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Guy very nice diorama.
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GuyM wrote:Heavy activity in a Richelmi construction rubble disposal site somewhere inland the French Riviera [...] The site was already in use late 60s:     To be continued. Guy
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Guy again great dioramas.
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Exkvate3140 wrote:Guy again great dioramas.
Steve Steve, Many thanks for your support. Considering the drilling crew mobilization, it seems that the Richelmi disposal site will be subject to some construction activity:    To be continued. Guy
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Model cars in a 1/50 scale are so few that it's worth mentioning this one found recently on a British sales site for a very low price (*):   Note (*): Welly, producer of that BMW 535i 4x2/2 car, indicated a 1/43 scale on its box; the seller claimed a 1/50 scale and was displaying the model along a ruler: some more precise measurements when I received it show... a true 1/48 scale! Regards. Guy
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Guy great find on the 1/48 Bemmer. Also could you shed some light on the the ten wheeler with the yellow generator in the back, it looks like a real heavy duty truck, I like it.
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Exkvate3140 wrote:Guy great find on the 1/48 Bemmer. Also could you shed some light on the the ten wheeler with the yellow generator in the back, it looks like a real heavy duty truck, I like it.
Steve The correct spelling for the slang version of a BMW automobile is "Bimmer", not "Bemmer" or "Beamer". The "Bemmer" or "Beamer" spelling is for BMW motorcycles. I'm sure you just misspelled it because you drive a Vespa. I just kicked ass on a M6 BMW last week. And the 10 wheeler appears to be just a Conrad Talbert, three axle lowboy with a European tractor. Leave the trucks to the big boys there bluebelly!!!
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Steve, I suppose that you mean that truck above: it is a Berliet GBC8 6x6 "Gazelle", developed in the sixties for the French Army in the Algerian desert. That was a light all-wheel drive truck, able to run easily in sandy deserts with 5 tonnes maximum payload, hence its nickname Gazelle. More than 30000 units were produced, in various versions, with a "M" or "M2"cab like here or with the 8KT torpedo-type cab. In the nineties, units still available in the French Army were overhauled (to minimize costs of a new military truck program) by Renault into GBC 180s and fitted with a 180hp engine, replacing the original Berliet 125hp one. If you want to know more about that long-life truck (in French, sorry): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliet_GBC8_6x6_Gazelle and https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_GBC_180I think that the model above was a 1/50 kit originally sold by Minitrucks with a tipping body, which has been used by Jean-Jacques for another Berliet project. I hope this helps. Guy
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Guy thanks again for the information and link.
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Guy again please don’t pay any attention to the “big boy” who obviously has no clue between a generator and a well drilling rig, and where he came up with the Talbert trailer, no one on this forum will ever know. The only thing I can say is that it must be tough to be as old as The Q, God bless him and his drooling. Also I thought that bemmer was a motorcycle just a little mix up like the generator and the well drilling rig you Tarheel excuse me very old Tarheel.
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Exkvate3140 wrote:Guy thanks again for the information and link.
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Guy again please don’t pay any attention to the “big boy” who obviously has no clue between a generator and a well drilling rig, and where he came up with the Talbert trailer, no one on this forum will ever know. The only thing I can say is that it must be tough to be as old as The Q, God bless him and his drooling. Also I thought that bemmer was a motorcycle just a little mix up like the generator and the well drilling rig you Tarheel excuse me very old Tarheel.
Well St. Louis fan, you said background and yellow. So I looked at the 10 wheeler pulling the Talbert lowboy. A Renault huh? Now back to Golden State beating Toronto. Is there a Hockey team in Rhode Island, oh yes, the Bullhockeys. Charlotte just won the American League Championship hockey cup. Guy; your trucks are neat. They are so beefy looking. Keep them coming. I'll post some of mine soon. Craig
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  International KX 520 6x4/2 tractor and XL Specialized 120 HDG 3-axle lowboy (Diecast Masters models) loaded with a 25.96 tonnes Caterpillar 14M3 6x6/2 motograder with ripper (Diecast Masters model)   To be continued. Guy
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Whatever tractor is hooked to it, each XL Specialized 120 HDG lowboy DM model comes with both 1- and 2-axle boosters stingers and a gooseneck extension designed for a 2-axle jeep dolly use:  Close views of the Caterpillar unit:    Regards. Guy
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Guy: The IH Xl trucks are pretty cool. They are beefy looking and made well. I cannot say the same about the lowboys. They are a little cheesy. Outriggers do not work, but it's the first truck with both jeep and stinger since Alan Smith. Of course the DCP 1/64 trucks have them and they are great. CAW
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Guy great shots of the US truck, trailer and machine.
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Q we people in New England only care about Lord Stanley’s Cup, go B’s.
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Exkvate3140 wrote:Guy great shots of the US truck, trailer and machine.
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Q we people in New England only care about Lord Stanley’s Cup, go B’s. Lord Stanley? Was he a famous New England Clam fisherman? Oh darn, I just missed the Blues THIRD goal. Oh it's crying time again, you're going to leave me...........
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GuyM wrote:Whatever tractor is hooked to it, each XL Specialized 120 HDG lowboy DM model comes with both 1- and 2-axle boosters stingers and a gooseneck extension designed for a 2-axle jeep dolly use [...] Another combination produced by Diecast Masters capable of handling heavier loads:   International KX 520 6x4/2 tractor and XL Specialized XL 120/??? HDG 3-axle lowboy with 2-axle jeep dolly and 1-axle booster stinger (Diecast Masters models) carrying a 51.53 tonnes Caterpillar 349F L XE hydraulic excavator (Diecast Masters model)   To be continued. Guy
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