Hi Lucas
I think it was smart to just ask for the cheapest ones. You don't want to get some big expensive brand name when you are just going to chop it up for a model. I play bass, and it costs me about $40 to get a decent set of strings. That's 10 each!! I imagine decent or good guitar strings would be about the same or more.

I know what you mean--the music store I went to had string sets that were near $60. No way was I going to pay that much for antennas! I got my set for a much more reasonable $7. .

hey fellas,iv scrped my Hummvee and im waiting for the Ambi varient to come through,so that will be my entry.It should be here soon but because i live at a BFPO Number in Germany it will be a while,but it will be done before the end of campain. (i hope !!!!!!)

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hey fellas,iv scrped my Hummvee and im waiting for the Ambi varient to come through,so that will be my entry.It should be here soon but because i live at a BFPO Number in Germany it will be a while,but it will be done before the end of campain. (i hope !!!!!!)

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WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?! Why on earth did you scrap the Humvee?????? It was looking good to me. did something go terribly wrong?????

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hey fellas,iv scrped my Hummvee and im waiting for the Ambi varient to come through,so that will be my entry.It should be here soon but because i live at a BFPO Number in Germany it will be a while,but it will be done before the end of campain. (i hope !!!!!!)

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WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?! Why on earth did you scrap the Humvee?????? It was looking good to me. did something go terribly wrong?????

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Iv not completly scraped it,its in a draw.i just messed up the paint work and as i was trying to correct it i put to many layers on blocking the detail out.so at a later date i might try and revive it

Here’s one that’s a little unusual, a recycled Tamiya HUMVEE turned into a DUMVEE. She started out with a little help from my good friend Gino “Heavy Arty” who sent me a few resin pieces such as tires and odds-n-ends. I also borrowed a DUMVEE instruction sheet to reference some scratchbuilding and where the parts go. The hardest parts made were the Smoke Grenade launcher and tubes. Everything made was from using Evergreen Plastic card and rods. Many of the references came from doing a Goggle search, so what I’m planning on is combining a few photos to make-up one vehicle. Once the paint dries I’ll be adding a oil wash, dry brushing and a final airbrush dusting. If time permits I’d like to add in Dragon’s sniper team figures. Comments and suggestion welcomed.

Joe

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hey fellas,iv scrped my Hummvee and im waiting for the Ambi varient to come through,so that will be my entry.It should be here soon but because i live at a BFPO Number in Germany it will be a while,but it will be done before the end of campain. (i hope !!!!!!)

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WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?! Why on earth did you scrap the Humvee?????? It was looking good to me. did something go terribly wrong?????

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Iv not completly scraped it,its in a draw.i just messed up the paint work and as i was trying to correct it i put to many layers on blocking the detail out.so at a later date i might try and revive it

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Well, depending on what kind of paint you used, you could spend a little time removing it, then repainting it. I find Tamiya Acrylics come off pretty easily with rubbing alcohol. Just let it soak, then use a brush to clean it off. Well, hope it works out for you. The pictures looked promising.

cheers gary ill certinely give that a try tonite.
hows your build going?

Hi Garreth,

If your going to build the dumvee from scratch, check out Joe's Dumvee above. from what I have seen in pictures, hes pretty much hit the nail on the head. Some things would be very difficult to scratch build though. For example the high back seats. You should be able to scrounge up the rest of the parts fairly easy. You can use the doors out of the Tamiya M1046 kit, cut the back off the roof, and add the rear roll bar (I believe its called the B pillar). The rest can be built basically out of styrene. such as the rear bumper, bed rails, smoke dischargers, front and rear machine gun mounts, Sat antennae. If you need it, I have a roof, set of front doors, and an extra Calibre 35 B pillar. Just drop me a line. Also, AFV Rob our fearless campaign leader is scratch building a DUMVEE. He would be a good referance on whats needed. Almost forgot, your going to need SINCGARS radios, and a winch for the front. Pro Art Makes a kit to convert the Tamiya Humvee if this is all too much to do. I think its about $50 US. Well, hope that helps.