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Hello! I've bought a 1:50 scale Lionel kit of a shovel, and am wondering exactly what shovel it is a model of. Anyone know? It should build into a pretty good looking model with a few extra details - walkway and railings round the sides and back, glass in the windows, yellow painted body, satin black everything else, decals etc.   "/>
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I think its a 1055, I have this kit in yellow...............Mark Bridle
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Thanks Mark! Found some pictures online to go off. Any photos online of your other shovels? (nice profile pic!)
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that kit makes a nice base for a 1/87 mining shovel. i started one years ago but never finished it. also i think its closer to 1/64 scale as it seems small to be 1/50
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this was also sold as a promotional p&h model decades ago. the box had info on the rel machine. i believe its a 2 and a half yard shovel
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Measure the height of the cab door. For a 1/50 model it should be close to 30mm or 1.2"
That's my guide when I don't know the scale.
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I took one of these kits along with a Lionel P&H truck crane model and scratch built a pile driver crane.    
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A you sure this kit is 1:50 scale?
My collection: http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/umf2009/
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I assume it's 1:50 scale. The door measures 31mm high. The cabin is quite narrow, but I'm not familiar with the real machine.
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To show the scale, there's a pic on Flickr with a dump truck - search this - Autocar DC9764-OH 177” dump P&H shovel - in Flickr
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  quote=Mark Bridle]I think its a 1055, I have this kit in yellow...............Mark Bridle[/quote]
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Yes, I found this picture too. Very useful, especially the walkway. I'll post pictures up when I get the kit built.
By the way RI Craneman, nice custom you did there.
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Jamie if you send me your e mail via PM I'll send you some, for the life of me I cannot seem to put photo's here, it seems impossibly complicated compared to other sites. Mark
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Another e mail on the way Jamie
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Thanks Mark
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draglinefan wrote:quote=Mark Bridle]I think its a 1055, I have this kit in yellow...............Mark Bridle [/quote] it is built to the scale of 1:55 and it is the P&H 955 faceshovel
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Just about finished, but needs a few decals (P&H, plus the 955 designation number, and maybe a mining company - Taylor Woodrow?) I added cab glass and a screen guard, plus internal winding gear and some weights. I also put some RH120C tracks on it. Good kit, would look good in red I think.  "/>  "/>  "/>
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 Decals are availably for your model I order the model also by Brandon Lewis look on his website
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Hi Dragline fan, can you tell me the name of the website please? Those decals look perfect. I may have a go at making my own though
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You do some of the cleanest paint work, good job on this model!
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