After I completed the builds of my D8 and scratch built gravel crusher I had limited space to store and show them. In order to create a believeable diorama I had to build it long and narrow to fit on the shelf in my display case. The end result is a somewhat non conventional diorama. It consists of three separtate bases that represent sections of a gravel pit, but they are not quite attached to each other. On each base is a machine that is part of the production line to produce "A" gravel. Eventually there will be a dump truck at the end of the crushers conveyor belt.
this is a composite picture of the entire diorama
the production chain consists of:
This started as an AMT D8H Caterpillar bulldozer. It has been backdated to a D8 circa 1958. Modifications include a scratch built cable blade and winch system, a non-turbo engine, a gasoline powered stater motor and modified tracks and undercarridge.
The dozer is pushing a gravel pile into the reach of
A bantam diecast swingshovel made by SpecCast. This shovel has been weathered, re-reeved with 20# braided fishing line and an operator added to the cab. The shovel is getting ready to scoop gravel from the bank and dump it into the feed hopper on
This is an entirely scratch built model of a Tom Sandy designed and built gravel crusher. There were about 25 of these units built in Goderich Ontario between the mid 30's and the mid 50's. the tale of the crusher is in the Scratch built section under "gravel Crusher"
And here is how the whole thing looks in my displaycase
Everything is 1/25th scale
Thanks for looking
Carl