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All about partnerships

As I was editing this month’s ar-ticles, I could not help but notice that there are a lot of partnerships in this issue. It starts initially on the title page; both of the cranes are ready to perform a tandem lift and during the live testing of the AC 1000, the people from Ter-ex worked hand in hand with the test driver. Our picture above may bring a smile on your face, but it shows that earlier machines made by Bucyrus went into a technical partnership with Caterpillar. With the gigantic Cat 7495 from TWH, which we were fortunate to intro-duce to you in model form, the pro-cess was done in reverse. The tech-nical innards came from Bucyrus and the paint job and the parts that wear out are from Caterpillar. That the leader in this market segment was able to introduce the world’s largest hydraulic excavator, the Cat 6120 B HF S, at the Minexpo was only possible with the partner-ships of the predecessors Bucyrus and O&K plus the Canadian Oil company Albian Sands.

The collector’s models intro-duced make it crystal clear which

construction machine manufac-turer is most active partner in the construction model sector. Lieb-herr presents new models for the collecting market with an impres-sive regularity, producing many more than any other maker.

My very close connections to NZG lead for the first time to a unique model. The drilling rig in the colours of “Implenia” was con-ceived after I was able to observe the original in action.

I would be amiss not to mention our readers, subscribers, authors and photographers, the businesses on our partner page, our sponsors and advertisers. I consider all of them, because of their opinions, critiques and ideas, to be partners of Baggermodelle.

I hope you have a lot of fun rea-ding the current issue of Bagger-modelle.

Daniel Wietlisbach

Editorial

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Translation of pages 6 – 9

MAN/ Conrad 1:50 scale

Conrad presented seven new MAN models at the IAA Hannover. Newly developed TGX XXL 4x2 tractor truck of the newest genera-tion in three versions with a silver paint scheme and lettering reading “IAA 2012” and “consistently ef-ficient” (no picture shown), and also in green metallic colour. In new paint colours and with a new radiator grille, the Büssing lion trade mark has been moved up-wards, shown were the TGS with Bison recovery package, the TGX XXL 8x4 with heavy duty hauling deck and the TGS 10x4 with a Mo-ser tipping body. The DHAK was shown in another color version, this time in light grey and red.

Herpa 1:87 scale

If you have ever visited the model exposition in Thal at Lake Cons-tance, you would certainly recogni-ze the Scania fleet of “Dornbierer”. Now a model of the rounded bottom tipping body truck and trailer com-bo is available for this enterprise in the suitable colour scheme shown. The unit is also available with an Actros tractor truck in the colours of “Max Bögl”.

Setec HTM/ Tekno 1:50 scale

The Swiss importer of Dutch ma-ker Tekno products commissions nice colour variations on a regular basis. For example, there is new a MAN TGX XXL combined with

an eight-axled Goldhofer lowboy trailer in a silver paint scheme and lettered for the well-known crane and heavy duty transport enterprise of “Fanger”. The unit has all the ne-cessary details included to make any desired configuration or job require-ments possible. The Scania R Topli-ne 10x4 with flatbed and Hiab crane and matching trailer comes now in a neutral blue metallic paint colour. A Scania R in the five axled version as a dump truck is also available in the same colour. Another Scania model available as a 8x4 dumper with co-vered bin comes in a neutral yellow with red pin striping.

NZG 1:50 scale

No fewer than five Liebherr concrete mixer trucks have been released by NZG: on a Mercedes-Actros 8x4 in the paint scheme of “Widmer” (CH) and “Trabeto” and on a MAN TGS 8x4 as “Kilian Wil-libald” (A), Wopfinger (A) and “Tri-plus”. The international theme con-tinues with the Komatsu PC 2000-8 that has shown up with an intricate-ly printed version for the New Ze-aland mining outfit “Doug Hood” where there is actually a machine of this type at work. The Liebherr LRB 255 belonging to the French conglomerate of “Soletanche Ba-chy” comes in a shiny red. The new Hamm GRW 280 road roller of the Dutch firm of “Djikstra” is tiny in comparison. Three transport truck models without pictures shown are based on the new Actros: A FH25

BigSpace 6x2 with swappable flat-bed configuration “DB Schenker”, as truck and trailer unit “DPD” and a FH23 StreamSpace 4x2 container tractor trailer unit “K Line”.

Wiking 1:87 scale

Two oldies have been re-re-leased. For the construction site comes a flatbed tractor-trailer unit, a MAN 19.239 “Heinrich Alborn” for the transportation of construc-tion material and the Magirus Sa-turn in the concrete mixer truck version in blue and yellow.

Conrad 1: 50 scale

In the colours of “Rino” and new with metal tracks comes the Lieb-herr R 954B V in a set. Two de-molition arms including stands are included as are a bucket, pulveriser and sorting grapple attachment. The Liebherr LR 634 “Jean Lefebvre” is now available in white and shows off all the details very nicely.

Dan Models in 1:50 scale

The newest addition in the Eu-clid series made from resin is the R-40. This legendary dump truck has been modeled with the usual attention to detail, including the two motors and the separate gear tunnels. Unfortunately, the dum-ping bodu can be raised by only about 15°. Attachable mud flaps are included.

(www.miniatur-model.com).

New on the market



Collector‘s guideSo that you do not miss any of the new model announcements, the latest releases are listed here in short form.

Typ Scale Producer Available at Additional information

Liebherr R 9100 1:50 Conrad Dealers www.conrad-modelle.de

Atlas 1604 ZW 1:50 Conrad Dealers www.conrad-modelle.de

Liebherr R 954 BV «Cardem» 1:50 Conrad Vinci www.webshop-vinci.com/

Terex AC 500-2 «LCR Group» 1:50 Conrad Quarry Diecast www.quarrydiecastmodels.com.au

Komatsu PC 360LC 1:50 First Gear Dealers www.firstgearreplicas.com

Komatsu HM 400-3 1:50 First Gear Dealers www.firstgearreplicas.com

Liebherr LB 28 «Kibag» 1:50 NZG HTM www.heavy-transport-models.de

Liebherr A 924 «Kibag» 1:50 NZG HTM www.heavy-transport-models.de

Vögele MT 3000-2i «Eurovia» 1:50 NZG Vinci www.webshop-vinci.com/

Wirtgen WR 240 1:50 NZG Wirtgen —

Terex AC 200-1 «LCR Group» 1:50 NZG Quarry Diecast www.quarrydiecastmodels.com.au

Amman ARX 26 1:50 Ros Dealers www.ros-srl.it

MAN TGX XXL with Goldhofer «Universal» 1:50 Tekno Dealers www.tekno.nl

Scania R 8x4 with Goldhofer «Felbermayr» 1:50 Tekno Dealers www.tekno.nl

Scania R 8x4 with Goldhofer «Käppeli» 1:50 Tekno Dealers www.tekno.nl

Scania R 6x2 with Goldhofer «Stobart Rail» 1:50 Tekno Dealers www.tekno.nl

Scania P-Serie waste skip truck «Agir» 1:50 Tekno Dealers www.tekno.nl

Scania R hookarm container «van der Grift & Valkenburg» 1:50 Tekno Dealers www.tekno.nl

Volvo FH03 8x4 with Goldhofer Tieflader «Malcolm» 1:50 Tekno Dealers www.tekno.nl

Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 «Emil Egger» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.wsi-models.com

Liebherr LTM 1350-6.1 «N.Q. Group» 1:50 WSI Quarry Diecast www.quarrydiecastmodels.com.au

Liebherr LTM 1050 «Whyte» 1:50 WSI Scalemodelworld www.scalemodelworld.nl

Liebherr LTM 1050 «Ainscough» 1:50 WSI Scalemodelworld www.scalemodelworld.nl

Scania R 8x4 with semi low loader «Peters» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.wsi-models.com

Scania T113 / T143 6x4 «Van der Vlist» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.wsi-models.com

Scania T113 / T143 6x4 with low loader «Zwagerman» 1:50 WSI Dealers www.wsi-models.com



Volvo FH 8x4 mega windmill transporter «Bolk» 1:50 WSI Scalemodelworld www.scalemodelworld.nl

MAN TGS M Meiller tandem trailer «silver/red» 1:87 Herpa Dealers www.herpa.de

Goldhofer low boy trailer «yellow» 1:87 Herpa Dealers www.herpa.de

Goldhofer low boy trailer «blue» 1:87 Herpa Dealers www.herpa.de

Mercedes Actros low boy semi trailer «Barth» 1:87 Herpa Dealers www.herpa.de

Headlights for Mercedes Actros `11 1:87 Herpa Dealers www.herpa.de

Bumper for Mercedes Actros `11 1:87 Herpa Dealers www.herpa.de

Wheel sets for Goldhofer TU 3/4 1:87 Herpa Dealers www.herpa.de

P&H 4100XPC 1:160 TWH P&H www.phmodelshop.com



by Daniel Wietlisbach

Albert Lutz is one of seven children. There is no connec-

tion to the construction trade in his family background. However, at age 10 he smelled the scent of die-sel and oil for the first time. In the little municipality where he lived, an excavation for a single fami-ly dwelling had begun. A “Trax” was the ideal machine for the job. It was a Hanomag K 60 and he re-members it well because the opera-tor allowed him to sit in it a couple of times. This experience, in the mid-60s, left a lasting impression on the youngster. From then on he was to be found on all the con-struction sites in the village. He spent most of his school holidays at neighbourhood construction firm’s yard where he could observe the comings and goings, and main-tenance of construction machines. He went along for rides on a regu-lar basis. These were moments of extreme happiness.

The lucky case of a brown box

At the age of 15, Albert Lutz discovered a plain brown box in a store that sold tools. The box was devoid of any label. His curiosity made him open the box and peer in. Inside was a model of a Ca-terpillar 941 in 1:25 scale (NZG #108). He was able to purchase the tracked dozer loader model with

his saved up pocket money. This model was the cornerstone of his collection and today sits, still in mint condition, at the centre of the collection. Due to a lack of funds, this was the only piece in Albert’s “collection” for a few years.

Because his father got sick, none of the children was able to do an apprenticeship; each had to go out and get jobs to support the family. Of course, Albert Lutz wanted to work at the yard of the construc-tions firm where he had spent so much time during his holidays, but he could not get permission to do so. He found a job at Meier + Jäggi, a larger construction firm a bit further away. At first he worked in machine maintenance, and over time due to manpower shortages, became a machinist. At 18 years of age, he was permitted to do exca-vation work with an O&K MH6 by himself. Assignments followed on the very large and interesting va-riety of construction machines of his employer, located in the Can-ton of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Ruston Bucyrus 22-Rb, P&H 155, Link Belt LS-78, Caterpillar 955 and Fiat FL 10 were the types of machines controlled by the young machine operator.

At age 20, Albert’s interest in small models of construction ma-chines was re-kindled. He dis-covered a toy shop in Basle that sold construction models from Joal. He visited this shop regularly from then on. Soon he discovered the scale construction models on offer in the shop of Ammann (Swiss dealers for Caterpillar and P&H) and MBA (O&K, Hanomag, Wolff). These models soon increa-sed the size of his collection. The young collector ordered lists by te-lephone and from those he selected the models he wanted. During the crisis of the 70s that hit the cons-truction industry especially hard, Albert Lutz wanted to find a job with more security. He found it in a metal working firm that specia-lized in making myriad variations of copper wire. He is still emplo-yed there today as the Foreman.

Albert Lutz has collected for 40 years

Started with a ”Trax“A plain brown box stirred the curiosity of Albert

Lutz at the beginning of the 70s. It contained an

excavator model from NZG. Since then he has

collected construction models of all kinds, by

all makers and in all possible scales …



The Collector

Albert Lutz is 55 years old. After finishing school, he worked for a construction firm for several years. Now he is Foreman in a factory specializing in the production of copper cables and other metals. In addition to his collection of construction machines, he has a large collection of 1:32 scale tractor models. His four original Hürlimann antique tractors that he had completely restored were handed on to one of his sons a couple of years ago. He is married, father of four adult sons and lives in Grindel, Canton Solothurn in Switzerland.

By the time of his marriage in the mid-80s, his collection had grown to about 40 pieces.

A small break duringthe founding of a family

In the years following the birth of his four sons (twice twins in-side of two years!) being a father was the main focus of Albert’s life. His collection interest had to take a back seat for a while. For-tunately, his passion for observing construction sites was passed on to the younger generation and so the interests of the father and the four boys often led to visits that crea-ted great memories: for example, a trip to the construction site of the “Transjurane” Highway const-ruction project in the Canton Jura in Switzerland. There they were able to watch the Cat D11N’s with Impact rippers from Eberhard at work. The machinist Kurt Huber came over and introduced himself to the family and the boys were allowed to hop on to the machine for a ride. Sabina Lutz, Albert’s wife was especially impressed by the clean and tidy operator’s ca-bin. Due to the shift work at his place of employment, it became possible for the collector to take on a second job as a janitor at the local school. As well, he collected odd bits of old copper on demoli-tion sites, which he could sell to a scrap metal dealer. Both activities earned him a small amount of po-cket money to use in adding to his collection, after a 10 year hiatus. He purchased models at the same dealers as before. In addition, he discovered the Liebherr-shop and, at the Baumaschinenmesse (the Construction Machine Exhibition)

in Berne, Switzerland, the booth of a new dealer. There he saw models he had never seen or known about before. Also, in his spare time, he frequently visited swap meets.

An eye catching presentation

His whole collection found a space on home-made shelving in a basement room. After the children had left the home, it was expanded into a second room. The collec-tion of forty years, now grown to 750 pieces, is organized according to makers, models and types. The lion’s share of the collection goes to his Caterpillar models with over 250 pieces. They are followed by models of Liebherr, O&K, Poclain, Komatsu, Terex and many others. Albert Lutz’s very favorite model is, in addition to his many Cater-pillar 983s (NZG 140), the Ruston

Bucyrus 22-RB with front shovel from EMD. These are all machines he operated during his younger ye-ars in the trade. Because it is very hard to find, the CCM model of the Link-Belt LS-98 with dragline is still on his dream list. His list of future purchases includes the Ca-terpillar D9H from CCM, the Cat 7495 from TWH, and, to expand his crane collection, the Liebherr LR 1300 with derrick equipment and additional counterweight bal-last transport truck set. With the exception of crane models in 1:87 scale there are models in all scales from 1:24 to 1:32 and from 1:40 up to 1: 50. There is even a mo-del in the exotic scale of 1:100: it is the O&K 400 with bucket wheel digging attachment. Although coll-ecting through the Internet is pre-valent today, Albert Lutz prefers to collect information on site, or when visiting dealerships and of course, he likes the information he can find when he reads BAGGERMO-DELLE. His old passion, operating construction machines, is still very much alive in him: “If a construc-tion firm’s owner would knock on my door tomorrow looking for an operator, I would consider it very seriously…,” says the collector at the end of our interview.

