My models AKA Crab Mass Excavating

[D11RCD]

Since I have a few models, I thought I may share some pics.
All the pics are of my road job which we needed to cut a road into the ground with with a scraper and dig a small drain. Unfortunately, we had to compact the fill area.:beatsme

 

[Bellboy]

Very cool. I got a few of my own. Keep collecting. Remember, after some time, those models get lonely.

 

[stretch]

Bellboy's right...it's only a matter of time till it becomes an addiction. Is that the 657G?

 

[oakland]

those are nice now you need another 657 or 2 it will become an addiction soon enough

 

[Bobcat'nstl]

It seems that every time I go down to my dio in the basement there is another new model here are some pics http://s238.photobucket.com/albums/ff49/STLModels/
:beatsme

 

[D11RCD]

those are nice now you need another 657 or 2 it will become an addiction soon enough

I do need another 657, I just cannot afford one now:Banghead
At Christmas I will be receiving a 5110B, 24H and a D11RCD.
They were bought and hidden some months ago...

 

[Bellboy]

I suggest that you get a lowboy, because once the machines start to pile up, you will need a mode of transporting them. I suggest MAN and Nooteboom from Corgi.

 

[D11RCD]

I do have a plastic flatbed but I would like to get the Kenworth W900 and lowboy from Norscot!
Where do you get the Corgi lowboys, I would love one of them!

 

[Bellboy]

I technically didn't get, it, it came to me. My dad was in Holland for a few weeks on business, and found a little model shop in one of the towns there. He walked in and saw it on display, and decided, that it was a good one for mine and my brother's collection. The truck on it is a MAN 6x2, with low cab, and a Nooteboom hydraulic lowboy. On it was a JCB 3CX sitemaster BHL from Motorart. And next on the list, I would suggest a Motorart Volvo G940 grader. I'll post pics of my lowbed

 

[Bellboy]

Lowbed pics, MAN, Nooteboom and JCB, and others.

 

[D11RCD]

Nice lowboy!
Is the Motorart Volvo G940 more detailed than the Norscot 24H?
Just wondering...

 

[Bellboy]

Well, I don't have a 24H, but from what I can tell, motorart is way more detailed than Norscot, although the newer models like the 14M are really starting to look good. I found one the other day while I was visiting my grandparents up country, and I thought about getting it, but it looked too chunky, and it was a bit expensive. My Volvo grader has a lot of cab detail, but I think the whole blade set up is the most detailed part. It is however, very delicate. The G940, very nice. The Norscot 'equivalent', the 140H, is not as detailed. It looks too much like the 1:87 version.

 

[D11RCD]

OK, thanks.
(sorry for the late reply- I have been busy)

 

[WabcoMan]

Models

Bellboy,

I agree with your statement: "but from what I can tell, motorart is way more detailed than Norscot"
Compared to First Gear, Spec Cast, Universal Hobbies and MotorArt, Norscot models are not as well detailed.
They're kinda on the right track with their 1:16th stuff but even those don't have proper gages in them - just black circles.
In that scale it is really noticeable.
With a little bit of extra care (and a working ejector) the Norscot 657G could have been a really great model.
I'm still working on mine to add all the bits Norscot left off ! :Banghead

 

[Bellboy]

Its true. How can you operate a TLB's loader if there is no joystick/ wobble stick detail in the cab to go with?

 

[D11RCD]

Its true. How can you operate a TLB's loader if there is no joystick/ wobble stick detail in the cab to go with?

I fully agree.
Just found out that a W900 + lowboy will arrive at Christmas.
More pics?

 

[Bellboy]

I fully agree.
Just found out that a W900 + lowboy will arrive at Christmas.
More pics?

From me or you?

 

[shank exposer]

Can any of you folks direct me to where i may purchase an 850 size model excavator, preferably 1/50 scale?

 

[D11RCD]

http://www.kensdiecastconstructionmodels.com/links.html

Have a look at the retailers listed at this man's site. You'll probably find a suitable model somewhere there. Good Luck.

 

[Hendrik]

I suggest that you get a lowboy, because once the machines start to pile up, you will need a mode of transporting them. I suggest MAN and Nooteboom from Corgi.

That may be alright to shift your man bag but for serious pulling power you need cubic inches and a bark.