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Old 05-07-2016, 07:33 PM
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Not since the first run - as the whole thing is clipped together I want to limit the amount of assembly/disassembly to avoid breaking the latches. It seems like the dozer was designed to be smooshed together and never taken apart, and I'm real worried about the latches on the bogie halves giving up the ghost and forcing me to glue them permanently.

After some research I found that the Bruder is actually the larger D11 bulldozer, and not the D9 model - the difference is only about 5mm in all directions tho, so close enough. It will require me to take a few liberties, but overall its still not going to be as bad as some of Heng Long's efforts (I'm looking at you, M41 Bulldog) and only the most picky rivetcounters will notice the fudges needed to make it all work.