Hobby boss 1/35 M1070 tractor with M1000 semi trailer and the Meng M1A2 TUSK II Abrams

[MarkVerploeg]

Hi guys
So with my previous big tractor/trailer and load build comoleted i decided to start a new one
This time the Hobby Boss M1070 HET with M1000 semi trailer and the Meng M1A2 TUSK I/TUSK II /SEP Abrams tank as a load for the M1000
The plan is to build the M1A2 as a TUSK II wich is the heaviest version of the Abrams tank
This means the M1070/M1000 is the only tractor/trailer combination able to carry it as the weight of the uparmored tank exceeds the weightlimit of the older M911/M747 by several tons causing reliability problems
Besides that most of the M1070 builds i have seen are with the D9R arnored bulldozer and i wanted something different
Strangly i rarely see a M1 Abrams on these trucks eventhough they are the only ones able to move the newer and heavier versions of this tank around
So that is the plan ,as a side note i will be building this as part of a group build on modern armor of my modelling club wich last about 6 months so i think that is plenty of time to finish this
If not i will just enter the Abrams but i will be finishing it as a complete tractor/trailer/load build

So with the plan at the ready i started building
I started with the M1A2 TUSK II unlike the previous build where i started with M911 and M747
But to start i will show the kit first

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This is the kit
It is the original boxing without the little president figure they released a while ago


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The box isn't longer or wider then most 1/35 tank kits but it is higher and quite well packed


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All the parts of the kit
Judging by the markings on the parts it is a base for several Abrams tanks as it offers the SEP/TUSK I and TUSK II in this kit
To build the SEP you need to skip all the TUSK I/II parts
But on the inside of the turret you can also see M1A1 markings to drill holes to fit parts for that version

But besides the kit i will be adding some after market parts

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I will be using the ET models Duke IED antenna's set (contains 3 antenna's) and the Real models M1A2 stowage set

So that will be the starting point for this build
I actually started building about 2 weeks ago and at the moment i am working on the tracks wich is the last part of the Abrams for me
I skipped them earlier on in the build and completed the construction and the after market parts first

So that is all for now
I will be back soon to post the update about the construction of the Abrams
Once the Abrams is done i will be starting thr construction of the M1070/M1000 kit

Thanks for stopping by and having a look
Take care and happy modelling
Cheers
Mark

[Engine95]

I'm looking forward to seeing one of your builds as it happens Mark.

[krusty69]

enjoyed the last one

[MarkVerploeg]

I'm looking forward to seeing one of your builds as it happens Mark.

Thanks ,i hope to keep this one a bit up to date as i am building it
Well atleast more up to date then i do most of the time

enjoyed the last one

Thanks , i think this will be a nice build aswell
For the point of being a enjoyable build that is
By the looks of it this will be a more elaborate build
The M1A2 TUSK II isn't a hard kit to build but it does look like a more complex vehicle to paint comparred to the D9R with all tbe small windows for the shields and the stowage
The M1070 is a more complex build then the M911 aswell
Way more parts and a pretty sophisticated trailer with 10 bogies with 4 wheels each
But i have seen other managing to build it so it can't be inpossible

[MarkVerploeg]

Hi guys
So to start the new year i thought i could post the first update on this build
I managed to finish the construction of the M1A2 yesterday and today i actually started M1070 HET
And because i don't want to fall behind with the updates this soon in the build i figured it was best to post the first update now

So this is the construction of the Meng M1A2 TUSK II Abrams

20181219_212133 by Mark Verploeg - Flickr2BBcode LITE
The build starts with the roadwheels and sprockets


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Next are the 2 front suspension arms that connect to the idlers
It is nice that they are working but it is a pretty fragile construction


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Here they are fitted in the hull


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Next up ,a lot of stuff on the sides
Most of the parts are to keep the side skirts in place


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Then the suspension arms where placed


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The additional armored belly plate was placed


