I've had it for a few weeks now and haven't made much progress... this is because, like a fine wine, I've been 'relishing' it, taking my time, building it bit by bit... and thoroughly enjoying it I have too!
The set is a Bucket Wheel Excavator, and it's huge! The manual alone is 500-pages long but it's a challenge enough to enable me to engage my brain on a 'non-digital' craft after spending a day staring at a computer screen!
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| The box... |
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| A manual that you can chock a 747 with! |
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| Making a start - the excavator loader truck |
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| Loader truck step 2 |
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| Loader truck - more pieces |
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| Loader truck, chassis almost complete :) |
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| Loader truck - steering added |
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| Loader truck... just need wheels :) |
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| Loader truck complete! |
Once the loader truck is finished the manual moves on to the excavator - the base section from the looks of it:
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| From small steps... |
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| Okay that's a heck of a big jump between this pic and the previous one, but I was concentrating so much I forgot to take pictures! |
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| Here's the base completed, alongside the truck... |
That's as far as I've got... next up - the excavator's tracks!
