This weekend I visited the NAMAC swapmeeting in Houten, The Netherlands and took home the latest addition in my collection released by Gaz Evans and directly took it to the photo set:

• Caterpillar Coal Shovel kit #GB23

I found this custom made Caterpillar Coal Shovel kit in 1:50th scale in the booth run by  www.GiftDigger.com and of course I could not walk by without buying it.

The GB-23 resin boom kit consists of a two piece hydraulically adjustable boom and the Coal Shovel bucket casted in white metal which can be attached to the Caterpillar 320D Hydraulic Excavator made by Norscot. Gaz Evans did built a very small run in these version. After some research I did discover that the actual machines in 1:1 which operate in England are atually Caterpillar 325C, 325D or 329D Hydraulic Excavators. This means that on the basis of the Caterpillar 325C made by NZG or the Caterpillar 325D produced by Shinsei a new custom scale model will be constructed. To be continued....

The kit is supplied with pins, decals and a pair of hydraulics for the boom. Hydraulic cylinders from the base model are needed to complete the conversion.

The products; boom kits and Work Tool equipment made by Gaz Evans for your Hydraulic Excavators in 1:50th scale are for some time on the market and are known for their faithful reproduction, functionality and outstanding value for money and now are exclusively for the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany offered through BouwmachineWeb.com. A must have for every collector!

Highly recommended! www.GiftDigger.com