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Hi everybody, I've gotten started on a new project: A Caterpillar 345B LME Big shout out the DHS user Antho for discovering that we can use the 349L as a donor parts machine. See his awesome build here!: http://forums.dhsdiecast.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=139331I'll be doing this series entirely on video, and I will update this thread accordingly. Super excited about my new build: New Project: Custom 1/50 Caterpillar 345B LME
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Dex looks like it’s going to be a nice build, also a great video for someone interested in making a 345B.
Steve
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Exkvate3140 wrote:Dex looks like it’s going to be a nice build, also a great video for someone interested in making a 345B.
Steve Absolutely, it's a great starter model. You can go as simple or as complex as you want. Parts are easy to get, and the basic cuts are super simple.
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Episode 2 is up! Finishing off most of the body, and adding all the exterior details to the cab. Episode 2 here!
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Dex the detail on the cab looks very good, great craftsmanship.
Steve
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Exkvate3140 wrote:Dex the detail on the cab looks very good, great craftsmanship.
Steve Thanks Steve, I appreciate it!
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Happy Monday everybody! Episode 3 is up: Episode 3Cheers!
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Love this project.Have been watching it,really liking the amount of effort put in,to make it a genuine 345.Looking forward,to this machine,painted,piped,decalled.Completed. 
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Dex very interesting and you have some great tools in your work space.
Steve
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Mappy Honday everybody  Episode 4 is up! FYI, I will be taking a week or 2 off, I haven't had time to build due to life getting in the way, but I'll try to post a tool overhaul video I made a little while back for funsies next Monday. Have a great week everybody.
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Dex your attention to detail is great, the interior of the cab is incredible. A couple of suggestions, first you have to pay a little bit more attention to the kitty and second a CAT key in the ignition would be incredible detail especially it you could rotate to the on or off position. The second suggestion should be a breeze for you and with your week or two off it should not be hard to show the kitty a little bit of love either. Another very interesting video great job.
Steve
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Exkvate3140 wrote:Dex your attention to detail is great, the interior of the cab is incredible. A couple of suggestions, first you have to pay a little bit more attention to the kitty and second a CAT key in the ignition would be incredible detail especially it you could rotate to the on or off position. The second suggestion should be a breeze for you and with your week or two off it should not be hard to show the kitty a little bit of love either. Another very interesting video great job.
Steve Hahaha, she's a bit of a demanding kitty, but she get's spoiled rotten. The key in the ignition would be insanely small! I'll consider it, but I can't make any promises. Thanks for watching, and thank you for the compliments!
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Aaaaand I'm back. Sequoia Nation Park is missing a few trout. They now reside in my belly! Anyways, Here is my lastest. I finished the ME stick for the 345B. Click the pic! 
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Dex,
When your Finish you should do a small production run of that ME stick once you have enough interest to do so. That look very impressive.
Roland.
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New episode is up! I ended up building the linkages out of brass, instead of reusing the inaccurate 349 parts. Click the picture for the video 
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Hi everybody. Didn't have much time to work on the excavator this week, but I did manage to get some locking, yet removable, pins done for retaining the bucket. Click the pic for the video! 
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New video is up! Finishing off the stick and boom pins and completing the boom hard lines. 
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Dex that work is incredible, the pin holders and hydraulic lines are amazing and there are no manufacturers of diecast models out there that do what you are doing. I think that 345 is going to turn over and start digging.
Steve
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Thanks, Steve! I'm having a lot of fun with this one. It was worth the extra work to get those lines to come out the way they did.
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I have never seen removeable pin holders in 1/50 scale before.This is insane! And the pipework is absolutely fantastic! You really deserve much more views and subscribers on Your channel Just two little thoughts You might consider for future projects.When You created the new mounts that hold the stick cylinder on the boom,You could have made two cuts in the boom and inserted the mounts into these cuts.It would be much more stable like this and You don´t need any visible plate between the mounts on the boom. And for those rings that hold the hydraulic pipes on the cylinders,I prefer to take telescopic antennas that you can get for small money on ebay.The telescopic sections cover a lot of different diameters and the tubes are very thin.Just cut of a little slice from a antenna section and you have your mount. Anyway,I learn a lot about metal works and how to solder things together from the videos.
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