Bruder small Cat conversion

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Rain delays this weekend at work, left me with some spare time this weekend. I did a bit on the Cat.

Added a bit of weight, about 6OZ to it, mounted the blade servo, & affixed the track sprockets to the Tamiya gearbox.

20170813_013849 by Anthony Kalnoski, on Flickr

20170813_034818 by Anthony Kalnoski, on Flickr

The bolts I had that were lengthy enough were WAY TOO LONG. I used them, cut them off after installation, & filed them flat with the adapter.
20170813_035955 by Anthony Kalnoski, on Flickr

Since I had the gloves on to work with the epoxy, I decided to drill a hole in a fishing weight. It was an 8OZ weight, with a bit trimmed off of it. I guestimate it's about 6OZ left on it.
20170813_032420 by Anthony Kalnoski, on Flickr

The sides of the dozer modified so the redneck lifting mechanism for the blade can do it's thing. YEAH, I KNOW, I went a bit overboard hogging out the holes in it. I had some leftover scraps of plastic laying around. I glued them into the excess opening. I forgot to take snaps of it.
20170814_023921 by Anthony Kalnoski, on Flickr

The metal gear micro servo installed
20170814_030713 by Anthony Kalnoski, on Flickr