England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008 - 06:55 AM UTC
'As all else failed we raised our fists and weapons,
Not born as soldiers, but driven to the end'
Wisconsin, United States
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008 - 07:10 AM UTC
Can't wait to see the finished product.
stu
Newfoundland, Canada
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008 - 08:19 AM UTC
Rob
Great to see you're actually getting some modelling in, excellent, I'll keep an eye on this for certain, nice resin MG.
It must be nice to some time to model.
Best wishes
Bill
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Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2008 - 04:58 PM UTC
Nice! Academy produces one of these version too... The I.E.D one.
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Indiana, United States
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Posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 03:03 PM UTC
Rob, where'd you end up finding the 'roll bar' for the cab (I put it in quotes because trust me there is absolutely no support in it at all)? I'd definitely like to find one. I also like the M60 being used, this must be an National Guard vehicle.
Russell, have you tried the Academy IED Humvee, I'm curious to see if its any better than the original Academy humvee. I really wasn't impressed by the original. Tamiya is much better, I just wish someone would come out with a new humvee set.
Rob, I did something similar to this a few years ago. I'd show you the links to the build but I realized I'd deleted all the pictures! Here are the two I have remaining. If you need any info let me know. Good to see you back on the modelling table.
Jeff
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Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 05:39 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Russell, have you tried the Academy IED Humvee, I'm curious to see if its any better than the original Academy humvee. I really wasn't impressed by the original. Tamiya is much better, I just wish someone would come out with a new humvee set.
Jeff
Hmm i'll be picking that one up pretty soon, i'll let you know
Or you can try contacting Lars Franken over here.
Special Forces Dumvee I too enquired about the Academy IED humvee kit.
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California, United States
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Posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 05:45 PM UTC
The MG is not an M-60. M246 or M240B.
North Carolina, United States
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Posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 06:54 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Rob, where'd you end up finding the 'roll bar' for the cab (I put it in quotes because trust me there is absolutely no support in it at all)? I'd definitely like to find one. I also like the M60 being used, this must be an National Guard vehicle.
Russell, have you tried the Academy IED Humvee, I'm curious to see if its any better than the original Academy humvee. I really wasn't impressed by the original. Tamiya is much better, I just wish someone would come out with a new humvee set.
Rob, I did something similar to this a few years ago. I'd show you the links to the build but I realized I'd deleted all the pictures! Here are the two I have remaining. If you need any info let me know. Good to see you back on the modelling table.
Jeff
The HMMWV in the original post was toting around what looks to be a M249 SAW...And the HMMWV above is carrying a MK-19 40mm automatic Grenade launcher. I've never seen a MK-19 put onto M998 Highback HMMWV before..they usually carry if the back is broken down a M249 or a M240G. Since the Marines dont use M-60s anymore you would never see one with a Marine unit. The MK-19 if mounted on a HMMWV would usually be mounted on a hard back HMMWV since it would most likely be part of some CAT team or security veh and the sec veh is strecthing it and they also get mounted on a MTVR (7ton Truck).
Some model companies may put certain weapons in the kit but it doesnt always mean they should be put on the vehicle. And someone who knows about the vehicles could pinpoint inaccuracies a mile away. I've been around all types of vehicles (LAVs, HMMWVs, AAVs, M1A1,M1A2s etc...)during my 15 years in the Marines and if anybody has questions please ask..I would be more then happy to offer some advice and back it up with pictures. Both models look great though...
Semper Fi...
Tony
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 10:50 PM UTC
The back plate. I think that it doesnt belong there. And as far as I know they have 40mm's to on such hummers.'
Lars
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 11:16 PM UTC
Thanks for the positive words guys! Just got some primer on it, so hopefully start painting it soon.
Jeff-Thats an M240B, not an M60 and the 'roll bar' (yer doesnt look much use!) is from Verlindens old M998 conversion, which I used for this build-better way to go than using the Academy Humvee! There guntruck is just the old Humvee with some new armor plates, it looks as though its based on the vehicles that were manufactured in Germany for the 1ID(see page 49 of tankograds gunruck book) not sure if this version is very common either, the book says only 48 were produced. I opted for creating the troop carrier version out of the Tamiya kit with the Verlinden conversion as Tamiyas kit if far superior to Academy's. The Verlinden conversion is sadly now OOP, but its a nice little kit and looks great on the Tamiya Kit.