What is a Trax

Swiss synonym for a chain operated loader; these where advertised first by Caterpillar as “Traxcavators” for examp-le, the Cat D2 with Traxcava-tor loading option T2.



by Carsten Bengs

The central difference is the cra-ne arm; it always stays with the

crane. To keep axle weights to a minimum, only one 480 kW engine takes care of all functions in the un-der carriage. This is not a new con-cept, Gottwald having introduced the idea with its AMK 401. Parallel to the prototype, the model comes with a high degree of functionality and with the high adherence to de-tail as expected from Conrad.

The nine axles roll very free-ly and are steerable; that some of them have suspension is new. The drive shaft and general propulsi-on tunnel are hinted at. The mea-surements of the truck part of the model correspond to the original in all aspects. The fenders have to be slotted in by the buyer. Made from zinc, they have engraved safety tread surfaces. Similar en-graved tread surfaces are found on the under carriage. There are small ladders on each side and also small fenders. The mirrors on the operator’s cabin on the lower car-riage are plastic and have to be ad-ded by the purchaser. The massive support arms covering a base area of 27 x 27 cm keeps the model safe and steady. All adjustment threads for the jacks are on the inside, away from the view angle, a stan-dard feature now found on most large mobile crane models. As a bonus, the support arms are remo-

vable as on the prototype. This is very easily done with the removal of a small bolt. It is commendable that the crane support mats are also included with the crane model.

The upper carriage

The turning platform frame is short and is only for the acceptance of the out rigger arm. An auxiliary winch and the turning mechanisms are present. As it is a self-erecting crane, the crane lowers the winch frame with the three winches on to the lower carriage; this makes a two hook operation possible. The AC 1000 model comes with plenty of extra twist-free scale cable.

The massive hand rails have to be slotted into the upper carriage

to make it secure for the operator to walk on the platforms. A small climbing ladder is also included; all these parts are zinc. The 18 ballast segments and frame would correspond to a counter weight maximum weight on the prototy-pe of 228 t. A new approach was taken with the modeling of the cy-linders. Usually with Conrad these were made from plastic and were really hard to operate. Finally, they are made from metal. After being put into the desired position they can be fixed in place and secured using a small, but solid wrench and nut. This new system functions perfectly and the mast does not slide at all. The arm was tested at the maximum height and was left for a couple of days; no noticea-ble movement was detected. Well done Conrad! Two different boom versions can be shown on the mo-del as per prototype: the short ver-sion (HA50) and the long version (HA100). In the basic version, the boom is composed of only four pieces for a maximum length of 50 m (1 m on the model). In com-parison to the LTM11200, the dolly wheels always stay with the crane

Terex AC 1000 from Conrad in 1:50 scale

Look up, high up!The AC 1000, as the second 1000 t mobile cra-

ne, uses a different prototype design concept

than its work mate from Ehingen. The design

concept focusses on a quick erection time …

The model at a glance

+ true to scale+ functionality+ hydraulic cylinders with arresting feature– simplified detailing



arm. In the HA100 version, addi-tional telescoping boom sections are attached. These come to the work site loaded separately on a truck. With these additional boom sections attached, the height of the model reaches over two metres. The support out rigging, packaged separately, is attached to the crane by small plastic bolts. All of the jibs are metal. There are three pos-

sible connecting positions with the boom. These are the wheel assem-bly head of the HA50 mast arm as well as the first two telescoping boom sections of the HA100 mast. The rigging is secured three fold. A flexible dolly wheel is also moun-ted at the hinge point. The AC 100 model comes complete with metal dolly wheels, all of which operate extremely smoothly. It is very nice

that there are three separate hooks included with the crane. The large, 9 wheel assembly is for loads up to 250 t, the five roll one for 160 t. The third is a single hook that could lift 45 t on the prototype. The lettering on the model is relatively simple as it is on the prototype. There are no warning labels on the model.

Two of the AC 1000s were tested in real life conditions over a period of eight weeks this sum-mer. Reiner Wege built five wind turbines during this time. We had the opportunity to talk to the test crane operator.

How did it feel to test a prototype? Reiner Wege: It was very exciting! To drive an AC 1000 as the first ope-rator was something really special.

How were your experiences with the AC 1000?Very positive, I was surprised at how easy it was to erect the crane and how it handled on the road.

How was the co-operation with Terex and what did the people of Terex do?We had three people from Terex with us most of the time, service people and also Rainer Staab, one of the test dri-vers involved in the project right from the start. Generally they just observed the operation but they lent a hand if

a problem occurred and solved it quickly. They were very surprised that there is a considerable difference between the test site at Terex and a real construction site. For example, no one at Terex had given any thought to operating with a partially mounted vehicle on site and so this was documented after a request from me.

Can you judge if the handling of the AC1000 is easier than that of other large mobile cranes?The AC1000 is better; it can be erec-ted faster, and gives an overall solid impression.

What challenges did you encounter?Since the crane is different from all others in the methods used for erecting, it gave reasons for discussions on safe di-stances during erection and reach limits.

What would make the crane even more perfect? And do you know if these improvements will be incorpo-rated in to the production models?The AC1000 is a huge step ahead of the AC500/2 and that one is a very good

crane. Of course, there is always something that can be improved on a crane, but I think that it depends on the personal wish list of the individual operator, and every operator has his preferences. The Terex people have taken down everything I said and passed it on to the design department and some of the proposed changes have been implemented in the next series of cranes.

Have you been a “test driver” for other cranes?No, until now I have never had the opportunity. I think these things do not come around very often.

Did you do the test for Terex or was it part of your job at Neeb Cranes?It was for Neeb, after the test the crane went back to Terex.

What is your final comment?In my view the Terex AC1000 is a very well designed crane, not yet perfect – but very good.

Interview with test driver Reiner Wege



by Albert Schmid

Two brothers from the Norwe-gian Province of Søyland ope-

ned their factory for business at the end of 1949. Initially, they concen-trated on agricultural implements. A year later, the first prototype for a hydraulic excavator reached pre-production readiness. Designated X2, it was a predecessor of all fu-ture BRØYT excavators. During the Hannover exhibition in 1971, the Norwegians launched their lar-gest excavator to date, the BRØYT X4. The unusual feature of this 29t excavator was that the machine did not have a driven undercarriage. It was possible to move the exca-vator only by using the hydraulics of the excavating arm. The under-carriage had steel rollers at the front that could be made rigid hy-draulically; the rear was equipped with air-filled tires. This feature made it possible to create a very

simple undercarriage that reduced wear and tear significantly. The backhoe version, driven with the typical BRØYT lifting geometry, had a capacity of 1.4 m3 and the standard loading shovel’s capacity was 2.3 m3. The excavator’s pow-er plant was a 200 hp Caterpillar diesel. The uniqueness of the “po-werless” lower carriage in no way diminished the successful prolife-ration of the machine all over Eu-rope.

