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Subject:	Re: Volvo FH12 6x2/4 500 Globetrotter XL, Sweet Candy, Scale 1:13
Newsgroups:	lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic
Date:	Sat, 5 Feb 2005 16:19:42 GMT
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Hi Anders

Congratulations on your newest creation! That truck looks great.

I especially like how you managed to realize the quite complex shape of the drivers cab. Your solution for using 2x3 wing plates to fill the space besides the sloped headlights is ingenious.

Are there any pictures of the chassis and its mechanical features (front axle, steering mechanism, lift axle,...)?

Only thing missing now is a trailer. What about a chrome 40’ tanker?

Greetings from Switzerland

Beat

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		Re: Volvo FH12 6x2/4 500 Globetrotter XL, Sweet Candy, Scale 1:13
That looks similar to many of the trucks on the roads of Jakarta, Indonesia, Most of the vehicles there are Volvos or Peugots and they paint them bright colors just like yours. Volvo makes really good trucks that last long and are powerful for their (...) (20 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)

		Re: Volvo FH12 6x2/4 500 Globetrotter XL, Sweet Candy, Scale 1:13
(...) Hi Beat, Thank you for your nice comment to my Volvo. And thank you for noticing the headlight area, that was one of the hard ones to figure out. As a answered in another thread, I will try to create some pictures of the mechanical parts, but (...) (20 years ago, 8-Feb-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, FTX)

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		Volvo FH12 6x2/4 500 Globetrotter XL, Sweet Candy, Scale 1:13
Hi everyone, Here is my latest creation (URL) This is my second large scale truck. It has been quite fun to built it, and I have used a lot of new colors on the model. It is a model of a Danish custom truck from the Danish hauler Henrik Guldager in (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, FTX) !!

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