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Then some cuts had to be made so the M1A2 batterybox cover can fit
The A1 had a different cover


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The upper and lower hull parts where glued together
And the first of the PE grills are added


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The next step was one for the assembly of some sub assemblies
I didn't add the clear lenses to thw lights yet
Just to save me some maskingwork


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The parts on the front where placed


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More grills are added and the A2 specific cover


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The rear of the hull was finished


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The side skirts for a TUSK where put together
These have rails where the TUSK ERA blocks go
It is the same on both the TUSK I and II


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All the blocks and curved shields are added


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And that finishes the hull

So i think i will stop at this point
Next time i will show the construction of the turret
Wich should be pretty soon i think

Thanks for stopping by and having a look
Take care
Cheers
Mark

[MarkVerploeg]

Hi guys
Time for a little update
This time the turret of the M1A2


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The turret starts with adding a couple of holes in the upper turret shell


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Then the mount of the gun was fixed on the lower part


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At this point i took a small step away from the instructions and glued the upper and lower together
The instructions call for this at a later point but then there will be all kinds of fragile parts on the turret so i figured this was a better idea
Also some antenna mounts are placed


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The gun was put together


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The gun was fitted and some turretparts where added like the covered wiring that runs to the various exterior parts


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Then a step of subassemblies
The loaders hatch and the side bins
Where i managed to forget to drill holes in one of them for the TUSK II parts


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The parts where fitted


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The cage around the bins was placed along with more of the wiring on top of the turret


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The smoke grenade launchers where put together


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The M2HB that goes on the main gun and the commanders rotating sensor


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Again all the parts where fitted


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The turretbaskets were assembled


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And the AC unit


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The baskets were placed
And some shields at the loaders hatch


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The ducts for the AC unit underneath the turret


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A look at what is done so far


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The commander hatch with all the shields
The clear parts will be added later on and the shields aren't fixed to the hatch yet to make painting a bit easier


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The loaders M240B with the shields still seperate


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A look at the turret roof at this point of the build


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The TUSK II bits for the turret


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And at this point the Abrams was basicly ready for painting

But i wanted to add a couple of things that wheren't in the kit

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Like the Real Models M1A2 stowage set
Or atleast part of it


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The resin bits


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The paper bits
It is printed on some nice and sturdy paper


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I think that should do


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I don't want too much stuff on there ,it is a tank after all not the unit's personal item truck


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Then i grabbed the ET Models Duke antenna's


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Not a lot of parts but it is for 3 Duke's


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All done


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I picked the short and middle antenna and fitted those on the turret
The bigger one will be saved for the M1070


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I then added 3 resin antenna mounts with some brass wire as the actual antenna


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And with a little bit of lead foil and rigging wire i put them in a lowered position


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Now the tank is done and ready for paint

Well ready ,i forgot the Abrams has something called tracks

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6 parts per link ,81 links per side
That is 972 parts
A bit much if you ask me ,does the real one have this many parts


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After a couple of short segments i found out that i was able to put them together much faster without the supplied jigs


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And now it really is ready for paint

And that is all i have for now
Thanks for stopping by and having a look
Take care
Cheers
Mark

[AAC]

Excellent stuff, that looks great.

[Engine95]

Damn, that's looking great!

[Kevthemodeller]

Oh this is going to be good, watching with interest Mark

[MarkVerploeg]

Excellent stuff, that looks great.

Thank ou very much Alexander

Damn, that's looking great!

thank you very much

Oh this is going to be good, watching with interest Mark

thank you very much Kev

[schweinhund227]

Massive project... keep up the good work !

[MarkVerploeg]

Massive project... keep up the good work !