In 1973, the BRØYT marketing department ordered a promotional model in 1: 50 scale from NZG in order to keep its image fresh in the minds of prospective buy-ers. According to some sketchy notes from the archives of NZG,

Eye Candy

Brøyt X4 models Two of the rarest models still fetch the highest

prices on swap meets …

the backhoe version X4, produc-tion number 118, was the first to be made, followed by the loading shovel version #155 (now extre-mely rare) with a total number of 2500 units produced. Both of the promotional models given away by BRØYT were yellow. In blue only came the X4 backhoe models as well as the German prototypes by Zeppelin Deutschland who had the dealership in Germany for BRØYT. By the way, the rarest of all is a BRØYT 4 backhoe model in a limited series of only 100 pi-eces in an orange colour. This mo-del was distributed only to guests attending a celebration in the Nor-wegian factory. Unfortunately, the author was not in attendance.



With this takeover in 2011, Caterpillar became the lea-

der in the field of hydraulic and cable operated excavators for the mining sector. The Machines from Bucyrus have now, only two ye-ars after being taken over by Ter-ex changed their colours again. The Bucyrus 495HR (Hard Rock) has become the Cat 7495 and the 495HF (High Flotation) became the Cat 7495HF. The later one is equipped with 3.5 m wide tracks and a smaller shovel and is ideally suited for the oil sands in the nort-hern part of the USA and Canada. Since the machines received a re-cent update while still being with Bucyrus in the last couple of years, they were then classified as models 495HR2 and 495HF2, now show-ing off their shiny new black and yellow colours. The most noticea-ble difference is the new operator’s cabin and the capacity of the sho-vel which was increased from 91 to 100 t. The maximum capacity shovel available however is 109 t. The working weight of the 7495 is 1372 t, the HF version brings a further 9 t to the scale.

The arm on the standard versi-on is controlled with cables. On the “Hydra Crowd” version this function is handled with a large hydraulic cylinder placed inside the jib, this increases the weight

by a further 10 t. This colossus is designed for the loading of today’s largest mining dump trucks, like the Cat 797F, Unit Rig MT6300, Liebherr T282C and T284. It can load a dump truck in three loading cycles. In order for the operator to have a clear overview of the loa-ding and working area, the height of the operators cabin has been set at 10.61 m.

The models from TWH

TWH had released models of the Bucyrus 495HR and 495HF earlier in 2007, now they stand before us in the colours of the new owner. For our test, a model of the 7495 in the standard version was made availa-ble for us. While on the counter weight a change of the mould was necessary, the name Bucyrus was in raised lettering, the model’s other parts are unchanged, unfortunately this means it has the old style of operator’s cabin. The adherence to scale of this model, weighing in at over 10 kg, is excellent and a high degree of functionality has been maintained even when the shovel is lifted high and the flap has been

opened. As per original, the exca-vator stands on metal tracks with single metal segments. The weight is nicely dispersed over nine fully functional running wheels per side and the suspension on the leading wheel makes it possible to push the model on a smooth surface. Other than that, the lower carriage has the housings for the driving mo-tors and supply hatches with their supply lines faithfully reproduced. The very obvious red out rigger is for the control of the electric cable that supplies the giant with the power to operate. The huge upper carriage uses some strong motors to turn it in to position, all shown on the model including their ap-propriate supply lines. On the right side of the excavator a hydraulic retractable stair assembly makes the climb up to the deck easier, on the left there is a single telesco-ping ladder for the same purpose. The stairs and also all walk on platforms are modeled using fine etched thru photo etchings and all hand rail runs are made from thin brass wire. Many of the details like flood lights, warning lights, window wipers and rear view mir-

Caterpillar 7495 from TWH in 1:50 scale

Giant in yellowThe take over of Bucyrus by Caterpillar has

opened the door to new model variants. TWH

has taken a chance and is first out of the gate …




rors have been attached separately. Tiny supply lines and small pumps invite the eye to linger and explo-re the model further. The doors to the wrong but despite this nicely modeled operator’s cabin open and let the nicely detailed interi-or be seen, it can also be seen by looking in trough the nice large windows. For servicing the arm of the excavator there are some stairs, the steps on these are made from super fine photo etchings. The arm is fixed and cannot be moved, just

like the prototype. The jib however can be adjusted using a key that is enclosed. The chromed parts have been made very convincingly. The

second key can be used to lower and raise the shovel and the flap in the bottom can be made to opera-te using a small winch situated on the arm. Coloured indicator cables like on the P&H 4100XPC would have been also nice to have on the Cat 7495. The shovel is an excel-lent model and the yellow paint job brings out the details even more. Paint and lettering are without any faults. Five years after it first ap-peared, these excavator models can still excite.


+ choice of prototype+ functionality+ detailing– wrong cabin



Here you can challen-

ge your expertise. Re-

cognize the machine

and win a model …

by Remo Stoll

This tracked loader was part of the work force at Weiss+Appetito until the partial takeover by Kibag. Since then the logo with the grey anchor on blue ground has been prominently displayed on the side of this machine. As on can see, this tracked loader made in the country of the rising sun, is still in regular use, however it is questionable that it ever was adorned in the Kibag

blue and grey paint coat.Recognized? Then send us the

exact manufacturer’s name and the model number on a post card by mail. Of course, we also accept email submissions (contact infor-mation is on page 42). The contest ends 15th December 2012. Should there be more correct answers than

Solution from BAGGERMODELLE 5-2012

The dumper in question was a Moxy D 16B. Again, there were more correct entries than prizes, so a draw was held. The winners are André Gottschalk from Gösen (D) who won the “Franz Bracht” Mercedes Actros with Goldhofer lowboy trailer from Conrad, Katharina Deich-sel from Altenburg (D) who won the “Hilti” Liebherr PR 764 from NZG, and Heinz Schmidhauser from Rafz (CH) who won the “Dark Diamond” Scania R6 Topline 4x2 from WSI.

We congratulate all the winners!

prizes, a draw will be held to deter-mine the winner.

This time the prizes are a Liebherr LTF 1060 “MSG” on a Scania from WSI, the “Maxicraft” MAN TGX three axle truck with Palfinger rear loading crane from Conrad and the “Trabeton” Mercedes Benz Actros Concrete Mixer from NZG.

Remo’sold Iron



by Carsten Bengs

When looking at the model for the first time, it becomes

very obvious that the goal was to transpose as much detail as possib-le from the prototype to the model and this has been achieved. A great success! The measurements of the model are correct when checked against the data from the original. The model rolls very smoothly and freely on its six, individually steerable axles. The innovative de-sign of the support arms and pads is very noticeable. The large pads remain on board the crane unit and are stored, slotted in a space-saving way, during transportation. The sta-bilization pads are included with the model. The skid plates and lad-ders are only simulated on the lower carriage of the model; the radiator grille however, is modeled very re-alistically. The lettering is complete and comprehensive, as we are used to from WSI, and rounds out the de-tails of the model nicely.

