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Ideas for M925 conversion ??
bankmannl
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Posted: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 - 11:53 PM UTC
Hi guys,

I still have one Italeri M-923/925 in stock that I want to convert.
Anyone has any suggestion into what ???
I already have:
M923 standard M925 guntruck, M925 with fueldrums, M927 XLWB-Workshop, M930 dumptruck, M932 tractor, M934 van and m936 wrecker !!
I did see that the USMC has a socalled Telephone Maintenance Truck ( with telescopic boom ) but where to find such a conversion ?
As I said, anyone any ideas ???

Gé

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Posted: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 10:08 AM UTC
I'd go for the gun-truck version. A few extra weapons and the walls should be reasonably easy to scratch build. Found this one thru Google:

Herchealer
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Posted: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 01:01 PM UTC
I would say gun truck, but you already have one...... Not sure what to say now.....


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Posted: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 01:11 PM UTC
M934.

Mike
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Posted: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 03:19 PM UTC
How bout an M944 tool truck "Bat Moblie" or a air traffic control vehicle don't know nsn.
bankmannl
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Posted: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 06:09 PM UTC
Hi guys, thanks for the input !

Yes, Joey, I've thought about the Batmobile or Air Traffic Control Center, but I'm not that good in scratching, therefore I was looking for some simple !!
Thanks anyway !!

Gé

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Posted: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 - 09:44 PM UTC

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Hi guys, thanks for the input !

Yes, Joey, I've thought about the Batmobile or Air Traffic Control Center, but I'm not that good in scratching, therefore I was looking for some simple !!
Thanks anyway !!

Gé



BTW does anyone perhaps has some pictures of the Air Traffic Control AN/TSW 7A or drawings ? Perhaps even some drawings or dimensions of the M944 Batmobile ?
Thanks !!!!!
bankmannl
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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 12:21 AM UTC
Hi Marcel, what's up ??

Yes, my 1st intention was to build the M945 Bridge Erection Boat transporter ( even bought an Dragon LSSC boat to convert ) but this project was tooooo ambitious !!!

Gr,

Gé

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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 03:27 AM UTC
Do you have any pics that you could share of you M934? I'm going to start on one soon and would love to see your build. It would seem that no one has put pics online of there build as fat as I can find.

Mark
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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 04:43 AM UTC
Hi Mark,

To be honest, this conversion is still in the box, it's a conversion from Real Model.
The only ones that are finished up to now are the M-925 Cargo, M-925 Guntruck and M929 Dumper.
The rest is still in boxes waiting for them to be assembled.
( with the rest of about 70 models !!!!!!!!!!! )
LOL !!!

Gé

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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 05:51 AM UTC

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does anyone perhaps has some pictures of the Air Traffic Control AN/TSW 7A


http://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/6151553041/sizes/o/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/6151552351/sizes/o/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/6152099404/sizes/o/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdng/6172983495/sizes/o/in/set-72157627730111116/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mdng/6173515018/sizes/o/in/set-72157627730111116/


http://drjtech.smugmug.com/keyword/tsw/1/7540451_ogvU3#!i=7540451&k=ogvU3&lb=1&s=O

You can find a TM here :

https://www.logsa.army.mil/etmpdf/files/040000/040000/042881.pdf

I guess this one is a more recent version (not sure if it has the same designation )





HTH
Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 11:54 AM UTC
Well if you don't want to dive into it maybe Legend might want to do a conver for these vehicles and whiles they are at it how about a 5k generator trailor like pic here. Hey Rob!
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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 12:18 PM UTC
It's an outside the box idea, but a fire department in the county south of mine has a home-built brush truck built onthat chassis: add a square water tank in the bed, scratchbuilt a small fire pump, paint it red, add some emergency lights, and voila!
bankmannl
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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 07:08 PM UTC
Hi Frenchy,

Merci mon ami ! Ce sont des photos superbe !!

Gé

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Posted: Thursday, June 07, 2012 - 08:11 PM UTC
Tot uw dienst Gé

If you want to put your skills to the test, you can also put an AN/TPS-75 radar in the cargo bed :



Full size

rear view :



Full size



Stored position :



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Posted: Friday, June 08, 2012 - 10:24 PM UTC

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I guess this one is a more recent version (not sure if it has the same designation )





I've just realized that these two pics just show the AN/TSW-7A in transport mode which give it a "boxyer" look.

Frenchy
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Posted: Monday, June 18, 2012 - 12:07 AM UTC
Hi guys,

I bought a diecast model of an telephone maintenance truck in UK, scale 1/34.
The upper part will be used to convert a m-925 into a M-876a2 from the USMC.
Anyone has an idea how to strip the diecast model from his paint so I can put some basecoat on it and then paint is in Nato colors ?

Gé

PS I have NO sandblaster !!!!

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Posted: Monday, June 18, 2012 - 02:59 AM UTC
Hi Gé !

If it is diecast, you can simple use a strong thinner. You can submerge it on thinner.

It is not smell good, but is fast !

Cheers !

Marco
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Posted: Monday, June 18, 2012 - 05:11 AM UTC

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Well if you don't want to dive into it maybe Legend might want to do a conver for these vehicles and whiles they are at it how about a 5k generator trailor like pic here. Hey Rob!


I wait with baited breath for a 5K generator and trailer. I think I'd buy a couple and set one of them on fire, just to add to the realism...
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