Heres a review of the Academy kit-
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/vehicles/academy/acd13405.htm 'As all else failed we raised our fists and weapons,
Not born as soldiers, but driven to the end'
Newfoundland, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 12:28 AM UTC
Jeff
You can purchase a simple B pillar from the Caibre 35 resin conversion for the open HMWV. It is a very simple kit. I ended up getting mine at Hannants along with an array of Calibre 35 nuts and bolts (thanks to Ti).
You can read about it in the review section at Perth Military Modelling.
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Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 02:09 AM UTC
Hey william, any online shops selling that Calibre 35 kit?
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Newfoundland, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 02:37 AM UTC
Like I mentioned, I got mine through Hannants. Excellent service unusual selection for some hard to get things. I also bought the Eduard PE for the Tamiya HMMWV M 997 ambulance that I couldn't find anywhere else.
I haven't been able to find any other source in Canada or the US, let me know if you do.
Bill
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Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 03:44 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Like I mentioned, I got mine through Hannants. Excellent service unusual selection for some hard to get things. I also bought the Eduard PE for the Tamiya HMMWV M 997 ambulance that I couldn't find anywhere else.
I haven't been able to find any other source in Canada or the US, let me know if you do.
Bill
Oh! I thought it's sorta a local hobby shop in Canada...
I'm at their website now... Seems like they have a wide range of stuff. Thanks!
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 04:11 AM UTC
Totally forgot about that conversion Bill, luckily enough I live just down the road from the Hannants mail order warehouse, went there the other day and picked some stuff up. Have to get a couple of these.
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Not born as soldiers, but driven to the end'
Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 06:09 AM UTC
Would it fit onto an Academy M1025 kit?
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Indiana, United States
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Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 07:10 AM UTC
Oops, I was tired when I made the post and in my quick glance, I thought it was an M60 - its a 240B. And for clarification, the humvee I made was a incorporation for a number of different things based on numerous photos of different humvees. I've learned over the years that you can never say never when it comes to humvees and really...I just wanted to make a humvee with an Mk-19.
Rob and Bill thanks for the input on the different conversions. I will have to look into Hannant.
Russell, my guess is no. Most stuff is made for Tamiya's humvee which is slightly larger than the Academy one, so a little conversion would probably be necessary.
Jeff
Sua Sponte - Ranger Challenge 2006
A person does not grow old and wise but for surviving the dumb "stuff" when they were young.
Life is tough. It's tougher still if you're stupid.
Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 04:45 PM UTC
Jeff-Dang, over here Tamiya's M1025 kit costs ard $45 USD!
Academy is of course the "cheaper" choice, but for detailing, Tamiya beats em all hands down.
Ok and as you all know, i'm trying to replicate that Romanian Humvee (i'm assuming it's romanian
) and it seems that the rucksacks are attached to the back area of the Humvee, and i'm not too sure whether it has an open back or closed up one. This is getting difficult! That's where the fun comes in.
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 04:35 AM UTC
'As all else failed we raised our fists and weapons,
Not born as soldiers, but driven to the end'
Newfoundland, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 05:41 AM UTC
Rob
Looking really good, I LOVE the Hardox, the lettering looks like the real thing.
Can't wait to see more.
Bill
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 05:56 AM UTC
Cheers Bill, pleased you like it! Yer the lettering came ok pretty good, i basically just painted tiny white dots to make up the letters, very tedious but the effect looks good.
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Not born as soldiers, but driven to the end'
Singapore / 新加坡
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 06:06 AM UTC
Wow it's been pretty long now... It looks fantastic!
Nicely done Rob.
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Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 06:49 AM UTC
Great work!
I think I saw the same HMMWV in a Concord book, fully loaded with troops.
Lars
United States
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 08:11 AM UTC
thats some !@#$%^&*() work!!!! it looks great rob , you really are skilled with what i can see with the lettering. i posted a while back on a scratch built HMMWV with ASK for a WIP but it looks no where as good as yours does. And the academy Kit is quite good but it cou0ld need some improvement here and there.
England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 08:35 AM UTC
Great work Rob, I like the rusty armour.
