
Warren D
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Thanks, I have plans for several more, mostly 5 ton M54's from here on out though if I can get decals done, I'll be doing one of my M37 "Boonierat" Thank you Not sure how crazy they were but gun truck duty was strictly volunteer and had a high casualty rate as the GT's became instant targets for the VC and NVA. (Many villagers didn't like us either and guys often got hit with flung dung) The M37 as a gun truck didn't really work out too well as the weight of the armor plate put it either at or over max capacity. Wasn't uncommon to see the rear springs completely compressed and with that, speed was reduced quite a lot. As you know, these aren't speed demons to begin with (30-40 mph is about it) so when you weight it down and it can only do 20-25 they really can't keep up with convoy speeds.
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"Otto" M37 Gun Truck
Warren D replied to Warren D's topic in All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures
Thanks, most of them were field built one-offs. If something worked, it was copied, if it didn't, they tried something else! Thanks -
I think I'm done, you never really know as little things appear missing or break..... This is the majority of the Hobby Link 1/35 scale "Mr. Nice" M37 gun truck kit. As I had decals for Otto and needed to fab the armor box anyway, I decided on Otto. In spite of warped cab parts and much less detail than the Roden M37, it did go together rather well, in fact, much better than any Hobby Link kit I've built so far. Otto has two pair of M60's, I had to fab the two twin mounts along with the armor. Yellow headlights weren't rare, they were NATO-spec that were left behind by the French when they departed Vietnam. I have them on my full-sized M37 Vietnam gun truck (they are rare now and appropriately expensive!)
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The Banana Splits
Warren D replied to Dragline's topic in All The Rest: Motorcycles, Aviation, Military, Sci-Fi, Figures
I remember that show, what I really wanted was one of those buggies! Now I have that tune stuck in my head.....thanks a bunch.....LOL! -
Calling it done (though I have to touch up the mirror and replace the missing segment of black stripe on the driver's side of the hood) (Funny what you see in photo that you don't see otherwise!) The base kit is the Roden 1/35 scale Dodge M37. The kit built up reasonably well. The armor windshield, mirror and accessories are from the Hobby Link M37 gun truck "Mr. Nice" kit. The pattern for the armor box was from the Hobby Link kit but built from sheet styrene. Paint is Tamiya acrylic flat black. Decals are Star, first time using them; not bad but the carrier material is a bit thick. The guns are a pair of M-60s. The bluish tint in some of the pics is the blue from the sky, happens when you take pics in the shade.
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I really didn't have that much trouble with the Roden instructions. Could be I'm used to the less than stellar AMT instructions, or the errors I've found with AFV Club or maybe I've been burned so many times I look and think well ahead of where I'm working. I usually dry-run the instructions before the build to identify how I'll proceed so that I can get the maximum number of parts assembled before paint.
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Cat 12E Motor Grader
Warren D replied to Warren D's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
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Cat 12E Motor Grader in 1/35
Warren D replied to Warren D's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
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Calling this one done. Cat 12E in 1/35 scale, 3D resin kit by Hobby Link. A difficult build as the main frame and cab were warped. The cab was so bad that even after hours of work, the doors would not fit so I attached them as open which is how they were run in the warmer weather anyway. I didn't glue down the front end components so the front tires tilt. Detail is decent. The kit was produced as a military grader but I painted it in civie yellow. Pollyscale acrylics have been great on resin and 3D prints with no primer required. They cover well and it's too bad they stopped production 20 years ago.
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The 2 biggest are when building the chassis to download and use the instructions for the dump truck which uses the shorter frame rails. Just remember to remove the 6mm sections from the front of the frame rails for a non-winch truck. The next biggy is that the parts tree "Q" is missing from the kit completely and you will need it as it has the glass for the windshield armor. You may need to contact the seller, I got mine from Taiwan via ebay and the seller has been very good at replacing parts. In fact, I got notice last week they are sending the "Q" parts even though mine is done. Another small item that I haven't mentioned previously is that the hydraulics for the dump bed don't quite allow it to sit all the way down. I looked for hours trying to figure out what the source was and never did find out why. As a gun truck, I won't be raising the dump body so I applied a little pressure and tacked it down with superglue.
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Vietnam Gun Truck "The Red Baron"
Warren D replied to Warren D's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
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M543 Wrecker in 1/35 scale
Warren D replied to Warren D's topic in Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Thanks, I added a couple of things that were missing in the instructions. Thank you! Thanks, there were a few different types, mostly on either the deuce or 5 ton chassis. Thanks Thanks, you must have been after 'Nam, I can't recall seeing any in camo during that period. Thank you for your service! -
Cat 12E Motor Grader in 1/35
Warren D replied to Warren D's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Big Rigs and Heavy Equipment
Thanks, there is a surprizing amount of detail but it comes at a cost, parts are small and break easily especially when you try to smooth out the support attach points! -
If you haven't followed my "Malfunction" build, I bought a Hobby Link M37 gun truck kit "Mr. Nice". As the armor was very similar to "Malfunction" I decided to do that one. Once I got started, it became apparent the Hobby Link kit was mostly garbage. I borrowed a few pieces but still had a viable kit left. Not wanting it to go to waste, I found another M37 that I have decals for, "Otto". So, with another in the seeming endless string of rainy Saturdays, I started in. Otto is now ready for it's pre-primer bath! I fabbed the armor box and side door armor from sheet.