nathanyel

6 hours ago, mechohaulic said:

Hey ; what's this obsolite crap ;; LOL that's my age bracket . it's NOT obsolete == it's called vintage, nice lady  at grocery store I get my coffee doesn't ask if I'm senior for discount any more ;;; don't know if I look that old or she is being nice.

vintage it is  

i am trying to make a nice model out of this obsolte kit 

lets see where the norse winds will take me

current project IDF MACK DM895SX

1/34 scale

base kit A.E.F. Designs

the idea is to create a model that represents the trucks as used during the 1982 operations in lebanon

the intention is to use as many parts and components from the kit and upgeade others to bring the entire theme to an accurate and acceptable model

the solution was to correct and salvage as many parts as possible

and to scratch build all the other parts and components that can not be used nor salvaged

the chassis was badly wrapped and twisted and bent, a quick fix was dipping it in boiling water for a few seconds and aligning it to a satisfactory result, and to stretch it by 2.2 or 2.4 cm (still assessing the correct length)

next is scratch making the goose neck which is badly represented in the kit

more updates will follow shorty

enjoy and happy modelling

soon if anyone is interested i will be producing this truck in 3d and in 1/35th scale only 

we are currently conducting a test print of all parts in order to determine quality and cost 

stay tuned 

enjoy and happy modelling 

UPDATE 

update

update 

model painted and ready for weathering stage 

enjoy and happy modelling 

this project was started a few month back 

current status is almost done in terms of basic assembly 

next is detailing 

enjoy and happy modelling 

friends, 

what type of axles and differential housing is used on the IH-8066 please ! ? 

thank you 

thank you for the vidoe, it helps a lot ... but i could also use some line drawings, or blueprints if possible 

please let me know if you guide me thru this 

cheers top man