Any wrecker drivers out there?

lodni_k
Go to Mission Hobbies Web site and look under Hobby Fan The kit number is HF-007 for the M984A1 wrecker conersion for the Italerie Hemmt. Maybe Maj Rob knows what the difference is between the two vehicles. I live near Ft Drum, NY and there are a lot of the older M816 wreckers running around the base.

Thanks, AikinutNY! I did find the site for Real Models, but not for Model Fan. I understand it is a Chech.(sp) company. I wonder how difficult it would be to convert a HEMTT kit to an LVS? - Happy Modeling

My NCOs teach the H8 recovery course. We train recovery operators in the use of the M936A2 5 ton wrecker, M984A1HEMTT wrecker, M1089A1 FMTV wrecker and every once in a while we have to train someone on the old M816 5 ton wrecker.

Good muddy boots course.

lodni_k,

There are a few resin conversion and complete kits for US Army, and Marine wreckers. Model Fan has botha complete and a conversion for the Italerie 5Ton M936 and one for the HEMMTT wrecker, they are pricey. Real Model has a complete resin kit of the M-62 5-ton wrecker, which looks very close to the M816 wrecker I used to operate in the Army. On e-Bay you can find a Revell (I think) 1/32 scale 5-ton wrecker I am not sure of the model number.

I am assuming that the Marines used the same vehicles that the Army had except for changes in the air intake and exhaust systems. We added them when we practiced beach landings.