1/35 M1009 CUCV, WIP, 02/17/13, Completed

Thanks for the info. The kit supplies a PE one of these Bridge Weight plates.

Painted and ready for installation on the front bumper.

Thanks for the info guys. Looks like I'll have to include it then.

SprueOne

Nice ref shot. What was the round plate that is in front of the grille on the left side used for? Were there any M1008s without this? Or do I have to include it on my M1008?

 

It is the bridge weight classification marker. On tanks and AFVs, it is normally painted on. Old school tanks will have a yellow circle with a black number. On wheeled vehicles, the weight could change (empty or full, heavy cargo vs. light cargo) so the plate had interchangeable numbers. They were standard equipment. In this scale, easy to use a hole punch to make a small disk and then two black number decals.

Here are a few photos I had of the markers.

It looks like a bridge weight marker.

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Nice ref shot. What was the round plate that is in front of the grille on the left side used for? Were there any M1008s without this? Or do I have to include it on my M1008?

just a photo of an old contact truck

redleg12

 Hey Guy, the rim would be NATO Green, like the body.On the pick up version it would be under the cargo box and most likely quite dirty!! HTH

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Yes, very helpful, Thank you.

Rob Gronovius

I agree, originally the rims were NATO green or sand if the vehicle deployed to Desert Storm. Lots of later ones ended up being repainted flat black though.

 

SprueOne

 

 

redleg12

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I had a buddy make me a copy of the rear tire, as the kit does not come with a spare, (thanks S.R.) which on the M1009 has a spare stored in the rear. The tire is painted with tire mix of 50/50 Flat and NATO black, the rim is NATO Green. The mount is made from .030 styrene angle painted flat black.

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Well that is it for the interior, now it is time to start working on the body.

As always feel free to leave a comment either positive or negative

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Hi Redleg12, I'm currently building the M1008 from MmF and also mounting a spare wheel under the bed. What color would the steel wheel part be? Body color green or gloss black or ?

Thanks

 

Hey Guy, the rim would be NATO Green, like the body.On the pick up version it would be under the cargo box and most likely quite dirty!! HTH

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redleg12

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I had a buddy make me a copy of the rear tire, as the kit does not come with a spare, (thanks S.R.) which on the M1009 has a spare stored in the rear. The tire is painted with tire mix of 50/50 Flat and NATO black, the rim is NATO Green. The mount is made from .030 styrene angle painted flat black.

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Well that is it for the interior, now it is time to start working on the body.

As always feel free to leave a comment either positive or negative

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Hi Redleg12, I'm currently building the M1008 from MmF and also mounting a spare wheel under the bed. What color would the steel wheel part be? Body color green or gloss black or ?

Thanks

Steve - It is always a pleasure to see some of the site old timers stop in. There are a few of us left. Thank you my friend for stopping by and for leaving comments.

You and Mr Smiley be well.

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  Mike, I been a watchin'......  

 Just the right amount of weathering for the moment in time... the dusting on the glass and windshield are right in line with the look.

                    Smooooooooth.    

Yes, with intimate knowledge comes detailed transcript  

Bill - Thanks, it is always fun to model something I actually used.... all we need is scale odor!!  

Sprue - Thanks, it is fun to do the details, especially when you lived it.

Thanks guys

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Very realistic build and fine attention to added details. You did a great job on a rare modeling subject 

Enjoyed following along for this 'ride' Mike, nice work all around and one with a personal touch to boot.

Gino - Thanks for coming by the firing point. I think anyone in the Army from the 80s through 00s has had a ride in or seen one of these. The Army got their monies worth out of this buy.

Eric - Thanks for stopping by and the comments.

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Looks right at home on that base, well done! Looking forward to your 155!

Awesome job Mike.  Looks just like the one I drove for a few weeks at ROTC Advanced Camp in the early '90s.  Great job.

Well I completed the base, cut from Oak, then to the router table, stain, polyurethane satin finish. Then a cut of Styrofoam covered with paper mache, mixed with paint. After it dries, it was glued to the wood base, weathered with the same pigments as the model, added some turf grass and a bush.

As for the model, the final weathering was done with AK Wash for NATO models. The area below the fuel fill I created a stain with Floquil Oil Stain and on the lower half of the body the weathering is darkened with MIG Pigments Dried Mud.

The last thing added was the antenna, which is .020 brass wire. Painted with Poly Scale Dark Green and the tie down made from wax coated ship rope painted Tamiya Olive Green.  

That’s it, here is the final model

As always feel free to leave a comment either positive or negative. Thanks for following along. Next mission will be the M114A1 155mm Howitzer

End of Mission.

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Tony - ....I think that answers you question!

"There is no problem that cannot be solved with the proper placement of a high explosive projectile"

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How much fun is that Mike?

Action Jackson knows where it's at.

Tony lee

Eric - Thanks for the peek and for the comments

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Loads of detail everywhere you look on this one, looking good Mike!

OK....this was my vehicle when I was in charge of "aiming" the 105s (Battalion Fire Direction Officer). The manual on the front seat is a 1984 copy of FM 6-40 Field Artillery Gunnery. The other thing on the front seat is a GFT Graphical Firing Table for a 105.

Soooooooo.... there is not a weapon in the picture but it is all part of shooting a little bullet through the big sky a long way and making a big bang!!

Thanks old buddy

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Where you goin to mount that 105 Mike???

Tony lee

Terry - Thanks for stopping by and for the comments.

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Bill - Thanks for the peek. Should not be long, in the home stretch now.

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