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This is a custom build that I've been wanting to do for a while. I like the 933C LGP with EROPS, because it's pretty rare, especially here in the US. Also, I couldn't find any narrow track that would work with this build. Here's what I've gotten done in the last few weeks... Edit: I've gotten ahold of some narrow tracks thank to another member keen knowledge of models, I'll be doing a 939C with OROPS as well. Base model is a Joal D5C, with Caterpillar 1/64 385 tracks and sprocket. These tracks are very low quality, I'm going to have to do something about how easily they come apart  . D5-specific details removed from hood:  Tracks and sprocket fitted:  The sprockets need to be de-excavatored:  Cleaning up the under carriage to that I can detail it, and later add the top roller:  Detailing UC frame with brass:  Roller:  All brass support structure for lift arms:   Brass lift arms:  Hyrdos for lift:  More to come later folks, right now I'm working on the cab details. Then I'll do the linkages for the bucket tilt, and then the bucket itself. I've got my work cutout for me!
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Very nice so far, keep up the good work. This is going to be a nice loader!   Ken
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I agree with KCM; good luck and keep us informed?
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Great to see another build going on here. Keep up the work. With a D5 base would that make this a 939C? I am not too up on the small track loaders.
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Basketball Man wrote:Great to see another build going on here. Keep up the work. With a D5 base would that make this a 939C? I am not too up on the small track loaders. Yes, but when I measured, and then compared it to the 1:1 specs of the 939C, the model was a bit too short (maybe because they updated the UC around 1994, and this is Joal the 1991-1993 version?). Also, I wasn't able to find narrower double grouser tracks, and they didn't make an LGP variant of the 939C. I had originally wanted to do a 939C, but then I discovered the 933C LGP model and it all kind of worke out. I'll update as I can 
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'Looks very promizing, Dex........Keep up the good work and keep us update!! Congratulations!! Max.
Cat 245.....Now and Forever  I am looking for industrial auction brochures from Ritchie Bros, Miller & Miller, Forke Bros, First Team Auction, Max Rouse, etc from the 70's, 80's and 90's.I am a collector and heavy equipment enthusiast and these pamphlets are loaded with nice pictures of cleaned and freshly painted equipment.Thet don't have much value once the sale is over but they are a great help to me in preserving the memory of machines that are no longer being built.Please, help my hobby by looking in your old storage boxes and file folders for these old auction sale brochures.Your help is much appreciated.
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Very cool my friend!!! I can not wait to see it all finished up!!! Very good job!!
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This is really great work Dex! That's some great fabrication. Can't wait to see the end product. Mike
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Great Idea for a custom Dex, really looking forward of seeing the progress, and finish product! Always like seeing track loaders in 1/50th scale.
-Mike, Collecting 1/50th Construction Diecast Since 2003. View My Collection Here, As of 02/21/25
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Not much to report today, just working on the details for the interior. I finished the framing, next I need to complete the climate control system details, grab rails, levers, and other little nuances. Then I can paint it, install the glass, and the sill details for the windows. I love building interior, but man is it time consuming! 
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Great work!!! Please keep us in the photo loop. G
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I was supposed to go on a camping trip this week, but some logistics fell through. So, I have some more time to work on this, specifically the interior. Grab rails installed:  The seats that cat equipped with the 1994+ EROPS version of this loader were cloth with with the adjustable head-rest, so I did my best to recreate that:  So that the seats are textured more like cloth and not vinyl, and used a spatter style of painting and sprinkled flour (mmmmm, seat biscuits....) on the tacky paint and then painted over it again. There are fine forms of flocking available meant for small scales, but I find they look like mud when painted and are better for 1:25 scale and larger. Up close this looks a bit aggressive, but at arms length it looks like fabric.   Base coat of 1990's cat beige applied to cab interior. Next is the levers, and other little details. 
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Wow, that looks great man!
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What a cute little cookie that will make... :d/
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Looks like great progress. Lots of work just for the cab interior.
-Ethan Collection 8/2/2016For more of the Diorama and my collection: On Facebook or On YouTube
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Absolutely outstanding! Keep up the great work! Rowan.
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I got some more stuff done on the 939c undercarriage. Basically getting it caught up with the 933c under carriage. Ground off the cast details from the undercarriage, and replacing them with brass overlays that I made:   Originally I was going to recycle these plastic rollers, but they didn't fit well, and I just didn't really like them, so I made new ones out of brass tube. Man, I really want a mini lathe and milling machine!  Poor fit, rubs the frame.  New one, fits much better:   Mocked up 
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Good progress, can't wait to see it finished.
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Very interesting build, I can't wait to see the finished product!
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