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OUS -155 BELARTY Diggy Thing
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Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 11:32 AM UTC

A friend sent me a picture of this and so had to build ...(Load for the MAZ?)
OUS-155 BELARTY --- Long reach crane (12m) on a T55A chassi (Tamiya kit)

In action here...
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=wN-bB4rg_GA " TARGET="_blank"> http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=wN-bB4rg_GA




..also in use as a mine clearing vehicle



My rendering



















Not bad progress for 12 hours
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 10:35 AM UTC

Building this under pressure before I am invaded by "tribe "......got a few hours work in between re-org........
















Few hours of left ..cab -track..covers and some details --hinges etc.....
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 10:57 AM UTC
Love how you get the bucket curves and the jib detailing with the ribbing, etc. This is fantastic as usual.

Pure dead brill so it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nige
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 11:07 AM UTC
Another strange contraption Steve.
Looks good so far.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 11:10 AM UTC
Great piece of Work Steve
I love it
cheers
seb
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 08:27 PM UTC
He's at it again!!!!!

Steve, you are a Fruitcake

Keep up the great work

Andy
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Posted: Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 12:57 PM UTC

Quick up-date...........









Paint soon ...got a set of 'steps' left then tidy up
aye
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Posted: Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 01:03 PM UTC
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Posted: Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 01:56 PM UTC
very fast work.
Is the mine clearing vehicle variant next?




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Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 07:59 AM UTC

Mine flail ????---mmmmm!.......Later
Managed to evade tribe and got a few mins on bench ....started weathering





aye
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Posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 04:44 AM UTC
Good stuff you have there... How you guys manage to scratchbuild i haven't gotta clue... Nice work.
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