We think Ralph Ratcliffe's imagination definitely gets the better of him at times! Prior to completing this model Ralph e-mailed us telling us he was working on a special project for the Photo Gallery that he thought would "..turn out pretty cool." Here is the result. Ralph says his model started out as an idea to build a small, overpowered tractor, then it just got out of hand and turned into a monster. Since Ralph didn't give us any further information the best description we could come up with is "Twin Engine All Wheel Drive All Purpose Articulated Tractor." All the components used to build the model come from various Ralph Ratcliffe Models resin kits or were scratchbuilt specifically for this model. Ralph used a pair of his Detroit Diesel 12V-71 engines with added twin turbochargers in correct factory Alpine Green paint, operator's cab and planetary wheel sets and off-road tires from his Mack M65/75 series dump trucks, and various details from his catalog. As Ralph says, "Pretty cool, huh?"

Posted August 31, 2013