Ordered the FAUN SLT-56 Tank Transporter last nite.

Hopefully I'll get sometime next week.



Pictures later...








~ Jeff

Ok, first round of progress photos

Chassis of M1070 after first three steps, averaging about an hour per step


M1000 trailer again after about three steps



Huge mistake that I didn't realize till after it was too late, fortunately not very exposed



on page 33, step 6, part #M31 the curved end goes UNDER part #M1 otherwise part Q31 does not sit properly with the assembly it is supposed to hold.
While this is not easily seen after the beam assembly is attached to the deck, it also is NOT repairable.

As they say, you can't see it from your house . . .

Corsair- thanks for the heads up on the trailer..the driveline has given me fits , so hopefully the adjustment will be hidden!

Jeff S- hopefully you'll post several pics of the SLT.! The truck looks interesting..any AM goodies planned?

Jeff: if you're enjoying the drivetrain just wait till you try to attach the hydraulic lines on the trailer.
Took me four tries on some.

good thing I don't have a "swear-jar"

Wow nice to see a few making headway with the HET truck. Amazing considering the size and number of parts involved.

Well I’ve finally got a chance to start working on my build, not much but something. I’ve modified the chassis frame by cutting the front of the frame and adding the early style skid plate fashioned from sheet plastic. Also I made a new bumper since the 535’s had a totally different style bumper compared with the 537’s. I still need to allowed it to dry over night before sanding down the seams and adding the last bit of detail to it.

Oh goodie! More drivetrain woes.

Oh well, as long as it DOES go together, unlike this certain VAB kit I have.


And as far as AM stuff goes... I am looking at some mirrors. Does that count?









~ Jeff

Ok some questions for all the experts:
on the 1070s equipped with the Crew Protection Kits (CPK) what happens when they return stateside?
Are the kits removed and installed on another truck or has this become part of the standard equipment of the trucks.
Have the CPKs been repainted in NATO tri-color?

Jeff: Probably too late for yours but I found it easier to leave parts #H15 off of the differential attach the transfer shafts (example d13 or e34) unglued (nice tight fit/retains it's movement) then glue H15 in place after the axle assembly is in place but before it sets

Great start in this campaign!

I'll be building the Academy Dragon Wagon. Probably won't start until January though, knowing my build speed...

Box Art:


Parts sealed, lots of 'em for a braille kit:


And it will be carrying this, which I will build for the Sherman Campaign:


Cheers!
Stefan

Jeff B,
Nice progress!

J P,
Looks real good so far! Sorry about the mishap.

Christopher,
Nice work, I am glad you are making some changes the look good!:)

Cheers Rob.

Not too late as I don't have the kit yet!

I do thank you for the tip.








~ Jeff

Well a start had to be made and it has been ,, started work a couple of hours ago on my MAZ 537G and unlike alot of my models i won't be going nuts on this ..just pretty much OOB .
Here;s the start pics




I glued the wheels on cause these things moved so damn much i had too ,,so now its setting and once done ..nice and straight expect for the front which i've put a small amount of steering into it .

More to follow soon ..this thing does not have alot of parts really considering its size .

Phill

Ist really nice to everyone starting up slowly!
I started my build about three weeks ago and am close to finishing the trailer. Currently I only have pictures of the gooseneck.
here is my first part of the build:

I got these extras:

• PE Set E35-131 M1070 Truck Tractor


• PE Set E35-132 M1070 Truck Trac­tor Interior


• PE Set E35-133 M1000 Heavy Equip­ment Trailer


• Resin wheels ER35-042 U.S. M1000 HETS


• Resin Wheels ER35-041 U.S. M1070

The PE set for the M1070 Exterior



The PE set for the M0170 Interior:



The PE set for the trailer:



The resin wheels for the HETS



The resin wheels for the M1070 truck



When you open the box you'll be overwhelmed with the content:



All the sprues laid out



The 11 PE sheets from HobbyBoss itself (front and back), some clear sprues, decals and six bags of detail items and screws, spring wire, duct wire etc etc.

HobbyBoss has done a great job on this one!




then the last part of my build log:

The gooseneck went together very well! and is detailled with some PE from E.T. Model.

Here are the pictures:

















Let me know if you have any questions or corrections.

Thanks for watching!


Thats what I got for the moment.
Any last updates can be seen HERE
Like I said above, I am close to finishing the M1000 with all the extra ET Model PE.
I love the build, but the hydraulic axles took a bit to long if you ask me. But they are worth it!

Boris

Wow Boris!

This is going to be a million dollar build!









~ Jeff

corsair- thanks for the tip!

Jeff S- mirrors count! I've been searching for the Lion Roar set for mine..

Boris- excellent work..the trailer looks daunting

There ya go ,,two days and its built .. only 500 odd parts so easy to fast to build .
So here's the "its built" pics







Now to paint this beast

Phill

Hey Boris
Thats one massive build mate
get going you gota catch up with Phill the speed build king!!!!
Andy

Andy ,, easy to build that MAZ so fast to build ,,painting on the other hand

Might throw some paint at it tomorrow if everything goes well .

Phill

Phill,what tank are you going dump on the back?

Thanks for the kind replies guys!
Catching up with Phill seems impossible to me your building very fast mate!
You should try some aftermarket stuff like PE. that should slow you down like me

looking forward to the paintjob of your transporter

Andy ,, To be honest i have no idea what to put on this thing yet ,,i have a heap of choices so all i got to do is decide what to put on it

Boris mate ,,dude your nuts with what your doing to that M1070 and i am really looking forward to your build ,,as for PE oh i needed a brake from that for a little while ,i built a M2 halftrack for the US Half tracks campaign and i used the full Lion Roar conversion on it ,,thats 16 sheets of PE ,check it out on the campaign page if ya want to see what it looked like ,,oh no PE for me yet

Phill

I’ve managed to make some headway with the build and have most of the suspension / chassis completed. My own gripe is the moveable suspension parts, it makes assembly a bit fiddly especially when trying to get the spindle over the drive line. One problem I have ran into is that one of the hubs has not been poured just right and has a pretty good size hole in it. Should be an easy fit though. I’ve also started to work on the new cargo bed for back of the truck. One challenging things will to be building a new engine housing, it’s longer and has different air vents in it.

Christopher ,, nice work so far dude ,,i like the how clean your scratch work ,,looks very cool
I could be your kit giving you crap with the suspension ,,mine didn't give me any trouble at all ,,the only hassle i had was how much it moved after it will put all together,,it wobbled so badly i had to glue is solid ,so all good now

Phill

Nice progress guys!

Phil,
You madman at that speed no wonder life is hectic.

Christopher,
It is coming along nicely.

I have not got much done, I cleaned up some parts and puttied some ejector marks. Funny thing is none of this will be seen unless you pick up the model and look underneath.

Cheers Rob.