The upper carriage

The upper carriage with the crane moves freely and has no loose play when turning. The counterweight frame is bolted to the rear of the unit and with the ballast blocks in 5 and 10t sizes (included), all confi-gurations of the prototype, up to the maximum of 140 t counter weight,

can be simulated. Along the winch, situated in the ballast frame, are some zinc railings. Further railings to be mounted on the upper part of the unit are included. There are two types: one for an ‘at work’ situation and the other folded down ones for when the unit is in transport mode. Small steps to climb on to the unit are painted in a slightly darker shade to make them more visib-le. The operator’s cabin tilts and a small set of stairs extends sideways when the crane is in operation. The engine cooling unit and the large exhaust stack are metal. The tele-scoping arm of the unit extends to a maximum reach of 1.5 m. The arm is relatively light in weight be-

Liebherr LTM1350-6.1 from WSI in 1:50 scale

A bull’s eyeWith the LTM1350-6.1, WSI presents a crane

model above the 200t class for the first time.

And the premiere of this, the largest mobile

crane model to date from the Netherland’s

maker, is a great success …

cause it is not made of metal but, due to the choice of material, the proportions are correct and it just looks right, especially when the up-permost parts of the arm are fully telescoped out to the tip where the dolly wheels are located.

A metal cylinder with an Allen screw is used on this model to ar-rest the arm in any position desi-red; finally, this important detail has been included. A small Allen wrench is included with the set. The guy wire supports are included separately, and have to be attached to the model using the small screws that are included, as for the LTM 11200. Metal dolly wheels, folding storage brackets and the crisp lette-ring are only part of superb details. The small bolts used to attach the wire support brackets including the hydraulic cylinders were quite loo-se on our test model.

The lattice tip

Included with the model is a lattice tip extension, this makes it possible to reach a dolly wheel


+ Weight relationship between ballast and lifting arm+ functionality+ detailing– Bolts used on lattice tip 714 and tools available


height of 2.30 m. Every segment is assembled with bolts. For this all struts are made from round profi-le pieces, however, the bolt heads are ungainly and do not improve the model. All of the tip segments are attached to the telescoping arm with small screws.

It is very nice to note that two hook blocks are included with the model: one with seven dolly wheels (156 t lifting capacity) and the other a single dolly wheel hook block for

the use with the extended tip (36 t capacity). Hooks for both blocks can turn full circle. All the wheels in the block are metal and run very smoothly. The model lifting rope is not twist free and it has a tenden-cy to get twisted, especially when using the smaller hook block.

When completely assembled, the LTM 1350-6.1 impresses with its size, but also with its adherence to detail. The relationship bet-ween the counterweight and the

lifting capacity of the crane arm is also impressive. This is close to the prototype and WSI has crea-ted a fascinating model here, its functionality and the attention to detail are, as usual, of the highest quality. Some attention does need to be paid to the application of the lacquering which is a given consi-dering today’s quality paints. The tones of the colour on the ballast and crane arm differ from model to model.




by Robert Bretscher

On this cable-controlled, remo-te-operated tinplate model,

all parts are metal except the dolly wheels and the buttons on the re-mote. Even the small, two-piece spot light on the upper carriage of the model is metal.

By the end of the fifties, the ma-nufacturer relied more and more on modern stamp machines with sophisticated dies to shape the in-dividual parts. With this moder-nisation of the production line, it was possible to make many fully operational parts. In the beginning, Gama used a clockwork windup mechanism for its trucks and dozer models. Once small electro motors became available, the company employed them very successfully in their truck and dozer models.

In the model shown here, the excavator, which is typical of the time period, uses two electro mo-tors. The powered rear axles are

mounted with twin tires. All work sequences of the prototype are duplicated on this tinplate model using the remote control!

Two 1.5 Volt batteries inserted into the remote power the model. With this set up, the excavator model could be worked with very nicely in the back yard sand box. The loading process, using the clam shell bucket operated with two metal chains and was very reliable and prototypically correct. With a metal lever found on the upper part of the excavator section of the model, it was possi-ble to switch from loading mode to turning mode for the upper part of excavator thus making it possible to turn the excavator 360° .The second

motor moves the model forwards and backwards. The steering radi-us for the model is set manually by pushing the front axle into position.

For the upper part of the model, a crane from O&K was probably the prototype and for the truck, an early Hanomag truck could be the original chosen. It is also possible that it was a pure fantasy model.

Further, it is worthwhile menti-oning that the rather loud noises made during the operation of the tinplate model, due to the metal gears used, hardly deterred the youngster from using it; however, for the parents participating in the play it may have been different.

Tinplate

Gama excavator

In 1956, Gama produced a design masterpi-

ece for the toy market with this three-axled,

truck-mounted excavator #285/1 …




The LB 28 has a maximum car-rier and leader mast torque

speed of 286 kNm and a total weight of 95 t. The arm can be in-clined to both sides and forwards up to 5° and up to 15° backwards. The total height of the machine is almost 26 m and it can drill holes for piles down to a depth of 70m the drilling diameter is 1500 cased and 1900 mm uncased.

The model

The carrier and operating arm come assembled. The drilling at-tachment has to be clipped into the drilling rig sled and secured with two little screws. The Kelly bar must be attached to the ropes of the Kelly winch. The model con-

forms in all measurements to the prototype, in transportation as well in full working set up. The single track segment pieces, measuring 900 mm on the real thing, move smoothly and freely on the model, despite being sprung. All neces-sary winches are attached to the operating arm and so the upper carriage is kept simple, but rich-ly detailed. Every small detail is there, from the exhaust stack, the window wipers, spot lights, and rear view mirrors to the antennas. Unfortunately, because the glazing

for the operator’s cabin is attached from behind it shows quite clearly the thickness of the material used. As with the original, the pile driver arm moves to any desired position and is held there very firmly by the hydraulic cylinders. Kelly winch and auxiliary winch can be ope-rated with the proven NZG keys that are included with the model. All drives are supplied with flexi-ble supply lines. The paint and let-tering of the model are, as usual, faultless.

Liebherr LB 28 Litronic“Implenia” from NZG in 1:50 scale

The next instalmentThe now two year old model of the LB has

arrived in the white colour of Implenia, mat-

ching the HS 855 …




The new L 576 is Liebherr’s answer to the tightening of the

exhaust emission protocol of sta-ge IIIB in Europe and Tier4 in the US. With an operating weight of just about 25 t it can dump 17.8 t. Together with the improved engine performance of 250 kW it is also more economical to run. The Lieb-herr six cylinder D936 A7 engine uses less fuel and betters all ex-haust emission requirements.

