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D9R Armored Bulldozer
markchis
Joined: February 09, 2009
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Posted: Monday, August 19, 2013 - 07:45 AM UTC
superb photo references - thanks Frenchy!
Frenchy
Joined: December 02, 2002
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Posted: Monday, August 19, 2013 - 09:00 AM UTC
You're welcome guys 
While looking for more pics like them (the first one shows a Marine Corps D9R in Fallujah during Operation Al Fajr in November 2004), I've stumbled across these pics that may be of use even though most of them show IDF dozers...
http://panzer35.ru/forum/22-11842-1
http://www.fresh.co.il/vBulletin/showthread.php?t=578379
I've finally found more pics...in one of my own Armorama post I had forgotten about (that is just one year old)
H.P.
While looking for more pics like them (the first one shows a Marine Corps D9R in Fallujah during Operation Al Fajr in November 2004), I've stumbled across these pics that may be of use even though most of them show IDF dozers...http://panzer35.ru/forum/22-11842-1
http://www.fresh.co.il/vBulletin/showthread.php?t=578379
I've finally found more pics...in one of my own Armorama post I had forgotten about (that is just one year old)
H.P.
Frenchy
Joined: December 02, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 03:59 AM UTC
More Fallujah D9R dozers pics. This one belongs to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) :
I have the hi-res versions if needed
PS : judging by the damaged blade, it could be the very same dozer as in some of the previously posted pics.
H.P.
I have the hi-res versions if needed
PS : judging by the damaged blade, it could be the very same dozer as in some of the previously posted pics.
H.P.
Boris1991
Joined: October 13, 2009
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 04:08 AM UTC
Thanks a ton Frenchy! will be very usefull!
I would really like the high res pics as I can zoom in on them for a closer look.
I will look deeper into them later tonight.
Thanks again!
I would really like the high res pics as I can zoom in on them for a closer look.
I will look deeper into them later tonight.
Thanks again!
Wakemeup
Joined: September 02, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 04:13 AM UTC
Great Great Great!
Now I only need to wait the kit...
Cheers
Ciro
Now I only need to wait the kit...
Cheers
Ciro
Frenchy
Joined: December 02, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 04:38 AM UTC
Quoted Text
I would really like the high res pics as I can zoom in on them for a closer look.
Just PM me your email adress
H.P.
Wakemeup
Joined: September 02, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 05:07 AM UTC
Frenchy,can I have them too?!is it possible?!
Warmest Regards
Ciro
Warmest Regards
Ciro
Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 05:16 AM UTC
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Frenchy,can I have them too?!is it possible?
Yes !
H.P.
Wakemeup
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 05:22 AM UTC
Frenchy!GRAZIE!!
Ciro
Tankrider
Joined: October 07, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 05:37 AM UTC
Quoted Text
More Fallujah D9R dozers pics. This one belongs to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV) :
PS : judging by the damaged blade, it could be the very same dozer as in some of the previously posted pics.
H.P.
Frenchy,
Great pics. Your "image mining" and image sharing never ceases to amaze me. Great USMC Dozer shots. I would guess that those troops in the first picture are from 2-2 Infantry, 1st Infantry Division by the camo bands on their helmets. Marines usually do not have the bamds on their helmets. I would agree that the dozer in those four Fallujah pics are the same one, based on the blade damage.
John
Frenchy
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 06:01 AM UTC
Hi John
I just took the original caption from Defenseimagery.mil for granted...
"A U.S. Marine Corps Marine, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), walks past an armored Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Caterpillar D9R bulldozer, with anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) protection, in the city of Al Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Nov. 26, 2004, during Operation Deer Drive."
....But it wouldn't be the first mistake in their captions
The 1st Infantry Division patch is clearly visible in the picture below :
On a side note, the D9R with the damaged blade in the Fallujah pics is called "Apocalypse". The name is barely visible above the windshield in the hi-res versions.
H.P.
I just took the original caption from Defenseimagery.mil for granted...
"A U.S. Marine Corps Marine, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division (MARDIV), walks past an armored Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Caterpillar D9R bulldozer, with anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) protection, in the city of Al Fallujah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on Nov. 26, 2004, during Operation Deer Drive."
....But it wouldn't be the first mistake in their captions
The 1st Infantry Division patch is clearly visible in the picture below :
On a side note, the D9R with the damaged blade in the Fallujah pics is called "Apocalypse". The name is barely visible above the windshield in the hi-res versions.
H.P.
jvazquez
Joined: September 26, 2006
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Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 - 07:02 AM UTC
I also see there is one named "Scarface"
Very cool! I think I might try to replicate that one...
Very cool! I think I might try to replicate that one...
Boris1991
Joined: October 13, 2009
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Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 02:34 AM UTC
Frenchy, it looks like they made the armor out of bastion cages right? thats great because ET Models sets can really ease up the scratching of this addon armor.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Frenchy
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Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 02:44 AM UTC
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Frenchy, it looks like they made the armor out of bastion cages right? thats great because ET Models sets can really ease up the scratching of this addon armor.
