MetalEarth CAT Excavator
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Initial Steps - building cabin parts
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Building the excavator lifting arm
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add the bucket
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All sub-assemblies completed
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then to add the tractors
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with a rotating base - although a little crudely - but it does rotate!
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see
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half the tractor done
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Completed!
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Completed!
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Completed!
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Completed!
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Completed!
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Completed!
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Completed!
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Completed!
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Completed!
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Completed!
Коментарі
4 9 May 2021, 12:41
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Wow, Metal Earth kits are getting more sophisticated all the time..will you be painting it?
9 May 2021, 21:18
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Time: about 8 hours for that as it's a two-sheet model
Painting: That's what I'm avoiding........ and I think it would be too hard to get yellow on everything once completed. As for painting then assembling, I guess that would be possible, but handling it during assembly would then be a problem. I'm not yet proficient with an airbrush to try either approach. I'd be worried about losing detail too.
9 May 2021, 23:23
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Yet another addition to the CAT Fleet at "Models and Hobbies 4 U"