Trumpeter 1/35 BTM-3 High Speed Trench Digger

[Neil Merryweather]

this is looking fab, Dave

[Tim Marlow]

Loving this….very dieselpunk in appearance…..

[Dave Ward]

this is looking fab, Dave

Can't decide whether this is Steampunk or Heath Robinson!
Dave

[Tim Marlow]

Could be BS Johnson of course……

[Gern]

Could be BS Johnson of course……

Good ol' Bergholt Stuttley! A name to put the fear of the Gods into any landscape gardener!

[Tim Marlow]

Good ol' Bergholt Stuttley! A name to put the fear of the Gods into any landscape gardener!

Not to mention plumbers…….

[outrunner]

Dave, I don't know if you have seen this version that has full movement.

Andy.

[Dave Ward]

Dave, I don't know if you have seen this version that has full movement.

Andy.

Not even thinking of that! I bet it won't move when it's painted, still someone has done it, it is possible - I'll be happy to finish it in either the up, or down position!
Dave

[Dave Ward]

Finally reached the point where I can apply the primer - it looks like a snakes' wedding at the moment, but I finally see how it all fits together............

I'm going to have to rig some sort of support to hold the whole assembly, but keep the loose parts still loose, whilst spraying. I think it's a big ask to try and get compete coverage in one session, there will always some patches that have missed! There are only a comparatively few parts left on the sprue, but I can see the final assembly will be a delicate operation!
Dave

[adt70hk]

Well done indeed Dave. That really is something to behold and hats off to your for doing such a great job!!!

All the best.

Andrew

[minitnkr]

Pretty amazing.

[Guest]

That is one impressive looking bit of machinery, and ditto build.

[Ian M]

A most interesting build Dave.

[langy71]

That certainly looks the business Dave, I'm guessing it wouldn't take very long indeed to knock up a decent sized trench.

[stillp]

I wonder how long the chains would last when they're covered with earth/sand/grit and grease?
Pete