The M972 Flatbed w/ Excavator

[tiking]

This is a build I have been working on for some time now. It's a heavy modification of the M915 kit from Trumpeter. As always, I decided to spice things up a bit. I wanted to do something different. So, I kit-bashed the trailer and tractor to bring forth this combo unit. As far as I know this truck version does not exist. But it could have been plausible. The name came about by using the first number of the M915 and the 2 last digits of the M872 trailer. Hence, M972, which is a combination of both.
The Hitachi excavator is from Hasegawa which I built as a burnt out model. The idea came from the pic I found while searching the web. Lots of pics. Hope you like the results.

[Leon]

WOW...Great job on the combination Tiking! They look fantastic.

[dupes]

Wow. I've never seen either of those kits built up before. Excellent work! Very cool!

[tiking]

Oct 25, 2017 22:47:03 GMT -5 dupes said:

Wow. I've never seen either of those kits built up before. Excellent work! Very cool!

Thanks. Glad you like the results.

[dierk]

Very cool!

[tiking]

Thanks.

[406 Silverado]

wow, don't know how I missed this thread.
Love the idea and kit bashing, topped off with some excellent painting and weathering. The chains really look great.

[tiking]

Thank you Rob.

[tiking]

Oct 25, 2017 22:47:03 GMT -5 dupes said:

Wow. I've never seen either of those kits built up before. Excellent work! Very cool!

The trumpeter 915 kit is what I used to convert the tractor into a flatbed. There is not kit for the flatbed I built. It's my own creation. As for the digger, you can get it from Hasegawa.

[tiking]

Feb 27, 2018 19:24:50 GMT -5 406 Silverado said:

wow, don't know how I missed this thread.
Love the idea and kit bashing, topped off with some excellent painting and weathering. The chains really look great.

Thanks buddy. Glad you like it. Coming from you, it is an honor.