HEMTT M1075 PLS w/M5

Captain Caveman III

"Captain Caveman"!
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Hello guys after looking over all my wheeled model kits. I thought that building something a bit different that should be posted on (SMA).
It's a Heavy HEMTT M1075 PLS w/M5 Concrete Mobile Mixer.
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Now I will use a Italeri M977 kit for the conversion.
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Now I have a lot of scratchbuilding to do.6315054365_3808944096.jpg
 
oh this will be interesting to watch and mabe learn a few things from in regaurd to scratch work
 
It's good to see something different and that is definitely unique. Looking forward to seeing this develop
 
The army has cement mixers...who knew? ;D

Should be a fun build, are you gonna make it from sheet styrene and other bits?
 
Thanks guys for looking in. Now I must point out that I have a lot of detail to add as well as build large parts. So first I started on the rear three axels. Here I added detail to the leaf-spring hanges and top plate.
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Next the axel tension tub and axel torque bar mounts.
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Capt. wicked Scratch building!! May I ask how can you get the right size? guesstimate?

Thanks!!
 
Good work Caveman. You must have some guts to take on a project like this. That an some good plans. ;)
 
This is wickedly Awesome....

is the Third Axles so different from the others ? i.e. could you have Casted a copy of one of them to help ?
or does it have a radical shape to it...

Awesome work on those details... I am jealous ! LOL

I will be following this for sure... Always wondered why there were never a conversion set made to make all the different variants of the Oshkosh family !

Take care !
 
LOL Thanks guys I'll do my best to keep up this level of detail. Hay "Eastrock" back in the days when I was younger I use to set in the local park and draw people's faces. I also learned how to do that much better in art class. An when I was much younger in the 7th grade wood shop. I would never use a ruler, I would play like I know how to use it on project. I would use my eye to measure what I thought the right size was. An I all ways got it right.
Till on the last day of school the teacher stood back and watch me. Well he found me out, and asked why didn't I know how to use or read a ruler. I didn't know what to say. It came out that I was dyslexic, an that was a hard thing to live with in the 7th and 8th grade. I was caller reta**^% Stu*&* every day after it came out. I was know as the art guy till that day. I could dray any one and any thing. Any way I now use a ruler and a caliper when building but some time's I still fall back and build from line of sight.
Ok guys I just got in a set of DEF Models tire and wheel set. I would need to cast two to make up a full set of 10 wheels.
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Thanks and appreciated for the reply, Capt!!! this would help, I was planning to scratch build a RWS, and reading information on How to's
 

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