It looks like I won't have time to finish this one before I leave for Iraq. It is the Italeri M923A1 truck w/CAM Design wheels and lots of scratch details. The M198 is the resin kit from Airmodel. They will be together and the truck will be full of gear once completed. I don't think I will take them with me to Iraq though, so it will be at least 15-18 mos. before they get finished up. Here they are so far:



M923A1




Gear for the back of the truck:


M198 Howitzer




More here:
M923A1
M198

Thanks for looking.

Nice I like what I see.
great job on the build Gino.

So keep your head down Buddy.

Hey Gino,

Both pieces look sweeeet! I havent seen anyone else model the 198 yet. Beautiful job. Sorry to hear your headed to Iraq. We'll miss having your knowledge of modern equipment and vehicles here. Stay safe man, and drop us a line when you get a chance. Oh and.........give em hell over there!

Gary

Awesome kits!

I was ready to call a Fire Mission in !!

Good luck, stay safe, and make them eat steel!!

The truck and M198 are both looking pretty good, Gino. The spare wheel on the truck looks different from the others. Is it an aftermarket part?

Good luck in the sandbox, and good hunting!

Thanks guys, glad you like it.

Lucas - The spare is part of the CAM Design wheel set. They all were squared off at the edges like the spare. To show wear on the others, I sanded down the edges a bit to round them over.

Great update Gino. I hope your deployment goes well. Take a camera and keep in touch. Good luck, god speed, and good hunting.

Jeff

Keep your eyes open and your head down Take care and good luck Bob

Looking pretty good.
The biggest problem I see is the wheels and hubs . The hubs should be smooth, (no bolts on the face) and the wheels should have ten lug nuts. Perhaps when the Army had to go to better tires, they went to a different wheel/hub arrangement as well, and this represents an earlier version. Or perhaps not. At any rate, it's a fairly easy fix, should you decide to do so.

esta buenisimo

I wish to see this finished so remember the words of Sgt. Phil Esterhuse from Hill Street Blues and "LET'S BE CAREFULL OUT THERE"

Thanks guys. Will do. Thanks for the support.

Looks good Gino.
Don't forget to stay in touch.
And keep your head and butt down.

Gino -

God speed and thank you for your service.

Semper Fi,
Dave