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Hey guys sorry if you thought I had pictures of the model, but I'm actually wondering if anyone has bought it. If so can you post some pictures or tell me if it's worth getting?
Thanks, Colbe
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Hey colbe, I'm heading down to the mid american truck show tomorrow and there's usually a couple diecast vendors there. If I see any, I'll get a couple pics. May even end up buying one.
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cattech wrote:Hey colbe, I'm heading down to the mid american truck show tomorrow and there's usually a couple diecast vendors there. If I see any, I'll get a couple pics. May even end up buying one. Thanks man!
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I've seen that picture I meant like someone who owns it with pictures of the model in different angles and their opinion.
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cattech wrote:Hey colbe, I'm heading down to the mid american truck show tomorrow and there's usually a couple diecast vendors there. If I see any, I'll get a couple pics. May even end up buying one. I'm jealous! Grab some photos, definitely get some of the new T880. Such a beauty...
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Hey colbe, didn't make it over to the vendor to see if they had any D5k's. But I did pick up this little unit. 
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Here's a couple of show pics. 
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And here's my old man's Pete. 
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It's all good cattech. And sweet pictures!
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SJDownes wrote:A review of the Caterpillar D5K2 tracked tractor has been uploaded to my website  Steven I follow you and your awesome reviews and saw this! Thanks it really helped me. A couple of questions though. 1: do the tracks roll well? 2: does the ripper raise to a decent height? 3: does the blade have good functions? Thanks, Colbe
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The one thing I red in Steven's review that I think stinks is the way they put on the blade angle cylinders. On the D5G XL they did the angle cylinders on the blade arm which is where they are supposed to be NOT on the engine compartment.
I was thinking of getting a couple of these as I have the D5G even though it has rubber tracks as I had ran the real dozer. But after seeing the review I have decided to not get this model because of the cylinder placement. Thanks again Norscot for messing up a good model!!
Dain
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Ahah Dain you just made me notice that! That could be an easy fix, unfortunatly not for everyone though... Congrats Norscot!
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Antho wrote:Ahah Dain you just made me notice that! That could be an easy fix, unfortunatly not for everyone though... Congrats Norscot! Quite right Anthony, it would be a somewhat easy fix but you also have to remember to take off the fixing point so the blade can raise like it is supposed to. I believe in Steven's pics above the blade it up as far as it can go because of the angle cylinders. The real blade goes higher than that so it can have the clearance for loading the machine onto trucks. I know the D5G model has a realistic blade height because the cylinders being on the blade arm. And Norscot wonders why their sales are down and their license is now limited. After all look at their recent models, 587T Pipelayer- single string used on boom/hook instead of using 2, collector has to restring to operate properly. 740 Ejector- Ejector cylinder is all plastic and the connection point is on wrong, collector has to reset cylinder connection to proper position. PM200 Milling Machine- besides being too expensive for what there is it lacks in detail like cutting head height adjustments and such, no fix to this. D5K2 Dozer- Blade angle cylinders in wrong place, has to be relocated by more advanced modelers to proper position. Also don't forget the 15% (roughly) price increase for models that still have rudimentary detailing and few extra features like opening doors and metal hand rails, surprisingly they have been using metal tracks on most all their models though. I just thought I'd point out some things that I have seen not to be a basher but these things can speak volumes for a company.
Dain I'm a kid at heart, so I will play with any model construction vehicle from 1:87 scale to 1:1 scale!!!! Age is a state of time NOT a state of mind!!
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dain555 wrote:Antho wrote:Ahah Dain you just made me notice that! That could be an easy fix, unfortunatly not for everyone though... Congrats Norscot! Quite right Anthony, it would be a somewhat easy fix but you also have to remember to take off the fixing point so the blade can raise like it is supposed to. I believe in Steven's pics above the blade it up as far as it can go because of the angle cylinders. The real blade goes higher than that so it can have the clearance for loading the machine onto trucks. I know the D5G model has a realistic blade height because the cylinders being on the blade arm. And Norscot wonders why their sales are down and their license is now limited. After all look at their recent models, 587T Pipelayer- single string used on boom/hook instead of using 2, collector has to restring to operate properly. 740 Ejector- Ejector cylinder is all plastic and the connection point is on wrong, collector has to reset cylinder connection to proper position. PM200 Milling Machine- besides being too expensive for what there is it lacks in detail like cutting head height adjustments and such, no fix to this. D5K2 Dozer- Blade angle cylinders in wrong place, has to be relocated by more advanced modelers to proper position. Also don't forget the 15% (roughly) price increase for models that still have rudimentary detailing and few extra features like opening doors and metal hand rails, surprisingly they have been using metal tracks on most all their models though. I just thought I'd point out some things that I have seen not to be a basher but these things can speak volumes for a company. You forgot the D8T with backwards tracks. I hope the 336E H turns out to be a good model.
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dain555 I agree with you 100%, I am interested to see how the 336E Hybrid turns out. But also, I have both of the new 2013 Cat models and they aren't that bad. They have improved over the years. Yes paying some of the prices on them is kind of questionable, but I guess I am a big Cat fan of equipment. I have the new Conrad Link-belt 250X3 excavator and even Conrad has it's issues. The bucket doesn't fully dump, in between the tracks you can see were they missed painting them. Take the new Motorart Volvo L220G, nice looking detail on the model except when the arms are raised up all the way the bucket cannot tip to dump the load out of the bucket. I am just thankful that someone is producing Caterpillar equipment, I am not taking Norscot's side, because like you said some of their issues they have had lately, should have not made it to the shelves (740B EJ comes to mind), I am just saying think of when Norscot first came out producing their models how they were made.
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Guys
I think many of us blame Norscot and even other scale model distributors and manufacturers, wrongly for the flaws on their scale models. Remember CAT awarded the licence to Norscot and I am sure CAT also inspect and then approve each and every prototype model before giving the go ahead before final manufacturing. Norscot would surely not just carry on on their own getting the stuff manufactured.
So who do you think is responsible for the flaws? CAT or Norscot. If you look at past Norscot models ie. Cat 320C, Cat 24H's Lego wheels, poor wheels on the 140H and many more flaws on some other models over the years would surely have been inspected and approved by CAT. Who at CAT inspect and finally approve these prototype models - is it their designing Dept of real machines or is it perhaps a Dept full of druggies, drunkards and some other junkies? I still to this day think the designer/s who approved the 320C was drunk or on drugs.
It's the same with CCM - CAT must have approved the prototype of the D9H series and I would suggest inspected the final product before distribution took place. And everybody knows what happened there. So as hard as it may sound it seems a large and mighty company like CAT also has it's flaws.
I further concur that the price of all scale models in general are way to high and should be subsidised by the OEM's as it is a worldwide advertisement for their real products even in the hands of collectors - so they actually get free advertising even if it is displayed by collectors in their homes, at shows, internet etc. This way they get worldwide advertising coverage for their products.
This is my opinion - maybe you guys can prove me wrong.
Dolph
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