looking for a m981 fistv preferably by tamiya, and possibly the nomenclature for the hemmit. thanks

The only plastic FIST-V kit (1/35) is done by Academy. Verlinden did a resin conversion at one time for the Tamiya kit, but the Academy kit is better at any rate.
Which version of the HEMMT-basic transport?

Jim

Yup! There is no Tamiya FIST-V kit. Academy FIST-V kit is actually very good. I built it several years ago and it buids into a beautiful kit. It has individual track links and contains many useful accessories and several figures.

The nomenclature for the HEMTT is Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactiacl Truck. Some of the basic body styles are the M977 10 ton cargo, M978 2.5k fueler, M984A1 wrecker, M985 10 ton cargo w/2400 lb material handling crane. Of course there are several other variants as well, but these are the most common.

I have made a bunch of M981s over the years. I highly recommend the Academy version. I have used the old Verlinden conversion set, it was a pain in the a@@. Also converted the Italeri M901 ITOW to a FIST-V. These were before the Academy M981 was available. The Academy kit is great. Only thing you will need to add is the circular guards on the rear antennas. I made mine out of a piece of drinking straw, with the square openings carefully cut out. I have made a bunch of M981s as farewell gifts for some of my FIST NCOs through the years. They loved them. Here is mine that I made for myself with full interior using the Academy M113A2 and the Italeri M901 ITOW (before Academy M981 model).





I have also made an M7 B-FIST from the Tamiya M2A2. Check in my Showcase I and II below to see pics of it.

thanks for the info, and awesome pics. Looks like the one i used to drive. And thanks for the help with the hemmit, i was looking for the fueler. hooah