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GuyM wrote: [...]Ford F550 CC 4x4/2 pick-up truck with stake body (Menards(*) model), carrying 6 Goodyear 50X31.00-26HP plant equipment tires on a wooden support (modified Menards load(*))[...] Sorry for the mistake. Guy
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The ASAM interpretation of the Pacific M26, built from the kit by Jean-Jacques in a "free" civilian version:    The ASAM model, alongside the Gaso-Line tank transporter, which is also in 1/48 but made of resin (and already displayed in this topic):  Regards. Guy
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The Pacific M26 (ASAM kit) towing a 2-line Maduraud semi-trailer (Minitrucks kit, already displayed in this topic):     Regards. Guy
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Guy: I love that trailer except for the hand railing. It's a Smith huh?
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Craig, The Maduraud is an ex French Army plant equipment low bed transport semi-trailer (mainly carrying the Army Nordest crawlers crane) and offered in kit or built forms in 1/50 scale by Minitrucks, while A. Smith produces a 1/48 Dyson very similar to this one, also with a 2-line arrangement and loading from rear after removal on the 2 lines (see below a picture of the French Army Maduraud version):  Regards. Guy
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    Mercedes-Benz Actros 4163 SLT MP4 8x4/4 tractor (modified(*) NZG model) and Scheuerle InterCombi 50L2 4-beams-6 modular semi-trailer with 6-line rear low bed, extra-low extendable/widening beams and 4-line integrated dolly (WSI model), loaded with a 142.92 tonnes Terni shell element for a chemical industry reactor (homemade), Note (*): The tractor had its original 5th wheel removed and replaced by a WSI one. To be continued. Guy
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After a large heavy haulage set (back of the picture), some very small vehicles, as Japan is flooding the Far-East with their mini-trucks, well-suited for local towns narrow and crowded streets:   - left: Daihatsu Midget 1 MP5 3x2/1 three-wheeler fitted with a sheeted dropside body (Tomica model), - middle: Suzuki Carry DB 51T 4x2/2 mini-truck with dropside body (modified(*) Majorette model), - right: Daihatsu Midget 2 K100P 4x2/2 dropside mini-truck (Tomica model), Note (*): lthe protection structure was removed from the Majorette model, together with is transported load. To be continued. Guy
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The 2 Daihatsu vehicles:     The Wikipedia chapter dedicated to the Dahatsu Midget: https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu_Midget . To be continued. Guy
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The Suzuki Carry mini-truck:   Wikipedia topic related to the Suzuki Carry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Carry . Regards. Guy
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In the 1/50 car model still with a Hong Kong producer, not very well-known in Europe: Tiny City, at a time when this town was still Her Majesty's "territory":   - left: Morris Mini Pick-up Mk1 4x2/2 pick-up car with a sheeted rear body (Tiny City model, sold with 7 pumpkins) - in the centre: 2 Morris Mini Cooper Mk1 4x2/2 cars (Tiny City models), - right: Morris Mini Van Mk1 4x2/2 van car (Tiny City model). It should be noted that all these 1/50 cars are nicely reproduced; true scale, suspensions, opening doors... To be continued. Guy
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Morris Pick-up and Mini-Van:     To be continued. Guy
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The 2 Mini Cooper cars:     Regards. Guy
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Other brand producing some 1/50 models, Majorette (see the Suzuki mini-truck above). Their wide production (in all sorts of scale) is more to do with toys than real models, despite some nice additions (opening doors, tinted screen, ...):   Toyota Rav4 2.0i 4x4/2 cross-country coupe car with tarpaulin (modified(*) Majorette model),   Note (*): model "button" wheels were reduced in width, which I thought was oversized. To be continued. Guy
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Another Majorette model, the Lancia Monte-Carlo:   Lancia Beta Monte-Carlo cabriolet car 4x2/2 (modified(*) Majorette model), Note (*): original decals were removed, the model repainted with new decals added, together with more realistic wheels. Sometimes, there is a doubt about model scale. An example is the Airbus helicopter from Jägerndorfer, Austrian modeller specialized in "winter sports" models, such as snow guns, cable cars...:  Full scale dimensions of the Eurocopter H 135 (written at the back of the box of the ÖAMTC helicopter) together with measurements on the model, suggest that it is more a 1/55 reduction than the 1/50 scale advertised in their catalog above. Regards. Guy
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   Mercedes-Benz Actros 3351 LS MP4 6x4/2 tractor (WSI model) and Nooteboom EURO 103-24 ID modular semi-trailer with a 4-axle rear module, extendible extra-low bed and integrated 2-line dolly (Conrad model(*) being modified), carrying a 61.2 tonnes Vestas V80-2.0 (2000kW, 600V) windmill generator under TUFD cover (IMC load),  Note (*): bought for a fair price from e... as it was missing a second spare wheel (at right); its Conrad coupling was removed to be replaced by a WSI-type pin and their widening devices and planks were removed. New widening devices are to be glued on bed sides plus a new coat of paint applied. Regards. Guy
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 Volvo FH12II-T480 6x2/4 tractor (modified(*) Cararama model) and Schwietert TT 300 3-axle cryogenic tank semi-trailer (modified(*) Conrad model),    Note (*): the semi-trailer had its Conrad coupling removed and replaced by a screw compatible with the fifth wheel of the tractor, which had its second driven axle removed. Regards. Guy
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When MAN was testing the safety of their flagship TGA and moreover its capacity to roll-over in curves:    MAN TGA 18-480 LX 4x2/2 tractor and Willig 3-axle tanker semi-trailer equipped with retractable anti-roll-over beams and wheels (modified('*) Conrad models),  Note (*): both wheels were removed from outer ends of roll-over beams, these stored under the tanker and the tractor fitted with 2 supports allowing the TGA to store them behind the cab. Regards. Guy
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2 French battle tanks which participated to the 1940 campaign against the Wehrmacht (also called the "Battle of France"):   - left: Renault R35 tank fitted with a 37mm cannon and a 7.5mm machine-gun (Solido-Hachette model), - right: SOMUA S35 tank, 47mm cannon and 7.5mm machine-gun (Solido-Hachette model). To be continued. Guy
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The Renault R35 light tank, which was quickly outnumbered in front of German tanks in spite of its thick armor plates, as it was used in small numbers as an infantry support only:    Wikipedia article dedicated to the Renault R35 tank: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_R35To be continued. Guy
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