Four Stars Miniatures new release, DP70 7 ton Diesel Forklift, 1/35 and 1/24 scale. 3D printed kit.
Model features:
More photos coming soon!
A Cat Forklift. Which Nation/Army uses it? Good for loading HEMTT trucks?
I saw these an USAREUR base about 15 years ago, in yellow and military green colors too. Good for loading HEMTT, M915, M1078, M1083, MTVR etc.
Thank Akos. May I ask which base was it?
A lot of factories use the LP or propane fueled versions. Less fumes for inside work. Wayne
That looks remarkable in accuracy and appearance.
Not precisely the right model, but you could whip up a diorama for Staplerfahrer Klaus – Der erste Arbeitstag with it…
That looks like a great kit. I just built another, older version of a Hyster lift - which is fine, but it was not a great kit, and is pretty old - I wish this came out a few months ago - 
Hmmm. I wonder how detailed the kit is as compared to 3D print files already available to print on cults3D.
Thank you for the bad mood. Nice try, but not true.
Cults3d is a good inspiration but most of the models found there are not good enough to become a scale model, because most 3D models are not made by scale modelers.
For example, you won’t find this part on the cults3d site.
I disagree with that statement. Most of the designs that are individual pieced kits are usually very good. Many of the one-piece designs are pretty bad as they are not really models, but for small-scale gaming. If you know what to look for, there are lots of very nicely done models on Cults3D and other sites.
I get it, you are trying to sell your product, but disparaging your customers isn’t a good idea either.
Great Idea! I love that sketch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJdCJMyBi5I
The forklift looks like a Liebherr, but I think the result will be the same. Fortunatly, this never happened to me after I made my forklift license. 
Excuse me if it came across as I was trying to make you feel bad. That was not my intention.
I was simply curious as to how much more detailed your kit is compared to existing CADs that are available publicly for 3D printing on your own. Good to know that your model is quite detailed.
A quick search on cults3d and https://grabcad.com/library show many fork lift designs. Useable as 1/35 kits? Maybe, maybe not.
Like Gino said, such a broad statement of “most models on cults3d not good enough to be a scale model” or “most of 3D models are not made by scale modelers” is too much of generalization. While many do not meet the standards of detailed and accurate replica in 1/35, there are many that do. And I for one is a scale modeler who puts up STL file designs for 3D printing and there are many on cults3D who focus on detailed 1/35 modeling.
Good luck.
Sorry, I misunderstood. Maybe it’s because English is not my native language.
Here at Four Stars Miniatures, we typically release vehicles that we would like to build ourselves. Our previous models, Kalmar, ERE80 Bridgelayer, RĂĽbezahl and Aardvark are some of our dreams come true.
I’ve been wanting to build this heavy forklift for a long time. I measured it about 15 years ago.
In answer to your question:
How different is this from the available 3D models?
It’s more accurate in size and more detailed than those.
Also, the structure of the parts is more user-friendly, easy to assemble.
I’ll post photos of the final version soon.
