Thundermodel 1/35 M1A1 Wrecker build

Hi all - starting a new build here . This is the just released Wrecker from Thundermodel.

Lots of parts with this one with all the good and bad that accompanies kits like this . The detail is very good and the fit is good as well IF you get it all right . Any time there are many components involved the chances to go astray increase . I do not want this to be seen as a criticism of Thundermodel - they give us subjects that others ignore.

To give you an idea of how much detail there is and approaching the limits of sanity , the universal joints are supplied as separate parts for the u joint and yokes-

I’ve made a start with the chassis and driveline -

Some errors in the instructions -

They would have you insert the output shaft of the gearbox in the lower hole in the transfer case when it should go in the upper -

and some errors part numbers - Brake diaphragm is labeled C 72 when it should be C 59.

More to come and thanks for looking.

Cheers- RT

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Looks like a decent kit. I’ll be following

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