Tim's M-35 truck - Completed

[theplasticsurgeon]

Joining you with this kit.  Bought at IPMS Gloucester show in 2018 - prob to pose as an airfield prop.

And that cheap price-tag would have helped the decision making.

Parts, still sealed in bags.

Offering these options.  One is Vietnam in drab, the other Baghdad in Desert.

I'll probably go for something anonymous that could be used at any airbase.
 

[danbuoy]

Was considering entering one of these myself, as I picked one up at my local model show at the end of Feb, though for £9, not £2.99! I also intend to do mine as a USAF one. I remember seeing them at both Lakenheath and Mildenhall airshows in a line up of airfield vehicles. Trying to get a bit of a collection of 1/72 USAF airfield vehicles together, and this looks a nice kit.

[Robert Stuart]

@theplasticsurgeon, that looks like a good choice, and a nice change from aircraft.
@danbuoy, it'd be interesting to see your build too.

[theplasticsurgeon]

First day - I've airbrushed all the parts with Humbrol 155 Olive drab.

It will receive a final coat, but this is to cover all the nooks at crannies.

[JeroenS]

It's a great truck, classic. I have the AFV club version in the stash, a leftover from Vietnam GB where I built two of the three kits I had in mind for that GB. I may throw it in as a quickie. Says I, with already too many builds going on 

[theplasticsurgeon]

Having been distracted by the Tracer, I've started.

Dark photo, but progressing the chassis.

Fitting the cab.

All the diffs and propshafts are there, but I broke what looks like an anti-roll bar.

I think I'll crack on.

 

[theplasticsurgeon]

Progressing.  Last night I assembled the cargo compartment, and painted the tyres.

 

[stevej60]

Good progress Tim might try a couple of small scale trucks later in the GB.

[theplasticsurgeon]

He's back - distracted by other GBs!

First of all this morning, masked up ready to airbrush over all those trim-marks.

Then airbrushed Humbrol 155 Olive Drab

And finally with the wheels fitted.

 

[JeroenS]

Looks good, she should be up and running soon. 

[theplasticsurgeon]

Fitted the truck part.  Lights and indicators, and a spade over the spare wheel.  This is really fragile.

Just the mirrors left.

[theplasticsurgeon]

Decals and final details,  - completion.

This one Vietnam, but thousands of these would be serving in USA, UK, Germany, and elsewhere in the 1970s - so frequent visitors to US airbases. 

 

Nothing very difficult about the build, other than I painted the parts first - weakening the bonds.  Added to which it's very intricate, and fragile.  Several parts fell off during construction.  Difficult to get all wheels on the ground at the same time, as shown here.

 

It would be better served with hollow axle parts, for steel axles to pass thru, then the wheels would turn.

[JeroenS]

A nice little truck there Tim.