Meng D9R

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August 16, 2013
The basic chassis, and step 1 in the instructions.
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August 16, 2013
Step 1 finished
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August 16, 2013
Clamping the sides. It fits, with very nice square angles. Trumpeter, please pay attention. Your ships have them as well, but those are horrible 🙁
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August 16, 2013
More pieces added to the chassis.
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August 16, 2013
The front and top plates added. Again, perfect fit.
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August 16, 2013
From the other side
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August 16, 2013
The ripper. A small block with lilfting ring has to be a added to the top. This needs putty and sanding as the fit was less than stellar.
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August 16, 2013
The floor of the cab, as seen from below. Again good fit, nice square angles on the toolboxes.
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August 17, 2013
Assembled.
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August 17, 2013
The console, without all the bells and whistles.
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August 17, 2013
Add some more pieces, shake and presto!
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August 17, 2013
Testfitted to the cabinfloor. Tight fit, but it works.
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August 17, 2013
Complete with handles and chairs.
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August 17, 2013
The (almost) completed ripper testfitted to the body. No glue there, and yes the ripper moves as well.
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August 17, 2013
Front console and cabinside. Some pinmarks to get rid off.
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August 17, 2013
Together with the doorframe. Use the floor or a partially assembled roof for the correct angle of the 2 pieces.
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August 17, 2013
The main blade parts assembled. Very good fit, and the bars on top are a single mould. Little cleanup, and great fit. Will stay in place w/o glue but i decided to take no chances.
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August 17, 2013
Backside of the blade. Lots of pieces still to add, but this is just 5 pieces (2 small parts left and right at the bottom, front and back dozerblade and the bars on top).
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August 17, 2013
Testfitted the cabin to the main body. Sidewalls are in 3 parts, roof is just pressed on. Very, very tight, will need some sanding to get the roof to sit level.
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August 17, 2013
The other side. Looks massive 🙂
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August 17, 2013
Same but from the back.
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August 17, 2013
Ripper with hydraulic cylinders dryfitted.
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August 17, 2013
Down, ripper tilted more vertically.
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August 17, 2013
The broken Sprue A. Somewhere during shipping is guess, but is does suck.
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August 17, 2013
The left bogie. This needs sanding and a bit of putty. The small wheels are just pressed in, and everything is just dryfitted.
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August 17, 2013
Current status of the build (17-8). Lots of small pieces still to attach, and it needs some paint on the inside but first I will enjoy some quality time with the family in La Belle France 🙂
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August 17, 2013
From the other side. The wheel bogie is still loose here.
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October 7, 2013
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October 7, 2013
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October 7, 2013
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October 7, 2013
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December 5, 2013
Bogey with replaced bolts
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December 5, 2013
Bogey with replaced bolts

Comments

1 16 August 2013, 20:19

Stefan Suessemilch
Cool, I'm tuned and look forward to the progress 🙂

16 August 2013, 20:54

Roland Zenhorst
Well, everything fits nicely together. But, there are some rather HUGE pinmarks, most of which will be invisible but some really need filling. Also, there are steps in some of the straight edges, like on the bogie assembly. These need sanding and/or filling. The fit of the cab parts is VERY tight, and you may want to leave it separate for ease of painting. I have mine in multiple pieces still, and the roof is just pressed on in the pictures.

Like I said the fit is very good, some pieces don't need any glue to stay on, and the moulding is very good. The bars on top of the blade are a single piece, look absolutely stunning and fit perfectly with no glue.

The only problem i have is that one Sprue A is broken, and with it a part A19. Hopefully i can repair it?

Unfortunately, i will be leaving for France today for 2 weeks, so no progress during that time. But i will certainly be picking it up again afterwards. It is an absolutely brilliant kit, and I'm thinking of picking up a second one, to build in US Marine Corps colors 🙂

17 August 2013, 08:08

Stefan Suessemilch
Wishing you a nice trip to France Roland 🙂 Thanks for the update😉

17 August 2013, 08:46

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
It didnt take long till we see the first WIP.
I stay tuned to see what you get out of this Kit.Thumbs up 👍

17 August 2013, 11:54

Roland Zenhorst
Well, i was following a build on armorama but i was a bit quicker. Or had more time probably :-0)

I also completed one of the tracks, and it's fully workable. Not to difficult once you get the hang of it. Assemble some chain, press on the plates et voila, a workable caterpillar track 🙂

I also have Meng's T-90, Merkava BAZ and on the way from HK is the Gaz Tiger. And once the wallet is recharged, i will get the Merkava Early as well i think. Or another D9. Maybe some AM will make a civilian conversion set? Than i could build a yellow version :-D

17 August 2013, 14:15

Steve Wilson
Whoa! am I watching this or what...😠🙂

17 August 2013, 18:18

Frank Krause
Phantastic, Roland! I`m in!
Wish you a pleasent stay in France!
rgds. from Japan,
Frank

18 August 2013, 04:15

Roland Zenhorst
Well, i now have the Desert Eagle book on the D9's in IDF service, so hopefully I will be making some more progress and perhaps add some cab detail soon like wiring for the radio's and automatic fire suppression system? Meanwhile i started the Gaz Tiger from Meng, just for a change of subject. This means I will be dividing my attention between the two and progress will be a bit slower. Also have to start painting, so again slow. Sorry.

11 September 2013, 07:14

Tim Vereecke
tuned in 👍

11 September 2013, 08:58

Roland Zenhorst
Well, interior has paint on it, i will post some pics later this weekend. Not much (or no) further construction done yet, but i hope to have some more updates next week. Thanks everyone for joining in. Great kit, great subject, so go out and get one yourself. You know you want it 😉

5 October 2013, 11:05

Ricardo Gonzalez Ramos
Fine i will follow you.

5 October 2013, 12:16

Roland Zenhorst
Some paint on the interior parts. Shot some more paint this evening, but no pictures. The Second seat has some yellow and kind of egg green on it now, following some pictures from the DEP book.

7 October 2013, 22:30

Es-haq Khosravi
Nice Job!

7 October 2013, 22:43

Hunter Cummins
Im loving it 🙂

17 November 2013, 19:53

Roland Zenhorst
Well, it has been sitting on my bench looking rather lost for a month now. Really need to find the interest in it again. Got sidetracked a little, so many models and so little time. Will do something with it tomorrow, and i'll add some pictures of it's current state. So who knows, but i really need to finish it this year.

17 November 2013, 23:14

Hunter Cummins
Yes finish it please haha

18 November 2013, 01:00

Barry Lloyd
It looks like a bit of a monster!

18 November 2013, 19:15

Roland Zenhorst
Well, it has taken some time, but it is back in the picture and on the bench. I retroactively applied some filler at various EPM's and seams. I also punched out some bolts and discs, in stead of using those on sprue A. It was easier than scraping these of for the hydraulic cylinders. Also replaced the bolts and washers on the wheelbogeys which were just flat and amorphic plastic slabs. I apologize for the quality if the pictures, i will bring up the DSLR, and take some better pictures for your enjoyment.
@Barry: it is certainly a monster. I wil put it next to a king tiger and T-64 for comparison. It really is quite huge.

5 December 2013, 22:28

Hunter Cummins
Any updates ???

21 March 2014, 02:57

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