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The Tekno Volvo F89 tractor hooked to some other semi-trailers (Jean-Jacques):     Regards. Guy
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Jamie, 2 Siku Zetros displayed earlier in this topic in a Jordanian transport company livery. The only thing I did were a new flatbed on the truck and a shortened frame with 5th wheel and 2 spare wheels on the tractor. In addition, "toyish" Siku wheels have been replaced by resin-made MiniCams 14.00 wheels and tires:  As you can see, the level of detail is not the same between Siku and IMC models (in addition Siku ones are equipped with single wheels all-round, while the IMC wrecker is fitted with dual wheels on the rear tandem). I hope it helps. Guy
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GuyM wrote:Late 2010, Solido is back to military modelling, some 1/48 models being built by them in Bangladesh in resin for the American train producer, MHT Electric Trains [...] Solido subcontracting activities didn't last very long, as the American company disappeared in 2021 in their original form, with the retirement of Mike Wolf, its founder. The few Solido models - very well detailed, as far as I could see - of the defunct American company, were sold direct by the French company from that date [...] 2 other US Army vehicles reproduced by Solido:   - left: AM General HMMWV M1151 4x4/2 cross-country car with 12.7mm machine-gun (Solido model), - right Ling-TEMCO-Vought Aircraft Corporation M270/A1 tracked armored vehicle fitted with a multiple rockets launching system (modified Solido model). To be continued. Guy
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The AM General HMMWV (its official name being difficult to pronounce, it was often nick-named "Humvee"), here in the M1151 version:    To be continued. Guy
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The Ling-TEMCO-Vought Aircraft Corporation M270/A1 MRLS, which became famous in Europe thanks to capabilities of the few units shipped by the US Army to the Ukrainian Army in their current war against Russia:   Regards. Guy
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The third picture (different from the second one), which was meant to be posted above:  Regards. Guy
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Canada and Australia(*) are 2 countries where road transport with B-Doubles is widely represented. Here, a B-Double train in the livery of Toll, an Australian logistics company:   Kenworth-Australia T909 6x4/2 tractor (modified Drake Collectibles model) and Freighter MaxiTrans Flat Top B Double (A) 3-axle flatbed semi-trailer with rear 5th wheel (Drake Collectibles model) loaded with a 20ft maritime container of unknown brand (Drake/WSI model, to be repainted), hooked to a second Freighter MaxiTrans Flat Top B Double (B) 3-axle flatbed semi-trailer (Drake Collectibles model) carrying a DFIC 40' HC 40ft maritime container (WSI model),   Note (*): link to the Australian document showing the different classes of heavy vehicles in the country: https://www.nhvr.gov.au/files/201707-0577-common-heavy-freight-vehicles-combinations.pdfTo be continued. Guy
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    Link to the Toll Group website: https://www.tollgroup.com/Regards. Guy
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In Australia still, with a system full of promises, as it avoids the need for any external lifting mean to load/unload maritime containers in remote areas(*):    Kenworth-Australia T909 6x4/2 tractor and O'Phee/BoXLoader Skeleton 40' 3-axle container carrier chassis semi-trailer fitted with 2 Multiloader sliding hydraulic lifting arms (Drake Collectibles models) carrying 2 DFIC 20' GP 20ft maritime containers (WSI models),  Note (*): several different products are available, including sliding cranes of the French company BXL fitted onto containers skeleton chassis of Australian company O'Phee Trailers (today part of the Drake Group). Two 20ft containers are linked together with inserts fitted between containers ends, allowing them both to be lifted as if they were a standard 40ft container. To be continued. Guy
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   As a bonus, maritime containers haulage and an O'Phee/BoXLoader combination operation, somewhere in the Australian Outback:  Regards. Guy
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Back to Europe with a road haulage by a Mammoet contractor:  Mercedes-Benz Arocs 1845 LS 4x2/2 tractor (modified Siku model) and Crane-Fruehauf 3-axle flatbed semi-trailer (modified Corgi model), loaded with 2 crawler crane ballast slabs of 12.5 tonnes each and a Liebherr LR 1750 SDBW crawler crane lattice boom length (Conrad elements),    Regards. Guy
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Siku, the German toy manufacturer, produced a few years ago 2 "toyish" container carrier combinations in a 1/50 scale:  Both models,as they are being modified:   With, from left to right (at rear, the modified Siku tractor, already displayed in this forum): - Mercedes-Benz Actros 1842 LS MP4 4x2/2 tractor (modified Holland Oto model) and Fliegl SDS 420 V2-34 3-axle container carrier chassis semi-trailer with extendable rear frame (Siku model being modified), loaded with a Van Hool UN Portable T7 20' container tanker (Tekno model), - Mercedes-Benz Actros 1848 LS MP3 4x2/2 tractor (modified Siku model) and Fliegl SDS 380 3-axle container carrier chassis semi-trailer with extendable rear frame (Siku model being modified) carrying an unknown brand 40' reefer container (Tekno model). To be continued. Guy
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The tank-container combination:    To be continued. Guy
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The haulage of the reefer container:    Regards. Guy
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American telescopic crane produced by Gescha in the seventies, shortly before the German model company was taken-over by Conrad:   - Clark 720 CM crane with hydraulic telescopic boom on low-line cab 6x4/2 carrier (modified Gescha model),   Regards. Guy
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Volvo F12 built by Jean-Jacques, using a Tekno kit. The Trailor tipping semi-trailer is a MiniCams kit:     Regards. Guy
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The Volvo F12 tractor towing various semi-trailers (Gescha/Conrad mixing drum and Corgi flatbed):     Regards. Guy
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At the same location, another combination from Jean-Jacques, a Volvo NL12 (Conrad) towing a Fruehauf tipping semi-trailer (MiniCams kit):     Regards. Guy
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 Fendt 942 Vario ProfiPlus 4x4/2 farm tractor fitted with a Fendt Slicer 310 FQ front-mounted disks mower (Siku models) and towing a Fahr Helipede KS 1.50 single rotor hay rake (modified Matchbox model),    Regards. Guy
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In my "farming period" still, a few old tractors found recently at very low prices on the web:   - left: Fordson Super Major 4x2/2 farm tractor and Whitlock SX3 1-axle tipping trailer (Matchbox models being modified), - right: Massey-Ferguson 165 4x2/2 farm tractor and Whitlock/???? SX6 locally-modified 2-axle tipping trailer (Matchbox models being modified). To be continued. Guy
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