Thank you Norm
It is a bit big indeed but comparred to the M911 i made recently it isn't that much bigger
Just a couple of cm longer i think
But it has a lot of wheels
I didn't look into the subject before i started so the 40 wheels for the trailer where a bit of a shock
Now the crazy pricetags on the resin after market wheels make sense though

[MarkVerploeg]

Hi guys
So now that the M1A2 TUSK II is build and prepared for paint it is time to start the M1070 Tractor and M1000 semi trailer by Hobby Boss
A big kit and not the most common subject among armor builders
Allthough tank transporters rarely are kits that a lot of modellers own ,mostly due to their size and pricetag
But this one seems to be a pretty popular kit as have seen a lot of models online and on shows of this beast (it is 60x12 cm after all)
It is a fairly complex kit though so the pace has dropped compared to the Abrams wich was a nice build but also a pretty fast build

So as i am still working on the M1070 i thought it would be best to first show the kit while i am still building it
And i think that will take up quite a couple of hours to finish it

So this is the kit and a couple of the goodies i plan on adding

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The boxart
It basicly shows the idea of what i am building allready
But i am using a more modern version of the Abrams


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The contents of the kit
In all it has 35 sprues ,10 frets of photo etch ,metal parts ,hoses(electrical wire) ,wire/cable/rope and no less then 51 rubber tyres
So a lot of stuff to work with


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A sprue


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B sprue


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C sprue


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D sprue


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E sprue


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F sprue


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G sprue



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H sprue times 4


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J sprue times 2


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K sprue times 2
All these sprues are for the M1070 Tractor
The following are for the M1000 semi trailer


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L sprue


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M sprue


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N sprue


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P sprue times 2


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Q sprue times 2


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R sprue


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Trailer flat bed


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Tractor engine cover


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Gp-1 sprue


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Gp-2 sprue times 2


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Gp-3 sprue


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Tractor tyres 9 in total


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Trailer tyres 42 in total ,40 for the wheels and 2 spare wheels


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All the photo etch


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MA


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MB


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MC


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MD times 2


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SA


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SC 2x


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SD 2x


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Rubber suspension parts and colored airhoses


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All the other non styrene parts that i wasn't willing to unpack yet
So i won't loose anything but it has
Metal tacks/pins ,springs ,metal brackets,metal axles , chains ,wires in brass and plastic in various sizes and thickness and pre bend metal parts


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Metal tacks /pins


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Wires and rope


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Springs ,chain and brass wire


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Decals


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Instructions and paint/decal guide

So that are the kit parts allthough i seem to have lost or forgot 2 photo's ,that of pe fret SB and the bag of pre bend metal brackets

But besides this big kit i will be adding a couple of more things

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Like this chain and tensioner set by Mr Model
It is the same set i used on the M911 but i hope that this time the correct amount of hooks are supplied because i was missing a couple the last time
If they are missing again i would need to scratch a couple using styrene sheet


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The remaining Duke IED antenna from the ET Models set i used on the Abrams


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And if i need them some resin antenna mounts from Djiti

And that is all i have for now
This is all the stuff i will be using to build the M1070/M1000 tractor and trailer
I am still working on the M1070 at the moment
At the moment i just started the cab construction but i think that i need to paint and weather the interior before i start to put it together
Unlike the M911 where i basicly build the entire thing before i even started to paint anything
But i still have some bits of the stowage set left ,even after using it on the M1132 Stryker that i am building aswell so i may end up using some bits of that aswell but that will be inside the cab mostly

So now the thread is back up to date i think
Thanks for stopping by and having a look
Take care
Cheers
Mark

[MarkVerploeg]

Hi guys
Time to get back to updating this thread
So now that both kits have their intro it is time to start building them
Well the M1070 and M1000
The M1A2 is done allready

So here is the M1070 from start to finish

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Work starts on the chassis
Like the Meng M911 the Hobby Boss M1070 also comes without and engine but instead a bottom plate for it


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The bits where put together


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A bottom view


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Some supports for the cab where added


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The radiator support was build and added


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Then some mechanical parts and the plugs for the airbag suspension


