The Mimesis 40 Tractor – InspirationThe plan being to convert the Komatsu 40 Bulldozer to a ‘generic/imitation’ of a Caterpillar 45 Tractor. Mimesis in Biology means ‘imitation’. This means the end result would be a “near copy” like how China rips off products. I’m going to create sub-pages .. a set for the original tractor and another set for the model |
Komatsu and Caterpillar
The Komatsu G25 Crawler & Caterpillar 2-Ton Crawler Komatsu began crawler tractor production in 1932 with a copy of the Caterpillar 2-Ton crawler designated G25. Take a look at the photo on the left. On top is the Komatsu G25 On the bottom the Caterpillar 2-Ton. Pay special attention to the track-support structures. Looks to...
The Mimesis 40 Tractor
Comparison My original intention was to backdate the Tamiya Komatsu G40 Bulldozer to look like a generic copy of the Caterpillar 45 Tractor. The Tamiya Komatsu G40 is on top .. with the lube chart for the Caterpillar 45 tractor on the bottom. Since the Japanese copied the Best 30, my copying the Caterpillar 45...
Dimensioning
Overview I thought it would be fun to share a bit of how I create models. I could just make stuff up .. but I enjoy .. call it 'research'. I can get dimensions to play with. Truck Side Plates I used the Truck Side Plates to dimension the sideview drawing. The front left outside...