Academy M1151 Armoured Up Humvee

[Night Owl]

Here is my second vehicle for my diorama posted under dioramas " Battle of Fallujah-operation Phantom Furry" another great Academy kit I wont bore you with too many construction photos. You can also see the Meng Bradley on this forum.

 

I did add allot of Live Resin armaments I have seen some funky weapons configurations for the SAG save -a-gunner turret. 

 

 

 

Live Resin parts arrived excited to get building!

 

So pros of the live resin is great detail as advertised, cons are no instructions and the type of plastic used to cast the parts is extremely brittle and can only be bonded with crazy glue.

 

Paint was a primmer coat of AK interactive desert sand primer then a coat of AK interactive 686A CARC Tan. After drying over night started weathering with Vallejo model wash 76.523 Tierra European Dust on all bolts and panel seams. I did the weapons in 2 coats of Vallejo black wash and picked up the details with Vallejo pigments dusted on. I also used the desert pigments to add a layer of dust on all the gear and vehicle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check out my diorama " Battle of Fallujah-Operation Phantom Fury"- Work In Progress - Dioramas to see the vehicles on the scene I look forward to your comments. 

 

 

Sneak peek "Battle of Fallujah-operation Phantom Furry"

 

 

 

Edited September 24, 2019 by Flaps out
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[Bullbasket]

That's one way of turning a run of the mill kit into something special. Nice one.

 

John.

[FrancisGL]

The little one has become a fortress armed with wheels, once finished, the improvements have definitely been worthwhile, which was well.

 

Cheers mate 👍

[The_Lancaster]

Nicely done! I like the aftermarket additions you've used

[Alpha Juliet]

Outstanding Sir!

[whiskey]

This is really cool and you did a fantastic job of it. Just as a technical note however, we didn't have those turret systems on 1151s in 2004. It was just the "box" with blast shield. Some guys were lucky to get a secondary pintle mount at like the 2 or 3 'o clock position but it wasn't common until OIF III or IV. A third pintle mount is a SOF thing. The weapon systems you've chosen are inaccurate as well. The mini gun is only utilized by SOF, and the 40mm in the primary station you have is a MK 47 which wasn't introduced until after Operation Phantom Fury. Last bit is the placement of your vehicles. Unless your 1151 wants a 25mm or a TOW up its butt, I might suggest either switching the two or moving one altogether. During the battle, Brad's really carried the weight of being in the front. 

 

SSG (R) 2004-2017

1st ID/ 2nd ID/ 1st CAV

[Matt P]

Absolutely stunning modelling skills. I just can't tell where the model ends and the background begins 👍👍

 

[Night Owl]

Thanks for all your comments and suggestion I am not married to the vehicle positioning. I still have the troops to finish its been a few months since I have done any work on the diorama. I got sidetracked with a new diorama "EOD Iraq" I just received the 1:35 Panda Cougar 6x6 JERRV (Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicle) to finish the scene.