I looked around to find any 1/35 version of the M1009 or any vehicle closely related, but I cannot locate one. Rob kindly pointed out the Chevvy Blazer by Monogram, but this is only available (if you can find one) in 1/24 scale, not in 1/32 or 1/35.

Since there don't seem to be any resin versions of this machine either, I decided to scratchbuild one. If this works well, I might even make resin copies for all who are interested.

The winter comes, the M35 is (almost) completely finished, and I need a new challenge. This is the very thing !

What I need is a series of good pictures of the M1009. I'll try to locate one here in Belgium and take pictures and measurements myself. But I desperately try to find a good plan.
Where could I find one ?
Does anyone have technical manuals of the M1009 or any one of his brothers/sisters ?

A zillion thanks in advance !

I am going to follow this one very closely. Please post photos of the progress.

I'm ahead of you you on this, I started one about two years ago, There is a 32nd scale Chevy pick-up out there, its made by MPC and long oop. Its a step side version and its a older nodel truck. I used a old 24th scale blazer to build up the bak, there was a alot of cutting and sizeing to make it work, but I did it. you'll have to make new grill for the front, and I haven't found any good wheels for it yet. I'll tryy to find it and take a pic or two
Vince

I will be intrested in buying a resin copy of it when it's done (you doing it in 1/35 right?)
Eran

BTW, check out this site. maybe you can get some info there:
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Highway/3969/cucvpage.htm

No need for the 1/32 chevvy. I started the scratchbuilding. I'm quite excited. Too early in the game to meet puzzles, "how-to's" and other challenges, but for the record I'd like to note that I started this on 23 September 2003.
For a while I doubted wether to do it in 1/35 or 1/16 (make a huge dio with the M35 and the M577 I scratchbuilt earlier :-) ), but I decided to go for the small version.
I would be VERY happy with every detail picture I can lay my hands on. I hope to find someone in Belgium who owns an ex-US Army M1009. I have seen a few during the past, but not during the past decade.
Greyhunter pointed me in the right direction to find plans, so I have something to start with.
These are such neat machines.
One thing is funny, though. When I started measuring, converting the inches in to centimeters and dividing the results through 35, I was surprised by the sheer size of these things. I recalculated several times, to discover they are as tall as a man standing up. Something must be wrong, I thought. Then I found a picture that actually proves it is taller than a guy standing next to it. The more I look at it, the more I like it.

You can really help me out with pictures or links to sites that have detail pics. I've been looking at dozens and dozens of CUCV sites, but they all show the same type of pics, no details.

Needless to say... I'll keep you posted on progress.

Jan, I just found a link....
http://www.the-belfry.demon.co.uk/#usa

Drawings available:

1. Oshkosh M911 Tank Transporter Tractor
2. USMC Light Armoured Vehicle: LAV-25, LAV-M, LAV-R, LAV-L, LAV-AT, LAV-C3 (2 sheets)
3. Truck, Cargo, Tactical, 1¼ ton, 4x4, M1008 & M1028, CUCV
4. Truck, Utility, Tactical, ¼ ton, 4x4, M1009, CUCV
5. Truck, Ambulance, Tactical, 1¼ ton, 4x4, M1010, CUCV
6. Recoilless Rifle, 106 mm, M40A1 on Mount, M79

I believe that I've seen one in Lier. It was parked at an "Amerikaans stockhuis".
The only difference with this one and the one on your picture, is that the one I 've seen had his suspension raised.
If you like me to do so, I can send you a pm with their telephonenumber and adres. So you can contact them to take some detail pictures.
If I can tomorow, I'll borrow my brothes dig. camera and go ask if I may take some pictures. It is not that far from where live.

I've still got two CUCVs (one NATO green and one tan) as well as two contact trucks and four M1008 pickups. Two of the pickup trucks have been modified with civilian style snow plows and amber emergency light bars on top, some of them have troop seats mounted. I know we have all the technical manuals for the vehicles here as well. We use the same engine to train the HMMWV and CUCV since there is only minor differences.

keep posting i wanna follow this try any cars that are the same kinda engine or look simular

Jan,
I knew Sabot would come through with this one. But if you need more, (which will be hard to beat from Sabot and you will probably get it faster) we still have them in my National Guard unit. As a matter of fact, just this month, one of the guys was replacing the old radio mount with the new SINCGAR mount. I will keep an eye on this and just let me know. But like with the pictures of the fuel pods I sent you, it will take a little of time. next month we go out to the range and I might not have time to snap some pictures for you.