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10-25-2017, 05:41 PM
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The M972F Truck w/ Excavator
This is a build I have been working on for some time now. It's a heavy modification of the M915 kit from Trumpeter. As always, I decided to spice things up a bit. I wanted to do something different. So, I kit-bashed the trailer and tractor to bring forth this combo unit. As far as I know this truck version does not exist. But it could have been plausible. The name came about by using the first number of the M915 and the 2 last digits of the M872 trailer. Hence, M972, which is a combination of both.
The Hitachi excavator is from Hasegawa which I built as a burnt out model. The idea came from the pic I found while searching the web. Lots of pics. Hope you like the results.                         ------------------------------- This is the excavator that inspired my version: 
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10-25-2017, 06:52 PM
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Re: The M972 Flatbed Truck w/ Excavator
fantastic kitbash and I love the realism you provided
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10-26-2017, 01:55 AM
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Re: The M972 Flatbed Truck w/ Excavator
This specific truck might not exist, but it definitely looks awesome!
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Re: The M972 Flatbed Truck w/ Excavator
Awesome!
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Re: The M972 Flatbed Truck w/ Excavator
Thanks for looking.
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Re: The M972 Flatbed Truck w/ Excavator
Mind Blowing, absolutely incredible.
I would love a tutorial on this type of weathering. If there are any out there, can someone point me to them? |
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Re: The M972 Flatbed Truck w/ Excavator
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1. https://youtu.be/E0f1MVUb5TA 2. https://youtu.be/yDMtTIQCgBY 3. https://youtu.be/aNBeRdi_cf8 4. https://youtu.be/VAxegdRdebk 5. This is one of the best: https://youtu.be/y0r2v0odqu4
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Re: The M972 Flatbed Truck w/ Excavator
Always love seeing your builds, very imaginative and amazingly real. You have a keen eye for getting the weathering just right. Another outstanding creation!
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Re: The M972 Flatbed Truck w/ Excavator
Amazing work!
The weathering is just spot on. |
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Re: The M972 Flatbed Truck w/ Excavator
nice build, that weathering is amazing. thanks for sharing this.
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11-04-2017, 11:26 PM
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Thank you Paul. Glad you approve.
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Re: The M972 Flatbed Truck w/ Excavator
Wow! This was just mind-blowing! Congrats to a wonderful build model.
I always try to build my models very glossy, with a mirror-like surface. But this is absolutely awesome. Well done! Looking forward to see more from your work. Regards, //Paul |
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