Azonic Hitachi 470/Bell B50D

[Azonic]

Yep i sold it, maybe it was a little dumb of me i dont know, i didnt run it very much, i like to run the excavator way more so i felt it was to expencive just sitting there not getting used very much even though its nice to have something to load but i guess i have to give the girls the load from now on!

Today i also i painted the sidewalk, it turned out to have slightly different tone even though its the same color number, guess it can be a little off from can to can, not much to whine about.

I also have decided to get new tracks, i felt it was the last thing that was really off scale to the real 470, i now have double grousers and i found out that Vario also have a newer triple grouser track pad with 2 oval holes in them, on my first set of tracks i had triple grouser but with no holes, they didnt work at all, clogged up almost instantly and the tracks came off, i think these should work better, i have ónly 10 now, should have them by the weekend i hope.

I really wanted metal tracks but they get to expensive so i went with nylon ones again until something metalish comes to market!

Here is some pics...









The new tracks...


And i did also install an 3 pos switch stick on the radio, im going to use that one for the extra hydraulic valve, i have an tilted grading bucket in the works, should be ready in a month or so.

[JAMMER]

Hello Kalle I see we are all cleaned up and ready to go. I've got a few things to do before the Cabin Fever show next month on mine. Ed

[rc13]

I don't think I would ever sell my B50. I love that thing. It just works so well with my excavators. I also have a 6x6 3 way tipper (mostly Tamiya and other parts) and a ScaleArt 8x8 3 way tipper. The 6x6 is fine with the excavators, but the ScaleArt looks so small when that bucket swings over to drop a load of dirt in the back....
The Sidewalk/catwalk is very nice. I have one on my 450 and it is a little to wide. Yours does not stick out that far. I think yours looks more scale. The color looks fine to me.
It looks like I have the same tracks on my 450. They appear as if they will work better than the tracks on my 850. I have not driven the 450 in the dirt yet, so I can't give any feedback yet. I think these tracks look better too.
Do they make a metal track for these?
I have been pretty busy with my work lately. I have a lot of plans for modifications to the 450 and 850. I also have the RC4WD excavator that I have a bunch of upraded parts to install sometime in the near future. But that thing is just sitting on a shelf. I really like the size of the Vario excavators. Even though they are a little difficult to move around sometimes.