Scale-Master Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 This little tractor comes in the MPC Lotus 56B Turbine kit. I machined new center nuts for the wheels, added some wiring and made some decals. WIP here: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 (edited) That's pretty neat. Kind of odd that you have to push your 600hp Lutus around with a 12hp lawn tractor. Edited September 18 by Jim B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted September 19 Author Share Posted September 19 I too didn't get the correlation/combination for the same reasoning. But it was the early 70's and kits had some fun gimmicks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 heh heh You took this little tractor and made it look real nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack L Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 the Indy 500 used Wheel Horse lawn tractors as tow vehicles in the 60s they even had a prerace race with them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 Looks nice but how does the power get to the rear wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack L Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 5 minutes ago, iBorg said: Looks nice but how does the power get to the rear wheels? the real one uses a belt from the right side [pto] of engine to the trans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoopdog Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Looks great, sure puts mine to shame. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drodg Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Great job. Too bad that kit never came with accurate Wheel Horse decals. I mowed a lot of grass with four different Wheel Horse lawn and garden tractors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Very cool and well built little model, and I like the subtle weathering. But along those lines, the tires look too new and clean. At least to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted September 21 Author Share Posted September 21 Dirt washes off wheels and tires, oily grime, not so much. Ever look at real cars? The chassis and engine are often dirty, but the paint and wheels are clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 On 9/18/2023 at 5:55 PM, Jim B said: That's pretty neat. Kind of odd that you have to push your 600hp Lutus around with a 12hp lawn tractor. Considering how tiny Indy cars are compared to your average Detroit iron, probably not that odd. The tractor was probably included so the box wouldn't look quite so empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 7 hours ago, Scale-Master said: Dirt washes off wheels and tires, oily grime, not so much. Ever look at real cars? The chassis and engine are often dirty, but the paint and wheels are clean. I understand what you stated, but the tractor's tires have a sheen to them (like they were recently coated with Armor All). Grimy tires usually have dead flat surface. I suppose that could be caused by the lighting of the model for those photographs. The tires likely look perfectly acceptable in-person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted Monday at 02:25 AM Share Posted Monday at 02:25 AM Looks great! Decals come with the tractor? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted Tuesday at 10:54 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 10:54 PM Thanks! Decals for the tractor do not come in the kit. I made them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Great job! I'd still like to get one of these some day, looks like it makes for a nice little piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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