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Next was the front axle


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And the rear axle
I think these 2 axles are build first as they are different from the 2nd and 3rd axles wich are similar


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A look at the front of the rear axles wich is a steering axle in real life
In the model it is fixed in place though
Well in mine anyway


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The front and rear axles with the suspension parts fitted on them


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And then they where fitted on the chassis


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The drive axle was fitted


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Then the number 3 axle was put together


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And fixed to the chassis


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And finally the number 2 axle


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Wich was glued to the chassis and all drive train axles are connected


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A look at the work so far


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Then some shock absorbers are added


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They go on all the rear axles that have air suspension


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Some additional parts are added to the suspension


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Then some parts of the fueltank are added and a support for the spare wheel


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Even more parts for the rear axles like the airducts for the airbag suspension


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Some stuff on the front


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Then the radiator was put together


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Then the ramp for the rear was made


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Then the supports for the left hand side fueltank are added and the ranp is fitted on the chassis


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Various smaller parts are put together


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Those parts are then added on the chassis


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A look at the bottom after the parts are added


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The front fenders where added


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A front view


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A start at the drivers cab


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More parts where added


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Even more was added


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All ready for a splash of paint


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Then the seats where next


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All painted up


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Then the decals were added


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Also some markings on the drivers door


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Some stuff to put in the cab


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And they are done


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The cab parts with the wash on it


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The front of the cab after the washes


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The stowage for the cab


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All the bits ready to be put together


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The cab before all the boxes and backpacks are added


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And with all the stuff added


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The side walls for the engine bay are added


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And the roof was constructed
This was a bit of a pain in the rear as the PE part wich is pretty big was curling up after it snapped from the fret on one side
And it took me a while to get it flat again


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Then the part in top of the roof was added


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I snapped the kit part for one of the windshields so i had to make 2 new ones as i also spilled glue on the other
Not my finest hour of modelling


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Because the Evergreen clear styrene is very thin i think masking will be inpossible without ripping the parts back out again so made a pair of drop in masks from a scrap piece of styrene sheet and some wire


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The light on the back was added


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Some hoses and what i think is the oilfilter where next


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Then the exhaust was added
I actually used the wrong part and put the exhaust on backwards
Yet another boo boo
But it was the first thing i spotted a day later and i was able to fix it


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The mirrors where added


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The cab is done


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The hood or bonnet just needed a couple of parts


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Looks okay


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The exhaust stack was wrapped in PE


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I then used some Karaya tow cables to replace the string for the winches


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Looks okay to me
The frame on top is for a pair of wooden blocks
But i find it easier to paint them seperate and add them later on


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The start of the winch operating platform


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The winches were added


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And a baby winch


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The mudflaps were given their PE brackets


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And placed on the platform


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And finally the exhaust stack and the screen are placed


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A look at the other side


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A testfit of the winch platform
I will be painting this as a seperate part


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Some more parts are added to the rear end of the chassis


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A small platform was added to the platform


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And a little tag plate was added to the hood


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The PE rear mudflaps were put together and placed on the chassis


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And the wheels are glued together


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And then the M1070 tractor was all done and ready for paint

And with that i will end this update
It is a pretty big update but now that the the tractor is finished i can do the semi trailer next

Thanks for stopping by and having a look
Cheers
Mark

[Kevthemodeller]

Wow that's some kit Mark, the amount of parts and the detail

[Gary30]

How much work is going into this?! It would take me years to get this amount of work done

[Gregovit]

Awesome job, mate! Keep the good work!

[MarkVerploeg]

Wow that's some kit Mark, the amount of parts and the detail

It is a big kit indeed
The way i see it is that they choise detail over building ease
At times it can be a bit hard to put together with all the PE and wires
But that gives more detail

How much work is going into this?! It would take me years to get this amount of work done

Thanks Gary
I guess i put in about 40 to 45 hours in to it so far
For the M1070 and M1000 that is
The Abrams was good for about 15 to 20 hours
So all in all about 60 hours of modelling so far
I have no idea how many hours the painting and weathering will take though

Awesome job, mate! Keep the good work!

