Hi people.
well it's finaly done. I have put 14 pictures in the Armarama MSN site photo album corner and now will try to add 3 or 4 here. Please forgive me if it do'es not work. But whatever, I would like as many comments as possible as this was my first photo etch, first major scratchbuild and only the second weathering and airbrush paint job.

Thanks Cliff

Hi Cliff,

Great job. I really like the weathering and the used look you've managed to give it.

I hope you don't mind me helping you out and posting your pics for you here..

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nice job cliff!!!! Now what are you towing

Maybe an 203 MM or a 155MM

Cliff

This vehicle looks well done.

Interesting subject, and I admire the patience and perseverance of any modeler that is willing to tackle significant scratch building. I like this vehicle!
Thanks for the pics.

Really nice truck. I like the paint job very much!

An outstanding job Cliff!!!

Cliff,

Nice job on the truck. I got a Tamiya GMC 6x6 truck and like to do it the way you have done on your kit. Well done!

Steve, Sushi and pig #6

Hi Cliff.....Excellent conversion you have there and to think this is your first attempt at a conversion...My hat is off to you ...Nice job..

Richard

I'd like to thank you guys for your comments. They make me realise that the frustration at time was worth it.

This type of wrecker was mainly used for light duty towing of small vehicles, but mainly for mobile field repair and maintenance like replacing another trucks motor in the field. So no artillery was or would be towed.

Cliff

Cliff very nice looking truck How was that conversion to work with? Also did The U.S. use that type? I know British units used them

Yes the Americans used a lot of them in both Europe and the Pacific but only on LWB, steel decked trucks while the French army, post war, used them on the SWB GMC.

Conversion? apart from the cab, which is heavily modified, and chassis the rest is scratch built except for the load - boxes, oxy etc, and the MG ring and 50 cal. The last two were out of a skybow Dodge WC63 kit.

With the # 7 wrecker set the two hardest jobs were first finding out what a # 7 set accually was as I have only seen pictures and to figure out a way to get the 90deg bends in the 'I' beams. I was lucky with the first as I happened on a site showing a picture of a ex-French army GMC fitted with a # 7 set and the owner was kind enough to send me measurements. the second was to waste $10 worth of evergreen 'I' beam before scratch building those too.

Thanks

Man looks great, very nice work

Bender

To be ruthless ..... your photgraphs dont do this model justice. It would be nice to see some photos from farther back to get the whole model in. And some light to show up the cab and engine area would have helped also. Really great weathering with the dust on the bonnet. Cool model overall. I love these trucks

Cliff

Great job on this vehicle. I was following the progress for a while and the vehicle came out perfectly fitting in what I hoped you should make of it.

Great job good painting, Dusting is very good
You have a model to be proud of

Excellent Model Cliff. You do great work.
Chuck

Neat conversion of a little seen in modeling circles vehicle. For a first kitbash it's an excellent finished project.. The weathering is right on.. get an M-3 and yank the engine. I've seen pictures of one doing just that with and A frame set up furnishing the height to clear the back end deck. They had loaded what appeared to be track and extra roadwheels to ballast the back end of the 6X6 down. Only difference was it was in the North African theatre and they were Bits.



Bust up some more kits, its fun turning them into something the manufacturer had no idea was in the box when it left the factory, isn't it. #:-)

It is fun. I decided after this one that I would do a nice easy out of box build. HA HA. almost on the first part I decided it would look better like this. Oh well no rest for the wicked they say.

Very nice vehicle Cliff. I'm afraid I don't know this truck but I really like the finished result and I'm sure there's loads of work gone into it.

I love the detailing, especially the rear.

I agree, slightly better photos wouold do it more justice.



Roger

Hi Cliff

That`s the way that thing`s should be done LOL
Looking good that GMC, do you have use a conversion set for the boom?

Hi Cliff I must read first al the treads it was not a conversion kit.
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