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WIP and Question: Dumvee

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
WIP and Question: Dumvee
Posted by ajlafleche on Sunday, October 13, 2013 6:09 PM

Some in progress shots of my current HMMWV project, a conversion of Academy’s M1025 to a Special Forces Dumvee.  There’s a lot of stowage to be added to the bed and rear extension, including Gerry cans, MRE and water bottle cases, a Sattellite radio antenna, a large relay box, and bed rolls.

Overall shot from the driver’s side. The rails and interior details are from Pro Arts and gas and brake pedals from Verlinden as are the roof supports.  The antenna support  in the bed is from Verlinden

Passenger’s side. The unit below the dash is Pro Arts. Seat belts have Pro Arts hardware and Historex strapping.

Legend seats with scratchbuilt armor.

Roof mounted M249 from Live Resin

Two of four Black Dog packs with foil straps to be hung on the bed rails.

Roof top with tissue cover, Bronco smoke dischargers, scratch mount for extra ammunition with Live Resin containers and reworked kit roof door.

Interior of the roof with Pro Arts details.

Radios and computer from Pro Arts and Legend

M240 side guns from Live Resin.

Legend's Ibis Tek bumper li

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

  • Member since
    March 2011
  • From: Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
Posted by modeler#1 on Monday, October 14, 2013 5:56 PM

its shaping up to look like a great build. those live resin parts look great!

On the Bench: Nothing atm

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Monday, October 14, 2013 7:15 PM

Thanks, modeler#1.

Since I posted  yesterday, I learned some Special Forces Dumvees do  have the Ibis Tek bumper.  I removed and straightened all those bumper guard thingies. In the process, I lost one of the shackle assemblies and had to replace them with parts from the original kit (shaved teh holders off the stock bumper) and added shackles from the parts box. The basic Legend kit is about 30 pieces of resin and PE.

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 10:32 AM

Nice looking build. The back packs look great and nice scratch work as well.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Massachusetts
Posted by ajlafleche on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 8:05 AM
Thanks, Bish.

The bumper guards have been straighted and I added a tow rope from ship rigging twine held in place elastic string "bungee" cords.

Remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

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