A visit to Uckfield this weekend saw the purchase of wheels and gearbox for the tractor. A day off today saw the (eventual) fitting of said wheels and gearbox.

I haven't ever built anything in 7mm before so I suppose it shouldn't have been a surprise when I discovered I lacked the necessary reamers to open out holes etc!

The kit says it hasn't been specifically designed for motorising but there are options. In my case that consists of a bit of guesswork, a Roxey 40:1 gearbox and Mashima 1420 motor, a bit of hacking about and a lot of filing. The net result is as shown in the photos below. I've got a bit more work to do to stop the wheels fouling the body and I'm going to have to find another way of attaching the chassis, but all in all it's going well. The motor shouldn't be too obtrusive and I may even be able to disguise it to look like the tractor itself.