1:35 U.S M1000 HET Semi-Trailer - Sagged Tire Set (For HobbyBoss 85502 Kit)

Tires for the M1000 tank semi-trailer in 1:35 scale

What is on offer here are tires for a model of the M1000 semi-trailer, that is of the towed part of the American combination for moving heavy tracked hardware. For the execution the name uses the word Sagged, with which modeling suppliers designate wheels shaped with a compressed contact patch, as if the weight of the load were resting on them. The item is prepared for the HobbyBoss 85502 kit.

What the combination served for

The M1000 semi-trailer forms with the M1070 tractor a pair which with the American army moves main battle tanks and other hardware on the road as well as off it. The semi-trailer has an unusually large number of axles and wheels, so it is precisely the tires that belong to the most conspicuous things on the whole model. The distribution of the weight onto the individual axles is also the reason why suppliers offer wheels with a shaped contact surface.

Recommendations for the work

Because of the number of wheels it pays off to prepare a template, so that all the tires settle at the same height and the combination does not stand crooked. Sand the mating surfaces flat and orient the contact patch of the tire so that the flattening points down toward the road. The painting you will manage faster if you skewer the wheels on sticks and spray them away from the model. Bring the shades of the rubber to life with a drybrush and a fine dusty shade on the lower part of the sidewalls.

Who will reach for the set

• Builders of modern heavy tractors and semi-trailers
• Dioramas with the loading of armored hardware
• Modelers who want a consistent loading of the chassis
• Collectors of American logistics hardware

The package deals only with the tires of the semi-trailer; the combination itself has to be obtained separately.