ShakyCraftsman

Hey all Here are some pictures of the Cat 336 excavator next to the ALL NEW!!!! Cat 390FL monster! I got the 3D model of the Cat 390FL off of the internet from GrabCad. (Free download) front isometric view of the two excavators. rear isometric view of the two excavators. side view of the two excavators. front view of the two excavators. rear view of the two excavators. top view of the two excavators. You can really see the differences in size between the two of them. The 390FL is the largest mass excavator that Caterpillar makes and the 336 is a middle sized large excavator. That's it for now be back soon with more pictures. Ron G

Hey Gator It is really a nicely detailed excavator for the price its great. Ron G

Hey all Here is a picture of the truck, trailer and 336 excavator. Here is a picture of the truck, trailer and a ALL NEW!!! 390FL excavator. now thats a big S.O.B. it doesn't even fit on the 4 axle trailer even with the outriggers out. It's 20' 6" from the ground up to the tallest part of the boom arm. I guess I'm going to have to design a bigger trailer.? That's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

Hey all Here are some more pictures of the Big Pete 359. I've done some more work on the Cad model, so here are the updates. this view shows the updates to the radiator and the engine. this view shows the engine in more detail, but it still needs a whole lot more stuff added. this view shows the door hinges and the door handles added. this view shows the Peterbilt emblems on the air horns. this view shows the windshield wipers, warning lights and headlights added. isometric view of the whole truck. this view shows the door hinges and door handles added to the cab and sleeper doors. I'm basically modeling up the Revell Peterbilt 359 that I'm making in 1/24 scale. Well that's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

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Hey kilrathy Yeah my birthday (Halloween) colors. The engine is basically just a square block right know but it will look just like the actual Revell model with all tge detail. Ron G

Hey guys I've done a little more work on the 359 Pete Cad model. Here are some pictures for you to look at. this view shows the grill mesh andPeterbilt emblems added. this view shows the air cleaners, rivet detail and chrome trim around the door openings added. this view shows the rear tri-axle fenders added. rear isometric view. front isometric view. this view shows the radiator, engine and transmission in there preliminary stage and the hood tilted up. side view with the hood open. side view with the hood closed. Well that's it for know be back with more soon. Ron G

Hey all I got my RC Caterpillar 336 excavator today. I'm pleasantly surprised and disappointed all in one. First it's really nice, detailed well and it runs good, basic movements but nice. Secondly it is NOT! 1/24 scale it is closer to 1/20th scale. looks really nice and runs good. more of a side view. this view shows It next to a drafting scale and you can see that it's not 1/24 scale. I went on the internet and downloaded the specifications for the Cat 336. The center to center distance of the tracks on the 336 is 13' 3" and the model measures 15' 5.52" the track gauge on the 336 is 8' 6" and the model is 9' 6" the width over the outside of the tracks on the 336 is 11' 5" (with 34"tracks) and the model is 12' 6" (with 36"tracks) the overall height on the 336 is 12' 0" and the model is 16' 6". As you can see it is to big for 1/24 scale, maybe I can say its a 390 (largest Cat excavator) well that's it for now be back soon after I figure out how to use this model. Ron G

Hey Reduit Do you have any plans of marketing this for all of us...yes, yes, yes...please! Great work and check out my build of the Revell Peterbilt 359 4 axle heavy haul tractor, it has the big 475 twin turbo in it, and I added a whole lot of oil, air, water and fuel lines to it based off of the old Model Car magazine articles on how to detail model trucks. Have some pictures posted of it, if you need more let me know. Ron G

Its almost that simple right know. Pretty close that is. Ron G

Hey all Some more pictures of the trailer and the hydraulic power pack. 13 hp Honda motor, hydraulic pump and tank, I still need to plum it. here is another view of the power pack. this view shows the Bridgestone R244 285/75R 22.5 tires and Alco 10 hole wheels. better view of the tires and wheels. this view shows the Michigan license plate that I made for it. Well that's it for now be back soon with more. Ron G

Hey Mopar I'm using UG NX 11, my wife works for FCA (Chrysler) and because of the Covid situation she is working at home on a UG laptop, so I've been using her setup to create all this, problem is when its all over she goes back to work and I loose my system ? but thats the way the ol' cookie crumbles...lol Ron G

Hey Mopar I still have to convert every part into individual files and convert them to stl files before I can print anything. Thats a lot of work!!! Ron G

Hey all Here are some more pictures of the trailer. I added a hydraulic power Pack to it and also incorporated the nose support mechanism from the 4 axle trailer to the nose assembly. . front view looking aft. side view. rear view. top view. front iso view. rear iso view. Well that's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

Thanks Gator I have the AMT lowboy also. Bought it to help with scratch building the drop nose lowboy trailer. Ron G

