Niklas Eriksson wrote:Very interesting cab design indeed!
Ha ha!! Yes Niklas, They were not really designed with vision in mind were they
They must of been a nightmare to use, but having said that in those days they didnt know any better!!
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Ha ha!! Yes Niklas, They were not really designed with vision in mind were they
They must of been a nightmare to use, but having said that in those days they didnt know any better!!
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"Ergonomics" is a modern word.
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Hello Nick
The visibility is not too bad,just awkward to get into.Another hazzard if you have been on the beans.You know what I mean
The visibility is not too bad,just awkward to get into.Another hazzard if you have been on the beans.You know what I mean
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Hi all, and thank you for the comments and welcome
Well to make a model is a long process, and it all starts with plans and loads of sheet white plastic, glue and filler to make a master fit for casting.
For intrest this is the master of the front bucket for the drott, this took over a week to do, its not just a matter of making a scaled down version, you have to think how and what is the best way to cast the master, but when you have worked this all out its time for pouring the mould.
The mould is in two halfs and this process takes three days to do, when its all set its time to clamp it all down and start pouring the metal alloy useing the centralfugal machine.
When cast its just a matter of cleaning the part, sanding it, spraying and then putting it all together, simple eh when its written down, but it took 6 months and 6 prototypes to get to the drott we have now, but as ever we are looking for improvments all the time.
Oh i forgot the decals and the little things that make the model, thank goodness for todays computer programs.
Well to make a model is a long process, and it all starts with plans and loads of sheet white plastic, glue and filler to make a master fit for casting.
For intrest this is the master of the front bucket for the drott, this took over a week to do, its not just a matter of making a scaled down version, you have to think how and what is the best way to cast the master, but when you have worked this all out its time for pouring the mould.
The mould is in two halfs and this process takes three days to do, when its all set its time to clamp it all down and start pouring the metal alloy useing the centralfugal machine.
When cast its just a matter of cleaning the part, sanding it, spraying and then putting it all together, simple eh when its written down, but it took 6 months and 6 prototypes to get to the drott we have now, but as ever we are looking for improvments all the time.
Oh i forgot the decals and the little things that make the model, thank goodness for todays computer programs.
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This is a picture of my BTD6 at its previous owners home in Nowich. Also a line up of my drotts at a recent rally. And the rear view of the cab of BTD6 Drott
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Thought i would show you this here drott .. one that i did earlier
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Hello Martyn,looks a great model.I tried to get a "Kent" model 22 RB on Ebay last week.It made £208.Do you know of any for sale?
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Hi Martyn ..sorry no i dont know of any for sale at moment, i did have one come to the unit a few weeks ago for a small repair on a drag line, strange seeing one of those again, they seem bigger that what i can remember, maybe its me,perhaps i have shrunk 
but i shall let you know if i hear of one going.
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but i shall let you know if i hear of one going.Best regards
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