You're right about the Hesco bastion mesh used for the "armor", but the ET Models stuff would have to be modified to be more accurate :
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/194688
H.P.
Boris1991
Joined: October 13, 2009
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Posted: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 03:14 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextFrenchy, it looks like they made the armor out of bastion cages right? thats great because ET Models sets can really ease up the scratching of this addon armor.
You're right about the Hesco bastion mesh used for the "armor", but the ET Models stuff would have to be modified to be more accurate :
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/194688
H.P.
Thats a shame but I will just accept it. I have a lot of those cages and this is the perfect moment to use some of them.
Thanks for pointing out anyway!
henkp
Joined: September 30, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 07:51 AM UTC
a update from voyager
henk
thompyt
Joined: July 27, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 08:37 AM UTC
Henk,
Where is it available for sale? Voyager PE Set.
Yes those are 1ID soldiers. I was in country with them Jan 04- Feb 05 OIFII.
Where is it available for sale? Voyager PE Set.
Yes those are 1ID soldiers. I was in country with them Jan 04- Feb 05 OIFII.
henkp
Joined: September 30, 2005
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Posted: Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 09:26 AM UTC
on there facebook from voyager they say september release
https://www.facebook.com/VoyagerModel?fref=ts
henk
https://www.facebook.com/VoyagerModel?fref=ts
henk
Frenchy
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Posted: Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 04:53 AM UTC
Quoted Text
I also see there is one named "Scarface"
Very cool! I think I might try to replicate that one...
In 2005, "Scarface" was one of the 5 D9R dozers of the Task Force D9 (a.k.a. Task Force Big Nasty ) that belonged to the 507th Engineer Battalion. The Task Force operated all over Northern Iraq to provide engineering support to Coalition forces. There's another picture of "Scarface" (without Hesco mesh) in Concord's "Iraq Insurgency" book (#7518).
H.P.
henkp
Joined: September 30, 2005
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Posted: Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 09:28 PM UTC
hee boris voyager got some great news for the doobi d9r
look at this
hope you like it i found it on there facebook
https://www.facebook.com/VoyagerModel?ref=ts&fref=ts
henk
look at this
hope you like it i found it on there facebook
https://www.facebook.com/VoyagerModel?ref=ts&fref=ts
henk
Frenchy
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Posted: Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 11:35 PM UTC
Just came across more pics of "Scarface" :
H.P.
H.P.
jvazquez
Joined: September 26, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, August 25, 2013 - 12:15 AM UTC
Very nice!
Thanks Henri-Pierre.
Thanks Henri-Pierre.
Boris1991
Joined: October 13, 2009
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Posted: Sunday, August 25, 2013 - 04:08 AM UTC
Quoted Text
hee boris voyager got some great news for the doobi d9r
look at this
hope you like it i found it on there facebook
https://www.facebook.com/VoyagerModel?ref=ts&fref=ts
henk
Nice! thanks for the heads up!
Quoted Text
Just came across more pics of "Scarface" :
H.P.
Thanks H.P. ! helpfull as usual!
When time comes in the build I will digg into how to create the cage around the D9R! would be a fun challenge!
Boris1991
Joined: October 13, 2009
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Posted: Friday, August 30, 2013 - 02:43 AM UTC
The build of this great kit has continued with the interior and drive train assembly. Lets start off with the interior and my experiences.
The interior parts have great detail and very crisp casting. The following two pictures show the interior parts dryfitted:
the only downside to the interior are the ejector pins on the armor plates (wall of the cabin). I found the ejector pins easily removed with a sharp blade by scraping them out of the parts, and sanding them afterwards. Please see the following pictures, you can see where the pins were by noting the sanded surface:
On the left panel in the above picture you can see two remaining ejector pins, but they will be invisible after assembly that’s why I left them.
All the exterior armor panels:
We continue with the drivetrain assembly. I started with the running gear assembly:
For the full build log update plus a guide to the track assembly, please see my website: Interior & Drive Train : 1/35 D9R Bulldozer build log part #02
Thanks for watching guys!
The interior parts have great detail and very crisp casting. The following two pictures show the interior parts dryfitted:
the only downside to the interior are the ejector pins on the armor plates (wall of the cabin). I found the ejector pins easily removed with a sharp blade by scraping them out of the parts, and sanding them afterwards. Please see the following pictures, you can see where the pins were by noting the sanded surface:
On the left panel in the above picture you can see two remaining ejector pins, but they will be invisible after assembly that’s why I left them.
All the exterior armor panels:
We continue with the drivetrain assembly. I started with the running gear assembly:
For the full build log update plus a guide to the track assembly, please see my website: Interior & Drive Train : 1/35 D9R Bulldozer build log part #02
Thanks for watching guys!
HILBERT
Joined: August 07, 2004
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Posted: Friday, August 30, 2013 - 03:46 AM UTC
Looks like a really fun model to build. Maybe I will try one later on. I like it "hugeness".
Nice build so far!
Hilbert
Nice build so far!
Hilbert
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