PC1800 Front Shovel (1/12)

[modelman]

I very much enjoy watching this build come together. A lot of the things you are doing I don't understand but it becomes clear later on. Very nice work!!

[DADSGARAGE]

[QUOTE=modelman;150740]I very much enjoy watching this build come together. A lot of the things you are doing I don't understand but it becomes clear later on. Very nice work!![/QUOTE

Thanks!! It's always nice to get feed back from other members on here...I appreciate it!!

Funny you should mention that some things I do you don't understand at first....your not alone, I also don't understand some of the things I do...lol...I don't know about any of you other scratch builders but for me it seems that you get an idea in your brain and just have to go with it, good or bad, only to ask yourself after it is finished...why did I do it that way??....when there was a better/easier way to end up with the same end results...lol...I guess it's always easier to figure out when you have something to actually hold in your hands and or see compared to just a thought in your head, but hey I guess that's just part of the fun and challenge of a scratch build...

[DADSGARAGE]

Finished making the inner pivot/hydraulic mount plates.....sorry, not much of a progress report, but hope to get some time to work on this through the holidays.

[DADSGARAGE]

Finished the lower hyd. mounts on the boom....really wish I had a new 3/16" end mill, the two I have are dull and duller....lol....so this ended up being painfully slow but thankfully I did manage to get the slots done.














I'm going to try make this style of pin keeper...think this will be fun to make by hand (not)...might be a bit of filing invloved with making these...lol...The keepers and pins will be made of brass and then soldered together.

[DADSGARAGE]

Got a bit more done on the boom....cut out the section on the ends of the top and bottom plates, should be one big radius from side to side but I decided to square it up instead. Also made the small lifting lugs...funny how the small parts take so much time to make, hopefully the end result and appearance will be worth all the time.

[Trucker_Jo]

I don't get on the forums much anymore, but when I do I always check back on this tread. Thanks for posting.