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Interesting ! I like it so far.
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This is going to be cool! What era are you going for? Current? Early diesel? Steam?
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Thanks! Glad you've got the vision too! It's going to be current era. I'm thinking a sort of Volvo colour scheme - dark rich yellow, dark grey undercarriage/tracks, and black boom, bucket and cab. Maybe orange railings, or maybe black.
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What a concept, Jaimie. This is going to be interesting.
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Very cool build!
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Very creative, waiting to see more. Ken
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Wow, I didn't realize how massive this was until you put the figure in the photo!
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A few more updates. Lots of railings to do next, plus the cab glass. Undercarriage will be black (so it's going to end up looking very similar to a P&H colour scheme, but with red railings). "/> "/>
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I spy a Meccano Erector component in there I like the resourcefulness in this build. Some day I'd like to do a spare parts round up and build something from it.
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Kinda has a little P&H feel to eh? lol...no it's looking great.... neat build!
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Very cool. I ran a P&H 2800 XPB for a few years.
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Yep, the first paint job was a darker yellow, like Demag yellow. I thought it looked a bit naff, so lightened it to this, but it's looking more and more like a P&H shovel! There are bits and bobs from all over the place in here - kid's toys, meccano, phone parts, camera parts, Joal PC1100 parts (of course - all my customs do).
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... and the turntable cog is from my record player which blew up on me last year.
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Coming together now - railings and walkways "/> "/> "/> "/> I've got to start thinking about a name/manufacturer so I can make my decals. One of my previous concoctions was called a Titan KX900 excavator. I like the Titan name, so maybe this could be a Titan 6600 speed shovel. Anyone else got any interesting and suitable names? I'm open to suggestions!
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I liked the Titan a lot, but that's not the same paint scheme though. I think Scotland Shovels, or some thing that involves your name might be cool. I really like the way this is turning out.
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Now this is unreal! If you put this in to production you'd sell every one of them. The railings are absolutely perfect.
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Really well done Jamie. What talent and good base materials can do...
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Yes, very well done. The cab looks great up close. Love the cat walks and railings.
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