A compliment like that from the man himself must be worth more than any show award Roy. That really is cool...

Humbled to say the least ..but also chuffed indeed never mind surprised!!!

OK, getting paid a complement like that may be one of the coolest things I have seen online.

Nice work on the Humvee, by the way!! Might be the right motivation for me to finally start work on the Bronco kit

Your famous now Roy! good job!

I think ill give up the models, can't keep up with the standard here, shows etc, i'd be laughed at!

I think we'l have to register you as a Master Roy!

al.

Well what a pleasant surprise this thread gave me this morning. Thank you guys!!

Brought this to the IPMS UK Telford show last weekend & ran her in the Competition.
It was funny because it was my first time judging there (thank you mecanix) & I ironicall ended up with with three categories to look over, one being this models cat too so obviously had to decline! To be fair the other kits were just amazing & this model didn't win anything but I got a nice couple of comments after so was chuffed enough with that.

Also gave me an opportunity to touch this model up before the show & have since added a nice inscriped name plate with the USMC Globe & Anchor with the title "Generation Kill, SGT Colberts Humvee" incribed onto a fab template, thanks to the guys at NameIt ([email protected])

Hrdmetl, PM left for ya

Nicely done! This is the essence of scale modeling. Taking one vehicle in a snapshot of time and creating it in miniature.

Beautifully done!

Sir,

I am Brad Colbert and I have been working on a model of my HMMWV from that time for a few years now. I have old photos and my memory to go by and I will now add your OUTSTANDING model and the photos of to guide me. I remember spending days getting that vehicle ready for deployment and all the details are there in yours. You have done a first rate job...

Thanks!

Well Glen your your the second person in the last month or so thats dug up this old thread again

No prob on the box set, I'll email ya!

I've just corrected your link below;

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8453/2b9onhmmwvus03.jpg


(..dont think this link is working but googleing it will work)

..Thats a savage photo, I consider myself somewhat of a Humvee connoisseur but that photo is a new for me!!!

maybe you can share a little more info on it??

Roy

Roy,

I gotta get a loan of this box set off you buddy!

Great build mate. I got quite a few HUMMWVs in 1/35 and 1/72 with so many ideas it's crazy!

I'm really looking forward to my U.S. Hummer with Russian Automatic mortar in the back that was trialled some time back.

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/8453/2b9onhmmwvus03.jpg

Cheers dude,
Glen

Anytime tony, no problem at all! Thanks for your kind words too

Roy,

Great job on the Humvee. I appreciate the extra pictures you provided as well.

Tony

Matt, Ian and Thomas - Thanks for posting guys! and thanks for your comments!

Ian, in regard to your question about the sand color on the uniforms I think I went with Tamiya Acyrlic XF-57 Buff

Thomas I'm afraid I didnt take any photos of the interior before i clogged it up with equipment, stores and figures. Its pretty much a standard Hummer, the only thing I added was the Ble Force Tracker (pro arts) and the Rocket launcher hanging from the roof in the rear cab (you can just about see one end of this above the picture "Evan Wright"

Alex - below as promissed are some of the reference material I sourced from the internet. If anyone comes across a photo that might be they're own or is copyright I can take it down if there is a problem. I dont remember the exact sources as it was some time ago I did my research but I think most came from the Photo Bucket or Picasa websites..











..as mentioned already I used most of these photos for a color guide, this pattern can also be seen in the two related books on the matter. If you really want to precise with this build then I suggest getting a copy of "generation kill" and "one bullet away", most photos are B&W but they cover most of your needs

Looks great waiting for the photos of the inside.
Tom

hi roy .
very well executed humvee .the stowage looks great and very busy , figures , excellent especialy woodland cam .can i ask what sand colour you used and which company is it from , thanks in advance

awesome job! loks fntasic!

..wow this old thread is really being given a second life today

Arnold: Hi-Res Pics always show up the worst of your handy work, however I wont make excuses here, point taken & thanks for your imput

Alex: Thanks for the kudos buddy, I'm far away from my PC (& my reference material) at the moment but I'll post the photos tommorow at some stage.
Color references are of other vehciles from the same unit during the invasion of Iraq, perhaps one vehicle might be Colberts Humvee but I cant confirm this. The most useful reference material though was made up from the two books, Generation kill (obviously) and One Bullet Away..

..post more tommorow

Looks amazing, Im glad you didnt do the camo they did in the series. Do you have a link to the photos you referenced?

Nice concept and build. The only thing I don't like is the sand effect. It looks more like an aerosol can sandstorm, which in turn makes it look like oversized sand grain. The weathering can be tightened up a bit, especially on the figures.

Thanks Frank, glad you like it

Awesome job, love Generation Kill

Alan cheers mate, Greg thanks a million!

Right on. Good job - the figures really look the part of the characters on the show. Congrats

Hi Roy,

Don't know much about modern stuff but this is an excellent build. Great work.

Al

Sean & Jeff, thanks a million for your kind words, they are most appreciated!

I have to agree, that's some pretty intense work!