M1088A1 5-ton Tractor Conversion

[HeavyArty]

I have completed the M1088A1 tractor truck.

I ended up painting it in NATO camo. I gave it a couple washes with a dirt color and a sand color acrylic paint. Then I selectively dry-brushed it to bring out some details. I added some bare metal and light rust around the 5th wheel and its ramps. Lastly, I added some dripped/overflow fuel streaks on the fuel tank from Tamiya Smoke.

I marked its as one from the 13th Theater Support Command, 610 Quartermaster Bn, 418 Transportation Company. It is not based on any specific truck, but one I saw pulling a tank trailer on the net. All the warning and placard decals are from the kit, as are the stencils. I made the markings myself and the 52 Bn ID # is left over from some other kit.

I added the air lines and brake lights cable from 1/24 scale car spark plug wires in the red, blue, and black colors.

Here is my take on the truck. I hope you like it.

Here it is with the M1062 Bulk Fuel trailer.

This was a fun and rewarding build. I am very pleased with how it turned out. The Pro Art cab set and Legend A1 update set really add to the details.

You can see more on the M1062 tank trailer here:

M1062 Bulk Fuel Trailer conversion

Based on the below thread, I started getting interested in finding a version of fuel trailer that looked close to the old Monogram 1/32 trailer that has been around for many years. I had an old trailer that had been relegated to a box for later use many years ago. I thought about reworking it and bringing it back to life. Here is the old Monogram Fruehauf trailer. For its age, it is actually a pretty detailed piece. It would stand on its own, but was not a version used by the US Military i…