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Hello everybody! Great references on the lights. Recently I started wondering how to put all the inscriptions (Flammable, no smoking and water!) on the side of the tank where the hose is stowed. Looks to me like the inscriptions would be higher, above the hose - OR - it kinda looks to me on...

@HDN , @msgjd -thanks a lot for your comments, they help me a lot! From a modellers point of view I'm going to paint the lens black, because that's what it looks like when not lit. HDN - I'm glad you like my work and thanks a lot for the photo of that lamp - it's easy to find a photo of the new...

Thanks a lot for your kind words!

Hello! I have another update here! I was working on the cab - mainly the seats: The lights on the wings are old stock, 3D printed (Shapeways - my design!): By the way - what would be the lens color here? On the photos I could find they look black. And I made the dashboard: Then I made...

@msgjd - thanks a lot for your great help! ad. 5 - that's right, that's what I meant, maybe I didn't write it clear enough. Without your photos I wouldn't eve touch this projects and I would be surprised if anybody else posted the right photos here - although it would be a pleasant surprise...

@Jbulach , @msgjd - thanks a lot for your comments and for your kind words! I got my valves at last: I have drilled out the two existing mounts and one additional hole. I had to relocate the holes for the pipes in the rear tank bulkhead and after dry-fitting the valves the bottom of the tank...

@msgjd - thanks a lot for your comments! I missed you in this thread! So you're spending the winter somewhere where it's warm? Sounds like a very good idea! OK, so I filled the hole for the mushroom on the right side and the panel under the hood will be completely smooth. Makes me wonder a...

Hello! Thanks a lot for your comment and for posting that cool TM picture! I wonder if they just got knocked off (and not replaced - not important?) or were they deliberately taken down? Like I wrote in another photo another similar truck doesn't seem to have 'em neither: By the way this has...

Hello everybody! I've got one more question - looking at the photo of the real thing (on top of page 1) it seems to me that it doesn't have the tail lights at all - how come? Were they just smashed or what happened to them? It looks like it's not uncommon on other similar trucks, too. I'd...

Hello! @HDN - thanks a lot for your comment! I think you're right. After you pointed it out I even found the right part in the kit. Took a little longer than I thought, but I've got another update - I was working on the chassis and also on the cab: As you can see I’ve replaced the...

@HDN - thanks a lot for your comment and for your kind words! Let's get back to the real world - I put the wings on the frame: I printed them with the supports that help to keep them straight. After the glue (CA) sets, they will be cut off at the red lines. Then I dry fitted the...

Hello everybody! The real fun begins now - I got my 3D printed parts from the printer today. Here's how they look like: The thread-plate looks a little coarse in 3D and in close up, but in person it's just fine. There's a whole jungle of supports there - removing them is a bit like...

Hello! Thanks a lot for your comment! By printer I mean a guy who is printing stuff for me. From the beginning - and I started my adventure with 3D in 2018 - I decided to concentrate on CAD work in the hope to always be able to find some state of the art printer with some free time - and so far...

Hello everybody! I've just sent my 3D designs to the printer - let's see what comes out of it :) I'll post pictures when I start installing them. Have a nice day! Paweł

Hello everybody! I think I'm almost done with the fenders and the underside of the engine. Here's what I have: I even got carried away and have drawn the belt drive and the weird radiator fan, although probably very little will be visible of this: I think I need to draw up the...

Hey, this is a cool drawing! A real treasure for a modeller! Now I can check all the important dimensions in the AFV Club kit! If I move the front crossmember 4,5 scale inches forward, then it will be spot on with your measurements, but I'll probably have to adjust the front motor mount. But...

Hello! A small update - I added some "innards" around the block to make it look busy. The front crossmember is still too far back, like I wrote above. The exhaust pipe would be a little over 4'' in diameter - looks a bit much for me, but that's also how it is in the kit: Thanks for looking...

Hello! Thanks a lot for providing the dimensions. Looks like my front crossmember is too far back on the digital model. Looks like I have another understanding problem here - the "table" on the front crossmember, does it stick out substantially forward of the front fender edges? I thought it...

Thanks, glad to have you onboard!

Hello everybody! I have reworked the oil pan. Now it looks like this: Thanks to excellent Info from @gringeltaube I have also drawn up the gasser-specific fenders: As you can see the motor mount crossmember is also there. Please let me know if you see something off here. I'd like to know...