Thank you
I started priming it this morning but i still have to get the paint for it
So it is put on hold for the time being
I have a couple more builds that i am working on ,all in the painting or weathering stage so i don't have to get bored any time soon
If i can i will be getting the paint soon
Just need to make a shopping list for all the colors i need for this build and some others

[schweinhund227]

The Photo Etch stuff alone... is what is killing it for me... my poor eyes...

LOL

[Gregovit]

Thank you
I started priming it this morning but i still have to get the paint for it
So it is put on hold for the time being
I have a couple more builds that i am working on ,all in the painting or weathering stage so i don't have to get bored any time soon
If i can i will be getting the paint soon
Just need to make a shopping list for all the colors i need for this build and some others

Usually depending on the situation, of course, I produce my own mix of paints, to try to get close to certain tones in the paint. Here in Brazil, we have online stores that sell the Ammo MIG, Tamiya and rarely Vallejo paints. Because of the current economy in our country, their prices are much higher than the prices practiced outside Brazil. The solution is to import.

[DRUMS01]

Fantastic thread, wonderful build, and a really nicely detailed kit.

Watching this one with great interest....

Ben

[MarkVerploeg]

In the Netherlands paints aren't that hard to get
And most of the times the price is not too bad either
I do mix some colors from time to time but in this case i need way more then what i can mix with the colors i have that can be used to mix the dessert tan i need
So it is easier just to buy a couple of bottles
I still have 1 more kit that needs the same color so i think i can buy 2 or 3 without having a lot left at the end

[MarkVerploeg]

Fantastic thread, wonderful build, and a really nicely detailed kit.

Watching this one with great interest....

Ben

Thanks Ben
I still have the update for the M1000 to do but i put everything in a coat primer by now
I still have to get the paint though but i will do that in the upcoming week

[theoneaeon]

This is a monster build. It is fantastic. Love the kit and you are doing a great job so far

[MarkVerploeg]

This is a monster build. It is fantastic. Love the kit and you are doing a great job so far

Thank you very much

[schweinhund227]

Well.... you got me to start mine with all those awesome shots... thus far... demanding but satisfying project.... take care.

[MarkVerploeg]

Haha
Good that you started it
I agree it is a quite demanding kit
But a detailed one

[Stokesy44]

Beautiful work Mark. Those tracks made me pass out though!!

[ElCapitan]

Safe to say this is the most detailed build I've ever seen! Excellent work so far

[schweinhund227]

Haha
Good that you started it
I agree it is a quite demanding kit
But a detailed one

Enjoying it thus far!

One thing I find "odd" thou! They ask you not to glue stuff and a minute later; they ask you to glue some other part that basically LOCKS the previous free turning step you just did... ODD decision from HobbyBoss! but that's about the only hiccups I found .... stopped at Step 6 for painting... Keep up the good work!

[MarkVerploeg]

Haha
Good that you started it
I agree it is a quite demanding kit
But a detailed one

Enjoying it thus far!

One thing I find "odd" thou! They ask you not to glue stuff and a minute later; they ask you to glue some other part that basically LOCKS the previous free turning step you just did... ODD decision from HobbyBoss! but that's about the only hiccups I found .... stopped at Step 6 for painting... Keep up the good work!

