Heavens Eagle
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Gotta watch for the weird warpage crap in resin kits. 
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Cheyenne
Moderator
Ian build your loader , take it off the shelf , it's a weathering dream palette .
It looks like the base kit is the same as the NATO version sans armored cab and front fenders .
Next up is the Mig wheel loader .
This kit so far is a dream compared to the Plus Models Hyster kit .
First thought , the resin is not the usual hard , brittle , ceramic like resin .
Note to all other resin kit manufactures , find out what this stuff Mig uses ...... and use it , people will love you and buy your kits/product .
Mig's resin on this kit is a softer , almost MiniArt styrene like softer [ unlike the Tamiya , Italeri , very hard styrene ] , easily removed from pour blocks .
Cuts and sands easily , like softer styrene .
Easier " yes " still tedious tho [ as in removing and sanding any type of resin from puor blocks ] .
Little to no warpage , easily corrected when found tho due to the malleable quality of the resin .
Aaaaah instructions , ........ still the Baby Ruth at the bottom of Brentwood's swimming pool quality .
Parts are not numbered , just pictured [ photographed ] on the instruction sheet with corresponding numbers .
Not very clear part locations [ especially on the parts for the bucket hydrolic arms and workings ] .
You more or less have to interpret the part and placement/location in the photograph .
I don't know what " kind " of resin this is but even after warm soap and water parts wash , use primer .
Spraying paint [ air brush/rattle can ] directly on the resin gives a " spraying water on the hood of your car effect " kinda looks like it doesn't want to adhere properly .
All in all at 90% built , I'd give this an " Ice Cream and Strippers at a GoGo bar party " rating .
The figure is a Verlinden one , that tends to be on the larger side of 1/35th scale figures .
This wheel loader is HUGE .
It looks like the base kit is the same as the NATO version sans armored cab and front fenders .
Next up is the Mig wheel loader .
This kit so far is a dream compared to the Plus Models Hyster kit .
First thought , the resin is not the usual hard , brittle , ceramic like resin .
Note to all other resin kit manufactures , find out what this stuff Mig uses ...... and use it , people will love you and buy your kits/product .
Mig's resin on this kit is a softer , almost MiniArt styrene like softer [ unlike the Tamiya , Italeri , very hard styrene ] , easily removed from pour blocks .
Cuts and sands easily , like softer styrene .
Easier " yes " still tedious tho [ as in removing and sanding any type of resin from puor blocks ] .
Little to no warpage , easily corrected when found tho due to the malleable quality of the resin .
Aaaaah instructions , ........ still the Baby Ruth at the bottom of Brentwood's swimming pool quality .
Parts are not numbered , just pictured [ photographed ] on the instruction sheet with corresponding numbers .
Not very clear part locations [ especially on the parts for the bucket hydrolic arms and workings ] .
You more or less have to interpret the part and placement/location in the photograph .
I don't know what " kind " of resin this is but even after warm soap and water parts wash , use primer .
Spraying paint [ air brush/rattle can ] directly on the resin gives a " spraying water on the hood of your car effect " kinda looks like it doesn't want to adhere properly .
All in all at 90% built , I'd give this an " Ice Cream and Strippers at a GoGo bar party " rating .
The figure is a Verlinden one , that tends to be on the larger side of 1/35th scale figures .
This wheel loader is HUGE .
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
That is one beast of a kit!
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Wow, that is a big kit........ it's going to look great!....and on that note what a beautiful job you did on the forklift - perfect finish.
I can hear the backup beepers now.
Cheyenne
Moderator
Man , I love this kit !!!
So far everything is all good in the universe , fit , paint up etc.
The suspension is a rocker arm type so all wheels will be touching the ground even on extreme uneven ground .
The front end is also positionable , left , right etc , the bucket up , down etc.
I'm even entertaining scratching a cab as this is an open model .
Still need to plumb all the hydrolics ans arm etc. but at this stage of the build I see no possible problems .
So far everything is all good in the universe , fit , paint up etc.
The suspension is a rocker arm type so all wheels will be touching the ground even on extreme uneven ground .
The front end is also positionable , left , right etc , the bucket up , down etc.
I'm even entertaining scratching a cab as this is an open model .
Still need to plumb all the hydrolics ans arm etc. but at this stage of the build I see no possible problems .
Lot of potential with that thing. Nice 
Cheyenne
Moderator
Made progress yet still tons to do , distressing/weathering etc.
Made a fuel cap and neck [ kit had none ] .
Headlights were soild resin bits , drilled them out and added a copper filiment and nicked some glass headlight pieces from somewhere in the spares box .
Need to add hydrolic hoses all over the place .
Put some bolt heads on the top of the engine housing .
Made some beat up vent screens for the side of the engine housing , kit didn't really have anything that looked good .
Made a fuel cap and neck [ kit had none ] .
Headlights were soild resin bits , drilled them out and added a copper filiment and nicked some glass headlight pieces from somewhere in the spares box .
Need to add hydrolic hoses all over the place .
Put some bolt heads on the top of the engine housing .
Made some beat up vent screens for the side of the engine housing , kit didn't really have anything that looked good .
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