That's outstanding!  You're gonna be busy cleaning off all of the 5 year old's finger and nose prints from the glass!  (and probably some 55 year olds as well)  

Thanks  CN. The fun part is chatting with all the old guys  who usually start the conversation with ï used to operate one of those shovels" or " Is that a Sandy crusher? My >>>> used to own one". And then they quote a string of model numbers to which I can only smile and nod and glean all the info I can.

Like old cars, old machines are addictive.

Thanks

Carl

Hey, is it just me ,or are those girls kinda hot?

Hi Carl, 

I'm also an HCEA member. I like your diorama display. That scratch built crusher is very nice. 

That's pretty darn cool! Much as I love military subjects it's nice to see something a little different.

Thanks Guys for the kind comments. The are much appreciated.  SprueOne, Glad to meet another HECA member on board.  Most of my model building centers around construction, agricultural and trucks. There is an article in Feb 2012 issue of Dominion Iron about the building of m crusher.

This is some of the action in the real pit at the HECA show that inspired this diorama

These two lads are in the process of restoring Sandy Crusher #17 back into working order at the HECA pit.

Thanks for your interest

Interesting pictures. I've still never made it out to one of those annual shows.

I've never heard of Dominion Iron, I'll look it up though. I get the Equipment Echoes quarterly as part of my membership.  

Equipment Echoes is the news letter of the American chapters. Dominion Iron is the Canadian newsletter. Sorry for the confusion. There are a few more closeups of the crusher here

cs.finescale.com/.../94144.aspx

Thanks

Carl

Nice work there!  

CARL ;

Gotta ask you .Where did you get the G,M Motorhome ?

Sorry Tankbuilder for the delay in replying. I somehow missed your question.

To make a long saga short, the motorhome is a conversion I did of a Hess Oil promo model. I added a mostly scratch built interior and a few other details.

Thanks for noticing it

Carl