Hey Gator If your talking about the 1/24 scale 336 RC excavator from Diecast Masters there there they just came out this month and are $92.99 plus shipping. They also have a Cat front loader, Cat six wheel drive offroad dump truck and a DT6 dozer all in 1/24 scale RC! If you are talking about the Newray excavator they are actually listed as 1/32 but are closer to 1/24-1/25 scale. With a little work they would make a proper load for the lowboy trailer. They are listed under there truck stuff. Around $40.00 with a truck and trailer. Ron G

Hey Gator I found them on Shapways, I forget the guys name right now, but if you look for 1/25 scale Cat tracks I belive they will show up. They are pricey $230.00 per set for them printed in the ultra detail resin. He won't print them in anything else now after I talked to him about how mine don't work. These are printed as a working assembly, that's why they are only available in the expensive resin, the other stuff wont work. I paid $120.00 for my set. But if you hold them out straight there stiff as a board, if you you try to bend/ move them they start to move but they break at the pins. They work really good in the proper material, it's just expensive. Maybe if you contact him you can work out a better price. It's not him but Shapways that sets the price. Ron G

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Hey Reduit Any updates on this build. Your doing a great job and I really want to see that big Cummins finished and painted.? Ron G

Hey guys I have the Cummins NTC-370 engine just about done and it's almost ready for paint. I added most of the oil, fuel, air and water lines to it, at least as many that I know of. So here are some pictures for you to look at. this view shows the oil lines to and from the turbos. this view shows the main fuel filter, built from scratch,and the two auxiliary fuel filters from the parts bin that I added. I added the oil pump at the front bottom and the oil line to the block. I also added the fuel and air lines the engine. this view shows the cooling lines from the water inlet housing to the air compressor. front view of the engine. I added a connecting hose from the water inlet housing to the water pump. You can see the cooling lines better in this view. view of the passenger side of the engine in the frame. view of the driver side of the engine in the frame. Well that's it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

Thanks guys I have the Cummins NTC-475 twin turbo just about finished. I'm almost ready for paint. Here are some pictures for you to look at. this view shows the alternator that I had to add, wasn't one in the kit, the sediment filter from the parts bin, and all the oil, fuel, air and water lines I added. this view shows the made from scratch starter moter, fuel and air lines and fuel fittings at the rear of the block. I added the pipe at the bottom of the engine from oil pump to the oil pan. this view shows cooling lines from air compressor to water inlet housing at tge front of the engine. view of the front of the engine view of the passenger side of the engine in the frame. view of the driver side of the engine in the frame. this view shows the big Pete engine top left next to the Kenworths NTC-370 on the right. I put the Cat D8H d352 engine on the bottom for size comparison. Well that's all for now be back soon with more updates. Ron G

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Hey all Here are some pictures of the D352 engine in the Cat Dozer. this view shows the kit parts and some that I modified. The brass wires are for the fuel lines. this view shows the exhaust manifold, the intake turbo and exhaust stack. The small aluminum bolts are from a guy that does stuff for formula 1 cars in different scales, but I forget his name. this shows the bolts added to the exhaust turbo. this view shows the exhaust turbo and exhaust stack mount. this view shows the exhaust stack in place. this view shows the fuel injection pump, the fittings and the fuel lines. another view of the fuel injection pump. this view shows the fan belt and the bolts I added to the alternator. this view shows the intake manifold and the fuel injectors I added to the head. closer view of the fuel injectors. this view shows the fuel injection pump added to the engine. I added this bracket/mount for the fan belt. view showing the fan belt installed. this view shows the fuel lines added to the injectors. this view shows the fuel lines added to the fuel injector pump. And here it is painted. intake/exhaust side of engine. this view shows the wing nut I added to the air cleaner. And oil line from turbo to block. fuel pump side of the engine. another view of the fuel pump side of the engine. I added a line from the exhaust turbo to the oil gallery. and here it is sitting in the Dozer. I still need to give it a coat of gloss and then weather it. Thats it for now be back with more soon. Ron G

Thanks Jeff I have the 4 axle stretched out to a 27'0" well now, it still needs some tweaks but it's getting there. Ron G

Hey all Brief update, I have the NTC-475 Cummins twin turbo engine assembled ready for paint. This Revell Cummins engine is pretty nicely detailed, but it was missing two pipes one oil one fuel, it was missing the oil dip stick and it didn't come with a stater moter!!! really Revell, big no no. Right now I'm waiting on wheels and tires from Scenes Unlimited so I can finish up how the wheels and brake drums will mount. I need to know this so I can finalize the frame so I can paint it. I need some 0.014" diameter brass rod so I can make the door hinges (I have a set of piano hinges from Model Garage). I'm debating weather I should have the sleeper top removable to display the interior detail or not, I'm still up in the air with this. This is the NTC-475 turbo side view. This is the fuel pump side view. Ron G