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Are you looking for MAZ-537 walkarounds?
heliman
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Posted: Monday, December 12, 2011 - 12:50 PM UTC
Mauro- thanks again for the great info! All the pics will be great help....now just to figure out a color...as long as its green!

All the interest in this truck, and no AM company has stood up to model the engine????Or ACCURATE wheels???
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Posted: Monday, December 12, 2011 - 07:43 PM UTC
Hi Jeff

Correct wheels are made by Tank Workshop...

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/review/3572

...by a company called Armory

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/138056

http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/armory/ac3501.html

...and by Panzer Shop

http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcart/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=PS35A331

Regarding the engine look here

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/166519

Cheers
Redprol
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Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 08:14 AM UTC
Hi Guys,

Great refes will be putting these to good use, one question, i know the East Germans didnt use, or got rid of their MAZ 537 tank transporters, but did they use the KZKT 537L?

Regards

Redprol
heliman
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Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 10:30 AM UTC
Mauro- thanks for the tire info. both sets have issue, but seems TW set would be less noticable. The armory wheels have the handed tread, guess the lettering could go in? Both sets unfortunately have incorrect tread count for late Maz. I was doing.

The engine out of a TRP Howitzer...! That would fill the engine bay

Thanks!
Does anyone know what the large box on top of engine is for? A few pics show it, some not. It appears to have small pipes coming out of the bottom? Kinda red in color
timroberts8
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Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 10:55 AM UTC
Dear Jeff
It's the air cleaner.
Best Wishes
Tim
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Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 11:11 AM UTC

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Mauro- thanks again for the great info! All the pics will be great help....now just to figure out a color...as long as its green!

All the interest in this truck, and no AM company has stood up to model the engine????Or ACCURATE wheels???


The Trumpeter kit labelled "MAZ-537 Last production" has different (newer) wheels, maybe it is good for you:

http://mhrfweb.makett.org/MHRF/images/stories/Cikkek/TRUMPMAZ537/SDC13346.jpg

A photo of a vehicle having both pattern on the same truck:

http://mhrfweb.makett.org/MHRF/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=detail&catid=385%3Amaz534kev11res&id=7803%3Asdc17197&tmpl=component&Itemid=11&lang=hu

Renovated ones here in Hungary have usually this new tire, these are possibly leftovers from the army.

Cheers,

Adam
heliman
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Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 02:23 PM UTC

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Quoted Text

Mauro- thanks again for the great info! All the pics will be great help....now just to figure out a color...as long as its green!

All the interest in this truck, and no AM company has stood up to model the engine????Or ACCURATE wheels???


The Trumpeter kit labelled "MAZ-537 Last production" has different (newer) wheels, maybe it is good for you:

http://mhrfweb.makett.org/MHRF/images/stories/Cikkek/TRUMPMAZ537/SDC13346.jpg

A photo of a vehicle having both pattern on the same truck:

http://mhrfweb.makett.org/MHRF/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=detail&catid=385%3Amaz534kev11res&id=7803%3Asdc17197&tmpl=component&Itemid=11&lang=hu

Renovated ones here in Hungary have usually this new tire, these are possibly leftovers from the army.

Cheers,

Adam

Thanks Adam thats a great pic! Guess I'm just nit-picking the wheels .
Ahh..air cleaner, ok that makes sense!
165thspc
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Posted: Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 10:29 AM UTC
Just want to clear up something I tend to think is a real problem on the Trumpter MAZ kit and that is the really screwed up driveline on the model not to mention the totally missing (and very visible drive shaft running to the winch.

Correct driveline arrangement shown here:

Sadly the Trumpter kit is lacking greatly in the proper detail in this area and actually is just plain WRONG in the area between the Transfer Case and the Transmission. Of course if you use the the winch it reduces the chances that anyone will notice. ( F.Y.I. the very visaile driveshaft from the Transfer Case to that winch is also missing!)e" BORDER="0">
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