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Liger of Babylon - SF Guntruck
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Posted: Sunday, October 28, 2012 - 09:28 AM UTC
Hello,

I thought I would share a project that has been on my workbench for quite some time. The inspiration for this SF Humvee can be seen about halfway down the following page:
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?114762-United-States-SOF-pics/page64

I still have a couple items to add to finish it out, and I haven't decided how to kit out the bed yet, since the original photos don't give the right angle. I'm open to suggestions.

I have a Live Resin M240 on a swing arm ready to mount in the back. I hope to finish off the turret with a Live Resin minigun when they are released.

(The dark brown/orange sections in the back are sheet styrene sprayed with stucco paint to give it texture.





Enjoy!
- Brian
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Posted: Sunday, October 28, 2012 - 06:32 PM UTC
Really nice work!I also have an M1114 for a similar purpose but I haven't much info about the cargo area to depict it correctly.
Really nice work however.
Regards

Ciro Riccio
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Posted: Monday, October 29, 2012 - 12:09 AM UTC

Quoted Text

I still have a couple items to add to finish it out, and I haven't decided how to kit out the bed yet, since the original photos don't give the right angle. I'm open to suggestions.


Lots of stowage, ammo cans, watter bottles/boxes etc....just fill it up and make it look "used".

Looks great so far!
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Posted: Saturday, September 21, 2013 - 01:11 PM UTC
I finally finished my attempt at a Special Forces Humvee Gun Truck. As I noted above, the inspiration for this model was an actual Humvee photgraphed in Iraq circa 2007.

SUBJECT

Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV) – Special Forces/Ranger modified Humvee

KITS USED:
- Bronco M1114
- Legend Productions Humvee Interior set & IBIS Tek bumper
- Live Resin M134D Minigun, ammo boxes & M240 sets
- RB Models M134D Minigun barrels set
- Pro Art Models “Dumvee” set

SCRATHBUILT ADDITIONS/MODIFICATIONS:
- armor plating, bed rails & extra seating frame in cargo area
- turret mounted ballistic glass windshield panels
- ammo box storage racks
- public address speaker
- litter/stretcher & tow rope on IBIS Tek front bumper
- rebuilt aftermarket back bumper/running board
- added RB Models individual brass barrels to Live Resin minigun
- Hasegawa holographic finish on windshield









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Posted: Saturday, September 21, 2013 - 07:12 PM UTC
Very nicely done!
What to put in the back? How about a bottle jack? The heavier gun trucks would have a tendency to bend the bumper jacks. Maybe a Carl Gustav and some spare rounds. Anything but boxes of Coca Cola and Mountain Dew. That's not how we roll. Pro Art also makes some nice resin cardboard boxes. Lots of times stuff just gets thrown together in those. For ammo cans, a nice touch is to put "direction of feed" arrows on them. We had one gun truck that needed oil added to the diesel fuel. Maybe some oil cans and a funnel as well.
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Posted: Sunday, September 22, 2013 - 06:09 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Very nicely done!
What to put in the back? How about a bottle jack? The heavier gun trucks would have a tendency to bend the bumper jacks. Maybe a Carl Gustav and some spare rounds. Anything but boxes of Coca Cola and Mountain Dew. That's not how we roll. Pro Art also makes some nice resin cardboard boxes. Lots of times stuff just gets thrown together in those. For ammo cans, a nice touch is to put "direction of feed" arrows on them. We had one gun truck that needed oil added to the diesel fuel. Maybe some oil cans and a funnel as well.


Robert,
Thanks for the compliment and for the suggestions. Also, thanks for your service. The compliment means a lot coming from you! I used the Humvee Gun Truck CD you put out a few years back to fill some of the "data gaps" for my model.

Does anyone make a 1/35 Carl Gustav?

Thanks again,
Brian
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Posted: Sunday, September 22, 2013 - 06:23 AM UTC
Brian,
Trumpeter JGSDF Type 89 IFV kit no:00325 has a Carl Gustav in it. Hope this helps mate.
Cheers, Jason.
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Posted: Sunday, September 22, 2013 - 06:58 AM UTC
One of the best Humvee models I've ever seen. Very interesting, not often seen version. And beautifully done. Congratulations

Have You got any original's photos with a view from behind? I mean did You build the dark brown/orange sections in the back based on reference photos or was it Your imagination? And why double seats in the back?
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Posted: Sunday, September 22, 2013 - 11:03 AM UTC
Brian,
I'm glad the SOF HMMWV CD was of help to you. Now that you know where to get the Carl, you can get spare round containers from Legend's Pink Panther upgrade.
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Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 03:55 PM UTC

Quoted Text

One of the best Humvee models I've ever seen. Very interesting, not often seen version. And beautifully done. Congratulations

Have You got any original's photos with a view from behind? I mean did You build the dark brown/orange sections in the back based on reference photos or was it Your imagination? And why double seats in the back?


Thanks guys. Kuba - I don't have any pics of the actual "Liger" vehicle armor from behind, but I made an educated guess based on the photos I took at an military open house of a Ranger Humvee see below. You can see the basis for the details in these photos. I've also seen this type of armor package on other up-armored SF Humvees on the web. The idea for the double seats in the back came from a Humvee guntruck used by the SF team featured in a National Geographic documentary "Inside the Green Berets" - http://natgeotv.com/asia/inside-the-green-berets/about





BK
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Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 05:09 PM UTC
Brian - thanks for reply and photos
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