Ralph Savelsberg (Mad Physicist) seems to have started a trend among MOC-ers. With his recent Caterpillar Transport, he may have stimulated a couple of other builders to have a go at minifig-scaled excavators. But before we get to the other excavator MOCs, make sure you check out Ralph’s innovative way of building the operator’s cabin.

Ralph's Caterpillar

Whereas Ralph’s excavator has a relatively modest size, lego junkie builds a real heavy-duty excavator and – as a bonus – a nice road construction scene to go along with it.

lego junkie's Excavator

Finally, we feature Sven Junga‘s excavator, which features realistically looking hydraulics and a white cabin for a change.

Sven's Excavator

For those of you that want to have a go at building excavators of their own, this should give you plenty of building ideas. So start digging in your Lego pile and look for treads and some big excavating buckets. We here at Classic-Town.net are certainly looking forward to some more excavator MOCs that combine the best techniques of the experts featured above.