Thanks for the reply lee, the forum is a great medium to get info across. I will start a new thread on members input to the model commitee.

Just curious about the DD9 model, EMD already has both a DD9G, SXS DD9G and several other variations including th Balderson Double Dude....please let us know when youy find out who is doing it. If CCM is doing one, it will be out of reach for most of us, as the EMD version is already around $700-800 for either, and they aren't brass!
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Alan, i think your comment on if CCM are doing it it would be out reach for most of us may be based on previous brass model prices. There stuff is a premium product targeted at the upper end collectors but the 1/48 diecast series they have kicked off is for the middle of the road punters in order to provide a quality model at a reasonable price and if they were to do a DD9G or H i think it would end up in this category. They have proven they can do a great model at a great price in the 988 and if you can not be pleased with that model on all fronts i reckon you would be hard to please. The great thing with the dozers and some of the other Cat machines is that a number of variants can be made from the 1 base. ie D9G - DD9G -S X S D9G, 988 -824, etc and this helps return the investment on the production costs and lower the price of the models and we can have more unique models!

They have done there homework these guys!!

Fingers crossed they are doing the DD9 in 1/48 and some other classics to continue the 1/48 scale diecasts

Received my models last week and I would like to thank the ACMOC team and First Gear on a terrific model it sure looks good behind the Cat D9E.Cant wait for the D9G.
Craig.

Gavin, I hope you are right in that if CCM is making those D9's, that it is in their diecast line. Everything they have made in that line that I have seen pictures of, looks like first rate stuff. I hope to add the 988 and some version of the 769 to my "fleet" eventually. I think there is a bottom dump version of the 769 coming.
I still hope they decide to do the 666, so I can afford to buy one. Those Black Rat versions are absolutely fantastic, but $1000 is a lot of money!
I met the president of Norscot at Conexpo this year, and gave a few suggestions for models. I also put a bug in his ear, for a decent, basic equipment dealership structure, to display models in. Something with a shop door big enough to run a D11 through...like the Ertl Farm Country building kits, but in 1/50 to go with the models. Also did the same thing with Chuck Sword.
Let's hope neat stuff comes with the new year,
Alan627b

Just an FYI, per a CCM ad the 988 is almost sold out. If you want one you may want to move quickly.

I don't have my production models yet, but checked the hitches on the prototypes this weekend and they did articulate. If the production ones don't, I would suspect First Gear is correct in their guess that the assembler was a little heavy with the glue.

Dave