I had my order from Squadron MMD arrive today. I preordered these items back in February.
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LOL good one
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Superglue isn’t always the thing for 3D resin prints, so after a bit of looking around I went for this.
Their duct tape is excellent so…….
ETA I’ve just heard that if you put a tiny amount of water on one of the pieces to be joined, the superglue on the attaching piece will be activated much faster/form a better bond.
Same with just breathing on the newly-joined pieces apparently. Who knew?
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I did 
Water acts as a catalyst for the reaction that causes superglue to set. Breathing out on it, especially if you do it heavily, will blow moisture from your breath over the glue and increase the speed of the reaction.
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What’s the problem with CA glue on 3D prints?
It doesn’t always work, simply put.
I had some difficulty re-attaching two broken sections, because according to AI, s’glue doesn’t play nice with the ultra-smooth inside surfaces of printed resin. Works great on the slightly textured outer faces of a print - and fingers, as we know.
Apart from the comment above, I asked my learned friend Henry yesterday and he confirmed the information.
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I had this one arrive today to add to the collection. I have Tauro’s Sturmpanzerwagen A7V model still in the box as well.
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Next for the stash.
Trumpeters new M1078 A1P2.
Kit comes with complete engine and radiator, so the cab could be displayed lowered.
I hope that Trumpeter will release this FMTV version someday.
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This just arrived … just in time as my brother in law Jim Guld and wife arrive next week and we always do a build day together.
Looks to be a beautiful kit - box is chock full of sprues , a couple of 3D printed parts , PE and soft top in two vac formed pieces.
…and on the under side of the box it looks like we will be having a big Mack attack one day !
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Please do a build log on this guy, the Series 5 M1A1 is on my wish list with the Canadian marking options
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My bet is they will, many common parts involved. Needs a longer frame and load box, tarp not sure if there’s a load more, as it’s a bit recent for my field of interest (ODS) but they did it with the earlier versions.
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Is that Mack the NO or maybe the previous model? Damn, I’d love to build an NO one day! It’d look great parked alongside my Mack M125.
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There’s a group build for this next year you know. Just sayin’…
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Thank you for letting me know. 
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This title arrived today from Osprey Publishing for me to read and review for them.
I’ve been looking forward to this one.
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Just landed on my doorstep: Drami (Dragon/Zimi) KPZ-70 (plus the Toucan 3D tracks to go with it).
First impressions are good. Box is sturdy, all parts are well-packed and undamaged. The plastic is cleanly-molded in a pleasant green, which makes it easy to see the detail. Parts and instructions seems pretty much identical to the Dragon issue so far as I can see. Also in the box are the 3D AA cannon and a turned brass barrel to go with it. Both really nice. These aren’t mentioned in the instructions at all, but it’s pretty obvious where they go.
The Toucan tracks likewise look great. They’re tricky to get out of the box, but all parts arrived from Hong Kong undamaged.
Overall, I’d say that Drami is off to a good start.
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What material did they use for the track lengths in the box? THe originals were DS, but those look like traditional vinyl? Be interesting to see how they compare to the Toucan 3D printed ones!
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They look like good ol’ fashioned black vinyl - quite soft, no indications as to whether they’re glueable.
On the other hand the Toucan tracks look great, but so… many… tiny… parts…
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So, just to clarify my weak knowledge on US trucks, is the one shown top right the truck that towed the 8" howitzer? If so, I am more than interested as the Brits used it postwar - my area of interest - they may well have used it during the war come to that, but I remember seeing them in the 60s. A massive beast, as of course was the gun!
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