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Glad you approve Paul. The scale is 1/35.

They are some really good parts in there. I used some for my excavator diorama. Satisfied with the results.

Outstanding work!!!!!! WoW!!!!!

Thank you kindly David. I do my best. Still need to add the corrugated sidings at both ends of the steel beams, a welder, and some added details, before calling it done. And you're right. This is suppose to be a section of a bigger building. Since I do not have the space, I just tend to do cut-out sections of an entire scene. Easier to validate the reasoning of a doing such a large scale area.

Hi all. This is what I’ve been working on lately. Still have some things to add before calling it complete. Still adjusting the placement of the details to make sure I am satisfied with the end results.

Understood. But there are machines that look this way, and the client wanted the look. I just did want the client requested.

Hi Randy. What do you mean?

Ok. Here is the finish product, for the client.

Thanks Randy. Yeah. I agree. Appreciate the support.

Thanks Chris.

Thank you kindly Chris. Glad you like the results. Now all I have yet to do is a vignette to display this little old lady. Will post a few photos of them in this thread, when done.

Thank you again. I appreciate it. Appreciate the compliment.

Thank you. I did wanted to do that but it was difficult to remove those tyres. They could be removed but thay meant holding tightly unto the model, wvich was very fragile. A lot of things could break and I did not want to ruined the customer's model as it was really not cheap. But the customer doesn't mind.

Thanks Kilrathy. I appreciate your k8nd and supportive words of encouragement.

thank you kindly David.

I always work from photos; more than one type of model references , to give it more variations.

Thanks. With such a mode, one has to try and get the right setting for photography. To weather, about 2 days. In hours, less than a day. Been weathering since 2003. But I think I got better, or should I say, comfortable, at it around 2010, when I first started building trucks Thank you Gramps.

Thank you.

I was given this new LM 841 to weather for a friend of mine, Rickard Algotsson. I decided to give this 1:50 scale model a go. It's a beautiful model with great details. Surprisingly enough, it is not made completely out of metal but the body part is mostly plastic. The arm connectors and joints, and all the small details are made from metal. An amazing piece, I must say. The only addition in respect to details is the antenna.I painted the hydraulic coupling ends silver to give the appearance of actual couplings and painted the exhaust stack, silver as well. I weathered the folks using a combination of rust, smoke to make the forks look rusty, like most of the reference photos I saw. For the rest of the model I used the sponge technique, very carefully, all over the model. As this was a 1:50 scale, I had to try and control my hand movements as this was a smaller scale compared to what I was used to. The results is what you see. I've posted the original model, before weathering, and photos after the weathering was completed. I think, with the great details the model has already, I've managed to enhance them, making them pop even more. Before weathering: After Weathering:

Thank you kindly. Aahaa! OK. Thank you for that.

What a story. Thank you for that nostalgic story. Appreciate your feedback.

Why do I ge the feeling that, that line was taken from a film. Thanks.

Much appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks a lot. Glad you like the results.

Thanks buddy. I appreciate your honest support.