Who else is building Hummers out there?

Cool! I'll take you up on that! What does Psy Ops do? Propaganda?lol

If you want to build a unique HMMWV, then you should scratchbuild the type used by the PsyOp units. They are the basic M1025 with a Loudspeaker system attached to the turret ring. The turret also retains a SAW mount, most of the PsyOp units are armed with the M249 SAW although there are some units sporting the M240. If anybody is interested, I can send you some photos of these HMMWV's from my deployment during OIF. I am with a PsyOp unit and we were deployed to support the 1st Marine Division from February 2003 through September 2003. E-mail your requests to

frgmn@intergrafix.net

Take it easy.

Brian

QUOTE: Originally posted by beav Hey, speaking of HUMMV's, I gave a model to my father (it was my M3A2, and my dad is a Lt. Commander(for future reference)) and he sent pics to his friends, and military co-workers. My dad recieved an e-mail from a Major, who offered me a ride in a humvee! as a thanks, I want to build one, that my dad can send to him.

Yep, built my dad one [along with a Bradley] for my Dad [retired Sgt] this past Christmas. Now I love building them and am now addicted to armor as well! Military dads are such as bad influence! Your father, like mine before me, has drawn you too to the "Dark Side".

Thats pretty cool beav. Got to ride in one myself at an air force base when we were camping there in boy scouts. was pretty seeing what them things can really do!

I went ahead and put a page with the pics up, the link to them is http://lizardsworkshop.50megs.com/hummer.html. Just click on a pic to get a bigger version. Somehow the pics wound up all over the page. if you need a close up of anything let me know and i'll see how well it will zoom in.

Hey, speaking of HUMMV's, I gave a model to my father (it was my M3A2, and my dad is a Lt. Commander(for future reference)) and he sent pics to his friends, and military co-workers. My dad recieved an e-mail from a Major, who offered me a ride in a humvee!
as a thanks, I want to build one, that my dad can send to him.

Heck yeah i want to see 'em! I have't gotten that Academy kit yet (waiting to strike it lucky on E-bay ) but I'm planning to build the UN version of this vehicle when I get the kit! I'm building me a little personal file of unique hummer reference pics. My e-mail should be on the site but just in case it's shadowconvoy@yahoo.com

Hey guys, just thought I would check to see if nayof you would like some ref pics of a ambulance hummer. Got some close up shots of one one where the rangers jump out of blackhawks next to my house. Let me know and I can either email them to you or if enough demand I'll put a page up on my site with them.

WELCOME TRIGGER 74!
I myself do not know for sure the answer to your question, but the ones in the Black Hawk Down movie had the three tone NATO scheme. You can't ever trust movies to be accurate so that is why I don't know. I do beleive the Tamiya kit comes with the option of the "new" or "old style" mirrors but I am not sure when the "switch" on real hummers took place . Rob G. will prob see this and give a more precise answer he's several written articles on Hummer kits and variants and such.
But I can tell you this, and that is the that the last two Tamiya Hummers are as accurate as you are going to get without buying after market parts. i have a ton of hummer kits by other companies but NONE of them have correct wheels and they all have the old type mirrors. i'm going to scratch build some new type mirrors. I want the new Tamiya hummer but since I am building so many different types at the moment I personally just can't afford three or four hummers at $40 a peice just to build variants. Now if I wanted to build only ONE or TWO "darn-good-hummers-of-perfection" then Tamiya is the way to go if it's in one's budget to do so. Hope i helped some!

Maybe you guys can help me out. I'm new to the armor forum, having come from the school where "tanks" are nothing more than something that hangs under your wing. This seems like the thread to ask in...

I want to build a HUMMVEE to go along with my MH-60L from Somalia. I'm looking at some Tamyia M1025s on eBay right now. Are those "correct" for that time and place and did they wear tan or NATO camouflage?

How are the Tank Workshop ones? The the new or old pattern isn't really important to me as much as having thme "look" correct. Some of the hummers still have the old tires I hear. If an old one wears out they replace it with another old style one from stores untill it's time to replace the whole set. Then they get the whole set of the new tires. So I've heard.

