Euclid Bulldozers were unique in that the radiator was at the rear of the tractor and that it used a single center mounted hydraulic blade cylinder. This model started life as a Mercury Lit’l Toy. Roger Dowden removed the toy’s rubber tracks and replaced them with 3D printed tracks from the Model Mechanic. He added a rear winch from an Overland model, fuel caps, radiator cap, and levers from the junk box and fabricated the control console. Also fabricated were blade support arms, the blade cutting edges, the hydraulic cylinder, bracket, tank, and the rain cap for the exhaust. The original decals on the toy were accurate and so were retained. Matching the paint was a real challenge. The weathering was done with a variety of rust and grime paints.

Posted April 29, 2018