Bulldozer and logging arch

nicholma

Member since
September 2003
From: New Zealand

Bulldozer and logging arch

Posted by nicholma on Sunday, January 23, 2005 8:51 PM

Everyone else always posts pictures of their builds so here are a couple of photos of a build I completed a couple of weeks ago for the "Old Guns" GB. Its HO scale (ie the dozer is about 4cm long) in white metal by Woodland Scenics and is designed for railway dioramas. My interest is because decades ago I used to work with a logging gang and I've always been keen on getting logging machinary models. This model depicts the type of machinery seen in the 50's. Nowadays the tracks on the logging arch have been replaced by rubber tyres and generally you'd see a blade on the bulldozer as well as rollover protection.

The strops work and they also slide along the main line. The bottom picture also shows that the logging arch tracks are also fully moveable.

The moulded in detail was excellent, even the sag in the tracks was present. Anyway something different and a bit of fun.

Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"

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lizardqing

Member since
July 2003
From: Dahlonega, Georgia

Posted by lizardqing on Sunday, January 23, 2005 8:58 PM

Thats a neat little build. Great job.

Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 24, 2005 9:06 AM

That`s a great build, Mark. I`ve never seen logs handled in that way before - it was very interesting.

I`ve been toying with the idea of kitbashing a logging truck (1:24) using a Scania as the tractor unit. I`ve hit a brick wall regarding where to obtain a suitable on-board crane. Any ideas please?

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nicholma

Member since
September 2003
From: New Zealand

Posted by nicholma on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:11 AM

Thanks guys.

A self loading truck as we would call it. I'm not a truck builder but I would have thought there would be a hiab crane around somewhere - maybe you'll have to scratch build. Over here we generally use log loaders that would handle 2-3 12m logs at a time or maybe twice that number of 4 or 6m logs.

Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"

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wroper11

Member since
February 2003
From: Back home in Blanchard

Posted by wroper11 on Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:40 AM

Spitfire, I believe that Italeri has a line of 1/24 truck accessories, and that one of them happens to be a chassis crane. I can't remember exactly where I saw it but I remember seeing it.

Wade

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yardbird78

Member since
January 2003
From: 40 klicks east of the Gateway

Posted by yardbird78 on Monday, January 31, 2005 12:32 AM

Spitfire,
You might want to try this site. They have a lot of truck accessories. I don't know if they will have what you want or not. www.stsmodeltrucks.com
nicholma That little Caterpillar is really neat. I have built a couple of the AMT 1/25 versions of the D8H, but never anything that small. Great job.

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clfesmire

Member since
June 2004
From: coastal Maine

Posted by clfesmire on Monday, January 31, 2005 9:41 PM

Very nice Nicholma, I can appreciate what you've done there because 1/87 is my scale. If you are interested in logging, perhaps you should consider a truck (you said you don't do trucks) There is so much out there in the scale in trucks. I recommend you visit this site. You won't find nicer resin anywhere.
http://www.dennisaust.com/catalog_logging.php
Oh and thanks for sharing what can be done in 1/87.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stryper50/album?.dir=4cc7&.src=ph

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nicholma

Member since
September 2003
From: New Zealand

Posted by nicholma on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 2:01 AM

Thanks very much for the links its generated several ideas. However I've found a 1/87 cabover Kenworth truck kit made several years ago here in NZ that represents a logging truck used here so that will be the next 1/87 project .

Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 1, 2005 1:32 PM

A very nice build and refreshingly differant subject, thanks for the pics...

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