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ColinEdm
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Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 03:11 PM UTC
Pieter Siegel shares some in progress pictures of MiniArt''s US Tractor in 1/35.



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165thspc
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Posted: Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 03:34 PM UTC
That kit builds into a beautiful and amazingly detailed model. Fantastic work.

One minor note: the cup that hangs down below the pre-air cleaner is actually supposed to be glass. However, at the risk of nit picking I freely admit with numerous repaints of the original vehicle the cup often got painted over.
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Posted: Friday, August 16, 2019 - 08:28 AM UTC
Excellent weathering and disintegration
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Posted: Friday, August 16, 2019 - 09:12 AM UTC
That is fabulous! One question; how long has it taken you to get this far? Would love to do one but the time commitment scares me a bit.

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Rick Cooper
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Posted: Friday, August 16, 2019 - 10:05 AM UTC
Looks great. Excellent work.

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Randy
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Posted: Friday, August 16, 2019 - 11:04 AM UTC
Sounds like a water trap in the fuel line.
165thspc
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Posted: Friday, August 16, 2019 - 07:03 PM UTC
This type of pre-air cleaner was very common on farm tractors and bulldozers in the 30's and 40's. Any equipment that worked in a high dust/high particulate environment. Everything from tiny Farmalls to big Cats.

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Again just trying to share information here, NOT trying to criticize a great model in any way, shape or form.

I learned about this item as part of my research while building my own Mirror Models D7 dozer. That is a standard small glass Ball Canning Jar with the perferated lid attached to the air filter. The idea was that the driver could keep an eye on the glass jar and when it got full, unscrew it and dump the contents.
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Posted: Saturday, August 17, 2019 - 01:13 PM UTC
From a local Farm & Machinery Show:

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