Sandmann E512 harvester TV edition

Last crawled date: 4 years, 1 month ago

Update:
slightly dimensionally changed V1-2 parts with mount holes added
Base1
Base2
Base3 with groove for tail lights bar
Kornbunker
Dreschkasten
This is the upcoming E512 harvester/combine, the Sandmann TV edition.
For the original white/blue color schema see the pictures of the operational machine.
Many can be seen in action on YouTube. Just search for E512.
By start making the printed parts this is the begin of a temporarily made and hopefully frequently updated worklog.
Will be cleaned up when finished.
See the other things I have designed and made.
It has the growing fleet of mobiles I have made.
Given the little Sandmann, the GdR made TV hero , lovely alltime favorit of children since 60 years.
This is in early stage.
This time I could accept a bit of glueing when needed.
As with most of my mobiles, small juntions will be made by using 2mm diameter tooth picks.
See the drivers work place.
The part without the seat, no integrated wheel guide, no integrated control box has a few small holes.
Same with the corresponding parts.
The feeder and the cutter holder assembly have those pins as well.
Those pins are used on the mount of the rotary cutter as well.
But to make it safe a screw of 3mm diameter will be applied as well.
The design follows the original "E512 Vollerntemaschine" (harvester/combine).
Made by the company "Fortschritt" located in Saxonia / GdR starting 1968.https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortschritt_E_512
Same as the ZT-300 tractor and the W50 truck the trusty workhorse of the GdR farmers. Many are still in service, now in the eastern regions of the BUNDESREPUBLIK.
Exported to many countries all over the world.
Some farmers and fans not only use them for harvesting but having much fun on meetings.
The picture has the E512 whipped by crazy Czech farmers/fans on an annualy held meeting.
Guess what, the cars and tools made in the GdR do not need expansive crippled fucking proprietary copyrighted spare parts protected by IP claims. (John Deer and alike).
It just needs a few very simple tools and oil, to keep it alive by maintaining it on a regular base.
After many years in service some sealing rings should be exchanged.
That's it.
Many farmers operate those machines till today at very low operational costs.
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Nothing has printed out yet.
Since size limitation on the display in my living room the proportions need to be squezed, as they did on the TV edition.
Making it fully 1/25 scale would occupy much space.
It will take much time.
But it will come, that's sure.
Some changes will be made as needed.
Some parts do exist in two configurations.
Take a preview tool before printing.
The rotary cutter thing will be changed, made from steel spokes or shop sticks or similar.
A trailer for transporting the rotary cutter on the roads could be made.
The compartments behind the drivers seat used for storing the harvested fruits and the engine have covers.
Will design them at very last parts when everything fits.
The cabine could be omitted.
If I make it from acrylic plates it should have separated windows inserts or at least some cut outs and a sliding door.
The first model gave the driver the open sky.
Following models had a roof or cabine.
Later the cabine became standard instead of being an option.