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Any 1/72 Technicals?
redneck
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Posted: Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 10:17 PM UTC
Anyone know of any 1/72 scale Technicals I may be able to use for an upcoming project? If not What about 1/72 pickup trucks (preferably Toyota).

I need ones that would work for being in use by Chad in 82.
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Posted: Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 11:43 PM UTC
Sorry no Toyotas but Hongwell/Cararama has released a 6-car 1/72 Land-Rover set that includes 2 Series III 109 pick-up Landies :


They should fit the bill...
I've got some of their stuff (Japanese SUVs and some German sedans) and they're quite nice.
HTH
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Posted: Monday, June 12, 2006 - 12:43 AM UTC
Also found:
Chevy 3100 http://www.hongwell.co.uk/chevrolet/3100_pickup/3100-tow.html
Ford F1 http://www.hongwell.co.uk/ford/f1/f1-main.html
Jeep CJ-2A http://www.hongwell.co.uk/jeep/cj_2a/cj2a-main.html
Mercedes Benz G class http://www.hongwell.co.uk/mercedes/g_class/g-main.html

Hope these help aswell.

Richard
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Posted: Monday, June 12, 2006 - 06:56 PM UTC
Thanks guys but I was hoping for something in plastic or resin so I can modify them easier.
Looks like I may have to try scratch building them unless someone comes out with some. (As I said this will be a future project and may be a year or more down the line.)
Frenchy
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Posted: Monday, June 12, 2006 - 08:21 PM UTC

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Thanks guys but I was hoping for something in plastic or resin so I can modify them easier.



So what about this one :


This resin 1/72 Chevy pick-up truck has been recently released by a Belgian company called PJ Production

There's a review (in French)here

HTH
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AJLaFleche
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Posted: Monday, June 12, 2006 - 08:37 PM UTC
JB Models makes this 1/72 Landrover in plastic: It's available from Greatmodels
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Posted: Monday, June 12, 2006 - 09:22 PM UTC
JB Models Land Rover, like the rest of their stuff, is 1/76, not 1/72 (and it's a pity ! )...

Frenchy
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Posted: Monday, June 12, 2006 - 09:44 PM UTC
You're right. I should have looked more closely at the box and not at the listing.
redneck
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Posted: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 01:35 AM UTC
Thanks guys.
How well would a 1/76 truck fit with 1/72 tanks and figures? (I’ve recently started ordering from Greatmodels so that would work out well)
if they wont work I’ll keep an eye out for the one posted bu Frenchy. It really looks good.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 04:44 PM UTC
A 1/76 scale truck next to a 1/72 scale tank would not look too out of place. But a 1/72 scale truck next to a 1/76 scale tank might look too big compared to the tank.
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