1/35 Trump Maz537G Heavy Hauler

[M1Carbine]

Steve - thanks buddy

DP - Thanks buddy, love the little bugger to, I have named him "Remus the Killer Kitty from Hell" LMAO. He may not be ready but I know I am

Scratchmod - LOL....Im going....Im going........LOL

Gary - thanks buddy, Just noticed your in Mckinney, I was in Sachse for a while about 5 years ago.

Pictures in the morning gents.

Bob

[Mence]

Great to see the MAZ being modelled, super subject.

Great job so far, look forward to more.

[jackh.]

Great subject I'm in on this.

[`Boots`]

Glad your on the mend Bob and looking forward to some more piccies bro , what i`ve seen so far is terrific work, waiting patiently ;D ;D

[M1Carbine]

Prof - thanks mate, appreciate it.

Jack - happy to have you along

Boots - thanks buddy I appreciate it.

Beleive it or not a week and a half later and Im still sick. Its all sinus infection now. So bad I busted a blood vessel in my nose sneezing and it bled so bad I had to go to the VA hospital to have it cauterized......LOL, bled for over an hour............LOL

I got the wheels on adn it was quite a job getting then alligned and sitting flush with the ground\surface but I think it came out OK:









I attached the bonnet and forward cab to its base. Ignore the two tone looking effect, in short Im still working on the forward cab section...LOL









I completed the fiddly bits that attach underneath the cab but ill attach those when I finish arguing with the front cab. The doors do not fit as I would like so Im in the process if hashing this out now. I should have some more shots up tomorrow, I feel well enough to hack away at the bench......................OHHHHHHH HOW I HAVE MISSED THE BENCH!

Bob

[armorguy]

Now that's the opposite of boring paint work !!! Great job so far Bob ! I jumped in kinda late but I'm glad I can catch up now !

[Deleted]

Great update Bob......and good to see ya back at the bench,fella!!!

[jackh.]

Nice progress

[deafpanzer]

Nice tires! Are they actually rubber? If so, will you paint on them or something like that? They are HUGE!!!

[M1Carbine]

AG - glad to have you along buddy.

Chris - thanks mate, appreciate it.

Jack - thank you my friend.

Deaf - they are vynal\rubber thingies.......LOL. I approach these a little different than some. I dont paint them persay. I like to leave them the color thwey are. I take an acylic dull coat and cut it 60% distilled water\40% dull coat. I treat the tires with several thin coats. This in turn leaves a slightly abrasive texture, then I apply my pigments to that seems to help them stick better. So you still have the tire black and then your pigment dusting......did that make sense....I hope.........LOL

Nemo - thanks mate, she is impressive. I have seen some videos online of this beast and WOW!

More on the way gents.

Bob

[`Boots`]

Yip...............gets my vote Bob ;D, she certainly does look a big `ol gal with them `Boots` fitted..................great work fella and good to see ya back at it ;D

[M1Carbine]

Hi all;

Well phase one of the build is completed. Here are the shots of the finished tractor. Weathring still needs to progress and I have to add the fuel cans but for the most part shes done.

















Working on the trailer now and should have some shots up in a couple of days. Things at work are getting busy so there will be little bench time

Bob

[406 Silverado]

Nice work on the eight wheeler Bob. The weathering will change her a lot..but man with that and the trailer...that's a lot of painting and weathering. Can't wait.

[M1Carbine]

Boots - thank you my friend, I really appreciate it.

Chris - thank mate, appreciate it, lots more on the way.

SM - thanks buddy, your not kidding about the paint, 1 full size can of automotive primer gone on this part alone......LOL

Trailer shots up shortly, got most of the little fiddly bits assembled and working on the bigger portions now. Stay tuned my friends.

Bob

[bullardino]

Nice, what green did you use on that monster truck?

[reserve]

Sweet!!!

Regards,
Mark

[eastrock]

Nice Modulation, Bob

[iking.]

i just got mine today from a local hobby shop your build is a very nice reference ah! keep it going man!

cheers!

iking

[redleg12]

Nice work on the tractor...looks like a fun big boy build!!

Rounds Complete!!

[Deleted]

Looking great Ed!

[M1Carbine]

Luigi - I used Tamiya acrylics XF-70, I lightned that up for the lighter tonal variation

Mark - thank you

ER - thanks mate

Nemo - thanks mate, you should tackle this monster, its a fun build.

Red - Thanks buddy. I want to drive one of these beasties....................................badly

Dog - thank you my friend.

Trailer is done and photos in the morning gents.

Bob

[bullardino]

Thanks a lot for the info

[fightnjoe]

impressive work so far. not sure i could keep sane for that much painting.



joe

[bbd468]

Very nice indeed Bob! Luv the color tone variations you achieved. Well done sir!

Gary

[Deleted]

Hey Bob , cool looking big ole thing . Color weathering looks great .

[M1Carbine]

Luigi - anytime my friend

Joe - Ive gone borderline insane with the amount of painting, dry brushing, and dot filtering.....LOL

Gary - thank you my friend, much appreciated.

Carl - thank you my friend.

Well the trailer porting is pretty much done. With the holiday I didnt get much time to snap pics of the build process so here she is after the dot filtering process.














the cab has been filtered as well and next is a light dusting which should be completed shortly.

More to come gents.

Bob

[Deleted]

Bob ,the light weathering and tone changes in the green looks just fine on the trailer also . Its difficult to get an interesting looking finish on an all green vehicle but your doin it . ;D

[deafpanzer]

Dark washes made those details POP! Looking real good Bob!

[M1Carbine]

Carl - thank you and I agree

DP - Thanks buddy

Bob

[reserve]

First rate brother...ya gonna put a T series on the trailer?

Regards,
Mark