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hello everyone , my name is rob , i live in Queensland , Australia but originally from Tasmania , i found this site a few weeks ago looking at oztrucks international r , just fantastic craftmanship , i grew up next to a sand mine as a child and whenever they unloaded the cat 955 traxcavator to start digging it was just great , lots of internationals c and r series and accos , before school and weekends spent with the drivers and used to wait in the freezing dark for the loader operator to arrrive of a morning , probably the happiest most simplified time of my life , pre mortgage , relationships , jobs etc , anyways i have been concentrating recently on 1/35 military kits ,i started a 1/16 cat 955 years ago out of styrene using parts from a motorized tonka , i only got as far as the undercarriage , and have had a b61 smith miller cab for a few years that i want to turn into a working r/c model , done a few boats over the years but i tend to start things and not finish , i have a heng long pershing which is fun but the dream is a mack b61 prime mover or international r towing a low loader with a cat 955 on it , anyways enough from me , i have great admiration for the builders on here , very very inspiring and i like how helpful everone is ..... :)

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Welcome to the forum Rob. :)

Watching equipment operate has always been a favorite pastime for me as well... operating it is a blast too. :D

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Welcome to the forum! Maybe this will help motivate you to finish your 955...http://rctruckandconstruction.com/sh...ighlight=kitty It's not the best or most detailed build/model but it may give you some ideas...

Reg

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Welcome to the forum :)

- RCT

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bo the cat operator used to let me operate the levers , it was great , couldn,t reach the pedals though , i have a skw truck in the phillipines carting sugar , one day i will get a license to operate and maybe buy up a real 955 :)

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hi Reg , thanks , i will have a look at that .....:)

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thanks RCT:)

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Hi Chris , thanks for the offer , u should be mighty proud of your r190 , the guys at the sand mine had one with the caterpillar badge on it, a r200 something i guess , so it was like the best of both worlds , i was looking at a cottonwood acres version on ebay last week but it got too rich for me , i have a shapeways mack r coming though , maybe when i am richer i may see if u do commision work , anyways thanks for the welcome ....:)

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Welcome aboard!
Cheers, Neil.

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Hi Reg , had a look , that's fantastic ,love the vids , very inspiring thank Rob:drool::drool:

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thanks for the welcome Neil , some very talented craftsman here :)

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Rob Glad you wanted to come and play with us.. Welcome..


Wayne