Hi everyone,
Today I am sharing the pics of the Oshkosh M978 Fuel Truck I just finished. Comments are always appreciated.
Cheers!
Hosted by Darren Baker
M978 Fuel Tanker Finished
subjugator
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 08:43 AM UTC
medicman
Massachusetts, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 09:03 AM UTC
Looks great,nice weathering.How was the kit to build,go together nice?
GulfWarrior
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Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 09:09 AM UTC
Good job! The weathering looks really good!
subjugator
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 09:24 AM UTC
Thanks, the kit was actually very straightforward to build. The only troublesome part was the front radiator plate that was very awkward to attach.
redleg12
New Jersey, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 12:30 PM UTC
Nice work....I like the weathering.....the grass is a bit out of scale
Looks real good!!
Rounds Complete!!
Looks real good!!
Rounds Complete!!
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 01:14 PM UTC
Turned out nice, nice job on the weathering.
subjugator
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 05:43 AM UTC
Thanks a lot, everyone
HeavyArty
Florida, United States
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Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 05:53 AM UTC
It looks really good. Only one issue I see though. There should not be a seam around the mid-section of the fuel tank.
subjugator
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 02:17 PM UTC
You are right - I should have filled it.
shopkin4
Illinois, United States
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Posted: Thursday, March 18, 2010 - 02:53 PM UTC
Really nice. Great weathering
hooknladderno1
United States
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Posted: Friday, September 07, 2012 - 09:59 AM UTC
Fantastic job! I especially like your weathering! I just started working on one myself! Great to see completed builds for reference.
David
David
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Posted: Friday, September 07, 2012 - 12:42 PM UTC
great job,very build.
richtlv3
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Posted: Friday, September 07, 2012 - 06:38 PM UTC
Clean work, great weathering, nice painting.... Like it !!!
parrot
Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 05:47 AM UTC
Very nice job.
I have one on a shelf that's 99% finished for a couple of years now,you have inspired me to get the darn thing done.
Tom
I have one on a shelf that's 99% finished for a couple of years now,you have inspired me to get the darn thing done.
Tom