Everyone else always posts pictures of their builds so here are a couple of photos of a build I completed a couple of weeks ago for the “Old Guns” GB. Its HO scale (ie the dozer is about 4cm long) in white metal by Woodland Scenics and is designed for railway dioramas. My interest is because decades ago I used to work with a logging gang and I’ve always been keen on getting logging machinary models. This model depicts the type of machinery seen in the 50’s. Nowadays the tracks on the logging arch have been replaced by rubber tyres and generally you’d see a blade on the bulldozer as well as rollover protection.
The strops work and they also slide along the main line. The bottom picture also shows that the logging arch tracks are also fully moveable.
The moulded in detail was excellent, even the sag in the tracks was present. Anyway something different and a bit of fun.
Thats a neat little build. Great job.
Thats a great build, Mark. Ive never seen logs handled in that way before - it was very interesting.
Ive been toying with the idea of kitbashing a logging truck (1:24) using a Scania as the tractor unit. Ive hit a brick wall regarding where to obtain a suitable on-board crane. Any ideas please?
Thanks guys.
A self loading truck as we would call it. I’m not a truck builder but I would have thought there would be a hiab crane around somewhere - maybe you’ll have to scratch build. Over here we generally use log loaders that would handle 2-3 12m logs at a time or maybe twice that number of 4 or 6m logs.
Spitfire, I believe that Italeri has a line of 1/24 truck accessories, and that one of them happens to be a chassis crane. I can’t remember exactly where I saw it but I remember seeing it.
Wade
Spitfire,
You might want to try this site. They have a lot of truck accessories. I don’t know if they will have what you want or not. www.stsmodeltrucks.com
nicholma That little Caterpillar is really neat. I have built a couple of the AMT 1/25 versions of the D8H, but never anything that small. Great job.
Darwin [alien]
Very nice Nicholma, I can appreciate what you’ve done there because 1/87 is my scale. If you are interested in logging, perhaps you should consider a truck (you said you don’t do trucks) There is so much out there in the scale in trucks. I recommend you visit this site. You won’t find nicer resin anywhere.
http://www.dennisaust.com/catalog_logging.php
Oh and thanks for sharing what can be done in 1/87.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stryper50/album?.dir=4cc7&.src=ph
Thanks very much for the links its generated several ideas. However I’ve found a 1/87 cabover Kenworth truck kit made several years ago here in NZ that represents a logging truck used here so that will be the next 1/87 project .
A very nice build and refreshingly differant subject, thanks for the pics…