Hello all,

Working on a kit bashed/scratch build of a Caterpillar Muliti-docker in HO. Having a we bit of trouble finding a suitable undercarriage . The piss poor KDW undercarriage is useless & to hard to lengthen to desired length.

Anybody know of an 1:87 undercarriage nearest to a Caterpillar Multi-docker ?

Throwing around the idea of using a Kibri crawler crane undercarriage as a base. Heavily kit-bashed of course. That's all I could think to use besides scratch building the undercarriage.

What your thoughts on Kibri crawler ?

This build is my third bash of one of these KDW toys. They are great starter models to be bashed if your into HO.


(((((( Chuck, if you read this please order some of these 1:87 KDW material handlers. )))))

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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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Thank you.

Didn't even think of the Kibri R992. With a little kit bashing magic her undercarriage will look just fine. Might have to pick up two kits for undercarriage length. I'll bash the houses into scrap yard pedestal hydraulic cranes.

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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."
-Unknown

“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}

Picked up a Shinsie Caterpillar 992 1/70-1/90ish don't know the exact scale. Just for that very purpose you mentioned above.
Yes, a Kibri Komatsu WA700 would look right at home in my future scrap yard. Scratch building the various
pieces of equipment. For instance, the auto/white goods shredder, conveyors,washing equipment etc. Before building the rest of my HO layout.

It's very time consuming but worth the outcome later.

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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."
-Unknown

“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}

Yeah, the R992's pedestal mounted with scratch material handler booms. Added to build list. Some Kibri kits are hard to come across on this side of the pond. R992 is one such kit. Our 1:87 model train distributor Walthers,carry's them but never in stock. I'll find them.

Completed the new HO Kress scrap box carrier. A completely different design than my first build. This one is more imagineered .

I'll post photos when done.

Take care Max.

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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."
-Unknown

“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}