Jeff

Dang.............. LOL, which one have you decided on , John? One doesn't see many models of this big bird....

Hawkins and Powers Air Tanker?????? say YES, John

I see , as you say, the driver's feet touch the pedals, just make sure that guy doesn't ride the clutch or drag the brakes.... !

OH................ Carl............. you kill me ... that looks fabulous !!!!

Now there's an idea, Phil................ make an ' excuse thread ', and we can all tap in and use, as, and when required ........... genius !

You guys all have valid points, and Tony, I feel the same as you do, let ME make an INFORMED decision, where I get my back up is when , as I have mentioned before, IDIOT Politicians , who ALL have a personal agenda, make the decisions for me.... yes make suggestions based on known FACTS, and they can ALL cut the rhetoric on how the 'other guy' isn't doing it right.... I would , personally like to have a little control over my own destiny. Of course, that doesn't mean being silly and reckless.......... we are not 'sheeple'.............

I hope you can "LOOK" into that kit, for us all, Harv

I agree totally...

The floats are SPECTACULAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You nailed them , the look is just perfect, Rob....

Looks like he is handling the 'technical' end of things............ do I see Engineer in the future??

Handsome Devil !! Looks good Harv !!

Thanks for the info and encouragement , Fidd old chum..... I will check out the site you suggest and maybe look into this..... it will be some very small working parts.....

TOP DRAWER My friend......................... Top Drawer

I see MAJOR D O T permits possible road closures and Pilot cars front and rear for that unit !

That sounds like a very cool idea, but I'm afraid my skill levels are way below that, but it is a cool kit over all, it is the 1/35 scale Meng Military Cat Bulldozer kit, and basically just removing all the armor and cab stuff , trying to convert it to something I would see around here on our logging operations...

You were an NCO, you worked for your pay.....

Can I sit beside you , Harv? I will bring more popcorn... always great to get a front row seat in the Classroom !

Yeah in real life she is a bit of a monster, the conversion bit is mostly the cab, ROPS, and fuel tank, and a very delicate radiator shutter, everything else is the regular kit.... thanks for the very interesting tech Fidd.... I am actually learning here...

Yeah, I hear you there, I saw a brand new C8 Corvette in a hideous green, and nearly passed out until I found it was a wrap, and that can be changed easily and a lot less $$ too..... and paint is quite delicate..... this may be the wave of the future....

Hey Fidd old chum.......... I am converting the Meng Cat D9R military to a D 9 R civilian , and have the conversion kit that was 3D printed, and it was recommended by Dunstan Fandel , who designed and printed it to use acrylic paints, as this was printed a while ago, my guess is that it is nylon as you suggest, I was just wishfully thinking and hoping I could actually use enamel paints, as I have had VERY limited success with acrylic paints... all of you comments above, make perfect sense, and I understand exactly what you have put forth..... so I think with all that you have graciously posted I should take some care and caution as to my next moves.... I am in no panic, to finish this conversion as at the moment I have some personal stuff to sort out, but I will certainly do more research and with in the next few months, hope to get on this in a big way..... many thanks for your insight..... And I do believe it is the nylon material he used.....

WOW !,,,,,,,,,,,,,, to the front of the Class, Rowdy............ fabulous.....

NNNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiccccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeee !! The ROPS look spot on......

Me too

Me too, Gaz, but this one is especially good, I took Cathy and she was on the edge of her seat through the whole thing and really enjoyed it. The above video shows how they did some of the movie and some of the scenes were taken from real veterans experiences, and the documentary video is really done well too, most interesting I thought......

Whew, I thought I was seeing things too, I was nervous to say anything for fear someone might call Dr.Phil and I would have been on tv !! A few different things to get used to.... always a good day when one can learn and discover new stuff ...