 | This companie carries no spare wheels on their trucks , but they have a 2nd fuel container and a toolbox installed on the right side . On European Trucks chrome parts are not used, they are mostly alumininum colored
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 | Scania 164L 580 V8 and Italeri nr3819 and parts of cutainside trailer Italeri 3809 reworked into this combination as 1/24 model for this local Belgian transporter see also following pictures
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 | The trailer original is a design from the Renders comp.The model is made from parts of The Italeri trailer , AMT wheels and suspention and plastic sheet and strips . Decals for truck and trailer were home made (with the help of a friend)
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 | Truck and trailer have a collapsible loading platform made form parts of Italeri nr 776 all other items except the figure (also Italeri) are scratch build .
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 | M101 howitser scale 1/24
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 | Scania R500V8 made from Italeri 3829 for Belgian transport comp VanDePoel , The decals were home made scale is 1/24
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 | Howitser 105mm M101 scale 1/24 complete scatchbuild except for the tires (from AMT)
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 | The 25 pound ammo carrier from the Belgian Army was later adapted to carry 105mm rounds , This one is also scatchbuild 1/24 (except for the tires )
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 | 1/24 ammo carrier and 105mm gun
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 | Tractor ,ammo carrier and gun combination 1/24
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 | Ford F6 COE Marmon -Herrington 4 X 4 modem 1949 as used with the Belgian Army as 3ton truck and tractor (later also for schooling) also 1/24 scale scratchbuild , canvas cover made fom a handkerchief and cabin (by sheer luck?) found on E-bay and there are also parts from an AMT Ford pick-up
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 | The Belgian Army tank transporter MAN (tractor) and DAF (trailer)used as of the late 60's ? also 1/24 figure and car are only for reference .
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 | 1/24 REO truck M35 cargo 6x6 scratchbuild , except for wheels and tires (from AMT)
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 | This is a 1/24 model of The Scania T144GB 4x6 tractor of the new Belgian Military Tanktransporter and everything is completely sratchbuild except for some truck parts from Italeri, and the cabine ; a complete rebuild of a toytruck
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 | And this is the 1/24 Semi-trailer From LOHR type SMC 606.3DB coupled to the Scania tractor unit . The 3 rearaxles are steerable and all 6 axles have dual tires ,the combination is almost 90cm long (+/- 35")and intirely scratchbuild , the wheels and tires are from old Monogram 1/32 truck kits , and I also used 2 small aluminum I beams to create a rigit loading platform .
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 | Scania-Lohr combination and The Leopard Bergepanzer 1/24 scale
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 | Leopard Begepanzer 1/24 with his tools etc; lh side
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 | Same on the rh side
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 | rear side ( red lights and reflectors omitted before painting)
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 | front side with additional secundairy whinch
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 | tools on the rh side
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 | Details on the lh side (anti aircraft gun on top is not carried for transportation )
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 | front details
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 | the light brown pieces are anti-slip patches
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 | rear deck details
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 | the Leopard bergepanzer has his colors !
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 | leopard is now on tranport on the Scania -Lohr tank- transporter
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 | This is The M75 ,only used by the US ARMY and the Belgian Army , The partial finished model is also 1/24 scale , everything except for the roadwheels (found on the internet)is scatchbuild even the tracks
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 | A detail of 2shackles of the tracks , no mould was used ,each track was made and assembled with 14 handcarved and cut pieces of plastic sheet and Evergreen strips and rod . It took some time but I never had the urge to throw the whole thing into the wastebins
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 | M75 finished model of the Belgian Army see also following 3 pictures , the model will be placed on the MAN-DAF Tanktransporter (pictures above) which I made +/- 20years ago . Pictures of this combination will follow later , as soon as I finished the secure loading systhem of blocks and chaines etc.
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 | The M75 is now loaded upon his tank transporter , the 1/24 MAN/DAF combination of the Balgian Army in the sixties ,the model I started some 30years ago is finely completed .
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 | Above I showed an Ford F6 truck and I also mentioned the Artillery Tractor ,So I found a cab of a 1951 model ,I used only the front part and the fenders and scratched the chassis,body and equipment from plastic sheet and made also the bush guard from soldered copper strip . Tires are from AMT and wheels Ifound on the internet , see also pictures below.The model is also 1/24 scale
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