Nice display!

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- Kyle

Pipelayer Diorama Continued...

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Getting it all lined up.

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Positioning the custom welding tent over the pipes to be joined.

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Because the welding tent is styrene, the crane on the welding tractor can handle it with ease. The welding tent features a small hole to accept the welding hoses through the roof.

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Powerful Liebherr RL 64 Pipelayer that can handle a 100 tonne load.

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Viewing the action from overhead.

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Heavier Kibag Mercedes tractor in place in lieu of the 6x4 Mercedes that came with the trailer. More pipes ready to be offloaded as well as concrete blocks.

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Thai food from last night not agreeing with Billy. :d/

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Very impressive Kibag excavator attempting to dig through the tempered glass to allow for expansion of the pipelaying project.

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Although Conrad features only functional (low detail) steering on their models you can't deny they reach a solid steering angle.

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Komatsu Topcon transmitter ensuring the grade for the pipes is to specification.

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Van Dalen Excavating Pipelaying Project. Featured Models: NZG Van Dalen Volvo EC460 Excavator, WSI Van Dalen Scania Torpedo 6x4 with tri-axle dump trailer, WSI Netherlands Police VW Van, Universal Hobbies Komatsu CK25 Skid Steer Loader, Steel City GME Bedding Box, GME Trench Box, Tekno Mammoet Flat Rack Container, WSI extendible container trailer and Figures by Preiser.

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Very nice combination of a WSI truck and an NZG excavator in the livery of Van Dalen of the Netherlands.

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Police providing oversight of traffic control.

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Bedding box being filled to prep the fill for the underground pipeline installation.

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I think the detail on the small Komatsu skid steer loader is amazing.

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Project view from the roadside.

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Oflloading pipe sections from a rented Mammoet flat rack container.

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YCC shackle fits perfectly into the lifting eye on the bucket of the Volvo Excavator.

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Hi Stephane, always great to hear from you, and thanks so much for the inspiring comments. I have almost as much fun adding small little detailed components to my collection as the big pieces, because as you pointed out, the narrative that they add is worth their weight in gold.

Take care and all the best.

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After a technical delay and life getting in the way... here are the remainder of the Sany pics.

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Alternate view of piping detail along the boom.

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Comparison of the 86 m Sany to the NZG 42 m Waitzinger pump. I ran out of ceiling so the Sany does have a little higher to go. The discharge nozzle on the NZG Waitzinger pump can be rotated into any position and clips into position for stowage. The Sany on the other hand has a spring mounting it to the boom so it cannot be posed hanging freely. I will have to think up a way to get a flexible wire inside so that it can hold a better pose in a straight down position. The discharge nozzle on the Sany also clips into position for transport.

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The NZG Waitzinger being loaded by the Kibag Cement Mixer.

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Detail view of the NZG variant. The threads for the stabilizers are even more pronounced as the metal has a brass appearance. The piping is all plastic, but fits together very well.

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Opening hopper on the Waitzinger revals a grilled insert. Rear steer on the Kibag mixer turns to a decent angle.

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Great collection ChandlerYohn ! Like the MH Sennebogen crawler version, the Liebherr pipelayers ,heck I like them all.

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“A tiger doesn't lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.” ― Shahir Zag

" An educated mind learns from his mistakes and corrects them. A dolt, on the other hand, lashes out and continues showing his ignorance."
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“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”― Arthur C. Clarke

"Anti-social behavior is a trait of intelligence in a world full of conformists" - Nikola Tesla

" If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur ". Paul Neal "Red" Adair {Wild Well Firefighter for those who live under rocks}

Here are some pics of an uncommon little piece, the NZG Lancer Side Loader Forklift. This was a one-off find and I was pleasantly surprised with it. I think it will feature nicely into some dioramas.

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The complicated lifting mechanism has been replicated quite well. The forks can be positioned for width. There is a dual stage lifting mechanism as revealed here at max height.

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Another interesting feature of the lifting mechanism is that it can be adjusted into or away from the vehicle which allows the loads to be placed onto the ground or onto the the flat deck as was seen earlier with the crane mats. Interestingly the headlights have clear covers overtop of the painted headlights. Detail on the cab, windscreen wiper and wire mesh is achieved through tampo printing on the clear plastic.

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Detail on the back revealed. This again is achieved through tampo printing on the back surface. The rear towing hitch is fixed. Although not visible from this angle, there is a silver highlighted fuel filler cap. As on the real machine the steering is limited only to the front axle.

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Hi FiatAllis, thanks so much for the compliments. I am so glad you like the displays.

Take care and Merry Christmas.

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Hi Stephane, great to hear from you. If it was a true Cranes Etc. knock off review then I would have to add that it is "complete out of the box" which it was. LOL! The packaging is actually a display case similar to the NZG Merc Unimogs.

