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GuyM wrote:A few days ago, there was a debate in the French Forum hosting the original topic [...] on how accurate the Miniature du Faubourg Haulmark Haulmax 1/50 model was (slope of bonnet, left rear wheel, etc) [...] Sorry for the printing error. Regards. Guy
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2 Mack DM800 trucks delivering a LeTourneau L850 loader to LorraMine (you may wonder why 2 famous American companies are involved in a French heavy haul: let's call that the "magic of modeling around Christmas"): ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53528805185_535ed85010_b_d.jpg) ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53528380306_32062090b3_o_d.jpg) ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/922/tSUZ6T.jpg) Regards. Guy
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Brilliant! That trailer looks incredibly realistic - nice dull paint, oil stains, wooden planks, chains!
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Thanks, Jamiescotland! While the LeTourneau loader delivery is on-going, another Mack DM800 is bringing Sleipner transport equipment to the mine site: ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53528814585_9fc8038d8e_b_d.jpg) Regards. Guy
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In the meantime, another Mack RD800 is involved in the delivery of shipping boxes packed with stone crusher parts: ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53528308541_2f49af3d2c_o_d.jpg) ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53528328751_e08324e057_h_d.jpg) ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53528468373_74c0ae6585_b_d.jpg) Regards. Guy
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Everything about this “mine site” is awesome! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Are you an enviromentist, or do you work for a living?
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JTL, Many thanks for your support. The Mack driver is asking a LorraMine employee about a safe parking place, while unloading operations are on-going: ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53528527993_bc51275cfe_b_d.jpg) Regards. Guy
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Quite a lot of American trucks (up to nine, as far as I can see!) in the French mine for the Christmas break: ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/923/1XXObZ.jpg) ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/924/uTNGwd.jpg) ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/922/SoTz5u.jpg) ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/922/d74EgD.jpg) Merry Christmas. Guy
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Back to operations after the Christmas break. 2 ballasted Macks are driving a cone crusher head up to the LorraMine crushing plant for overhaul: ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/922/y3Rtmd.jpg) ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/922/fj21Xa.jpg) Regards. Guy
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The cone is positioned, to be lifted-off the modular trailer: ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/922/r1YtWG.jpg) ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/924/iWRHuE.jpg) ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/924/En960Q.jpg) ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/923/UydtwE.jpg) Regards. Guy
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While one Mack is driving the trailer back to the entrance, the second one has gone to LorraMine maintenance workshop for some servicing: ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/922/ARLEtg.jpg) ![](https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q70/924/Uipjyv.jpg) Regards. Guy
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Another set of Macks is delivering, on a Nicolas modular trailer, a Wirtgen mining milling machine: ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53527928587_35bf36b5a9_b_d.jpg) ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53529015958_0166513884_b_d.jpg) ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53529014968_6885b3ef7a_b_d.jpg) Regards. Guy
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Delivery to LorraMine of the Wirtgen mining milling machine conveyor belt: ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53532115067_abd06c3634_h_d.jpg) ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53533007511_7315540b10_b_d.jpg) ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53533325049_7aeb82c50d_b_d.jpg) Regards. Guy
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For the way back, the combination will carry the Demag 485 bucket (the mining excavator being scrapped by LorraMine): ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53533454620_f007b15c7d_h_d.jpg) ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53533212933_1b74880f7e_b_d.jpg) Sad to seen the last days of such a mining giant, isn't? ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53533458110_b3b898537b_b_d.jpg) At least, some metal will be re-melted and used for future machines. Regards. Guy
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Great work. The details are outstanding!
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Lovely scenes. That green truck is excellent. Don't scrap the old Demag 485 - that would be sad. Get her in the big shed and give her a good clean, sandblast and a coat of fresh paint!
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Those look so cool. I really like the weathering of the treads on the Mack. Facebook: NorCalDiecastCustomsInstagram: NorCalDiecastCustomsClifton
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Many thanks to you three for your support. In the meantime, delivery to LorraMine of new dumper tires: ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53547236355_17ee816115_h_d.jpg) ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53546989003_1af08513f2_b_d.jpg) ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53547128844_fc36357282_b_d.jpg) Regards. Guy
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