The model

It has been a long time since a mo-del of this size has left the produc-tion lines in Kalchreuth, Germany. There were great expectations of the new model and there was great de-light when it arrived because it is a very solid and nicely detailed model indeed. When comparing the model against prototype measurements, the wheeled loader model passes with flying colours. The lifting frame on the model extends to the prototypi-cal height and the shovel bucket tips to the maximum extension. Being very encouraged about these mea-surements, I measured the turning radius on the model; it matches the real thing exactly. The rubber tires have the correct profile; however the name of the maker is not shown. The finely engraved rims are nice, but extend 1 mm too far out from

the tires. This is hardly noticeable, thanks to the dark grey paint. As per the original, the rear axle oscilla-tes. The rear of the unit is massive but well-proportioned and conveys the bulk of the prototype well. The crevices around service openings and the matching hand grips are engraved correctly. The exhaust is chromed, as on the original, and the air intake vent has been added as a separate part. The distinctive venti-lation grilles on both sides are photo etchings, a very good compromise, since the super fine “bug screen” on the original is very difficult to model. Rear lights, back up came-ra and anti-skid steps are painted in a different shade. The extenda-ble side supports are metal parts. The matt black fenders are separa-

tely attached plastic castings. The operator’s cabin has been modelled very convincingly and has detailed, mono chrome, interior. The glazing for the windows is a single, flush mounted clear casting with printed-on window frames and gaskets. The printed-on window wiper would have been better as a separate part. The rear view mirrors for both sides, to be mounted by the purchaser, are included with the model.

The front of the unit

The articulated joint is equip-ped with the required hydrau-lic cylinders and the gear tunnel follows the articulation nicely. Thanks to the rigid front axle and detailed execution of the inside of the wheels, the model with raised bucket leaves a good impression. Both of the front fenders and lights are plastic castings with separately attached rubber protectors. As on the original, the lifting frame with Z-Bar and shovel with a capacity of 4.5 m3 is the version chosen on the model. Despite being well pro-

Liebherr L 576 from Conrad in 1:50 scale

The green oneIt was a great surprise when the model of the

L 576 was announced and only a short time

later appeared on dealers’ shelves. Great was

the joy of collectors …


+ choice of prototype+ functionality+ true to scale– missing hydraulic lines


portioned, and fully functional, the hollow brass rivets on the joints and the missing scale hydraulic lines are no longer up to date as far as model making is concerned. (See my comments on scale mea-surements.)

The model is painted in the Lieb-herr house colours for wheeled loaders. Rims and axle caps are painted the same dark grey as the under carriage. The lacquer paint is sprayed on evenly, covers well, and is not too thickly applied. The

lettering is crisp and has been ap-plied were it can be seen as on the original. The many warning sti-ckers are evident.

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by Michael Compensis

When using a water slide decal, the surface for application

does not influence the quality of the finished product in any way. This makes it possible to use the same technique on metal models and in other scales as well. We would like to give the “decaling newbies” a few general tips in how to use this extremely thin film with confidence and how to make your own decals on your printer at home.

The beginning is the original

It is not always the case that a prototypical decal is available for a scratch-built model. Some are found through the makers of decals, but it is possible to make these at home by yourself. The only require-ment for this undertaking is a com-puter with a color ink jet printer and the required software. It is also hel-pful if you are well versed in how to use the software and printer in order to achieve the results you want.

The major problem with a printer is that it is designed to print colour prints on white paper. Many styles of lettering, for example white lette-ring on a blue background are there-fore not possible. This is because the printer does not have a white ink cartridge and it also does not have colours that are dark enough to cover a dark back ground. So, if we want to use a transparent decal

paper for our lettering, we can only print dark lettering and symbols on a light coloured model surface. If this is difficult to visualize for you, it helps to make a test print using a coloured paper which is approxi-mately the same colour as the sur-face of the model we want to letter. When we want to print logos, mo-tifs or lettering that are printed on a white background, it is possible to use a white decal film paper, instead of the transparent one.

Many logos and letterings can be found on the internet, but someti-mes it becomes necessary to de-sign your custom lettering using a computer program. In some cases this may be accomplished with the fonts available in Microsoft Word however, with more complicated and customized lettering it beco-mes necessary to use a specialized software program. Depending what is available to you this could be “Adobe Photoshop” (or Photoshop Elements), the drawing program “Corel Draw” or any of the other generic programs. If you want to “trace” the prototype for your lette-ring take a picture of all sides of the

Make your own lettering

Models on the wish list

prototype from an 90°angle. These pictures give a distortion-free view from which it is possible to correct-ly gauge and measure the original lettering. Then calculations can be made to create the lettering in the desired scale size.

From a computerfile to a decal

When the desired lettering or logo is satisfactory, print it out at first on plain printer paper. This way it is possible to cut it out and check that the planned decal fits correctly on the model. If everything fits, then nothing else is in the way of prin-ting our custom decal on decal paper with our colour ink jet printer. Since the decal paper isn’t exactly cheap, it pays to make enough decals and lettering to fill a full page. It has to noted that the decal paper is usually not the European norm of DIN A4, but is in the US letter format. This fact must be taken into consideration both when designing the page and when printing. Adjust the printer for this format. Set the paper quality tab in your printer menu to glossy photo

After showing how to remove unwanted decals

and lettering on plastic models in our 3-3012

issue, we would like to show you how you can

re-letter a model to be prototypically correct …



paper. This is the closest we can get to in quality when using homemade decals on decal paper. Decal paper is available in both transparent and white for ink jet printers and the same papers are available for laser printers. Both printing systems have their unique characteristics that have to be taken in consideration when printing decals. Laser printers and photo copiers heat up conside-rately during the printing process, therefore print the decal immediate-ly after switching on these devices, and use only a single sheet otherwi-se the glue on the decal paper will dissolve from the heat. It is possible to glue the rollers inside the devices together causing a big problem! Ink jet printers are not water proof, in contrast to most laser printers. This makes a further step in the produc-tion of a decal necessary; the foil needs to be removed from the ba-cking, by immersing it in to a water bath. For this reason a clear lacquer coat has to be sprayed on. We have had the best experiences with the clear spray lacquer from Tamiya. Before we immerse the decals into the water the decal paper needs to have a clear lacquer coat sprayed on and this must dry completely, at least overnight.

From the decal paperto the model

Now we are finally ready to apply our home made decal. The tips we demonstrate here are also applicable to commercial decals. Cut rough-ly around the lettering of commer-cial decals before applying. These decals are generally made on blue backing paper. For our homemade decals however, the foil is transpa-rent right through, so the decal has

to be carefully cut out close to the lettering; for this small nail scis-sors are ideal. To start the process, immerse the cut out decal in warm water for 15 to 30 seconds. The de-cal is ready to apply when it can be shifted slightly on the backing foil. Remove decal with its backing pa-per from the water and take to the model. To assist in this process that needs fine fingertip control, several tools can be helpful: tweezers, small paint brushes or Q tips are helpful to have at hand. Once the decal has slid off the backing and sits at the correct place, the excess water is carefully dabbed away, using a soft cloth or the Q tips. Wearing cotton gloves also helps as they prevent the crazing of the decals that may hap-pen when rough skin touches them. The surplus water is easily absorbed with the touch of a gloved finger. The proper adhesion for the decal is achieved once it is completely dry thus caution is necessary when

considering further work on the mo-del. Often, it is not so easy to apply the decal to the model because of grooves and other uneven surfaces that prevent the decal from snugg-ling down nicely. To overcome this problem, there are a number of pro-ducts available to soften the decal, for example Mr. Mark Softer from Mr. Hobby. This softening agent is brushed on to the surface of the mo-del before the decal is applied and again on the surface of the applied decal, so that it snuggles down on the surface and does not leave any bubbles or creases. For the “stub-born” decal that refuses to adhere to the model surface, we have a tip for you found after many years of experience with decals. Thin a little bit of white glue with a drop or two of water and brush on to the decal. The glue/water mix will give it the necessary grip on the model and it will dry transparent. Pieces of the decal that are surplus, for examp-le over window openings and door handles can be removed very care-fully using an Exacto craft knife or a single edge razor blade. Sometimes this is easier than precutting the de-cal we want to apply before we put it into the water bath. To protect the decal from damage, a further coat of clear lacquer would be required. The necessity of this step is left to the modeller as it is possible to da-mage the plastic model when using a non-plastic compatible product.

