Steve - It is always an honor to have you stop by. A very tiny version of a tiny vehicle!! Thanks

F86 - Cs were a great meal... still have my P38 on my dog tag chain. Can you imagine today's generation using a P38!!

Gamera - Thanks, I always love to to the different, strange and obtuse. There is a LOT more to military vehicles than just tanks!

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Great job on the Mule and the storage and very cool to see something different from the usual 'heavy metal'!

Outstanding job! yes the mule brings back memories of old days.  who said c-rats tape that person's lips  lol

Aw heck Mike,

 It looks even better than the real thing

Karl - Thanks my friend.... someday I will try a figgy again....as you know figures are just not my thing. Alsways great to have you stop in.

Capn - Thanks for the comments. Always try to keep my greens straight but they do vary....yep the med green is a good ammo can match. Ahhh the Mermite with three cans of hot food! As for the C ration, there was the fruit cake and the John Wayne chocolate bar!!  Thanks again

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That's gorgeous work, and I really like the differentiation in the various greens--that Medium Green is so good for that unique green on the ammo cans.

I might have put a Marmite can where the c-rats box is; maybe a mail sak atop the powder tubes.  But, that's just my 2¢

Outstanding, Mike! All you need now is a figure to complete the look!

It would be a perfect "cherry on top"!

Sprue

Yep, I custom made them to be complete wrap around and from the top can lid to the expansion bar below so no seam can be seen. Lettering on the decal is for the M6 175mm Gun powder increments.

Thanks for the peek and for the comments.

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Nice little model with a red dusty finish.

Are the decals on the powder cans complete wrap arounds. They look great. I can't even see any silvering or edges

This has been a long summer but finally had a chance to sit down and finish this little guy. The weathering is a mix of NATO Wash from AK and Mig Viet Nam Earth Pigment…mostly the pigment.

The powder cans are resin cast. The decals are also custom with the correct markings for M6 175mm powder. They are painted with Vallejo OD primer.

The ammunition cans are from AFV and painted with Poly Scale Med Green. The side decals are from Archer Transfers.

The C ration box is custom after some photo shop work and printing on thin brown cardboard. The box is tied with 26 gauge SS wire.

So with all that said, here is the finished Beans & Bullets M274 Mule.

Bill, thanks for the peek and for the comment.

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Nice little project Mike! Look forward to seeing this Mule get fully loaded up.

Rob - Thanks

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There are nine photos total at that link (didn't hot link for some reason) above the picture.

Stick - Thanks, yep exactly what I thought a quick little build

Rob - Nice picture. Looks well restored. I forget but I think all of the Mules could have the driver either walking or seated. Like the added underside rack for ammo cans. Thanks for the pic and for stopping by.

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It looks good. I took a handful of digital photos of one they had at Knox a few years back. I took more using my 35mm but haven't digitized them. The one they had was a runner, but I didn't notice a battery. Might be a different version. I know one version was able to pivot the driver's platform down so the driver didn't need to be seated and could control the vehicle while he was crouched beside it or walking next to it.

http://gallery3.kitmaker.net/showgallery.php/cat/17151 

Ah the Mule... This will be a neat project to watch. I have built the kit with the 106mm recoiless. Fun little build!