Making a Tractor from Spare Parts

Making a Tractor 

Inspiration

I had taken a He Man and the Masters of the Universe Road Ripper and cut parts off to make a pirate skiff, so I had pieces left over more tape hubs, so I decided to make a futuristic farm-type tractor.

Materials

I used one of the pieces I removed to make the original skiff, a tape hub, a tread from a 1/35th scale Tamiya kit, some spare plastic sheet, and some spare plastic rod.

The Tractor

First off, I want to credit the photo, since I had only one of these and I had already chopped it up.  This picture is courtesy of bluesnagman on ebay.  I was checking on prices for these and I believe that if you buy more than one, he has the best price.

From the Road Ripper, I removed the wheels, the eagle looking head at the front, and the piece above the back wheels.  It is this last piece that I will use for the tractor.

 These are the cuts I made to the Road Ripper to get the skiff, which is the largest part with the white plastic attached.  It is not finished yet, but I will continue to work on it.

The part I will use for the tractor is the piece on the right.  It was just sitting around, so I decided to use it to make a tractor.





This is the piece after I have cut out the pieces on either side of it to make room for the tape spool.