Work continues on the M1088A1.
I have pretty much completed the basic frame. The front wheels are steerable. I will add the steering gear box and linkages and be gluing them in a turned position. I added the lift rings in the middle part of the rear frame from sheet styrene and some sliced hex rod for the bolts. I still need to add air brake cylinders front and rear as well.
This is the Legend update set front bumper, with the kit lights and turn signals added.
Here is the front of the cab with the Legend grill piece added. It has a really nice Stewart & Stevenson logo in PE.
On the cab interior, I added the support across the rear of the cab roof from a piece of PE from the Legend set.
I also added the support structure for the gun ring on the inner roof from styrene sheet and strips. The PE sun visors are from the kit.
I built up the cab interior using the Pro Art dash and detail pieces. They look pretty nice. The dash is much better than the kit part. The storage boxes and gunner’s floor plate, along with the padding on the sides of the engine tunnel are nice too. There are very nice seats in this set that will be added later as well.
These are the Pro Art doors with handle details added inside (left) and outside (right). The new outside door pull is from the Legend update set.
Lastly is the air cleaner with a couple added pieces from Legend.
Next up is to get started on the 5th wheel, work platform and other tractor-specific parts.