hi guys well i am back on the dark side for a while and to start things off i am building the m-977 hemtt truck again by italeri and was wondering is thier any aftermarket things for the cab and and cargo area? i aslo need some pics if thier avaible for weathering.and is thier any other offerings of this truck? i know that italeri made a fuel truck and i havent seen that in years. if i can find the things i need i will be making a diroma and hopefully it will be going to the nats in oceana va in 2008. thanks in advance rob.
Pro Art does a few update sets for the interior and exterior and new tires for it as well. There are a few other tire sets too, but I can’t remember from whom.
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Ga.modelmaker
Try these links for your reference picks. Hope they help…
http://www.primeportal.net/hemtt.htm#M978 (Ton of different pics at this site)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:HEMTT_Wrecker_and_Cargo.jpg (in sand camo)
http://www.tanxheaven.com/m977/m977pic.htm (good close-up of specific components)
http://www.militarymodelling.com/news/article.asp?UAN=319&v=1 (just thought you might be interested)
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ProArt does indeed make wheel sets for the M977 as does Tank Workshop. R&J Enterprises distributes both, although the ProArt sets are slow in arriving. Eduard makes an excellant PE set that is very extensive for the interior as well as some exterior fittings. ProArt also does a crane set for the M977, but it’s hard to come by. Check your references carefully, as most of the photos showing recent M977s show upgrades to the M985. The M985 has a large stowage box on the right side as well as the heavier-duty crane. It is possible to upgrade the Italeri kit crane with a little work. The hook assembly is larger and the hydraulic lifting cylinders are larger and configured differently. There are lots of other minor upgrades that can be seen on the Prime Portal site: look closely. Here is a link to my M985 WIP if it’s any help.
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thanks for all that info guys. i will try to post some pics of what i have done so far. i will look into the cab stuff and the resin wheels for the hemtt and also on that crane. also how hard is it to find the tanker version of the hemtt? thanks again rob.
yahoo i found a crane on old evil bay i guess $55.00 plus shipping isnt to bad these day. i all most got the inteior detal set for it to. but that will be for the fuel tanker when i can find one. thanks again for all your help.
sent you a pm about the fueler your looking for hope to here from ya.