elmarriachi Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) Oshkosh M911 (C-HET) 8x6 - the brand new kit from Miniman Factory from Hungary. A great 1/35 multimedia kit of this fantastic big beast of the US Army. It is the only kit of this monster on the market. The kit is consisting of resin parts, some photo etched parts, clear foil for the windows and a very good manual. My first work when working with Resin kits is cleaning every part under water, with some good cleaner inside. I have removed the sprues/waste also in wet condition of the parts. After having removed all not needed resin I have cleaned and sanded each part under water, then I have washed all parts once again to give it a "flowerish smell" I always do that to avoid resin dust when working on the kit later.... here are the parts drying .... At first step I have glued together the axles, added some first details to it. The suspension of the front and rear two axles was put together and installed to the frame without glue. Then I have put it on a even ground and added glue to each axle. Now the truck will stand with all wheels on the floor later. After that I have added further parts to the frame. Gear, drive shaft, some tanks (not glued yet) and further parts on the axles. The first axle of the rear three was a liftable axle. I will show it in a raised position as this is one of the most interesting things at this truck. I have installed this next.... So far for now .... Cheers Micha Edited October 10, 2016 by elmarriachi mywifehatesmodels, dutik and Jeff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Impressive start, really like the big Oshkosh trucks! Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Great start ! That chassis looks very nice. And very nice subjetc, too. mywifehatesmodels and Daywalker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 Hello, the frame is ready for painting Some further parts added such as the tanks, steps, mesh, front fenders and some parts more. A detailed wiring is not necessary as there won't be anything visible later due to the parts following on top of the frame. Also the engine is mostly finished. One etched parts is a skewed and needs some repairing. Some further pipes will follow later when then engine is installed in the frame of the truck. Cheers Micha Zero77 and dutik 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Hello, some updates of the M911 HETs. The frame was finished, received some fuel pipes at the tanks. After finishing I have black primered the frame, the wheels and the engine as a base for the final painting. The engine and one wheel was painted in Nato-Green, then the details at the engine painted in silver, black and dark rust, then washing with a dark grey/brown oil color wash. The frame and the other wheels were first painted in Tamiya Dark Yellow, then brushed with Tamiya Buff. Buff is the main color of the painting, the dark yellow is for the shadows. All the scratches and damages on the wheels and on the frame were made with a dark grey color and a sponge and a thin pencil.A brown/yellow oil color wash followed. The tires wre painted in Nato-Black, the rims were masked with a cap of some color bottles Then washed with beige color to show some dusted look on the wheel. On the pictures the wheels are only loose, not glued yet. Next I will add some leaking oil and dust on the parts .... then glue the wheels Cheers Micha Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 Hello, the chassis is finished. All the wheels are mounted, only the center parts of the rims are still missing here. The exhaust pipes are included, painted in black and rusty colors. Some rusty shades of darker color will follow with pigments. The cab was painted in Nato green inside, then weathered and masked. All the small parts of the exterieur were added before painting as far as possible. Then the exterieur got painted in black (primer), then dark yellow and Tamiya's buff. The black marking on the doors and the window frames were painted next. The weathering started with brown, beige and white oil colors. In the meantime the double winches behind the cab were finished, primered and painted in the same way as the cab, as well as the other parts. Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share Posted October 27, 2016 Next I will add the window foil, then the interior, then I will mount everything on the chassis .... Cheers Micha Zero77 and Shawn M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 This is seriously skilled painting and weathering on the cab ! It's going to be monstrously impressive, i guess ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 Hello @ All, Want to show you some pictures of my finished Oshkosh M911 8x6 C-Het in scale 1/35. The kit is coming from the Hungarian manufacturer MinimanFactory and consists of several highest quality Resin parts, photo etched parts and clear foil for the windows. Construction is nearly the same way as a "standart" plastic kit ... very good fitting, great details and a "real beast" once finished.... Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 Hope that you like it! Cheers Micha Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrov27 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 wow - yes that is something else - love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 Thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 (edited) WOW, that really looks wonderful. The weathering is really something special. No door handles though? *EDIT* Just now saw them at the VERY bottom of the doors............. Edited November 8, 2016 by Out2gtcha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmarriachi Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Thank you very much Yes, the door handles are very small (and very fragil!) And at the bottom of the doors Cheers Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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