Kraz 6446 & Cat D9

[zenrat]

I put together a whole post about this.  No idea where it has gone.  I can't be bothered to type it all out again but here's the pics.
The premise is that Russia exported their trucks worldwide and the dozer was ex-military repurposed for constructive uses rather than destroying houses and lives.

ZrAz 6446 & Cat D9

KrAz 6646 & Cat D9  - 14 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
KrAz 6646 & Cat D9  - 5 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
KrAz 6646 & Cat D9  - 7 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
KrAz 6646 & Cat D9  - 15 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
KrAz 6646 & Cat D9  - 12 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
KrAz 6646 & Cat D9  - 18 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Truck and trailer are a Takom kit.
D9 is by Meng.
Crane is from a Hobby Boss AAVR-7
Chain stretchers are PE by Kit Form Services.
Paint is Vallejo acrylic.

[PR19_Kit]

Jeepers, that's a big 'ole thing! 

What scale is it?

[Dizzyfugu]

That's cool - I really like the blue tone(s), esp. on the Caterpillar! 

[NARSES2]

Very nice mate, particularly like the work on the tracks 

[loupgarou]

Beautiful job. Appreciated the dirt, rust, stains, masterful work. 
The controls on the cab top are for the crane?
You did well in keeping the armoured glass, considering your local wildlife. 

[Captain Canada]

Great job on that one !Interesting combo. I just love those giant Cats. Saw a couple on the highway last month, one was a D12. Wow.

[Old Wombat]

Jeepers, that's a big 'ole thing! 

What scale is it?

1/35 scale, Kit.

Brilliant piece of work &, if put against a real(istic) backdrop, it looks real, too

[PR19_Kit]

1/35 scale, Kit.

1/35?

Wow, that really IS big! 

[zenrat]

Thanks folks.
Yes, 1/35.
And yes, the controls on the roof are for the crane.  The crane operator would stand on his seat to work them.
There is a pin up of Kari Byron with an RPG inside the dozer cab.

There are a couple of places in the back yard where I could set it up for photographs with a backdrop of dirt and rocks.

What I would really like is a kit of a Cat D-6 LGP Swamp Dozer as I used to work with them.

[TheChronicOne]

It's beautiful!!!  Had I not I found it there in the first place, I'd nom it for a whiffie. 

I'm with Dizzy about the blues....   

[zenrat]

Thanks Brad C.
The blues are Vallejo RAF shades straight out of the bottle.  I'm away from home so I can't look them up but from memory they are Azure (dozer and tractor) and Mediterranean Blue (Trailer).

[zenrat]

Now with added Hilux.

On Victorian roads oversize loads require an escort vehicle  to precede them with flashing lights and signage.

KrAz, D9 & Hilux - 14 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

KrAz, D9 & Hilux - 7 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

KrAz, D9 & Hilux - 3 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The whole scene requires some civilian figures and maybe a cop car.  Where can I get a 1/35 Holden Commodore?

[PR19_Kit]

Is there a suitable Chevy kit you could 'Ausie-ize'?

[su27rules]

 

[zenrat]

Thanks SU.

Is there a suitable Chevy kit you could 'Ausie-ize'?

Best source might be a 1/32 slot car body.  Scalextric do a Ford Falcon Hardtop which would be suitable (if a bit Mad Maxy).