'nam Guntruck

[Scott Eriksen]

1 hour ago, stevez said:

Great build, who makes that kit?

AFVClub 

[bobss396]

I have one of those kits and some red mud weathering powder.

[gotnitro?]

Fantastic work! My late father in law was part of a convoy protected by King Cobra and a few other gun trucks. Spoke of their crews as saviors on many occasions. Surprisingly I've never built one...hmm

[Scott Eriksen]

On 12/7/2024 at 5:33 PM, stevez said:

Great build, who makes that kit?

AFV 

[Warren D]

The James Lytle series of books on the Vietnam Gun Trucks are a great reference.  I have a few AFV truck kits with Real Model resin GT conversions that I'll get around to someday before I die (I better get crackin'!)  I drove 5 hrs to a convention of the Gun Truckers a decade ago (maybe more) where there were several replicas in 5 ton, deuce and a half and even M151.  I have each truck in it's own gallery:  https://pbase.com/baywing/gun_truck_gathering

I have built my own tribute GT from an M37 in 12"=1' scale....

[Warren D]

A moldelling tip for the GT crowd; GT's were kept very clean.  The only time they were dirty was when they had just come back from a convoy escort.  The GT crews were all volunteers from within the Transportation unit and they all took pride in their Guntruck and kept it as clean as possible.  They would often wipe them down with diesel fuel, which would in turn attract more dirt/dust but you use what you can find!