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Jim C
James C (Jim C)
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U.S. Heavy Fuel Tanker M-978

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3 30 May 2020, 19:59
Brian Eberle
Jim, I like it. Very good! I wish the Oshkosh logo was included on the cab and mud flaps. The shape is there, but the words omitted. A copyright thing and lack of agreement between Oshkosh and Italeri? l agree, the bumper numbering scheme was off.
31 May 2020, 11:50
James C
Yeah, there was a lot wrong with it. A big issue I had was that the mounting brackets for the fuel tank didn't line up with the corresponding locating holes on the chassis and the engine deck appeared to be mis-shapen and slightly warped as well. Did you have similar issues with yours? The decals were also problematic in that the main set were coloured to overlay on top of a NATO paint scheme for some odd reason and the alternative decals that I used for this Gulf war scheme appeared to have been included only as an after thought. The best thing about the kit were the Def.Model resin wheels lol! 😄
31 May 2020, 18:41

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One of my earliest 1/35 builds from 2015
My attempt at replicating armoured glass didnt really work out.
This one was weatherd entirely with "Flory's" clay based washes.

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1:35
Completed
1:35 Heavy Fuel Tanker M-978 (Italeri 298)1:35 M977 HEMTT 'XL' Sagged Wheel set (Def.Model DW35025)1:35 M-978 (Eduard XT092)
M978 HEMTT
US US Army (1784-now)
130 B34 HQ 594
1991 Gulf War»Operation Desert Storm SA
FS33446
 

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