Bruder Cat Excavator Conversion

[rockNmayhem]

Well just to post an update. I've found out that he drives that I'm using are just too much force for the plastic boom and arm so out went the idea of staying cheap and stock and in with the new over built project. I decided to put an order in for some brass from McMaster and build my own boom that will hold up to the abuse these drives are throwing at it. I was wanting to stay cheap on this but as everything else that didn't last long. I hope to get the brass here in the next few days and get it all layed out and brazed up. The stock boom weighs less than a pound and I have a feel the new one will be atleast a minimum of 2lbs to begin with and only go up from there. I should be getting my new radio for it today so I will try and post a vid up later of the rams in action.