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Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006 - 08:24 PM UTC

Posting here as it is a "dark-side "build :-)
IMR-2MA Russian Engineer Vehicle --T70 chassis...a diggy /grabby thing
Pic from MODEL POINT

Rebuilt hull top and sponsons

Drvers position and "command"tower base (tool-box --to be changed)

Tower

Jib and boxes

Jib arms attached ---tool box changed

Head of jib for "float mech" and rollers

Hydraulics in place ----drivers cab fitted

Floating head

Bucket and Grab mechanism---Closed--bucket will be OPEN

Bucket and Grab mechanism---Open---bucket will be CLOSED

Floating head "with bucket




thats all for now --------to come.....Jib stay---blade and detail
aye
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EDIT ........See in action here..................www.roe.ru/p_prod/army/imr2m.htm#
SkateOrDie
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Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006 - 08:40 PM UTC
weird vehicle nice build though
Erik67
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Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006 - 10:16 PM UTC
Looking good my friend. Can't wait to see it finished.

Erik
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Posted: Friday, March 24, 2006 - 10:59 PM UTC
Another engineers vehicle from the master builder. I would love to see a photo of all the creations you have built in one photo. Looking forward to watching your progress on this one as well.
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Posted: Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 03:52 AM UTC
Freaky nice, man! I can't express how inspiring your work is!

Cuhail
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Posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 08:17 PM UTC
yeah buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

another winner

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Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 04:45 AM UTC

Rod
!!Oh no you dont !! ...........go brain dead trying to find something different than the usaual ..then trying to put it in to a "working " model
Think the""Force"" can make you a bit weird.....but I have been that way for years :-) :-) :-)
Thanks for the compliment
Sorry folks --on injured list at the mo---(busted hip)cant get to bench(in loft) ---will try to get more pics on soon
Thanks again to Greyhunter for the" vid clip"and to all for looking in
Back soon --"may the ""Force "" be wih you!"
aye
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Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 06:46 AM UTC
Just AWESOME Steve. Get well soon.
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Posted: Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 05:21 AM UTC
Steve

Hope you feel better soon That is a great lookin vehicle
barv
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Posted: Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 02:28 AM UTC

A few more boring pics








Thats all for now ----
aye
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(GOSMG)

ps -"hip "a lot better thanks for the thought
Erik67
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Posted: Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 02:35 AM UTC
Damn, Steve...

Erik
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Posted: Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 06:35 AM UTC
Steve,you are the man!!I love your work and subjects you find to biuld.

I'm just working on getting what I need to try my hand at a scratch build project of my own.We'll see how it turns out.

Jim
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Posted: Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 07:14 AM UTC
Looks like a good build you have going there. It will be interesting to see it completed.
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Posted: Sunday, April 02, 2006 - 07:37 AM UTC
Simply stunning work Steve

Your creations never cease to amaze me


Get well soon


Ian
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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 01:32 AM UTC

Had a scratch builders night-mare- for 3 days and 4 attempts.. .. ."Not wanna fit!!
After a , and a ...eventually got it working ...so here we go.......







:-) :-)
aye
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Erik67
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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 01:39 AM UTC
You just have to get Marcel to post some more video clips with the working blade and buckett.

Erik
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Posted: Saturday, April 08, 2006 - 02:38 AM UTC
James
Yep......got a bit to go -----mine rakes to be done -----about 40 bits (micro).. and some details-----.fingers crossed ---7- --10 days :-)
aye
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barv
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Posted: Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 04:19 AM UTC

Too late for DMOM ---but here are some more pics







Dio in early stage---not to be a permanent setting

aye
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Posted: Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 04:21 AM UTC


Erik67
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Posted: Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 04:23 AM UTC
You turn them out faster than most people manage to build the most simple kit, Steve. I'm impressed. Only thing missing now is the videos of the working blade and mine clearing system.


Erik
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Posted: Sunday, April 16, 2006 - 04:28 AM UTC

Impossible I do at once --miracles take a bit longer --- ....but I'll speak to Greyhunter
:-) :-)
aye
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