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[Swamp Dog]

Ron Andrews over at RMR  has a 25th scale Komatsu excavator. It runs about 90 or 95 bucks, I got mine so long ago,I've forgotten, to be honest with ya. It's still listed in his website, and it IS a VERY nice model when it's done. It doesn't SAY it's a Komatsu, but it sure looks like one. it also resembles that Cat excavator too, so maybe with a deft hand at painting or decaling, you could make it either! Hth.

what is RMR s web site ?

[george 53]

Not to be rude, Anthony, but WHAT else does it NEED to do, but sit on a lowboy? It IS just a model, after all. Unless your going all out for a Dio, it serves the purpose very nicely.  

[Swamp Dog]

http://rmrresin.webs.com/nf125.htm

Keep one thing in mind, the differences between the KFS machine and the RMR are night and day. It's like trying to compare apples to oranges. The RMR is good for 2 things, sitting on the deck of a lowboy because it's hollow and weighs nothing and for collecting dust while it's sitting on the lowboy. The selling price is $95 but should be half of that considering the master was a toy. I can show you plenty of pictures of the RMR "elsewhere" if you want.

yes i would like to see pictures..

[Turbo590]

Tony....you did an awesome job on this one...Kurt

[Tony Bryan]

http://rmrresin.webs.com/nf125.htm

Keep one thing in mind, the differences between the KFS machine and the RMR are night and day. It's like trying to compare apples to oranges. The RMR is good for 2 things, sitting on the deck of a lowboy because it's hollow and weighs nothing and for collecting dust while it's sitting on the lowboy. The selling price is $95 but should be half of that considering the master was a toy. I can show you plenty of pictures of the RMR "elsewhere" if you want.

 

 

Anthony, I totally agree, it is cast from a toy, which in fact you can buy for less than $30, so why buy a resin one....

yes, when it did come out a lot of people did jump on it, including me, but when it was realised it was just a toy....

here is what the machine was cast from

 

This is the KFS kit

 

 

and like Anthony said, apples and oranges, the KFS kit has many white metal parts, great photo etch , great decals, and is quality castings, no flash, bubbles or problems assembling it, 

I would rather spend the extra buying this kit (KFS) as you get what you pay for........ quality

Edited by Tony Bryan, 06 December 2012 - 11:45 AM.

[Tony Bryan]

Tony....you did an awesome job on this one...Kurt

 

 

Thanks Kurt,

[Swamp Dog]

 

 

Anthony, I totally agree, it is cast from a toy, which in fact you can buy for less than $30, so why buy a resin one....

yes, when it did come out a lot of people did jump on it, including me, but when it was realised it was just a toy....

here is what the machine was cast from

 

This is the KFS kit

 

 

and like Anthony said, apples and oranges, the KFS kit has many white metal parts, great photo etch , great decals, and is quality castings, no flash, bubbles or problems assembling it, 

I would rather spend the extra buying this kit (KFS) as you get what you pay for........ quality

THANKS TONY...

[baloney]

awsome work. work of art. nice sand, looks like brown sugar!