Caterpillar D11R CD 1:14,5 by Gipicarto

[crawler07]

So Gipicarto is this finished?? Does it move under its own power yet? I just cant wait to see it in operation in the dirt!


You Sir make me want to be a machinist!

[TRUCKMAKER]

Absolutely Incredible! Based on your machining talent I wouldn't be at all surprized to find a fully functional engine behind the hood grilles!

[JZA80]

speechless.......what do i have to say?

[Azonic]

Its just amazing how good you are and how good the dozer looks, just crazy!

Have you done your track pads yet?

[gipicarto]

Thanks to all,

the track pads are in construction ....,
then I will have to arrange something in the transmission (now too much speed) and after the hydraulics components.

Bye

[gauthib12]

WOW Awesome! How are you making the pads? Are you machining them or casting them?

Can't wait to see it working!

[gipicarto]

... machining ....

.. rigid tubes for dozer tilt cylinders ...

[gauthib12]

Amazing work! What kind of setup are you using for machining the pads?

[9W Monighan]

Eye Candy those front cylinders! I can still remember hearing the D11N's running over the hill from my house when they were stripping my friends farm for the coal 18yrs ago. I used to take my two sons over and every now and then were giving a chance when the operator was taking his dinner break, to push some blasted rock up the spoil pile. I would have a kid on each knee pushing in the dark with all the lights on. all you can see is the back of the blade. I remember the lights on the lift cylinders like you have constructed beaming over the top of the blade. Backing down the pile you heard the tell tail ckunk clunk ckunk of the tracks of the 11.

[Fired up]

amazing great work love the detail keep it

[SmallHaul]

Very nice work.

I would be happy to just machine one cylinder that you made and the tip of the ripper looks like it was time consuming.

[RCP57]

You are a MASTER! I don't know how you manage to build it so realistic but keep up the amazing work...and pictures.

[Stuff]

some photos on page 5 are not working.

[Espeefan]

I ran out of words for this incredible build too, so I'll just say keep going! Those hard plumbed hydraulic lines are very nice.

[gear jammer]

WOW! That's all I can say

[crazieyes85]

hey mate,
Build looks great. where did you aquire that manual you are building out of from?

[zookpower]

wow love it

[gipicarto]

Thanks to all,

.... I found the part manual searching in the web for cat manuals.

[sdjb]

WOW.

[millsie216]

Hi Gipicarto, After seeing pictures on the internet of you D11 I have joined this forum to congratulate you on a superb scale model, it is a credit to you. Hope you do not mind me asking questions, how long have you been building this? and the track plate have changed from the first pictures it look like they are cast now? I only ask because a long time ago I started to build a ¼ scale of a tiger 1 German tank but the tracks were one cast lump and I could not get anybody interested in casting them. Would love to see this close up it is fantastic.
Best regards
Brian