The M972 Flatbed w/ Excavator

[tiking]

This is a build I have been working on for some time now. It's a heavy modification of the M915 kit from Trumpeter. As always, I decided to spice things up a bit. I wanted to do something different. So, I kit-bashed the trailer and tractor to bring forth this combo unit. But it could have been plausible. The name came about by using the first number of the M915 and the 2 last digits of the M872 trailer. Hence, M972, which is a combination of both.
The Hitachi excavator is from Hasegawa which I built as a burnt out model. The idea came from the pic I found while searching the web. Lots of pics. Hope you like the results.

 

[moon puppy]

Incredible.

 

[Iron Mike]

Very cool, nice details.

 

[phantom II]

Very nicely done .Way cool

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[tiking]

Thanks for dropping guys.

 

[Jeeves]

Very neat Charles- looks the part...like it just got dragged out of a pit

 

[jknaus]

That is awesome
James

 

[tiking]

Thanks everyone for looking in on this thread.

 

[sharkman]

Another fantastic piece!

have to ask though, what are the vent like things on the doors of the cab??

 

[tiking]

Another fantastic piece!

have to ask though, what are the vent like things on the doors of the cab??

Hi Warren. They are Combat Identification Panel (CIP), also known as a Coalition Identification Panel. They are device mounted on military ground vehicles to distinguish them from the enemy during battle.

 

[sharkman]

Another fantastic piece!

have to ask though, what are the vent like things on the doors of the cab??

Hi Warren. They are Combat Identification Panel (CIP), also known as a Coalition Identification Panel. They are device mounted on military ground vehicles to distinguish them from the enemy during battle.

Interesting! I had no idea!

Thanks!

 

[tiking]

No problems.

 

[moon puppy]

Another fantastic piece!

have to ask though, what are the vent like things on the doors of the cab??

Hi Warren. They are Combat Identification Panel (CIP), also known as a Coalition Identification Panel. They are device mounted on military ground vehicles to distinguish them from the enemy during battle.

Great...now everyone will have them to keep from getting shot at. :facepalm

:tomato

Another excellent build Charles.

 

[tiking]

Haha! Thanks.

 

[lupanzer]

The weathering is superb!

Luiz

 

[tiking]

The weathering is superb!

Luiz

Thank you Luiz.

 

[Skinny_Mike]

Amazing work! Just wow!

 

[tiking]

Thank you kindly Mike.