Highlight of Trumpeter 2024-25 catalogue, HEMTT A4s Coming!

[Newtonk]

and a metric slew of 1/16 M4 tanks: A1, Medium late, A1E8, and A3E8.

then, there is this,

[HeavyArty]

Great news!! We’ve been waiting for both the cargo version and an A4. Now we have both coming. Of course, right after I scratch an M978A4…you’re all welcome.

M978A4 HEMTT Fuel Truck (Former M983A4 build)

This is now going to be an M978A4 HEMTT Fueler. It is the latest version of HEMTT which has a new air-ride suspension, new longer cab from the M1074 PLS, and a new engine area arrangement. A few reference pics. [image] [image] There is no kit nor conversion set (so to speak) for an A4 HEMTT. To that end, most of it will be scratch/converted starting with the Trumpeter M983A2 frame (left over from my M985A2 build) and the rest will be from an Italeri M978A2 kit. I will also add the ProArt…

[Newtonk]

there was also the MKR16 and MKR18 in there, somewhere.

[HeavyArty]

Yup, MKR16 LVSR tractor is coming from I Kit. I haven’t seen anything on the MKR18 LVSR PLS though.

[HermannB]

Finally, they have my HEMTT references for 10 plus years.

[tanknick22]

Now i can trash my Italeri M977

[Skyshark]

Now if AFV Club will make the M800 series trucks. And someone will make some trailers ie…M303, and others…

[Skyshark]

Anyone have a link for the full catalogue

[HermannB]

When they have the parts for fuel tank and cargo body/crane, I hope they release them on the HEMTT A2 chassis.

[jon_a_its]

Heads Up! AVOID Modelscale Military Business Shop Bruchsal under all circumstances.
He is a Scammer, offers latest as yet unobtainable kits, only accepts Friends & Family PayPal then offers only excuses before he blocks you.

[HeavyArty]

Just copied a pic off the net. Thanks for the heads up though.

[jfeenstra]

Why would you do that? The Italeri kits are not the greatest kits of course, but these new Trumpeter kits are the A4 which didn’t start production until 2008. So they can’t be used for anything prior to that. The Italeri kit is the A0/A2.

[Thomcat]

-A4 HEMTT, f*cking finally

[Brantwoodboy]

If you want to trash it I’ll take adopt it to A good home

[HeavyArty]

@tanknick22

Now i can trash my Italeri M977

@jfeenstra

Why would you do that? The Italeri kits are not the greatest kits of course, but these new Trumpeter kits are the A4 which didn’t start production until 2008.

Keep the cargo box/crane sprue and fueler sprue and junk the rest. They can be added to the Trumpeter A2 kits to make a really nice M977A2 or M978A2. The rest of the Italeri HEMTT kits are not worth the hassle to bring them up to current standards. My opinion anyways.

An example:

M985A2 HEMTT w/M989 HEMAT build

I started on another project I have been wanting to do for a while. I am building an M985A2 HEMTT w/M989 HEMAT (Heavy Expanded Mobility Ammo Trailer). This combo was used by MLRS Bns as ammo carriers. They held eight MLRS rocket pods; four on the truck, four on the trailer. This was the configuration we used in 1-39 FA (MLRS), 3ID during the invasion of Iraq in '03, which is how I will depict it. They have since been replaced by the M1120 LHS as ammo trucks in MLRS Bns. …

[Brantwoodboy]

I am after the whole family thru all the different variants and models. So, I need the early versions as well. And I think I have a slight sadistic streak when it comes to some kits.

[Uncle-Heavy]

The word you want is : masochistic

As the joke goes:
Spank me! said the masochist
NO! said the sadist

[tanknick22]

I will send you a pm

[Evan]

Tom Lehrer - The Masochism Tango

Once again, couldn’t help myself. I know…off topic…but it’s funny.

[HermannB]

Finally I can build these-