Mike Posted June 27, 2024 Posted June 27, 2024 German Truck V3000S Wheels (3150 for ICM & Revell) 1:35 CMK by Special Hobby The V3000S Maultier was an almost ubiquitous truck in the German military during WWII, that was built by Ford’s German subsidiary that conveniently changed its name to Ford-Werke at the beginning of the war. They played a large part in German’s mobility throughout the war, and the basic chassis was re-engineered into many different variants during that time. Following the war, Mr Ford, who was a big fan of the Nazis before the war was ‘compensated’ for damage to his factories by the Allies in Germany, and also given the profits during the war to further sweeten the deal. The Set This set has been patterned with the ICM kit in mind, which has also been seen in Revell boxes since release, as they have a healthy collaborative release schedule in place. As usual with CMK's resin sets, they arrive in the familiar clear vacformed box, with the resin parts safely inside, and the instructions sandwiched between the header card at the rear. There are fifteen resin parts in the box, comprising seven wheels, four hubs and four hub-caps to completely replace the kit parts, and add a slight weighting to the bottom of the tyres where the rubber is flexing under the pressure of the truck it supports. They are a drop-in replacement for the kit once they have been removed from their casting blocks, which are conveniently placed on the contact patches to hide any blemishes or mistakes there. The front axle has single wheels, which are supported by the brake drums on the inner side, followed by the integrated hubs and tyres, then completing the stack with the small caps. The rear wheels are similarly made, but for the fact that there are two wheels on each axle to support the weight of the cargo, and longer caps to pass through the extra width. Conclusion After liberating the parts from their casting blocks and giving them a wash in warm, soapy water, the parts should take paint well, the deep tread and sidewall detail ready to take weathering washes or pigments to give the running gear a more realistic look than the original kit parts. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
Kelscale Posted June 27, 2024 Posted June 27, 2024 Nice to see a different tread pattern to ones already released 1
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