Great News For Scraper fans

[alan627b]

Classic Construction Models has announced they will be making the Caterpillar 666 in 1/48th scale, in their diecast line, as I understand it!
At last!
http://www.ccmodels.com/upcoming-666.html#
Thanks to Gavin84W for posting this on the HEF forum.
Yee-haw!
Gonna have to get at least one of these....
Alan627b

[taurus MK1]

Hi, looks good, but no doubt at a large cost. My personal opinion, Bruce's Black Rat models offer as good as detail at a fair price, but thats my opinion. Below photos of my 666, have not a shed big enough for full scale shame !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Cheers John

[alan627b]

Those models are fantastic, but I just can't afford one of them. At least the CCM models, being diecast, should manage to be affordable, although I bet they'll ask $300 for one. I'll find the money even if I have to sell blood! LOL!
It will be interesting to compare both models to each other once they come out.

I wonder if Black Rat has any plans to make either a bottom dump version of the 650/660, or continue the scraper trend with either a 630 or 632?

When I get these, I may have to make some special bays for my model Cat dealer to house them....although I guess if the 657G will fit, these can.

alan627b

[taurus MK1]

I think at present, production is being concentrated on the Vickers models, which are the dogs doo daas, just like the Euclid TC12. I've got a feeling the CCM scraper will not be cheap.


Cheers John

[Gavin84w]

Bruce's scrapers can never be done justice in photographs, infact as i see more pics of models and then see them in the flesh most models look a lot better.

I have had the pleasure to see a very large collection of Bruce's work and his stuff is as good if not better than you think and hopefully he will have some more scrapers of a different style out soon.

I believe $300 - 400 will be about where the CCM 666 ends up and that is fair enough i reckon, they will have my money x 2!!!!

[alan627b]

I didn't mean to imply anything negative about the quality of Bruce's models, quite the opposite! I've drooled plenty of any pics I've seen of those models, I just don't have that kind of budget!
I might have to grit my teeth a little, but if the CCM models come in the $300-400 range, I'll find a way to buy at least one!
I've been fascinated by the 666's ever since I first heard about them as a kid, I just count myself lucky that I got to see some in person.
Now, if I could just get to see one working in person....

[modelman094]

[quote="Gavin84w"]Bruce's scrapers can never be done justice in photographs, infact as i see more pics of models and then see them in the flesh most models look a lot better.

You ain't seen nothing yet! Just had a sneek preview of Bruce's pre-production 631 and 637 and they are B brilliant - working cushion hitches would you believe!
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Angus

[alan627b]

If you can see your way clear to share those pics with us, I'd sure like to see them. Sounds great!
What series 631/637 are they?
alan627b

[modelman093]

If you can see your way clear to share those pics with us, I'd sure like to see them. Sounds great!
What series 631/637 are they?
alan627b

Sorry, no pics - my viewing was of the final pre-production models in the metal.
Angus

[rpfowler]

As the news seems to be out the bag, yes Bruce's are superb and the new ones are just as good. Alan, they are D series and there are 6 variants of each. All in the correct colour yellow, the right C cat logo etc as you would expect from Bruce.