M1088A1 5-ton Tractor Conversion

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Thanks Gamera. I am laying down some paint on it right now. Hopefully I will have an update later today or tomorrow.

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I have completed the M1088A1 tractor truck.

I ended up painting it in NATO camo. I gave it a couple washes with a dirt color and a sand color acrylic paint. Then I selectively dry-brushed it to bring out some details. I added some bare metal and light rust around the 5th wheel and its ramps. Lastly, I added some dripped/overflow fuel streaks on the fuel tank from Tamiya Smoke.

I marked its as one from the 13th Theater Support Command, 610 Quartermaster Bn, 418 Transportation Company. It is not based on any specific truck, but one I saw pulling a tank trailer on the net. All the warning and placard decals are from the kit, as are the stencils. I made the markings myself and the 52 Bn ID # is left over from some other kit.

I added the air lines and brake lights cable from 1/24 scale car spark plug wires in the red, blue, and black colors.

Here is my take on the truck. I hope you like it.

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Here it is with the M1062 Bulk Fuel trailer.
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This was a fun and rewarding build. I am very pleased with how it turned out. The Pro Art cab set and Legend A1 update set really add to the details.

You can see more on the M1062 tank trailer here:

https://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/3/p/191212/2205699.aspx#2205699

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I can smell the diesel and hear the roar!

I love that the markings include my very favourite US military xray vision required “Do not fill above this line” warning .

This is some of the best modeling I have ever seen.

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Wow, that looks incredible. Well done.

BK

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Heavy Arty!

As usual you swept in with a Winner. Great Work !!

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Thank gents. I really like how this one turned out.

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Looks great Gino!!! Again, very nice work.

From the date you posted I was on vacation and missed her. Glad she got kicked back to the top.

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Thanks Gamera. It was a fun build.

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Well done. It turned out fantastic.

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Thanks John. I enjoyed building it.

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Covers it for me

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Thanks Steve.

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Looks great! The cab looks exactly like the rig I rode in all the way through Iraq…though we had a shelter on the back of ours instead of a fuel trailer. Amazing work.

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Thanks silentbob. Exactly the look I was going for.