What you need

decal film paper, ink jet printer and computer, clear lacquer, decal softer, Q tips, cotton gloves

Decal film paper: www.druckeronkel.dewww.conrad.de

Ready to use decals:www.tl-modellbau.deBastian Modellbau, catalogue: [email protected] Dock Birger Henning: www.dreamdock.de*Decalprint Carsten Glaubitz: www.decalprint.de**also for individual printed logos



by Markus Lindner

The buildings, be they designed to showcase construction or de-

molition, are the focal point of any diorama. The kind of building and the state of construction or demoliti-on we choose to model, dictates the type of construction machines we can display and the various func-tions of each machine. Buildings have other uses as well; they can be used to disguise the transition from the diorama surface to the backdrop or to create a scenic divider. Mat-ching buildings to a timeframe or setting also helps to set the scene and hint at a theme. For example, typical buildings may be chosen for a setting in Berlin, Hamburg or even New York City.

Choice of buildings

Those who build in 1:87 scale have it easy. The offerings of buil-dings and accessories in this scale are almost limitless and suit any setting or time frame. For 1:50 sca-le however, scratch building is the only option. One must consider the kind of scene to be modelled, the type of buildings required and how the structures will impact the who-le scene. Often, these structures in-clude purpose-built items such as warehouses or grain elevators on a harbor quay or, as on our layout, typical structures found at a con-crete factory.

It is important to decide on the time period we are working in: the era dictates both the look and the construction of the buildings. It is important to pay attention to this design step because scratch buil-ding convincingly for a diorama depends on this initial choice. Then the buildings must match not only each other but also the setting. In medieval city centres, half-timbe-red houses dominate and there are only a few all stone buildings like churches or houses of the nobility who could afford them. Only in the recent past, and particularly since the beginning of the industrial re-volution, was it possible to make bricks in an industrial, affordable way. Typical for this time frame are roads with rental housing estates. The houses of the better-offs have highly decorated facades. These are usually away from the city centres as a first ring around the medieval centre. Finally, in the 20th century, the modern construction forms ar-rived, based on the new use of re-enforced concrete construction.

The Second World War changed the way our cities look, and not only in Germany is that so. During the re-building of the bomb-damaged cities, whole rows of streets were constructed in a style called now

The creation of a Diorama, Part IV

Buildings

post war style. At the same time, the car-friendly, inner city roads catered to the mobile society. This means a combination of old and new buildings almost side by side in the inner city. On the outskirts of these cities large, affordable apart-ments and single family dwellings were built to deal with the lack of housing. These were pre-cursors to the large apartment subdivisions of the 70s, often built using concre-te slab construction methods. Of course, in addition to houses and office buildings, all kinds of indus-trial buildings are interesting and provide inspiration for the diorama builder. As a simulated demolition subject, as a construction site or a concrete making factory, use the buildings as a backdrop to show off your heavy transport and construc-tion machines. It is important to un-derstand that when building a model factory building with a large shop floor, the rafters, usually made from either steel or concrete, must be of the correct dimensions to support the weight of a roof, and the vertical support columns likewise. Windows and doors must be placed where there are no support columns. The very first large industrial buildings were built around the beginning of the 19th Century. These were gene-

Buildings are important parts of any diorama

not only those depicting construction scenes …



rally constructed from stone or brick with a support structure of cast iron or steel. As time went by the very ornate factory facades gave way to a more utilitarian style. The use of re-enforced concrete, combined with welded steel beams, allowed for ever larger factory buildings. Addi-tionally, there was a slew of special function buildings such as, smoke stacks, silos, conveyor belts, pipe lines and bridges, tanks and support frames for technical equipment that together make the perfect setting for our stage.

Choice of materials

To begin, a scale drawing of your project, either in 1:87 or 1:50 is im-portant. Room heights, door and window opening must be of the correct size and the load bearing supports have to be of the correct dimensions and should be typical of the building we want to create. There are many different materi-als available for the construction of model buildings among which is a Finnish cardboard product called “Finnpappe” or Finish card-board. The thickness of this mate-rial is from 1 - 3 mm and it has a high wood fiber content making it an ideal wall construction materi-al. Exterior features, contours and openings are easily scribed onto the surface with an Exacto knife and a steel ruler. Furthermore, window embrasures and interior walls can be made easily from this material. Depron, a very popular material with airplane modellers, is availab-le as an insulation board in 3 mm and 6 mm sizes. The surface of this material is somewhat coarser, but it is easier to work with. Walls made from this material are weaker and

need bracing. MDF or medium-density Fibreboard could be the ideal material for us. It is available in thicknesses ranging from 3 to 38 mm and is therefore ideally suited to our purposes. It is especially use-ful for the many applications in the construction of walls, where stabi-lity is important. The stability of the product has, a drawback in that MDF must be machined or cut with a saw. Polystyrol is available in a great variety of thicknesses and can be worked using a hobby knife. The drawback here is that the surface is more difficult to paint, but it is ide-al in representing metal parts and flat surfaces. Imitation wall sheets made of cardboard or plastic are found in model railroad shops and are an interesting option to repre-sent stone work.

Painting

Concrete surfaces are painted using a grey tone of acrylic paint. Stuccoed walls can be painted in a variety of grey tones with a well covering paint. A cheap way to get paints is to visit your paint or hardware store and get some of the small test tubes. Windows and doors are quickly and simply cons-tructed by cutting the openings out and framing them with some photo

cardboard backing. For the glazing we can use transparent polystyrene or foil. Different solutions are re-quired for the roof. A flat tar paper roof can be represented with strips of fine sand paper while corrugated roof or bitumen roofs can be built using modeller’s cardboard; this material is also uniquely suited to the simulation of typical cladding on large factory buildings in 1:50 scale. For roofs with tiles we can search again in the model railroad sector for a suitable product. De-tails such as downspouts, gutters, antennas and windows in the roof upgrade the model tremendously.