Take care and Merry Christmas.

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Kone Crane SMV 45-1200 B Forklift (unknown manufacturer), Kone Crane SMW 4531 TBS Reach Stacker (unknown manufactuer), Linde C4531 Reach Stacker (unknown manufacturer), Kalmar DRF450 Reach Stacker (Motorart), Kalmar DCE 160 (MLB Models), Linde H50-500 Forklift (Siku). Also featured WSI containers, WSI trucks, Tekno containers, Tekno Super Rack, WSI Broshuis Container Trailer, Tekno Wooden Box Load and Tekno straps.

The two reach stackers are literally identical models with a different paint scheme so your ownership should be based on which colour you like best. The detail on these reach stackers is limited. The hydraulic hose chain is absent along the left side of the boom, the lifting lugs for the counterweight on the machine is solid and not drilled out and there is no rear light details. I intend to drill out the lifting lugs and detail the rear lights with a touch of paint. One key feature absent on these models, but present on other reach stackers is an adjustable cab that can be placed either forwards or backwards. With these models it is permantently fixed in the rear position.

The colour match of the Kone Crane Reach Stacker and Heavy Forklift is different which was unfortunate.

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Adequately detailed small Linde H50-500 forklift which has been included w/ some Tekno models. Is a nice accesory for dioramas.

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Ready to lift a helping hand.

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Moving up the scale is the Kalmar DCE160 which is a beautifully detailed model. This was modified by opening the plastic bottom of the model and filling it with small BB gun pellets to add ballast weight and allow it to carry a heavier load without tipping. In order to keep the lifting column canted back slightly a small sewing needle was placed at the base of the pivot point. Without the sewing pin the load leans forward and is likely to slip forward and off of the forks. More pics to follow along it's bigger brother the DRF450 Reach Stacker.

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Heavy hitting 45 tonne Kone Crane Forklift is the largest forklift in my collection. The detail is intermediate on this model. Some customizations were the addition of black paint to simulate weather stripping along the side access panels, black paint to highlight the raised detail on the sides, some silver and black for the key lock on the cabin door and highlighting of the small grill along the cab. The covers for the securing bolts on the top of the counterweight were also highlighted with black paint. This model also had the ballast addition of BB gun pellets placed into the undercarriage to allow the model to carry weight. The sewing needle was again placed at the pivot point of the lifting rams in order to cant the arms back and support a load without it sliding forward off of the forks.

You don't need to have microsurgical skills to add this detail. Paint into the recessed area, then before the paint dries or cures, clean your brush in paint thinner, draw off any excess so there is just a very fine amount in order to wick the wet paint into the bristles. With this technique you can gently wipe away any excess paint. Keep cleaning the brush and re-applying the very small amounts of paint thinner. The finish of the model will not be affected because the paint on the model is fully cured.

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Side profile highlighting some of the fine detailing additions.

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Zooming into the front you can see a little more customization with the headlights on the front wheel wells only being clear plastic. These were painted with a layer of silver, then white to brighten and finally a matte black for the headlight housing. This helped to create a brighter headlight appearance. The turn signals/running lights were just grey squares. These were painted with a layer of white, then orange and finally a clear varnish to make them look like a shiny plastic.

Just off to the right you can see the Kone Crane reach stacker with headlight and running light that have not yet been detailed. The pain is a subtle addition to the detail, but I am was pleased with how it brings a little more life to the model.

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Detail of the rear of the big forklift demonstrating the aforementioned details to the bolt covers at the top of the counterweight and also the recessed black circles at the back of the counterweight. The reverse and brake lights were also just clear raised cubes so they had white and red paint applied respectively. The brake light then had a layer of white paint to brighten it and then a final coat of matte plack at the back of both to simulate the housing for the lights.

A small dab of black paint was added to the exhaust to simulate a hole.

In hindsight it probably would have been better to have done before and after pics...

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Earning it's keep lifting containers (the reason I bought this model). If you look closely you'll see that the lifting forks do not enter into the slots at the bottom of the container, but they do exit the slots. Unfortunately the base of the forks are too thick to fit into the holes at the bottom of the WSI container. This pose is at full lift with the two stages of height extension raised.

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Added into the mix is the Kone Crane SMW 4531 TBS Reach Stacker. As mentioned above, one let down is that the colours of the two Kone Crane models do not match. The details on this model are adequate, however some further detailing will bring this model up a few notches.

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One redeeming quality of the Kone Crane (and Linde) Reach Stacker is the addition of hydraulic cabling to the slewing motors on the container grab turn table.

Side by side comparison of painted headlights and without paint.

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Side profile, loading a Kibag container onto a WSI Broshuis container trailer attacked to a Kibag Merc.

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