Scotties Miniart US Bulldozer

[Jim R]

Hi Scottie
Great work. Very neat scratch work. I do wonder why, on a recent quite expensive kit, MiniArt don't provide an open grill and some metal mesh. Your alteration shows how it is improved.
Jim

[scottie3158]

Hi Scottie
Great work. Very neat scratch work. I do wonder why, on a recent quite expensive kit, MiniArt don't provide an open grill and some metal mesh. Your alteration shows how it is improved.
Jim

Jim, I agree completely. Miniart try to make things very detailed with lots of tiny parts and they already include a small etch fret so you would think an open radiator grill with some PE would be the way forward. Luckily it was an easy fix.

[Wookie2486]

Scottie when I built my dozer I had the same problem breaking the fine little levers, but wait until you get to the hydraulic pipes as they were even worse, on a good note when I broke mine trying to clean them up I contacted Miniart and they sent some replacements ones I do have some spare if you need them mate when the time comes.

The engine block looks amazing as does the front grill.

[Lee Drennen]

Thanks Scottie......I'll cozy up next to Misters Eberle and Dewire and take my chances with Matron in case she shows up to calm these two down! :tongue-out3: :tongue-out::smiling5:

You can take your coat off it’s almost summer wait a minute your coat has buckets in the back Rick.

[Lee Drennen]

I'll try & find the pic. It's an engineering Corbit making a turn in a WWII town towing a 20 ton trailer w/D7 on board & a D4 in the bed.

That would be nice to see Paul.

[Lee Drennen]

Scottie I’m liking the pumping and the screen looks good also. Your builds are always interesting.

[JR]

Room for one more Paul .
Love these, built the Russian copy by Border, I remember having some fun with the tracks as usual :smiling3: The open engine just asks for detailing , you'll make a great job of it with some bling I'm sure .

[Airborne01]

Hey Bro, Just knew you couldn't leave the sausage fingers away from the scratchy stuff. Motor looking real good Paul and I know the lost parts are no biggie for you either. Spent all afternoon punching out over 100 0.05mm rivets from 0,01mm plastic sheet. I feel your pain as It's a real beatch to try to glue them in place with my sausage fingers too. Looking good!!!.....

Prost
Allen

Do you not use the tip of a blade to pick them up and place them mate? Works for me and I don't have to use my Wall's extra thicks!
Steve

[scottie3158]

Scottie when I built my dozer I had the same problem breaking the fine little levers, but wait until you get to the hydraulic pipes as they were even worse, on a good note when I broke mine trying to clean them up I contacted Miniart and they sent some replacements ones I do have some spare if you need them mate when the time comes.

The engine block looks amazing as does the front grill.

Martyn, I will probably ignore the kit pipes and make them from copper were possible. Its good to know Miniart replaced the broken items ,what was the lead time?

That would be nice to see Paul.

I will have to see what it involves.

Room for one more Paul .
Love these, built the Russian copy by Border, I remember having some fun with the tracks as usual :smiling3: The open engine just asks for detailing , you'll make a great job of it with some bling I'm sure .

John, your always welcome mate, I remember your cat build it turned out very nicely.

[Allen Dewire]

Do you not use the tip of a blade to pick them up and place them mate? Works for me and I don't have to use my Wall's extra thicks!

No Steve, I have a very pointed tiny awl that I use. I tried the blade way, but most of the time, it cut the tiny thangs in half trying to pick them up to place them..........

Prost
Allen

[Airborne01]

No Steve, I have a very pointed tiny awl that I use. I tried the blade way, but most of the time, it cut the tiny thangs in half trying to pick them up to place them..........

Prost
Allen

Interessante - sehr interessante! Or. a tiny awl ... sounds far posher than a knife tip mate!
Steve

[Wookie2486]

Martyn, I will probably ignore the kit pipes and make them from copper were possible. Its good to know Miniart replaced the broken items ,what was the lead time?

To be honest Scottie I don't think it was that long a week if I remember correctly, I even emailed them to see if they could send me replacement headlight assemblies as my boys managed to get they're hands on it so I had to replace the two complete pieces again they sent me the parts no questions asked.

Marty

[Guest]

I wouldn’t count on it taking just a week now, though, given where MiniArt are in the world.

[JR]

I wouldn’t count on it taking just a week now, though, given where MiniArt are in the world.

Yes , can see that being a problem, but read yesterday a model company in the West of the country has started production again. No mention given when I read it of who it was . Mini Art did move several years ago from the East so it might be them .

[Tim Marlow]

Are they the company that put the picture of the dog with chewed sprues in their box? Tag line of the picture was, in effect, “Don’t shout at him, just contact us and we’ll send you replacements “. Pretty cool I thought.