1:35 Bucket chain excavator Ertmer KB 1

[Bernhard]

A slot must be milled in the base plate.

[Bernhard]

And the parts can already be assembled.

[Bernhard]

The last attachments are now the handbrake and the gear levers for operating the excavator.

[Bernhard]

The hand brake with the characteristic cast crank.

[Bernhard]

The two levers (one for switching the chain on and off, and one for selecting the direction of travel) and the bearing block.

[Bernhard]

The gate for the locking of the gear levers.

[Bernhard]

And all attached to the excavator.

Now the next important work is on the agenda: mounting the chain with the buckets.

Until then: stay healthy!

Bernard

[Hydrostat]

Phew, this keeps being amazing. What a pity you decided to build it in the current state. The hood had a lot of character!

[Bill Gill]

It is impressive to see this project progress.
It gets better as you go.

[finescalerr]

I suspect the lad has a modicum of talent. -- Russ

[Ray Dunakin]

Awesome!

The housing for the operator certainly was interesting.

[Bernhard]

Thanks, guys.

Hydrostat and Ray, I'm sure you have a point. But with the housing, you wouldn't have been able to see all the nice details like for example the winches. I also like the clean lines and the highly visible construction of the excavator without the housing.

Bernhard

[finescalerr]

I was looking through my archives last night and found a huge archive of lo-res Feldbahn photos. One caught my eye and I've attached it. I have no idea who the modeler is or how old the photo might be although it's probably no more than about 15 years old. -- Russ

[shropshire lad]

I was looking through my archives last night and found a huge archive of lo-res Feldbahn photos. One caught my eye and I've attached it. I have no idea who the modeler is or how old the photo might be although it's probably no more than about 15 years old. -- Russ

I have also been collecting photos of eimerkettenbaggers (that's German for bucket chain excavators!) for a number of years and also have that image in my collection. However , I can't access them at the moment .

  I still can't see why Bernhard couldn't build two at the same time and sell one to me !

  Feel free to post more Feldhahn photos . I can't get enough of them .

  Nick in plague free Shropshire (well , almost) .

[1-32]

Hi Bernard.
Really a piece of wonderful jewelry.
cheers