This is my Tamiya 1/35 CCKW-353. The non-OOB parts is what is in the bed and sides and the Accessory set built for the kit. Only one engine panel was left off, and the tarp on the side is from Tamiya's Modern Accessory Kit; a left over from my Abrams kit. The truck portrays one from the Red Ball Express. However that is where the accuracy ends, as this truck at the time wouldn't have carried many of these weapons (even so, they'd be boxed up) and in such a haphazard manner. The idea was to show off all my leftover details from previous models and accessories that were left unused. Due to the sheer amount (I still have enough from two to three more trucks), the idea developed into more along the lines of leftover weapons and accessories. I finished this last week, but do to moving in to my dorm (I'm starting college at Ball State Univ. in Muncie, IN), this past week has been very hectic (but fun) to say the least. As such, this will probably be my last model for a while .





The is a more idealistic shot. In the background is one of my more flamboyant prom pictures (still trying to figure out how I managed that!) as well as my senior pictures. The model is Tamiya's addictive 1/35 CCKW-353 2 1/2 truck.



The CONVOY LEAD VEHICLE sign lost its "LE" on the end when I was glueing it. The instructions show the sign to be placed behind where the winch would be and therefore covered up and negating the purpose of the sign. The truck is shown depecting a truck from the Red Ball Express.



You can see some of the highlighting and shading on the "canvas" door. The door is part of Tamiya's accessory kit for the base kit. The "windows" were made from Krystal clear glue which double as a window maker.






A somewhat unrealistic portrayal of cargo in my deuce and a half. The idea was to show off all my leftover details from previous models and accessories that were left unused. Due to the sheer amount (I still have enough from two to three more trucks), the idea developed into more along the lines of leftover weapons and accessories. On the bottom are boxes that hold ammo for german tank shells (no ammo is actually in them), some Sherman bogie wheels, a fuel barrel, and a number of different Panzerfausts (2 Panzerfaust 30 kleine, 2 Panzerfaust 30, and 4 Panzerfaust 60). On the top of the bed are various US and German weapons. These include 5 Garands (1 or 2 as rifle grenade launchers), 1 M1 Carbine, 2 M1 Thompson SMGs, 2 BARs, 2 M1919A4 .30 LMGs, 2 Bazookas, 2 M3 Grease guns, 2 M1903 Springfields with sniper scopes, multiple .50 cal revievers and gun and barrel groups, 8 Kar 98Ks (2 as rifle grenade launchers, 2 with snipers scopes), 2 Gewhre 43s with snipers scopes taken from 2 Garands, 4 MP40s, 2 MP44s, 3 or 4 MG34s, 1 MG44. Ammo was added on the seat racks including approximately 1260 rounds of .50cal ammo in 12 boxes, as well as 9 boxes of .30cal ammo, 6 German large 7.92mm boxes, and 4 small drum magazines. Other accessories include 1 75mm and 76mm ammo box each, 2 US MG tripods, a gas mask pouch, an oil container, multiple canvas packs and a folded tarp, plus a couple of assorted boxes.




My pride and joy: my MP-44s. While they look rather bland in the photo, they are much more dynamic in real life. I wish I could say that for some of my Garands (though they don't look as bad in the photos).


You can see the .50 and ammo boxes. The decals are left overs from my last build. Like the canvas door, this is part of Tamiya's accessory kit for their CCKW-353 kit.

Really like your model of this truck. Even the weapon load doesn't look too much out of place, however unlikely it was that such a load, even if it was going for destruction, would be in an open truck!
Excellent work

Dave that is exactly how they did it in WW2!

Nice model Jeff. You are definately right this kit is addictive! The tarps and gear hanging off it make it look even better.

Nice job, and nice idea, I always wanted to a vignette of a pile of german equipment and weapons in a pile with a few POW's adding to it under the watchful eyes of the victors.
Good way to empty the pares box of unneeded stuff.....

PS.... good luck at Ball State..... enjoy college..... but try to get an education between parties......

one thing I just noticed is the tyre pic. you should have the indents in the tread muddy. I normaly do this with a wash and once dry I then drybrush a very dark almost black paint over the tread.

other then that as I said before a nice model

When I get a break in my par...education and am back home, I'll try to get that done. I actually seemed to have done it in reverse. I'm just now getting the hang of washes (mainly as this is one of the few areas I don't seem have the patience for), so most of my weathering is in the form of drybrushing. That being said, I did my drybrushing dark to light colors like you were supposed to, so I think I was intending to have it not in mud or hadn't been mud in a while. I just haven't had much luck with mud.

As for the education, I am blessed in having an obsession with history (my major, speializing in modern military science), so partying isn't my thing. People always find my in a book or on the internet "playing soldier". No, I just had my first late night HALO tournament in a long time. Thanks for all the complients and I apologize for ay ypos, these keys seem to stick a lot.