Low relief buildings

Because of space requirements as here at the concrete works, it is not always possible to model the building in its entirety. The solu-tion is to build only a façade or a part of the building, hinting that it is continuing to the rear and out-side the viewing angle of the ob-server. For this, a few tricks used by professional stage designers for the theater or film can be used to make it more convincing. A view block behind an open window hints at the building continuing, or the windows have black backs to prevent looking inside or curtain imitations in house windows. The transition of the low relief building to the backdrop is more difficult. Here it is important that the low re-lief building is not in a direct vie-wing line from the front of the dio-rama. The edges of such buildings can be hidden with the help of a tree. Also, the roofs are a bit pro-blematic; it is a well-known trick of set designers to make the roof pitches steeper so avoiding having

Construction sequence

The pictures illustrating the progress of the diorama are available in three forums:• www.bauforum24.biz• www.baumaschinenbilder.de• www.hansebubeforum.de



Baumaschinen 2013

Annual, published by Verlag Podszun. 144 pages, about 280 pictures. Soft cover book, size 24 x 17 cmISBN 978-3-86133-656-6

This is the 12th is-sue of the classic series. Thomas Wilk reports on the extension of the A7 in Germany during the middle 80s. Another well documented section deals with the history of Zettel-mayer over the last 60 years. Also, a spotlight is trained on the first years of Euclid. The transition from historical machines to today’s modern ones is detailed in an article written as a Norwegian travelogue. The last re-port describes the largest, ultra-modern trailer scra-per fleet in Europe. (dw)

New MediasModerne Liebherr Mobilkrane

By Michael Schauer, publis-hed by Verlag Podszun. 174 pages, 435 pictures, hard cover, 28 x 21cmISBN 978-3-86133-6464

The author has chased down a great number of versatile machines, from the LTF 1030 with a reach of 40m to the seven-axled LTM 1400/1 with a reach of 144 m. All 37 different types of cranes, shown in the colours of the diffe-rent owners, are descri-bed rather briefly. Inclu-ded with each picture is a small text box containing all the relevant technical data. Drawings with most of the important measu-rements are also included in the descriptions. This book is almost an inven-

Schwertransporte 2013

Weekly calendar, published by Verlag Podszun. 52 weekly pages, 53 pictures, 25 x 21cm ring binding.ISBN 978-3-86133-630-3

A delightfully varied companion throughout the year. This calendar offers a heavy duty trans-port or crane picture for every new week. The transport pictures make up three quarters of all images shown. The short descriptions that come with the pictures are in-formative, offering a brief but detailed descrip-tion of what is going on in the image. The fields are sufficiently large for daily notations. The ca-lendar can be hung on a wall or stood on a desk top. (dw)

to use a lot of depth to achieve the required results.

Industrial plants

To model a plant convincingly, it is necessary to be fairly famili-ar with the processes used to make

the product of the factory modeled. Materials matching the industrial construction can be found not only from bits of material found at the hardware store, but also from the kitchen drawer. Funnels become Cyclone outlets, drinking straws become pipes and many packages

from the grocery store have found their way onto a diorama.

After this background discus-sion, we are now ready to start with the actual construction of our diorama buildings, buildings that will change as the time period mo-delled progresses.

tory of the various clas-ses of cranes. It will be a welcome reference book for crane fans and collec-tors needing information about the attractive paint schemes of the owners. Unfortunately, pictures of the mobile cranes in action are in short sup-ply; there is only one small size image of each type of crane in this book. (dw)



A great variety of products for the road building sector are impor-ted from China. For example, we have been buying curbs and cob-ble stone sets for years from our partners in Xiamen. The country-

side around that city is full of huge natural stone quarries. High quali-ty products shipped in containers arrive in Rotterdam after a long sea voyage. From there they are trans-shipped on Rhine lighters to

Our partner page

Basle. The final distribution is by truck. A container is only four to six weeks in transit until it arrives at our destination. Fiorini AG im-ports between 100 and 150 contai-ners annually from China.

Our partners in China

The new Caterpillar 385C L was handed over on the 22nd of De-cember 2011 at the DLZ (Dienst-leistungszentrum -Service centre-Eng.) in Oberglatt. In January, the large excavator got its first big as-signment, the demolition of a Mig-rol Tank Farm in Basle. The 10 free standing tanks had a capacity of 108’600 m3 and with this were the largest tank farm in Switzerland.

The diameters of the tanks varied between 22 and 36 m, with the lar-gest tank having a capacity of 28 million litres. After workers, using a cherry picker and basket, cut the roofs into pieces the new Demarec MQP-60-Y torch. A metal scissor attachment designed especially for the de-construction of fuel tanks was employed for the walls. With its maximum cutting power of

605 t the scissors cut stamped out foot long pieces out of the 29 m high walls. Herbert Elsener was at the controls and guided the scissor attachment cutting the walls into manageable metal squares. Since the site was located near the Rhi-ne River, it was convenient to ship out the 2500 t of scrap metal on the river, using a construction crane to load the scrap.

Demolition of a tank farm in Basle


Impressum

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Redaktion Daniel Wietlisbach (dw)

Ständige freie MitarbeiterCarsten Bengs (cb), Robert Bretscher, Michael Compensis, Markus Lindner, Urs Peyer (up), Albert Schmid, Remo Stoll, Fredy Tschumi (ft), Thomas Wilk (tw)

English translationDaniel von Kaenel, Canada, Steven Downes, UK

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Erscheinungsweise / BezugBaggermodelle erscheint alle zwei Monate - 6 Ausga-ben pro Jahr. Bezug ausschliesslich über Abonnemente und den Fachhandel.Das Jahresabo kostet CHF 64.– / € 39.– (Schweiz, Deutschland und Österreich) / € 45.– (übriges Europa) / € 49.– (ausserhalb Europas). Die Rechnungsstellung erfolgt für ein Jahr. Schriftliche Kündigung spätestens acht Wochen vor Ablauf des Abonnements, ansonsten erfolgt automatische Verlängerung für ein weiteres Bezugsjahr.Preis Einzelheft Fr. 12.50 / € 7.90 (CH, D, A) / € 8.90 (übriges Europa) / € 9.90 (ausserhalb Europas).

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Minexpo 2012 in Las Vegas

Komatsu introduced the reliable 730E dump truck in a new versi-on. It has the efficient alternating current engine that replaced the di-rect current one. This also allowed a 15% increase in maximum speed to 64.5 km/h. The built-in Ko-matsu 16 cylinder engine puts out 1884 hp. The load capacity is 181 t and with this the truck is in the same class as the Caterpillar 789D. The standard body has a capacity of almost 148 m3 when heaped full and weighs 28.2 t, bringing the total loaded weight to 327,5 t. Ko-matsu recommends the PC 5500 with a shovel capacity of 28 m3 as an ideal loader for this unit.

Liebherr is re-entering the 200 t class with its new T264

dump truck. The diesel electric propulsion system constructed from a Litronic Plus Alternating Current generator and a 16 cylin-der engine. The options offered for the engine are two Cummins QSK 60 diesel engines with a combined cylinder displacement of 60 l and either 2500 or 2700 hp. As a third option a MTU 16V4000 C23 diesel engine with 2700 hp and a cylinder displace-ment of 76.3 l is available. The fuel tank holds 4920 l and should be sufficient for 24 hours of run-ning time. With a total weight of 385 t the loading capacity is set at 214 t. As an ideal loader, Lieb-herr suggests the R 996B or the R 9800.

News in brief

Caterpillar builds the largest hydraulic excavator of the world, the 6120B H FS. It is 290 t heavier than the previous record holder, the O&K RH 400. The new giant brings 1270 t to the scales. Formerly as Syncrude with its first RH 400, Albian Sands now has co-operated with Bucyrus and O&K to produ-ce the 6120B H FS. It has a shovel capacity of 120 t, similar to the Ca-terpillar 7495 (previously Bucyrus 495). The propulsion system is elec-tric and uses two motors producing 3500 hp. When the arm is lowered the hydraulic pumps run in reverse for a short time and so deliver elec-tric current for a short time through in line capacitors, hence the added designation of H for hybrid. (up)


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