Well haven't updated my thread in a while again,here are a few snaps of recent purchases and some other I picked up over the last few months

I recently got bitten by the mining bug,I had a few of these on my long finger and thought enough was enough,time to welcome them to the family




The big T284,as you can tell the plastic body detracts hugely from the model another cracking model from Conrad


Little T264,another must have for a mining collector,as solid as you can get


960E 2K another great model coming from 2008,albeit with some updates of the newer 2K machine,not as solid as the Conrad models but great detailing considering its age


Limited Komatsu WA1200,superb model,solid,heavy and well detailed




Very imposing




A few loading comparison pics,WA1200 easily tackles the T264


Struggles with the T284(mind that plastic body!)


Slightly easier time of it with the 960E


On hearing the sad news on the passing of Rainer Markgraf,a collector who influenced me in this wonderful hobby and in life too,I had to chase this item down to have in my collection




R9800 excavator,monster!!






And a cheeky size comparison shot


R9800 loading comparison shots












The line up

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

Impressed and a bit envious.......nice additions.

Hi Sean,it was produced a few years ago in a limited run of 300,it should still be available from our host as Digggerr so kindly researched

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

To go along with my other love and recently aquired Gunderson Twin stacks I picked up a few of these,I was told that they were impressive and boy were they!



All plastic construction but the detail is finer than any 1/50 equivalent,I was amazed to see the tiny latches were functional,decals are perfect and paint too,

Thought I'd post the pic as Ian from Cranesetc has in the past reviewed several NZG diecast 20ft containers,

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

Didn't think there would be any interest in these as they are made from the "Devils material"

AtlasRR do them,they are 1/48 O scale,they work out 2mm wider than a 1/50,but I've yet to measure them

News just in,Mr Mitutoyo says they measure in at 51.2mm wide

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

Tasty finds Craig!! love seeing your average over the road trucks in the same shot as the Ultra haulers,makes 'em look like toys

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

Your right Iron, as a model railroader myself we look for what they call prototype runs with trains which generally consists of 2-3 locos and a large number of cars. If these were diecast metal then weight would be a major problem. You figure the typical husky stack car holds 2-3 containers per car depending on the size of the containers. If you have 20 foot and 40 foot containers you'd put 2 - 20 foot cotainers in the bottom and a 40 foot on top (they even do 48 foot or 53 foot on top). So for a model railroader to do the same thing with diecast metal containers you'd only get maybe 5 well cars (1 set) and need about 8 powered locos to pull it. Enough train talk, nice models and find Graham.

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Dain

I'm a kid at heart, so I will play with any model construction vehicle from 1:87 scale to 1:1 scale!!!!

Age is a state of time NOT a state of mind!!

Very nice collection!

More random Conexpo pics

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

That Western Star is a beautiful truck. Do you know who owns it?