M54A1 Quad .50 Guntruck “Easy Rider”

keavdog

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by keavdog on Sunday, March 3, 2024 10:40 PM

Looking awesome Gino!

Thanks,

John

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Pawel

Member since
May 2009
From: Poland

Posted by Pawel on Monday, March 4, 2024 5:42 AM

Hello Gino!

Your truck is looking very good. OD with white stars is one of my favourite schemes!

One thing that bothers me a little (sorry, I just noticed it now) is that you have the gunners platform behind your quad - that's the banana shaped platform that only supposed to be there on half-tracks but Dragon (and Dynamo, and all PE manufacturers) keep pushing it in their instructions...

Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, March 4, 2024 7:16 AM

Thanks gents. I like how it is coming out.

Pawel, that is an easy fix. I'll remove it tonight. Thanks.

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 6:55 PM

No weathering on it yet, but I did make a correction. As it was pointed out above, the platform at the rear of the quad mount was only used on the M16 Halftrack version, not on the Vietnam version.

I have since removed it.

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DRUMS01

Member since
June 2018
From: Ohio (USA)

Posted by DRUMS01 on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 10:43 PM

Simply outstanding work and great dedication for scale modeling.

"Everyones the normal until you get to know them" (Unknown)

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 8:12 AM

Thanks DRUMS01. I like how it is coming along.

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S Hollowell

Member since
February 2024

Posted by S Hollowell on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:00 PM

Looking cool!

S.H.

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GAF

Member since
June 2012
From: Anniston, AL

Posted by GAF on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 4:23 PM

Wonderful work! "Tail Gating Not Allowed!" Big Smile

Gary

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 6:21 PM

Thanks Gary,

GAF
"Tail Gating Not Allowed!"

Maybe more like, "Tailgating Not Recommended!"

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Thursday, March 7, 2024 7:38 PM

Looks great Gino!

I need one to take care of all these crows that keep flying around....

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Friday, March 8, 2024 6:57 AM

Thanks Gamera. It would do well against the crows.

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Thursday, March 14, 2024 8:22 PM

Easy Rider is done.

I did some light drybrushing with a muddy red-brown color, a light sandy color, and then a wash of a red-brown color to show the color of dirt in most of Vietnam where these trucks operated. It is intended to show a dry, dusty weathering for a vehicle that mostly operates on paved roads.

Here it is.

Here it is with its cousin, the King Cobra guntruck I did about 20 years ago, way before the AFV Club M54 was even thought about. Still looks pretty good.

This was a really rewarding build. I enjoyed the ease of the AFV Club M54A2 kit and the level of detail it offers. I have a few more AFV Club M54 versions for later and am looking forward to doing them too.

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Thursday, March 14, 2024 11:14 PM

Oh wow that looks great Gino! I love the faded weathered paint on the gun shields.

A gun truck is something that I've never modeled, one of the things I love here is to see cool stuff like this.

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

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stikpusher

Member since
July 2004
From: Sonora Desert

Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, March 14, 2024 11:24 PM

That's a really good looking build Gino! It makes a nice stable mate to King Cobra.

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

- Plankton

LSM

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Pawel

Member since
May 2009
From: Poland

Posted by Pawel on Friday, March 15, 2024 3:46 AM

Hello Gino!

I like your model a lot, looks really beautiful to me! So what's next? Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

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S Hollowell

Member since
February 2024

Posted by S Hollowell on Friday, March 15, 2024 7:28 AM

Great job! The weathering is really nice.

S.H.

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Friday, March 15, 2024 7:36 AM

Thank you, gentlemen. I am very happy with how it turned out as well. Gun trucks are very intersteing to me and I have at least one more planned, the AFV Club "Eve of Destruction" gun truck...eventually

What's next? I don't know yet. Maybe a tracked subject or a helo. I will break out and get started on something soon.

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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Tanker-Builder

Member since
October 2019
From: New Braunfels, Texas

Posted by Tanker-Builder on Friday, March 15, 2024 3:16 PM

Now There:

Let's just get our ducks(trucks?) in a row, hey! bad guys, Surprise! Surprise! You have done a great job on this vehicle. Even I, who usually avoid Armor(Lack of Knowledge) Love the work you've put into it!

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CapnMac82

Member since
November 2005
From: Formerly Bryan, now Arlington, Texas

Posted by CapnMac82 on Friday, March 15, 2024 6:43 PM

Dang, all that's missing is the smell, that aroma of LSA gun oil, burnt diesel, and hot paint that surrounds such things.

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Friday, March 15, 2024 7:20 PM

Thanks for the compliments guys. I really like how it turned out.

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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GAF

Member since
June 2012
From: Anniston, AL

Posted by GAF on Sunday, March 17, 2024 8:17 PM

You did a great job, Gino!

Gary

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, March 17, 2024 9:31 PM

Thanks Gary. It was a fun and rewarding build.

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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Est.1961

Member since
July 2008

Posted by Est.1961 on Monday, March 18, 2024 4:15 AM

Just read this from start to finish totally engrossed. Great looking model

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, March 18, 2024 7:08 AM

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the read.

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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DRUMS01

Member since
June 2018
From: Ohio (USA)

Posted by DRUMS01 on Monday, March 18, 2024 1:27 PM

I thought I responded to your reveal, sorry for the late response but this is impressive. Great skills to motivate is all and a great result as well.

Just right!

"Everyones the normal until you get to know them" (Unknown)

LAST COMPLETED:

1/35 Churchill Mk IV AVRE with bridge - DONE

NEXT PROJECT:

1/35 CH-54A Tarhe Helicopter

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Monday, March 18, 2024 2:24 PM

Thanks DRUMS01. Glad you like it.

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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GlennH

Member since
April 2016
From: N. Burbs of ChiKawgo

Posted by GlennH on Saturday, March 30, 2024 2:26 PM

Always a treat following your builds.

A number Army Viet Nam scans from hundreds yet to be done:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/southwestdreams/albums/72157621855914355

Have had the great fortune to be on every side of the howitzers.

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Saturday, March 30, 2024 2:30 PM

Thanks Glenn. Glad you liked it.

Next build begin here:

https://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/16/t/193380.aspx

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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RBaer

Member since
September 2006
From: Dripping Springs, TX, USA

Posted by RBaer on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 4:18 PM

Gee whiz, go away for a while and lookie what I missed. As usual Gino, fabulous work on a very interesting subject.

Apprentice rivet counter.

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HeavyArty

Member since
December 2002
From: Valrico, FL

Posted by HeavyArty on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 4:35 PM

Thanks. It was a fun build.

Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

Check out my Gallery: https://app.photobucket.com/u/HeavyArty

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell

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