Has anyone built one of these yet? It looks like maybe an M35(?) truck fitted as a carpet/mat layer. The GIF has it titled in 1986.



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I've been web searching this morning trying different search words but no dice.

Interesting. From the filter on the fender and the shape of the front grille I would say it's a M-800 series 5-ton truck rather than M-35. Real Model do one in 1/35 in resin.

Yup, definitely an M800 series 5 ton.

Pretty sure all the M800 series 5 tons have the filter on the drivers side fenders...I've been wrong too.

Joe

It's an M54 five ton truck, and I believe that's a "home grown" carpet layer of the ROK Marine Corps.
VR, Russ

I believe it is a ROK M800 version. The M54 had a different, smooth battery box under the passenger side door, like below.


The M800 series had the same battery box with external latches.

Awesome guys, thanks for all the info. Now I can research a little more specifically

It's hard to tell, but my bet is an M54 with an upgraded battery box-- based on the fender mounted air filter on the right fender. The 800 series cargo truck has the filter on the left fender. The ROKs are famous for modifying older equipment to newer standards. I'd think it would be a lot easier to put in a new battery box on an M54 than it would be to put in new ducting and a new hood on an M800 series--and why would you do that anyway? On the other hand, it could be that there's something we're not seeing on the left fender which has caused such a move. I think this is a one-off demo of a system developed for the ROK Marines in the early 80s. When I was there in 2000-02, the ROKA still had many M54s on the road.
VR, Russ

It's a M813. You can tell by the rounded front where the head lights are. The M54 is strait.

I guess it's a Korean-built Kia Motors K-711 (based on the M809 5-ton truck). Here's another one :



On a side note, FG Model had released a resin 1/35th scale K-711, but AFAIK it's OOP...



http://mmzone.co.kr/album/showcase.php?dbname=gallerymain&id=40858

H.P.

Is that the Real Models resin kit
What was FG models

FG Models?
They came, they were there, they went away ....
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/search?typ1_c=102&cat=plamo&target=Make&searchkey=FG+Model

They were quite busy in 1:24 scale, both cars and trucks.

Link to web-page with a build report of their K-511 kit (M54 clone) with close-up images of the resin parts.
http://mmzone.co.kr/mms_tool//mt_view.php?mms_db_name=mmz_media&mms_cat=[%B8%AE%BA%E4]&no=193&keyword=&where=&mode=&start_page=0

/ Robin