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Nice! I like those axles....

How long have you been working on this one Ben? Whats the plan for wheels?

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"Whats the plan for wheels?"

UH OH the CATs outta the bag now :eek::rolleyes:

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Lookin good Ben, lookin real good! :cool:

Kinda puts me to shame for the little bit of fabbing I've done this week to upgrade my own aging wheel loader. :p

It's gonna be kick axe to see this beasty in the dirt! :D

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Haha, I wondered....:D

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Ben your brass work is absolutely amazing. The frame on that loader looks like it all just fell right together. I cant wait to see some more progress work on it and some vid's. It's kinda hard for me to tell but how large is the loader compared to a Tamiya truck? Looks pretty good size from what I can tell so far.

Tyler

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About a month or so Reg. I think you figured out where the wheels will be coming from.

Ben

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Thanks Joe. You'd better get moving. :D

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Thanks Tyler. It'll be bigger than my 963B. I'll set it side by side with a truck and the loader in a future picture for reference.

Ben

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Ben, that is very nice, can't wait to see it run...

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Ben,this is gonna be a very nice piece of equipment.What are you cutting the brass with?bandsaw or scroll. Cant wait to see it movin:cool:

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Are you lookin for these ??????:confused::p

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps33699e18.jpg

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Hey hey hey. You're really letting the CAT out of the bag Mr..

Woodhog- I used my bandsaw, dermal and a pilot bearing router bit to do a lot of the trimming. It got a little spicy at times with the router.

Ben

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hey the cat has to have feet to get out of the bag :p

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And he expects them done by Brookville meet:D

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not happening :( still 5 million things lined up , Oh October meet :rolleyes::p

no seriously shortly after ;)

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Hmm, I have a job for that machine when it's done. I wonder what?

Nice job so far.

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WOW Ben incredible work!!!! Looking awesome! I agree this isone piece that is overlooked by modelers and i cant wait to see this one up and running!!! Your brass skills are awesome!!

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Steve those wheels look amazing I can't wait to see them made.

Tyler

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Lookin killer man. Your fab skills are way higher than you give yourself credit for.

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Great looking model Ben ! Very good demonstration working with brass. Those rearends are a nice match for your model. Keep up the good work !

greg

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Thanks guys. There are a lot of guys/gals here that crank out some seriously nice models, so it makes me hold myself to a higher level of building. Dam machinists! :)

Ben

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Holy cow, this thing is awesome. The frame looks amazing. Brass is popular for a lot of fine scale model builds, so it's nice to see someone scratchbuilding a model using it instead of aluminum! The styrene body work looks really nice too.

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Thanks Nate. I'd like to do aluminum, but the ease of cutting and soldering brass made it the metal to choose. With no TIG, brass will be the metal I use for my next build too.

I managed to get the steering cylinders and mounts in soldered place tonight.

Ben

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Soldered up the grille.

http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps00bc26b0.jpg

http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/a...pse7c4b0fb.jpg

http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/a...psfa3e8896.jpg

http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/a...psee496cbf.jpg

http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa4e8fa89.jpg

http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/a...psf9d2db28.jpg

http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9708ddff.jpg

Ben

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Ben, what a cool idea for a build!

Using brass is good material for the frame too..nice work!

That is going to be awesome when it is done.

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Great job, just wondering are you going to be able to shift the R2? Looks too tight to use RC4Wd's servo mount bracket.

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Nice job ben....Every model you do gets more awsome ...I saw a sneek peek of to shoes for that beast on FB

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Wow that's looking cool!!!!! Great job in the grill!!

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That is nice! I just went over your earlier build photos again. This model wil be a masterpiece for sure! I can't wait to see some more updates.

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Thanks for the kind words gents.

Claus- I hadn't planned on using their mount, I figured I'd come up with something on my own.

Lou- Where at on FB? Steve's leaking the goods huh?

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sorry Ben :o but you saw it before anyone else ;)

http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...psb2181335.jpg

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Not to hi-jack but Steve have you thought about a pull behind sheepsfoot? Would be perfect for the tractor conversions!

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I may have 1 soon or a rear rubber tired 1 like the stahl but an older style machine

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lol..When you have something really cool is very hard to not share it with everyone else hey Steve BTW awsome work on those

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Awesome!! I'll be following this one

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Ben looking good :D do you have most of the front done or are you waiting on the main component (drum)?

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Funny you should say that.......Cabin Fever?

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Waiting on the "feet"' then I will proceed with the blade and arms. I've been swamped with my company lately.

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swamped with business is a good problem to have :)

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Oh, the wheels! Those are looking sweet. Great job Steve. I wouldn't expect much less!