[FlyingBeagle]

Wow, Thanks for all of the great response. I definitely will be trying to make it to the Indianapolis show next year. Thanks for all of the offers to show me some of this equipment. I just may take you up on them.
I see all of these great builds and it makes my head spin. The creativity, resourcefulness and incredible craftsmanship you all display is impressive to say the least. I dont know where I want to start, but I imagine it will be mimicking one of your diecast or bruder conversions. It makes it a lot easier for a newbie like me to follow in your footsteps. I have already been poking my head in the access hole to the crawlspace portion of my basement to see if there is enough room for a quarry