The Pattern is the difference. the realmodels ones are "new" and "old" style tires.

It depends on where/ when the thing will be used

Shame. oh well. I'll have to see what i have to work with when they get here. luckily I won the bike in a lot with a ton of other figs so i'll just think of the bike as a bonus.

QUOTE: Originally posted by MartianGundamModeler Yep, got my Dragon [or is it DML?] recon bike on the way in the mail though I will probably have mine coming out of the back of my bradley though. I'll see how the bike and fig looks when it gets here. i didn't know tamiya had a set too.

Hey MGM,
Scary enough but Tamiyas is hellofa lot better than Dragons. Especially w/ the wheels and spokes. Dragons is poorly done I feel. Like I said when I get my bike done I'll post it for ya
Flaps up, Mike

Whaoh! The Real Models and MR sets sell for almost 20 bucks! The Tank Work Shop ones are only about $6.50 at greatmodels.com. How do they comepare to the more expensive sets?

I 'think' I got them through VLS (modelmecca.com)

Where did you get yours?!

Ive got the TW and Real model sets...... All 3 sets look good (they're all different too)

QUOTE: Originally posted by mattfixit14813 I'm "using" up 3 old ESCI / Ertl kits. It's just for fun as the kits aren't very accurate

Heck, technically none of them are accurate except the new Tamiya one!LOL The wheels alone screw up all the others. i'm just trying to bide my time and pick some wheels. Verlindon [sp?] , tank work shop, and another company i have forgotten makes them. I hear the Verlindon ones are OOP though. i have about 6 hummers or more now and resine wheels at about $10 a set tend to add up. As for the tamiya kit I want it but I don't want to pay $40 bucks it. it just isn't feasible for me to pay $40 bucks a pop to build a bunch of variants. I'll have to catch it on sale but my hobby lobby doesn't carry it. YET.

I'm "using" up 3 old ESCI / Ertl kits. It's just for fun as the kits aren't very accurate

Yep, got my Dragon [or is it DML?] recon bike on the way in the mail though I will probably have mine coming out of the back of my bradley though. I'll see how the bike and fig looks when it gets here. i didn't know tamiya had a set too.

Hey MGM,
I am in the process of building the new M1025 by Tamiya. There will be some minor scratch building and a few other add ons.
The chase is all set as well as my scratch built motorbike rack that will be mounted to the back of the Hummers chase(basically a field mod). I will be using Tamiya JSDF's Reconn motorbike set and of course there will be some modifications done to the bike itself.
I'm thinking of putting the HMMWV in Cav unit markings. She'll probably be based around the first Gulf War. Hopefully my lil project will be done soon so I can post a few pix.
Flaps up, Mike

Yep I finally figure it out earlier today. Does anybody know how those weird looking panels work? Look like scrubboards.

Martian,

CIP is combat Identification panels - supposed to prevent blue on blue. How well, I dunno.

zokissima,

If you're looking for a 1:20 Hummer, Tamiya has a collectible in camo or sand. It's die-cast, but it still looks good.

That's an absolutely amazing conversion. You blended those two perfectly. Really nice!

SWEET MATT! What kits are you using to build it and for what purpose? Will it be military, limo, or just a radical custom?

hi guys,i to will build a hummer,i will leave it stock and as many tamiya parts to dress it up as i can,im still not sure about the colours? camo or sand? have fun.




gdarwin.

nice matt! i can see you like cinnamon altoids! hehehe
are you using two kits?

I'm doing a "Monster Hmmwv"

http://www.armorama.com/modules/photopost/data/12531/277Z_hmmwv_Sideview.jpg

Has any one seen a kit or conversion for an up-armored M1114 Hummer 1/35? That would be a fun one, I have seen the ones in OIF with a M2 .50cal on the pintal AND a M249 SAW off to one side. That is a lot of fire power for one gunner.

Thanks.