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[Platerpants]

This is the AMT ford c600 if you know me i like rigs9havent built but one though) and love fords so this is a double hit for me.. anyway im going to try and make a what if army truck Ive got the engine partially assembled and the broom that came in the kit fully painted.  1104120946.jpg   251.49K   7 downloads

[Platerpants]

if you have any info on army painting and stuff tell me this is going to be solid olive green no black or tan added

[Platerpants]

got the cab and wheels painted and working on coating the frame in flat black. oh also do you know where i can find an army star decal and army related decaals for this.

[Len Woodruff]

Kool build. I have one of these to build on my bench.

[Platerpants]

Kool build. I have one of these to build on my bench.

thanks i have the frame built its black but the suspension components are flat olive green. still need to find army markings for it. any ideas?

Edited by Platerpants, 05 November 2012 - 04:32 AM.

[Fat Brian]

About the only markings you need is a white star on the doors. The thing is, the C600 was not used in the military. They are about the only organization on earth who didn't use them but the military had other vehicles to fill it's role. Most transport vehicles used during the period the kit represents were diesel also, usually using the Continental 468 multifuel motor that could run on various low grade fuels.

[Platerpants]

thanks and i know the c600 wasnt military its a what if build

[Platerpants]

had this done yesterday. olive suspension black frame blue engine and a silver driveshaft. only a half day of school today (ends at 10:07) so ill have a pretty full day to work on it. I know its not suposed to be blue but its a ford i like the blue engines even my modern fords have blue engines cuz thats how it was in the old days and i like the old days more than these days.

Edited by Platerpants, 06 November 2012 - 01:38 AM.

[Platerpants]

did some work on the cab came up with my own bumper id things(i have no knowledge on military vehicle id-ing) the ford lettering and logo are painted sand beige. cab is not glued down yet still gotta get other stuff done for it. any idea of how i should do the side markers and cab lights?

[Jim B]

There will be no chrome on a tactical vehicle, and very little in the way of distinctive markings. The "FORD" & the logo would also be green. Everything would be the same color (body, frame, engine, driveshaft, interior)

As for the bumper numbers, the numbers on the passenger side front is the unit (on my M927 is XVIII ABN/43ADA), while the number on the drivers side front is the vehicle number (C-11 in my case, which stands for Battery C, Vehicle 11). These numbers are switched on the rear of the vehicle.

I think you have a good concept, and are off to a good start.

[Platerpants]

There will be no chrome on a tactical vehicle, and very little in the way of distinctive markings. The "FORD" & the logo would also be green. Everything would be the same color (body, frame, engine, driveshaft, interior)

As for the bumper numbers, the numbers on the passenger side front is the unit (on my M927 is XVIII ABN/43ADA), while the number on the drivers side front is the vehicle number (C-11 in my case, which stands for Battery C, Vehicle 11). These numbers are switched on the rear of the vehicle.

I think you have a good concept, and are off to a good start.

thanks. and thanks for all the info it really is nice to know someone can help me with this idea. just a little side note there is one of these that is bright orange that drives around geauga county(the county i live in) i think its an old tree eater truck cuz it tows around an orange trailer that looks like a tree eater.

[Truck parts]

Nice build

[Platerpants]

Finished the engine and found a mack stake bed my dad got at a garage sale when he was a kid. still gotta do taillights.