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Liebherr R9800 Mass Excavator frame being built my Gaylord Toy Builder, Don Campbell ., originally uploaded by Don Campbell Models.
Liebherr 9800 – Todays picture shows the first step to building the large swivel structure the cab and the boom mount too. This part of toy building requires a good imagination. It sure don’t look like much at this point. But I guarantee in two weeks , you won’t even think this is part of the model. But this is what the sheet metal has to have under it to be good and strong . This model will weigh over 100 lbs. and the model has to be sturdy to have people lifting it and moving it around without bending anything. This is the center frame that will make it very strong. You can see some of the many corner gussets welded in place. I will be done with this this afternoon and get going on the first side of the sheet metal .
GREAT LAKES SHIPPING – It’s been the slowest start on the Great Lakes in many years . Many ships have not even begun to prepare for the first voyage with the steel mills running at less than half speed or closed down completely until things pickup again.
EIGHTY FIVE DAYS – Today is Deb and my 85th day of counting calories . We have not lost much weight at all surprisingly , but we have not gained either so that is good. Most people have gained another five lbs. since last year. With more cold weather and no nice days in sight , we continue to just walk inside on the treadmill.
APRIL 1ST- Now that April is about here, we know we are bound to get a few nice days very SOON. (:>).
AUTO INDUSTRY- 50% drop in car sales. With over 12 million people out of work, or taking a major pay cut and cut hours to part time? , continuing to bail out the auto industry is worthless. Instead let the government give the next 10 billion dollars to families to pay half down on a new vehicle from the big three. Now that would help the companies even more , ha,ha. (:>).
DANCING WITH THE STARS AND AMERICAN IDOL , the weather channel , and the food network are the only reasons we even have a TV. There is so much nonsense on TV these days , what a waste of energy, ha,ha. (:>).
HAVE A GREAT TUES. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
