ScaleART - Assembling a MAN TGX/XL 6x6 tractor & Trailer

[Rakthi]

Gave in to the ScaleART addiction and ordered a MAN TGX/XL 6x6 with a 3-axle half pipe trailer to go with it. This one will be white on a red frame. Same for the trailer.

The MAN will have ScaleART's 6-hole trilex wheels and their version of the air suspension. Both chosen to satisfy my curiosity on those bits. There also will be some other bits and pieces that are not part of the standard package.

Here goes. As usual the boxes were very well packed in peanuts



After cleaning out the packing material the parts for the TGX



And cab



Started on the frame today.

The parts in the top right corner are actually for the heavy duty truck, but I kind of liked having it on this one too.



Started on the cross brace for the frame.





A fiddly exercise in patience to get the nuts on the bolts.



One of these knipex cutters is rather useful to trim the bolts.



And done ...







That's how far I got ... remembered just in time that I am using diamond plate fenders on this one, so have to figure out the position of the rear light support before I can assemble the rest of the frame.