Mike999 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 The Polish company Lukgraph is releasing 1/35 scale resin kits of the Nash-Jeffrey Quad 4WD trucks. The kits have full engine/chassis detail and photo-etched parts. They even include the shovel, ammo crates and other stuff in the bed! Lukgraph is doing several different versions. The one shown below is a Marine Corps truck. They also do a kit with a full tarp over the bed, an ammunition truck, etc. Historically, the Quad was a very important vehicle, used in the 1915 Mexican Punitive Expedition and WWI. I'm hoping ICM or Roden will take the hint and do these in plastic, and in the right scale. ICM already does 2 different versions of the Liberty WWI American truck in 1/35. A quick look at eBay shows these Lukgraph kits going for $90 to $125. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 With no compound curves (that I can see), how hard could it be to scratch build? The wheels may be a bit of a challenge. Make one and get resin copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Interesting truck. If ICM ever makes this (and I'm not saying they will), they'll keep in 1/35 because that's where the money is. They haven't released the Liberty trucks in 1/24, and I'm pretty sure they have no intention to. Would be nice if they did, though. It would compliment there 1/24 Model T & Paris Taxi they offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I'd like to see some early teens/twentys American truck kits. Back in the early 1960's Dad worked for Valvoline in Los Angles. In there office were photos of all their trucks each year. I thought the early 1910-1920 trucks were cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Jim B said: They haven't released the Liberty trucks in 1/24, and I'm pretty sure they have no intention to. Would be nice if they did, though. It would compliment there 1/24 Model T & Paris Taxi they offer. I know it's extremely unlikely, but I can dream. ICM did scale up some of their 1/35 cars to 1/24, like the Mercedes G4 and Opel. Those Model T's are also done in both scales, though the 1/35's are all military versions so far and the 1/24 kits civilian. So maybe there is a little hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 21 hours ago, Mike999 said: A quick look at eBay shows these Lukgraph kits going for $90 to $125. Considering that this is a full resin kit, the price is reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) I didn’t notice it was resin. Still, buy the kit, measure the parts with a dial caliper, multiply your measurements by 1.4 and make new parts in 1/25 scale from Evergreen sheet and strip plastic. Go bananas and multiply by 2.19 (2.1875) and make one in 1/16 scale. Then sell the unbuilt original kit on eBay. Edited September 7, 2019 by LDO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 1 hour ago, SfanGoch said: Considering that this is a full resin kit, the price is reasonable. Agreed. I spent some time on their website and looking at their stuff on eBay. Their resin kits look like plastic kits. Thin castings, no or very little resin flash, etc. They do some really stunning 1/32 scale aircraft kits, like this beauty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Last Saturday, at my club's meeting, my friend brought one of their aircraft kits. The quality of resin castings is amazing! And they are as thin (and sturdy) as injection molded kits. The instructions are also really well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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