A somewhat long term project of mine is to redo my 5110. A great excavator but not the greatest model. One of many upgrades was to make a better bucket. I sent Jason Nikl a pic of what I wanted with a few requests and he ran with it. I ran to Arlington today to pick it up and spent about half an hour with him and his family. Jason and his wife are really nice folks and I appreciate them letting me come over on a Sunday. His house is a model making factory for sure. I told him I wanted the biggest baddest bucket available. This is what he came up with. The detail is amazing. Pictures wont do it justice, but here are a few.











There are literally one hundred individually cut and applied wear plates on the back. Cant really get a good shot of all the plates inside the bucket. He made a hammer as well. Once I get it painted and installed I will post a few more. He is doing a lot of "casting" lately so I am honored to have a one of a kind "handmade" Nikl special. I'll keep you posted.

Shawn

Amazing - truly inspiring. When you hit that first picture of the back of the bucket WHOA

It was fun having you over, I like showing off my collection and projects to people. as for this quuote
that is so true I have stuff everywhere my build areas are alittle messy but I know where everything is
I will have to have you down when the 4100 shows up one of these weeks, hopfeully sooner then later.
I take custom orders if anyone wants anything just ask, I have very reasonable pricing

Lets see some paint on these 2 pieces

Jason

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