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Originally Posted by kalkurap
...When you mentioned that you are building a wheel loader, I didn't know what it would look like. That is because from where I am, we call the wheel loader a "bulldozer" and I found out this only after doing a web search. ...
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Hi kalkurap,
there may be differences in terminology. To me, a "bulldozer" is chain driven, a "wheel loader" has wheels. Here is a link to a photograph of the type (full size) I am building as a model:
Eventually, the bucket is supposed to be fully functional.
I agree that building micromodels combines several very exciting interests, such as mechanics and electronics. Many newsgroups are pretty much limited to discussions like "which commercial servo fits into this or that model". That is OK, but I would like to see more people introducing their scratch-built models.
Yesterday, I went a little overboard and added license plate lights.
My skills painting models are non-existent and I failed miserably attempting to add just a first layer of paint. An airbrush has been sitting unused in one of my drawers for a while; and it looks like I will have to acquire that skill pretty soon.
Have fun,
Fred