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Warren D

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  1. Thanks Thank you Thanks, more to come! At some point, I'll likely donate the entire collection to one of two military history museums.
  2. And a couple of maintenance vehicles! The collection to date, all 1/35 scale.
  3. Thanks Thank you. I still have plans for several more. Thanks
  4. Another Vietnam gun truck, The Bounty Hunter was based on a 5 ton M54A1 truck and was in the same outfit as the M35 (deuce) Quad gun truck "Nancy". It has a quad 50 cal mounted on a trailer (minus the wheels) in the back and a single M60 in the cab. The rope to the windshield armor was to be able to raise the front armor on the fly; simply pull on the rope and the armor pivots up. This build started with the AFV Club M54A2 which was backdated to a M54A1 with 3D parts of an auction site. The Quad 50 is the Dragon kit, minus the wheels. The extra cargo storage on top of the tailgate is sheet styrene from scratch along with the dividers in the bed.
  5. It's black! Well, mostly. Custom mix, all Tamiya. Flat black with a little gloss, a touch of black-green and a few drops of blue. I also drizzled in some flat white to dull the black down (minor fading).
  6. Thanks, I've got a couple more to add during final assembly. Thanks Thanks, I had color on it yesterday but didn't like the black. I re-shot it this morning with a modified black I like better. Once it sets up, I'll gloss coat prior to decals.
  7. Thanks Bill. I know what you mean, I almost bought a 1974 M54 at a MV show a couple of weeks ago to convert to a GT. Had the Mack motor and lots of upgrades. Sheet metal was a little rough and it would have needed conversion back to 10 tires as it had been super-singled. I hardly have time for my M37 GT so I had to pass.
  8. After some time away, I picked this build back up. It's almost ready for paint, I still need to fab the windshield armor (which will be installed in the down position). I filled the hole in the fender for the exhaust stack as the A1 variant exhaust dumped just behind the front wheel.
  9. I decided I didn't like the way the mirrors looked and couldn't find any photos of them so I changed them to the stock M37 style. I also got the winch cable wrapped and removed the tall exhaust stack as I couldn't verify it's use on the M56.
  10. Thanks Jim, I'm not sure I won the good fight but the results are acceptable. Ran into a guy I know who has one at a MV show this past weekend. His doesn't have the tall exhaust stack. I may have to consult the Tech manuals and see what they are supposed to look like. The mirror brackets are a bit odd but that's what came in the kit.
  11. This is another Hobby Link 1/35 scale kit. It's the last Hobby Link kit I have and I'm not likely buying any more. I decided to build it up while I had experience with these still fresh in my mind. Had the usual issues with warped parts. The soft top was warped badly at the front left corner and no amount of heating and bending would straighten it out. I dug out the other one from the Mr. Nice Guntruck kit (it was extra) but it had the same warp in the exact same place. I found a soft top from the Roden kit I used for "Malfunction" and was surprized it fit! It actually fit very well with only a small adjustment at the front corners. I realized after I took the pics that I forgot the winch cable, so that will get added sometime in the future. Paint is Tamiya over Pollyscale black primer. The color is my own mix, coming close to the Vietnam correct 24087.
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