Yeah they have some intresting methods in some places
I just glued most of it right away

[MarkVerploeg]

Hi guys
Since i am working on the paint at the moment i think it is time for the building part of the M1000 semi trailer
Allthough the painting has grinded to a halt
At first i didn't get enough paint ,well i did but Vallejo changed the shade of their dessert tan from dessert tan to US dessert tan
They kept the number 71.122 but the FS number has changed just like the color
And i bought a bottle of each shade ,something i noticed when i was back home and not in the shop
Besides that i need new nozzles for the AB
They all are worn down and cracking so i only have 1 useable nozzle left and that isn't preforming perfect either
But i will get replacements and more paint later this week ,atleast that is the plan

Anyway
This is the build of the M1000 semi trailer

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It starts with the base of the goose neck


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Then the actuall goose neck gets added


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The first bits of plumbing for the hydraulics
This is just the start of all the tubing that goes on this thing


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Then the tubing (wich was a pain in the rear to get on there) gets hidden beneath these PE steps


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And some more steps
The top section is actually hinged and moving


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Some guides for the winch cables


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Some little raillings are added


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Then a little crane for the spare wheels
The provided wire/string wasn't very smooth so i decided to replace that with some brass wire


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And the crane was placed
At this point the sparewheels should be added aswell but i will be painting those as a seperate piece because it would be inpossible to add the tyres when the bracket with the wheels is on the trailer allready


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Then the work shifts to the main part of the trailer
Starting with the "backbone" or centre beam


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Side walls


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All the steering pieces get connected to eachother


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The steering sections then get boxed in


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A side view of the parts so far


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Then it is time for the flat bed part


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The end parts of the trailer


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The main was glued to the flat bed


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Some more beam like stuff was added


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And the tie downs are added on the side
Also the rear supports are added


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The first bit of tubing on this part of the trailer
By just looking at all the connectors that are still there it is easy to guess there will be much more


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A start of the 10 bogies


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They then looked like this


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This is starting to look like a assembly line


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The next step


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Tubing ,lots and lots of tubing
I cut some at the wrong lenght so i had to replace those with some lead wire


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A closer look at one of the bogies


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Placed on the trailer
I glued the wires to the trailer but the bogies them selves are still not fixed to it
I did this because it will be inpossible to add the wheels on the inside if the bogies are glued down af this point


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To add the hubs on the bogies i lifted them back up from the trailer
This way i will also be able to paint both sides of the bogies


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Then the front end gets glued to the flat bed


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More tubing
Just a word of caution
Don't glue the tubing to the anything other then the connectors as this will affect the moving of the goose neck


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Some pe bits


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On to the rear
This was the easy part


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The ramps were assembled


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And then placed
Also the rear mounts for the reflectors and lights
To make painting a bit easier i didn't place the big lights just yet


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More PE


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Some more bits on the rear
Like the chains for the ramps and a pully


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Then it was time to put a lot of smaller stuff together


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Wich was then placed on the trailer
I glued them all down except the bigger blocks made from PE
I will be using those to place in front and to the rear of the Abrams but because the Abrams isn't done i couldn't guess the lenght of the tracks and where these things go
So they are on there just for the show


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Then 20 sets of 2 wheels where put together


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And the M1000 is about done

So now i wanted to know how it will all look when it is put together

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Yep that is big
The total lenght is about 62 cm (or about 2 foot and 1 inch)
But it gives an idea of how this will look when all the parts are put together
It will look rather different when everything is painted, weathered and all the stowage is on there but it is just for the idea of the final look at this point
I also have a set of tensioners and chains for the Abrams but because the tank isn't on it's wheels and tracks yet i don't know how long the chains will have to be
So those will be build later on


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And then it was broken up again and prepared for painting

And that is just about all i can show at the moment
I am working on the paint but like i mentionned at the start i am having some supply and technical problems (nice way of putting it )
But that should be fixed soon and then i can move on with the painting and other stages of the build

Thanks for stopping bg and having a look
Cheers
Mark

[schweinhund227]

Crazy amount of work there... wow!

[Kevthemodeller]

This some kit Mark, the detail just keeps coming

[MarkVerploeg]

Crazy amount of work there... wow!

