Caterpillar 6090 FS LEGO Version

Model of the world’s largest hydraulic mining front shovel, the Caterpillar 6090 FS. It is done at a scale of 1/28.5 to match my other mining models, some of which can be seen in the background of the video. In fact, the roots of the mining shovel range of Caterpillar are the famous O&K (Orenstein & Koppel) excavators from Dortmund, Germany. Thus, Cat’s 6090 FS is in fact a repainted O&K RH 400. Developed in 1997 by O&K, later on the mining product range has been taken over by Terex and thus the RH 400 changed colors as well. For a short timespan, Bucyrus International was the new owner, just to be taken over themselves by Caterpillar back in 2012. Since then the standard color scheme is yellow with black. Production facilities have meanwhile been transferred from Germany to Indonesia. While the first RH 400s started somewhat smaller, the current shovel tips the scales at 980 tonnes. Two diesel engines deliver some 4570 hp. Funnily enough, these powerplants do not come fr