, that the day would arrive to start re-shaping it to the Landini 6550. In the mean time i'm about four weeks busy now, and the result is coming to what i want it to be.

Now, dis-assembling wasn't that hard to do, but there was still a lot to re-shape, so saw and hand-file were needed a lot. For instance i assembled and mounted a drawbar and hitch (European version) to make the model look more realistic, and no longer a toy.

Next thing to do is to put the die-cast body and parts into the paint-remover. Back when i've worked in a trading company which imported and recovered tractors, i got to know the difference between the paint remover sold at lumberyards, and the professional version a simple consumer cannot get anywhere. Well, that made a hell of a lot difference.

So, starting to work on the Landini-project, i dsicovered my stock was down to zero, and i had to visit a local car damage repair company, and ask them to sell me some new paint remover of professional quality. Simply because that does do the trick in minutes!

And as we continue, the first thing to build, but not on pictures here to see, was the rear hitch and drawbar. This was made from a kit from Artisan32, a French company which makes a lot of stuff one can use for building and detailling agricultural models. The version i've used was this one:

And i hope it's quite obvious to see, but i'm a BIG fan of details! It's sometimes really hard to do because some parts are really too small to hold in your hands, you definitely need a pair of tweezers, but in the end...............i just love it!!

And we continue our journey with adaptation of the cabin. The original one is really quite simple, so it needs a re-configuration: a roof hatch which is opened, as well as gas-struts to it, and hand-rails on the inside to get in and out comfortably. Glazing had to be applied, but this is done after painting. The inside of the cabin also needs a canopy. Pictures show the process:

Last bit for today: the cab is supplied with glazing, used from a package in which was somekind of toy. The rear window has to be in an opened position and therefor needs gas-struts, as did the roof-hatch:

The next challenge were the steps. Made of square tubes in real life, but i didn't have anything which suited that. So there's nothing left (again....) to scratch something, and to be honest: it really isn't that hard. You just take a piece of round iron wire, thick enough, two hammers with one of them in a vice, and a great part of patience and a sharp view to produce your own square rod. The individual steps i've made of a narrow strip of plastic mesh material i purchased to make a realistic grille for my Caterpillar D8H (maybe i should open a Post on that one someday....?).

Hi, nice job....1/32 scale? I would appreciate the source of the early pattern Kleber radial rear tyres, with dimensions, please? Our Track Marshall double arm wipers would go well on the windscreen if 1/32.

Do you happen to have a web-link to your windscreen-wipers, as spare part, perhaps? On your website i only could find the complete kit of the Track Marshall, but these double-arm wipers would indeed fit properly!

Although ordering and sending to the Netherlands might be quite expensive and difficult these days............

Fantastic model. Well done. I could not help but notice the 6 stud rear rims on tractor in the broucher seem to be 36 Sankeys like what's on a Ford 4000. Never seen them on a different tractor before..

@justy 46: You're absolutely right there Justin! The rims which are on the brochure-tractor most definitely were the ones on the Landini i've worked with, although that was fitted with larger size wheels, which resulted in a higher transport-speed. These rims probably were used also on the Massey-Ferguson-version, as i remember the Fergusons had these rims on a lot of their models too. Or do i speak rubbish now........? ?

The number of wheelbolts also do not match the wheels i've used. But my most important criterion was the size. The original wheels which were on the (MF-)model simply were too small, and of a different type rim.

Quality metal model of the MASSEY FERGUSON 1014 tractor in red and white. The model contains a number of moving parts such as wheels and weight handles. The model has both side and rear doors that can be opened.

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