Thanks Norm
The bogies take up most of the time as far as the M1000 goes
The rest is all pretty straight forward stuff
Allthough the plumbing takes up a lot of time aswell

This some kit Mark, the detail just keeps coming

Thanks Kev
Yes it does but at the moment the build isn't going anywhere because some AB problems and i have through all the paint i had as i discribed in the update
That will be solved tomorrow though
As i am planning a trip to the only Airbrush shop we have in the Netherlands
Then i just need to reassemble all my airbrushes and work can continue
Wich is good as i wasn't planning on starting another build untill all the current stuff is done

[schweinhund227]

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4912/460 ... b1d2_c.jpg

using your picture... I have a question?

I tried to match my cabin floor onto the frame and found the locator pins at the floor were out of alignment...

I was wondering if you encountered the same issue? and instead of forcing it... I decided to enlarge the front holes "a little" to let the floor settle down... which it has! My idea was to have the hood attached to the firewall in order to help line up the fenders and get them glued level and squared with the hood! still working at it! nothing glued yet.

[MarkVerploeg]

I don't remeber having problems with that area
The fit on the rear of the cab was my problem
I did notice the right fender tends to bend down so when i glue the hood on the chassis (i snapped the hinges) i will glue the fender to the hood as the left side is flush with hood
But i had to paint the radiator first
Once that is glued i will probably need to repaint the fender though
I am working on the detail painting so i will need to do several touch ups of the dessert tan anyway so i don't think that will be a big problem

[schweinhund227]

...I did notice the right fender tends to bend down so when I glue the hood on the chassis (i snapped the hinges) i will glue the fender to the hood as the left side is flush with hood ...

Ah ! exactly the same prob here... My left fender is nice and straight and flush with the hood... as for the Right one ! same issue. (droopy) will level it up once the hood hinges are in place and glue in place ...

Thanks with the troubleshooting help.

[MarkVerploeg]

...I did notice the right fender tends to bend down so when I glue the hood on the chassis (i snapped the hinges) i will glue the fender to the hood as the left side is flush with hood ...

Ah ! exactly the same prob here... My left fender is nice and straight and flush with the hood... as for the Right one ! same issue. (droopy) will level it up once the hood hinges are in place and glue in place ...

Thanks with the troubleshooting help.

No problem
I hope i could help
When i glued the hood on the truck i did notice the fenders wheren't symetrical but i could push the left one to the correct place
I don't know if that was a building error or that i just bumped it againdt something
It seems to be okay now

[schweinhund227]

yeah... it took a little effort to line up ... and Tack in place... (Right Fender) I still think that HobbyBoss should have made the Hood and Fenders a one-piece unit since the model is a curbside! The tooling might have been much more expensive to produce so! I can live with a little last min. adjustment! Keep up the good work; That Trailer looks daunting!

[MarkVerploeg]

It is ....a bit
But i would recommend to just cutting the hydraulic lines and attaching them to the bogies
And not yet to the trailer
I did that and during painting i found out that wasn't my best idea

[schweinhund227]

I understand you want to keep the hydraulic lines as original as possible but! as vehicles get painted expediently for deployment ( if required? ) or touched up while in the field... Those lines usually get coated in paint to some degree! Road grime and dust and muck will make them appear sort of beige after some time. Normal weathering over the entire undercarriage would blend all that in nicely and having a few lines in pure black would indicate a newly replaced one here and there! keep up the good work !

[MarkVerploeg]

I understand you want to keep the hydraulic lines as original as possible but! as vehicles get painted expediently for deployment ( if required? ) or touched up while in the field... Those lines usually get coated in paint to some degree! Road grime and dust and muck will make them appear sort of beige after some time. Normal weathering over the entire undercarriage would blend all that in nicely and having a few lines in pure black would indicate a newly replaced one here and there! keep up the good work !

That is a good point
I doubt they disassemble the entire thing before they start painting
I will going over them with some washes
But i still want to preserve the black color a bit
Just to make it look a bit less used
But i finished added the decals yesterday so today i will be starting the weathering