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Added some yellow-black markings and started detailing the winch with cable, chain etc.
The winch in the manual:
The hoodcover is glued into place:
More detailing ahead!
Rolf
A project of mine that's almost finished is a mack M123 10 ton tractor. it is built from scratch
The Mack was primed in a green primer. However it will be finished in a olive-drab color.
First I apllied a black pre-shade:
Then I mixed two shades of OD with clearcoat. This gives me a...
Basically, the first thing I do is measuring up all the drawings. Then the rough layout of the cab and rear-body are cut out of plastic (styrene) sheet. Some curves can be made by sanding or bending. The detailing took most of the building time. The downloaded manuals provide me with all the...
Hello all,
here are some pictures of a model of a FLU419 Small Emplacement Excavator. Basically it's an Unimog fitted with a front loader and a backhoe. It was used in the US Army and USMC. The model is scratchbuilt, only the chassis and wheels are kit-items.
Hallo everybody,
Today I've registred as a member. Although I don't own a military vehicle, I do model them in 1:25 and 1:24. As kits in these scale are rare most of my modelling is scratchbuilding.
What better way to search for info than this forum?
Models finished:
M916A1 and M870A1...