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                        Academy 1/72 M977 8x8 Cargo Truck

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                        Richard@Home
                        • Member since
                          November 2010
                        Academy 1/72 M977 8x8 Cargo Truck
                        Posted by Richard@Home on Saturday, September 10, 2016 12:08 PM

                        Hi folks. Here's my take on one of the work horses of the modern army - the M977 8x8 Cargo Truck. This kit is from Academy and part of their excellent ground vehicles series (I can recommend them all).

                        I've painted it up US desert camo using Vallejo and tamiya paints, windsor & newton oils and mig & Vallejo pigments. Built straight out of the box, there's plenty of oportunity for scratchbuilding cargo and trailers. 

                         

                        More pics and a full build log over on my blog: http://www.richbuilds.com/articles/review-build-academy-13412-172-u-s-m977-8x8-cargo-truck/

                         

                        Tags: 8x8 , Desert , iraq , m877 , us

                        RichBuilds.com - Scale Schenigans - http://www.richbuilds.com

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                        HeavyArty
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Saturday, September 10, 2016 12:38 PM

                        Looks pretty good.  One issue I see though.  You have the whole left side of the cab hanging off, not the driver's door open.  The door is only the raised part on the side panel.  You can see it in the below pics.

                         

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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                        Richard@Home
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                          November 2010
                        Posted by Richard@Home on Saturday, September 10, 2016 12:58 PM

                        Good spot HeavyArty! Limitation of the kit (and my lack of detailed knowledge). 

                        If I tackle the kit again (and I will, there are some very cool black/green camo options I'm itching to try) I'll definitely look into cutting the door frame out.

                        RichBuilds.com - Scale Schenigans - http://www.richbuilds.com

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                        Rob Gronovius
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Fort Knox
                        Posted by Rob Gronovius on Saturday, September 10, 2016 2:05 PM

                        OKB Grigorov does a photo etch set for the Academy kit. Actually, two different one. One is a detail set and the other is the armored cab that allows for the door to be opened, or so I've heard.

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                        Richard@Home
                        • Member since
                          November 2010
                        Posted by Richard@Home on Saturday, September 10, 2016 2:13 PM

                        Cheers Rob. Having had a closer look at the cab, cutting the door out doesn't look to hard. I'm definitely interested in the detail set though. Thanks for the heads up :-)

                         

                        RichBuilds.com - Scale Schenigans - http://www.richbuilds.com

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