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I have just had a cabinet built to house Big Muskie, but before the glazier comes back to finish it off, I was wanting some comments on what you reckon, whether I should leave the base clean or with dirt on it,, photos following with support equipment, First Gear TD25 Dozer, a 560 Wheel Loader, a Conrad P&H 2800 Cable Shovel, OHS Terex TR-100 Dump Truck and the Muskie Ford Pick-up with Muskies S/N 093/125:- & of course the site workers     Now with the coal/dirt    Enjoy, thanks Peter from down under
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 Definately with the coal / dirt. I would recommend a plastic sheet under the model though. Thanks for sharing! Please post more pictures after the glazier has returned. Out of curiosity, how much does she weigh? Rowan.
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I don't really know Rowan, but I guestimate around 15 -20 kilograms, very awkward to lift and move around though.., unlike the 8750 Bucyrus which weighs closer to 40+ odd kilograms....
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RowanH wrote: Definately with the coal / dirt. I would recommend a plastic sheet under the model though. Thanks for sharing! Please post more pictures after the glazier has returned. Out of curiosity, how much does she weigh? Rowan. I would agree. Looks far better with a bit of coal and dirt. Paul R
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I'm with PaulR, looks a lot better with the "material" than bare!!!
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Nice caase I also like material that you placed in the case, nice job Jason
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Keep it with the dirt makes it look real. Nice job on the case.
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Terrific job. The sense of scale with the different pieces of equipment works very well. What a monster...
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Great model and great display - I like it better with the dirt.
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Peter, it looks like you have some lighting that lines the base of the case too. If you get a chance, it would be great to see some night shots! Rowan.
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That's right Rowan, I have them going right around, along the bottom, up each side and across the
top, I will wait 'til I get the glass in then take a few shots, laminated safety glass runs out at a $1000, but it's worth it when you consider the safety aspect....
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Personally I'm not a fan of displaying models in any way, shape or form of excavated material but in this case I'd make an exception considering it's an icon and the size and uniqueness of the model. Not sure if you have an ANL near you but I'm sure there would be something very similar. In my opinion you should use a combination of the middle two (or something similar) between the two types of sand.  Here's the link to the above products. Thats just my 2c, hope it helps!
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I agree with Chris in the above thread....the dirt side needs to be scaled to a degree....those rocks look out of whack......as does the sand ...probably the best way to see the best effect is on some military modelling sites where they go to extraordinary lengths to get the dirt right...finer sand and smaller rocks(to scale basically)...when you have a model such as this you need to go the extra yards to get the display side right. Otherwise every time you look at it you will wish you did go the extra yard. Don't mean to be a stick in the mud but the end result is the most important thing ....don't cut the corners on a model such as this...you need to do it justice.
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The replacement material looks much better than the first type in my opinion and personally I think it looks great now. I'm going to go with the first picture as I feel it would pose much less of a distraction to what you should really be looking at!!
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