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Armor/AFV: Guntrucks!
Guntrucks of all nationalities and flavors.
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Mexican MRAPs
35th-scale
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Kildare, Ireland
Joined: November 21, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 11:43 AM UTC
Would this be suitable as a replacement for up-armored Humvees?


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Sudzonic
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: December 07, 2007
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 11:54 AM UTC
The first thing that springs to mind when I see that is Mad Max.
WARDUKWNZ
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Auckland, New Zealand
Joined: June 01, 2011
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 12:52 PM UTC
Its like they started with a idea and then didnt know where to stop ,,impressive looking box thats for sure lol
vonHengest
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Texas, United States
Joined: June 29, 2010
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 - 01:46 PM UTC
Road Rage anyone?
Frenchy
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Rhone, France
Joined: December 02, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 02:23 AM UTC
A related video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5frUw0Nke64
from here : http://neglectedwar.com/blog/archives/5137

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BLACKWATER
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Yunnan, China / 简体
Joined: August 05, 2010
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 02:45 AM UTC
Looks like a movie prop.
vonHengest
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Texas, United States
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 03:01 AM UTC
They've been showing footage of them on the news here in the States the past couple days or so.
Thatguy
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Virginia, United States
Joined: November 09, 2008
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 03:41 AM UTC
I'm still having a hard time understanding what the Cartels hoped to achieve with such a vehicle. Some of the footage circulating shows the inside, and its got a 2-3" thick concrete box under all of those steel plates. Surely very well protected, but the footage of it driving around belies that its top speed no doubt leaves something to be desired. You're not exactly going to lose the authorities driving that thing. Maybe someone got it in their head to build a vehicle for raiding rivals or police stations?
retiredyank
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Arkansas, United States
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2011 - 03:47 AM UTC
Hopefully someone will be scratchbuilding this beast out of a freightliner.
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