[TC25] 8284 Tractor with windrower

[SaperPL]

That's a really god down-scaled model. I wonder how jury will see it because from one side tractors like this have a lot of messy surfaces so it feels easy, but at the same time angling mounting points gets challenging.

And if I understand correctly you have all features of the set working properly? Now I feel like going after some tractor set might've been a better choice :)

[falconluan]

1 hour ago, SaperPL said:

That's a really god down-scaled model. I wonder how jury will see it because from one side tractors like this have a lot of messy surfaces so it feels easy, but at the same time angling mounting points gets challenging.

Thanks. To be honest, I thought it would be an easy work as well at the beginning. During building it, I tried to keep the exact proportion as far as I can do. As a result, it took a lot more iterations than I've expected, especially for the chassis, engine and hood. On the other hand, 8284 is a big but relative simple set after all, and that's why I managed to be able to build both the original(872 parts) and shrink model(516 parts on tractor itself) at the same time.

1 hour ago, SaperPL said:

And if I understand correctly you have all features of the set working properly? 

No, not all the features. The red level on the 8284 can control the rear PTO while on my model it doesn't work, it's only a decoration. All the rest functions work the same way as the original. I'll highlight both on the entry post.

[falconluan]

Finally got some time to finish the video:

 

Please allow me to show you the glory of the good old 8284 set 

Also in case anybody wants to take a look at the 8284 with new tractor tires:

 

Again, the diameter diff between front and back tires results a more modern look than the original tire set.

[Jundis]

On 8/13/2023 at 1:17 PM, falconluan said:

results a more modern look

In a way better look if you ask me :-)

Really yearning for a new official tractor in this scale. I don't care if JD or Claas, but with exactly this config.

[falconluan]

44 minutes ago, Jundis said:

In a way better look if you ask me :-)

Really yearning for a new official tractor in this scale. I don't care if JD or Claas, but with exactly this config.

After making the Claas Axion, New Holland T7 and Steyr Terrus(The latter two will be published soon ), enlighten by this shrink contest, I will try to "enlarge" those small MOCs into bigger ones. Will use 81mm front and 107mm back tires for sure, but not sure about the function setup yet. I think I will build a chassis mock up first and decide the next move based on that. Since even with the max available tractor tire set, the space in chassis will still be very limited, which means not many things can fit in if I want to still achieve the realistic look of everything.

[1gor]

1 hour ago, falconluan said:

After making the Claas Axion, New Holland T7 and Steyr Terrus(The latter two will be published soon ), enlighten by this shrink contest, I will try to "enlarge" those small MOCs into bigger ones. Will use 81mm front and 107mm back tires for sure, but not sure about the function setup yet. I think I will build a chassis mock up first and decide the next move based on that. Since even with the max available tractor tire set, the space in chassis will still be very limited, which means not many things can fit in if I want to still achieve the realistic look of everything.

I saw Steyr Terrus today when looking Fastrac 4220 (which I slowly rebuild). I must admit that I'm a bit impatient to see your version. I had plans for NewHolland but parts that alow me to adapt white wheels futuristic to 3 pins hub are very fragile...

Looking forward to see your versions. Now with red roms from Audi we can nake Claas and Fendt machinery

[falconluan]

12 hours ago, 1gor said:

Looking forward to see your versions. 

@1gor It took some time from me building the Steyr's hood and I'm still not pleased with it now ....

The whole thing is based on my Claas Axion instead of the mini 8284 here, since the proportion of 8284's chassis is quite different from modern tractors'.

I've also updated the progress in my other thread, let's discuss more on it here if you are interested 

 

[1gor]

Somehow I was thinking they are bigger (with 81 mm tires at front and 107 mm at the rear)...

[falconluan]

21 hours ago, 1gor said:

Somehow I was thinking they are bigger (with 81 mm tires at front and 107 mm at the rear)...

Sorry for misleading you about this, I was trying to say the bigger scale stuff will be my next project. 

[1gor]

2 hours ago, falconluan said:

Sorry for misleading you about this, I was trying to say the bigger scale stuff will be my next project. 

That sounds good. Looking forward

[Anto]

Your entry is absolutely incredible!

You made the right choice with the #8284. It's a quite empty set so you were able to reproduce everything without any compromise. Even the building of the chassis looks the same, every single part looks like the original one!

Great job!

[falconluan]

44 minutes ago, Anto said:

Great job!

Thank you 

To be honest at first I chose 8284 because I wanted to reuse the chassis of my other small tractor MOCs. As the building went on, I altered the path to trying to reproduce the original set as much as possible. Glad that you and maybe other guys weigh the structure similarity as a plus feature of this contest. Despite the final result model is almost "useless" for my following tractor MOCs(the proportion is way off to modern tractors, even tractors of 80's and 90's), I did have lots of fun during building it, it's a great contest without any doubt!