Hemtt M-977 Killer Thunder

CRANE AND CONTROLS ASSEMBLY

In my opinion the crane was the most laborious step because I wanted to represent the controls and the crane itself was coming home quite bare.
Noticing the details of actual images of the crane manufacturer I ventured to try to replicate as close.
I used different materials, photo prints, wires, pins, cables and other miscellaneous parts and pieces of plasticard kits.

SHIELD CASE ASSEMBLY

The assembly was simple, took measurements inside the box, and leaning on the actual images and placing a figure in the same box I got the measurements of the plates, also I reinforced the corners with angles and profiles U and went on to build door latches and handles with grip.

For the armament of machine guns and grenade launchers I made a media consisting of: a plate with a central pipe and bevel-shaped reinforcements.

CABIN ASSEMBLY, TURRET and SHIELD

First, I dedicated myself to ride inside the cabin. Once mounted in position presented, with the actual images and publications Hemtt, I decided to mount the turret rings using leftovers from other kits, profiles plasticard square plates.

The front shield is made rather to eye, based on the structure of Italeri. And the doors were made by obtaining a cast on tracing paper and transferred to plasticard.

GENERAL PAINTING

At this point in modeling and is known by all the number of possible techniques and products to complete them, so I'll summarize it a bit throughout the process.

The general basis of the truck was painted with Tamiya acrylic XF mixing airbrush-2 + X-22 + XF-57 + XF-57 into equal parts and diluted with Lacquer Thinner of the same brand.
Once dry, I applied some subtle washes of SIN P241 and P245 industries, respecting the intervals between steps, the following was a general washing umber earth Titan Oil and finish with a wash Neutral Mig Wash in specific areas.

(PHOTOS 1-2-3-4 and 5)

Chipping

For the purposes of any chipped paint and rust from the same I used Humbrol enamel paints ref.32 and 100.

(Photos 6 and 7)

OXIDE IN SHIELD

Well at this point plates painted with an airbrush and Tamiya acrylics. I used the XF-1 flat black for pre-shadowed in the corners and braces, hull XF-9 XF-7 network and network to get a flat first base.
The rest of the process was a brush with acrylics Life colors and using the sponge technique and mapping.
(PHOTO 10),

ARMAMENT

(PHOTO 9)

And then to observe the drying times of paint and general treatments, the result is finally east.

PD: Thank you all for watching and I hope you enjoy

Very nice.....Love the work on the armor plate especially the chalk writing on the front. I personally am not a big fan of chipping, especially on modern vehicle but what you have done is carried off well. 

The davit crane is a PITA with all the cables and fiddly little parts needed. Your's looks excellent. I always love the coolers and the box of Coke

Excellent....well done

Also.....welcome to the Armor forum

Rounds Complete!!

Very nice work. Modern vehicles are not my thing. I really do like yours though. Oshkosh Truck is about 20-25 minutes away from where I live and I see, what I'm guessing, is them testing them out on the highway.

A+ Keep up the good work!

Nicely done. I really like the rust. Looks very natural.

Excellent work, your truck looks great!

Fantastic model... the Oshkosh M97X Series is my favorite modern vehicle and you've done a wonderful job on this! Man that's a beauty! Maybe a tad too (dark) rusty but gee, I'd sure like to have that in my display case.

Thanks for posting and welcome to the forum!

Pep, welcome to the forums! A very nice work on this HEMMT, I especially like the shading. Keep 'em comin' and have a nice day

Pawel

Thank you very much friends, and excuse my English

It looks great.   You gotta love a big, bad guntruck; esp. when it is as big as a HEMTT.  Good job on it.

Pep Vazquez

Thank you very much friends, and excuse my English

No excuse required....we all speak the same here...Modeling....in that your are quite fluent!!

Rounds Complete!!

Can I get a 'HELL YEAH!!!!!" 

Great job!!!  I love it!

Please check your 'Conversations'.

Thank you very much friend, take into account your advice

Now that's some "Magnificent" work!

Awesome work.  That would make a great piece in the magazine.  Wonderful.  Absolutely wonderful.

Fantastic job there, Pep! 

Very impressive!

crahier

Hi, The pictures are no more available... Could you post them once again ? :-) Thanks, Christophe

That is because the last post is over 8 years old and the original poster hasn't been here in over 9 years.  If you have a question about HEMTTs or HEMTT guntrucks, it would be best to start a new post and ask your questions(s) there.