hanomag k55

Monument Valley Diorama – Roswell incident & Classic cars

November 8, 2014
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On my previous post I already shared with you some pictures about the making and delivery of the king-bed sized monument valley diorama. On this post I want to share with you more cool pictures of this very singular project. Monument Valley Diorama – The Roswell incident scenario One of HorizonHobby‘s request was to create some kind […]

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Farmer’s Day in The Netherlands (Boerendag Alphen 2013)

August 18, 2013
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I must admit, this summer is a great summer in The Netherlands. We are enjoying great weather, and with this great weather I can really enjoy visiting open air events like the one I went to last saturday: “Farmer’s Day” ( in dutch “Boerendag”) in Alphen. It was actually a double event as there was also […]

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Wiking’s Hanomag K55 crawler tractor 1/25 scale [#5 weathering] [video]

July 15, 2012
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Hello guys, it is so far. The Hanomag K55 is done! I hope you like the result. I’ve built the hitch from scratch, added a few pipes and cables and -of course- some serious weathering. Check the video for more details on the weathering effects that I’ve used on this one (lots of dry brush […]

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Wiking’s Hanomag K55 crawler tractor 1/25 scale [#4 final details] [video]

June 12, 2012
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I’m back with my tractor project, this time with a few final details here and there to add more realism to the model. First of all you’ll notice that the original tractor has a small side panel located between the hood and the gear box. I made those panels for both sides. I added also […]

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Wiking’s Hanomag K55 crawler tractor 1/25 scale [#3 fuel tank] [video]

May 30, 2012
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Here you have guys a few more steps of this tractor project. This time I’ll be adding more detail to the fuel tank and firewall. After separating the fuel tank from the hood and the grill I started building the firewall first. As I could not find enough pictures of the Hanomag K55 firewall I […]

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Hanomag K55 crawler tractor – Info, specifications and a few survivors [video]

May 18, 2012
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While looking for pictures and info about the Hanomag K55 crawler tractor I found lots of cool video and other cool websites that I want to share with you. Hanomag is(was) a german company, and they built almost everything: locomotives, trucks, tractors, cars, military vehicles, etc. For those of you interested in learning more about […]

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Wiking’s Hanomag K55 crawler tractor 1/25 scale [#2 front grill] [video]

May 15, 2012
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Here is the second part of Wiking’s Hanomag K55 crawler tractor in 1/25 scale. This time I’m adding more detail to the front grill. First of all i had to cut the gas tank, hood and front grill in separate pieces as they were molded all together in one piece. Soon after starting cutting and […]

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Wiking’s Hanomag K55 crawler tractor 1/25 scale [#1 crawler tracks] [video]

April 17, 2012
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If your favorite scale is 1/25 and you were looking for a tractor, you might have already noticed that there are not so many options available. Most of the farm and land machinery scale models are available rather in smaller (1/32) or bigger (1/16) scales. Not so long ago I was looking for scale models […]

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