Steve,

Jean-Francois does not use laser-cut techniques: all pieces were homemade from styrene sheets in his tiny workshop, then glued. As he wanted opening main and escape doors, he decided to build his own hinges for the cab.
I fully agree with you, his talent is amazing, when it comes to modelling details.

Regards.
Guy

A 1960s Dutch combination, made of a Scania-Vabis LB76 4x2/2 tractor (Tekno model) and of a Heiiwo box semi-trailer on a Broshuis 2-axle chassis (modified Tekno model):







Regards.
Guy

R.G. LeTourneau XM2 Type II 4x4/4 carrier with ground-to-ground Firestone/JPL XM2 nuclear warhead ballistic missile (weight 5 tonnes, 48 to 130km range): Corgi Toys models









Regards.
Guy

In the German country:





Claas Jaguar 950 4x2/2 silage harvester equipped with an Orbis RU 600 cutting head, John Deere 8430 4x4/2 tractor and its Fortuna K 180/5.2 1+1-axle tipping drawbar trailer (Siku models)





To be continued.
Guy

Berliet TLC8 tractor built from a Minicirque kit by Jean-Jacques:









Regards.
Guy

Steve,

Thanks for your positive comments.

We have different centers of interest, which explains the large range within models.
As I explained earlier, Jean-Jacques is fond of vintage French plant equipment, while Jean-Paul prefers old Berliet trucks and tankers. Jean-Francois loves building his own models, with an incredible level of details and I personally collect anything which is 1/48-1/50ish (buses, military equipment, farming stuff, heavy haulage, crane equipment, conventional transport, etc). I have to admit that the choice there is endless; luckily enough my banker has a very positive effect on that addiction!

Regards.
Guy

Modelmaniac,

Many thanks for your support: I didn't know that these Corgi Toys Corporal missile elements were that rare.
As I mentioned above, for me the LeTourneau should be in a 1/49 scale, but what about the launching trailer? If it was in a 1/50 scale, then the real unit would be 3.4 metres wide, which doesn't seem to be the case:





Impossible to conclude on the basis of these only 2 pictures I found in "British Nuclear Artillery" - G. Fletcher & R. Swan - Tankograd Publishing.

Any trailer infos or details are welcome.
Guy

Magirus-Deutz 320M 19FL 4x2/2 truck + Kässbohrer D17 1+2-axle sheeted dropside bodies (Cursor model)





Regards.
Guy

A creative Canadian product: the K Tec 1233 ADT 1-line 36 tonnes capacity scraper towed by a Volvo CE A40F articulated 6x6 dumper chassis. The model was produced in a 1/50 scale by Motorart (Sweden) for the Manitoba plant equipment fabrication company:









Regards.
Guy.

Steve,

I should have said "underfloor" engine ("Unterflur" in German), which is the correct definition in English.
That type of flat motor is often mounted on buses, where having an unobstructed flat surface is paramount. Some truck companies in Europe (Büssing in Austria, FBW and Saurer in Switzerland) developed the concept for trucks as well, with the engine located between and under the truck chassis, behind the cab. Access for maintenance for such engines being very problematic at that time and as no real need for a flat cab floor was required, this was not very successful and was dropped during the seventies.
MAN, which took-over Büssing at that time, had some of his MAN-Büssing trucks using that concept.

The only web page dedicated to Underfloor engine I could find is in German, sorry: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterflurmotor

I hope it helps.
Guy