Stabliofarmer Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 As part of my A level art and design I need to build a model and as the build has to be fully documented in my sketchbook I needed to build something I have lots of photos of. On a recent holiday to Scotland I was able to catalog a number of unusual vehicles with photos including a Hitachi CG30, otherwise stickered as a Morooka MST 400. This is what I've come up with, now ready for paint. I have scratch built the entire thing including the track units and tracks which I have then cast in rubber and resin. This allows me to make more of these dumpers. One specific version I'd like to make is the Tracked Post Driver Thanks for Looking James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_coe2012 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Now that is fantastic James I did some subcontracting work last month on a solar farm which was been built by a German company and they had loads of those machines. On the front they had like retro fitted a 200mm plastic duct to the front so they could use the to pour concrete out of! They also had the post driver version as this is what they were using to put the posts in for the panels to sit on! But great work carnt wait to see this finished!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_coe2012 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 This is the only pic I got but u can see a few of those dumpers and a post driver in the distance it's blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks Jordan they're really interesting bits of kit that work in all sorts of places. The one I pictured was used but a ski centre to navigate bogs during summer time reapairs. They had another larger one MST-1500 I think with hiab and post knocker, that's another one I'd like to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoway Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Top work James Very impressed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkom3 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Interesting build James,did you know there is a 1/50th scale version,http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/g-e9b-MODELLINO-Mezzi-Joal-1-50-Cingolato-Dumper-c-Catena-Morooka-MST150-NUOVO-/231489861479?pt=Altro_Giocattoli_e_Modellismo&hash=item35e5def767 Regards Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Interested Spectator Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Very good work. One of those would go really well in my collection, should you decide to go into production In my humble opinion this is the sort of slightly unusual, in 1/32, model that the scratch builders should be doing, and yes that is a hint should someone wish to take it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks Dan, Joe and Adie Yes I'd seen the Joal one Joe and thought about using it as a onvo but really as this is for my art I wanted it completely scratch built. Also I wanted to try some casting things I hadn't done before and was pleasantly surprised with the outcome. The tracks in themselves are something I'm extremely proud of. Although on this model they won't spin I have shown my theory can work and If I get round to doing the larger 1500 I will laser cut the parts so they are exact and line up correctly and everything runs smoothly. Also the track unit is the best bit of casting I've done yet as It uses a mould that feeds the resin in from the bottom up reducing the number of air bubbles. Very good work. One of those would go really well in my collection, should you decide to go into productionI'll get back to you with that as I do fancy a couple more for my own collection. I agree with you about scratchbuilding, some people may be happy enough creating a slightly different version of an item that is found in numerous guises in model form and often a great model is created but as my signature says, I'm a fan of diffrent , and thats what I like to build. I think thats why I like Scottish farms and Ski centres as any one that you go to is full of a wealth of ususual things, some of the interesting and diffrent things on my to do list are a Rolba Snow Blower, Snowtrac, Unimog 411 Schmidt Snow Blower, Lynx snow mobile, a number of different era Pisten Bullys, a MAN based chipper truck like what AW Jenkinson have along with alot more forestry kit and small JD which the lodges at the cabin we stayed at had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 fantastic work james well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Thanks very much John, just about to put some primer on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Great build James, Hope it goes a long way to a good A level grade Could quite see a Bryce knocker on one of them....... and that would be an interesting model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav836 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Nice work James, you've made a good job of the model. I used to see these machines a lot until I changed jobs last April, the neighbour there was one of the biggest hire companies in the UK for them and has a few converted machines there for hire as well including one with a Bomford hedge cutter fitted to it.http://trackeddumperhireuk.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Some progress with the Hitachi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 30, 2015 Author Share Posted March 30, 2015 Getting there now, decals on just some areas of paint that need touching up like the front grill and seat then some weathering to the state of the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Finished and weathered the Hitachi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jdeere6910 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Looks great james, the weathering and especially the scuff on the front finish it off nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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