Gamma Goats?

nimshi

Member since
May 2003
From: USA

Gamma Goats?

Posted by nimshi on Wednesday, July 9, 2003 11:11 PM

Has anyone ever seen a kit of the Gamma Goat? We used them in the 101st Airborne back in the early seventies to tow our 105s and as an airmobile troop and equipment carrier. I would love to build one of those articulated SOBs.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:40 AM

Nope have'nt seen any.Drove one myself at Ft. Campbell,while in a battalion level fire support team back in '84.Hated that vehicle SO much that I begged my FSO to move me into a platoon F.O. slot,which he did.Humping a ruck plus prc77 was a pleasure compared to driving the goat****

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 2:38 AM

I've never even seen one at a model show where all the scratch builders come out of the woodwork Check into 1/72nd scale there may be something there. Usually Sabot knows all the kits out there so hopefully he'll discover this post.

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Friday, July 11, 2003 9:52 AM

Rocco 1/87 scale (not a kit) may have one. Haven't seen a resin or vacuformed one at all (not that that means anything).

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Friday, July 11, 2003 1:57 PM

I think you're right Sabot. I do believe RoCo did make one way back when, Does anyone have a website where they have a complete RoCo catalog? I'm thinking about getting a few oddball vehicles that were around back then that there are no kits of nor likely to be.

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Duke Maddog

Member since
June 2003
From: Rowland Heights, California

Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 9:43 PM

I don't know any site that has a full catalog, but I know Roco does make one because I have one. I painted it up a bit and have it displayed. I'll have to take a picture of it sometime soon.

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 10:09 PM

More than a few Volunteer Fire Depts. around this 'neck of the woods' has a sad looking, red painted, Gama or two sitting behind the station house with a slide-in grassfire rig in the back.

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Rob Gronovius

Member since
December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Thursday, July 17, 2003 8:01 AM

A Gamma Goat makes a background appearance in Terminator 3 towards the end of the movie. Just a vehicle parked in the background of the airplane hanger.

I know, just some useless information.

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Spamicus

Member since
April 2003
From: Central Wisconsin

Posted by Spamicus on Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:55 AM

When I was in 2nd ACR we had one in each troop for the supply room. We called it the "gamble goat". Never saw a model of one.

Steve

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Darkhorse3

Member since
June 2003
From: USA

Posted by Darkhorse3 on Thursday, July 17, 2003 12:10 PM

I remember that there was a model of the gamma goat. I think that it was by AFV and it was at least 15 years ago. Someone probably has one sitting a closet somewhere.

Howard Irwin Old not bold flier

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Stormbringer

Member since
July 2003
From: S E England

Posted by Stormbringer on Sunday, July 20, 2003 11:48 AM

Hi all
There was a 1:35 kit of the gamma goat,it was made in the 70s by a company called Schmidt and was a vacform kit.I believe that to get it right a considerable amount of work was needed.There are pics about on the net of this kit if you can find them.
Also there is a goat in Patriot games in the desert scenes.

HTH
Peter Cool [8D]

Nolus Illegitemi Carborundum Keep the Pound! Down with the EEC and the Euro

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RAF120

Member since
March 2003
From: Exit 7a NJ Turnpike

Posted by RAF120 on Monday, July 21, 2003 5:46 PM

The Aug. 03 issue of Military Vehicles Magazine has a pretty good article on the Gama Goat.

for what it's worth

Trevor Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 12:48 AM

I have the Tech manual and "Comic book manual" for the Goat if you can find a kit

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crockett

Member since
April 2004
From: The cornfields of Ohio

Posted by crockett on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:37 PM

I personally, NEVER want to see another Gamma Goat as long as I live. Any one who has ever ridden in the back of one of these things wouldn't be looking for a kit!!!!!

Question: Has anyone ever seen a Gamma Goat that was ESC Green?

Tigers no Lions, no Bears...OH MY

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, May 3, 2004 1:11 PM

If your still loking for a gama goat Majors Surplus and Survival just sent me their new catalog and they have a 1/1 scale goat for sale... It is a bit pricey though... Whistling [:-^]

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