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Warning: Do not use this vendor. Nice stuff for 1/25 Caterpillar bulldozers but their service is terrible. I have been patient with them, sent several follow up emails and all I have gotten since 11/10/25 was a bogus Purolator package tracking information that only shows that the package has not been picked up yet. I was warned...

I ordered one part and a decal on 8/25/25. Both were supposedly in stock. I asked for a refund on 11/10/25 for both items as I had received no other update or communication from Papyhobby. On 11/12/25 I received an email saying my package was shipping soon via Purolator with a tracking number. The tracking information indicates that my order has not been picked up yet and still indicates the same status as of today. Over the last month I have sent 4 emails requesting an actual update but nothing. I was warned up their "custom service" but this is ridiculous. Warning: As nice as their stuff is, do not use them. Extremely terrible customer service.

The order took about 6 weeks to arrive. I was able to re-attach the segments. They are a big improvement over the kit supplied tracks.

My package from Papy Hobby arrived today and in excellent condition. Ordered a set of tracks, Cab 02, radiator grill and front blade cylinders. Looks very nice. The tracks were assembled but one track is now in four pieces. I will take a closer look to figure out how to re-attach the segments.

Just found this site and this build blog. Amazing stuff. I built this kit as a teenager and really enjoyed building it straight out of the box. 40 or so years later, I have started on this kit and hope to do justice to it with a few bells and whistles. I have just placed an order with pappyhobby. My wallet does not appreciate it but his stuff looks awesome and addresses some of the areas I was planning on scratch building or modifying. I will be patient and hope my order goes well.