'heavey Metal' Cat D8h Dozer

[Guest]

That's brilliant Jim! I used to live right next to heavy plant depot & that looks indistinguishable from the dozers I saw there.


In particular, the worn paintwork is represented very well. Top job

[Lee W]

Looks fantastic Jim , I like it a lot


Lee

[Guest]

Thanks Terry, there is a low boy big rig {lorrie to you guys} made to carry this monster, all 67 tons of it. I will try to acquire it one day, would make an impressive combo. The Missus is not impressedops: Base it is on will be used eventually as the base for my Falaise project, just thought it would look nice on it instead of messy bench. "Horror" diorama up next, stay tuned..............Cheers, Jim

That sounds great Jim as for thr dio I am all ready sat waiting.

[spanner570]

That is one superb build, Jim.


Top work all the way.....


Ron

[Guest]

Excellent work all round.

[Gern]

I forgot to ask. Is that the old 1/25 AMT kit?

[Guest]

So Jim, do you thin your acrylic with water alone, or do you add some sort of matte medium to it? I'm guessing that you are scrumbling it on with a busy motion of the brush, but, when I try it, as the stuff dries so quickly, I'm finding it difficult to avoid awful tide marks at the edges. I'm running tests on both oils and acrylics, both on plastic milk bottles, and the oils, of course, are easier, as they can be blended out at the edges for at least 2 hours after application, but you seem to have his technique nailed with acrylics, and I want to learn!!


Fantastic job as ever (goes without saying, these days), I'm definitely going to have a crack at the Mirror Models dozer one day, and this build has simply increased the need to do so.

[grumpa]

I forgot to ask. Is that the old 1/25 AMT kit?

Yes it is Terry, early 70s I think but there is no hint of a date anywhere on box or instr. sheet. Though a very fine model there was quite a bit of flash and very pronounced seams so quite a bit of cleaning up had to be done but I feel it was worth it. I really like the heavy equipment theme and hope to build more of them in the future though there aren't very many available............Jim

[Gern]

Yes it is Terry, early 70s I think but there is no hint of a date anywhere on box or instr. sheet. Though a very fine model there was quite a bit of flash and very pronounced seams so quite a bit of cleaning up had to be done but I feel it was worth it. I really like the heavy equipment theme and hope to build more of them in the future though there aren't very many available............Jim

I haven't changed my name Jim, but you're forgiven!


You're right about the shortage of kits for construction equipment, but there is some hope! Mirror models do a range of 1/35 tractors and Diamond trucks, and of course there's the Meng D90. There's also this queer beastie:


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391346531082?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageNa me=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT


I've bought one and I'll post some pics when it arrives.

[Robert1968]

This looks fantastic and something you don't see very often of.


That's the best CAT I've seen in a while ( Ive seen a few haulage trucks/ low loaders going up and down the M74 carrying catapillers but this sounds huge compared to the ones over here.


Your weathering skills are true genius and the wear and tear and metal scuffs are sublime.


Did you tell your wife about the chain you pinched!!


This is truly excellant work


Robert

[grumpa]

I haven't changed my name Jim, but you're forgiven!
You're right about the shortage of kits for construction equipment, but there is some hope! Mirror models do a range of 1/35 tractors and Diamond trucks, and of course there's the Meng D90. There's also this queer beastie:


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391346531082?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageNa me=STRK:MEBIDX:IT


I've bought one and I'll post some pics when it arrives.

So sorry Daveops:

[grumpa]

So Jim, do you thin your acrylic with water alone, or do you add some sort of matte medium to it? I'm guessing that you are scrumbling it on with a busy motion of the brush, but, when I try it, as the stuff dries so quickly, I'm finding it difficult to avoid awful tide marks at the edges. I'm running tests on both oils and acrylics, both on plastic milk bottles, and the oils, of course, are easier, as they can be blended out at the edges for at least 2 hours after application, but you seem to have his technique nailed with acrylics, and I want to learn!!
Fantastic job as ever (goes without saying, these days), I'm definitely going to have a crack at the Mirror Models dozer one day, and this build has simply increased the need to do so.

Many thanks John, I use just plain water to thin for washes and such. These are the paints I use

about half a buck each and come in every imaginable color. One thing about them is that they have to be applied in many thin layers with an almost completely dry brush {for weathering} For metalizing I find that the good old Testors enamels to work best. Silver cut with some black and a hint of brown in some cases. Again dry brushing is a very tedious technique with washes being re-applied in stages and in varying hues and shades. this particular model needed to be built and weathered in various stages of construction and though the temptation to smack it together was strong prudence and patients had to be observed to get it the way I wanted it to look.

Thanks again for your kind words..........Cheers....Jim

[papa 695]

Very nice work indeed Jim love it

[grumpa]

do real like the looks of this one,the weathering and the blade looks great,
and wear in all the right spots,lov it Jim a master,

Thanks Monica, I enjoyed this one quite a bit. I know I originally was going to have it crushing a car but I really want to start my Falaise dio as a change of pace.


Still trying to work out the details and planning on it and will do a work in progress thread of course as soon as I get something done worth posting on it


Cheers...Jim

[grumpa]

That is one superb build, Jim.
Top work all the way.....


Ron

Thanks Ron, I really appreciate that............Cheers....Jim