Tiz in the miscellaneous options,

It looks a fantastic little model but I stand strongly by my beliefs that all zero swing machines should be launched directly into the Sun,both 1/1 and model forms

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

Thanks guys! As long as it is a real life option and not a fantasy option. That might make me not want to buy one or at least Try and remove it. I love the low tail swing machines and I have missed out on the other small tail swing models like the hitachi 225 and Volvo and I don't want a Liebherr.

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- Kyle

Thank you, I just made a thread with pictures and some videos i found.

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- Kyle

That's a 793D replica and most probably in real HO-scale. Die DM-model is a 793F and in 1/125 ;)
Who's the maker of the replica? I quite like the white/green paint-job. It looks comparable to the Hitachi EH5000 in terms of detail.

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Leo

Ian's (from Cranes Etc) overview of the upcoming Cat releases looks quite promising. The detail on the 18M3 grader looks great and is a nice step up in a mining configuration as compared to the less spec'd CCM version of it's smaller cousin the 16M. The D9 looks great, but the attachment system for the hydraulic lines on the ripper could be improved, like the way they are on the NZG Liebherr 764 Dozer.

The LED lighting looks great on the underground mining equipment and I really hope that catches on and becomes a part of their surface mining line up as well. It would be great to have lit vehicles beside the P&H 4100 XPC and Bucyrus 8750 dragline.

The fact that some of the models will have the option of removing the figure is also very promising news.

I think this will be a great step forward in bringing quality Cat models to the collector.

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Thanks, I stand corrected. Post amended. Take care and all the best.

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Here are a few pics of the new Cat models

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Have you driven zero tailswing machines?

So they brought the first 18M3 diecast model to the Proving Ground today to see what I thought of the corrections. Very impressed! They added the details we asked for. There are a couple minor corrections to make, but they’re going to be a great motor grader (16 & 18) models.

My question to the collectors; they are planning to sell the models in a metal/tin box with photo prints on the metal box. There is a picture of the model on the box, a picture of the actual machine and a small spec-a-log printing (shows the actual machine dimensions). This will replace the paper box with the clear plastic so you can view the actual model without opening the box.

What are your thoughts?

Best Regards, Randy Krieg

They claimed the operator in the cab was me. Only took a couple seconds to remove me and place him in the model of a lounge chair.

No Neil never operated one, I'm just basing my opinion purely off aesthetics and that they just don't look right in my head proportion wise

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.