Okay, I wondered how anyone convinced you to cut a corner there...This is only the main arm. The hydraulic cylinders and articulating arm are coming Mr Impatient.
Thought I'd do another model
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Finished up the cab today and started the work on the pistons. I wasn't happy with the original bent dowel for the handrail because the clamps put too much pressure on the bending jig and flattened the dowel. I bent a new one using tape as the clamping force and I'm much happier with the results. It doesn't look like I got much done but turning all those little discs on the lathe took forever. LOL.
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Finished off the pistons today (or at least 3 of them) and got them mounted on the excavator. Made a bunch of mounting brackets and the secondary boom and dry fit everything in place. I won't be gluing any of this in permanently until I get everything made and am sure that it fits. More tomorrow.
There they are! Looking pretty close here.
Just incredible detail and workmanship!
Now the question is......are you going to run hydraulic lines 
...and zerks. Zerks are a must.Now the question is......are you going to run hydraulic lines
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Worked on getting the final two pistons made and installed today as well as the bucket thumb. There was a lot of finicky small parts and it just seemed to take forever and the next thing I knew, it was time to come inside for dinner. Time flies when you're having fun. More tomorrow (It's a holiday here in Canada)
Do you ever let kids play with these? (It’s a holiday tomorrow in the USA as well)
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These are mostly display pieces. If I am making one for children to play with, I usually eliminate the finer details and bulk up on the moving parts to make them more durable. My 2 year old granddaughter would destroy this model in about 3.4 seconds flat if I let her get at it. LOL. She plays a little on the rough side.
Absolutely impressive! I can't imagine the number of hours and patience this takes.
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Today marks the end of another one. When you are done a model, you just know that you are done. Today I worked on the bucket and all its mounting hardware, trim and teeth. I had to make some wooden washers to make things fit properly. I got everything glued together and then made the boom work lights and installed them. At that point, this thing was done. Total time.....130 hours. Time well spent.
That is amazing,and that’s an understatement.
Outstanding work as always.
Just absolutely phenomenal Ken. To make something to scale with that much detail from scratch is truly an art form demanding much skill.
Incredible Ken, as is always the case!