Thanks Gamera.  It would do well against the crows.

Looks great Gino! 

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

Thanks Gary,

GAF

"Tail Gating Not Allowed!"

Maybe more like, "Tailgating Not Recommended!"

Wonderful work! "Tail Gating Not Allowed!" 

Gary

Looking cool!

S.H.

Thanks DRUMS01.  I like how it is coming along.

Simply outstanding work and great dedication for scale modeling.

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.

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I have since removed it.

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Thanks gents.  I like how it is coming out.

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

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

Looking awesome Gino!

Thanks Bill.  I really like how it is coming out. 

As to the M211, I have not tried one.  It would be a lot of work though as you would have to scratch the whole cab, fenders, hood, banjo axles, etc., etc., etc. since there is no kit of one.

Outstanding model! Can't wait to see some red dust on it.

Have you ever modeled an M211?

Bill

I got all the decals on it this week, finished final assembly, and added a bit of gear to it. The decals are a mix of kit decals and from the Star Decal sheet for Easy Rider. Most are from Star, with only the instrument panel and cab placards from the kit decals. I also added some placard decals on the quad mount parts and added ammo can decals on all that have exposed sides that would be marked.

Here it is so far.

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Some close ups of the bed and inside the cab.

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And the quad .50 mount.

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Next up is to weather it and call it done.

Thanks Gamera.  Back from a great visit.  Hope to get onto the decals this week.

She's coming along nicely! Great to have her all together and ready for decaling when you get back. 

LOL!  How much did soldiers pay for ammo cans in Vietnam?

(Said in jest, as I realize how much empty ammo cans go for now.)

GAF

And the originals probably cost less than the scale models!

Dunno, cal..30 cans are around US$12-15 each; the cal..50 are $15-20 ("fat fifties" are pretty much $25).  The various 20, 30, & 40mm ammo boxes are all over the place for prices.

Dang those bulged tires are the bomb, they capture the overloaded look so well.

Good! 

      You should be. You have done stunning work so far!

Thanks TB.  I like how it is turning out.

Love it!

      I have seen many in my younger days, sold off to Construction Companies. Looks brand new, ready to ship to the Marine or Army base of choice, "C'mon guys lets get those markings on, and on the rail car with it!" Oh! Couldn't help but notice in the early pics, Are you sure you got enough Bullyets?

Thanks Gary.  Will do.

Truck looks great, Gino!  Have fun in VA!

Gary

Thanks gents.  Gotta have lots of ammo as the quad .50 could spit them out quickly.

I was able to get some paint down this week. The truck is overall Tamiya TS-5 OD Green, which replicates the darker, post-WWII OD Green well. The ammo cans and some of the other smaller items are NATO Green (Tamiya TS-61) for a little variety. The armored box for the bed is flat black from a rattle can. The blue and white on the quad mount are hand painted.

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I was also able to get it up on it’s wheels. I used the Def Model M54 wheels. They are excellent and fit the AFV Club hubs w/no issues. The two spares are from the kit. The multi-direction mud tires usually look very rounded at the edges, while the kit tires look too squared off in the shoulders to me. They work as spares, but don’t look right as in-use tires, hence why I replaced them with the Def Model resin ones.

I used the Def Model Military multi-direction mud tires on the rear.

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Many of the gun trucks used civilian truck tires on the front, not sure why, but Def makes them too, which I also used.

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The truck all ready to go.

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Next up is decals. The Star decal sheet provides all the decals for the gun truck. The quad kit decals have a bunch of extra ammo can decals, so I will be adding some to those in the bed too. I will probably add a few various placards here and there as well, we shall see.

I won’t have an update for a while. I am off to VA this weekend for my youngest granddaughter’s 2nd birthday. So cake and fun for a few days and no work on the model.

Yeah, that's enough ammo to shoot down the moon! 

There was some point in the Second World War, I don't remember where it happened but nervious Japanese AA gunners on some warship were shooting at the moon, stars, etc. And the POed captain chewed them out 'We don't have enough ammo to shoot down the moon!!!'  

CapnMac82

That's an entire gun show's worth of ammo boxes

And the originals probably cost less than the scale models!

Fantastic work!

Gary

Yup, and I added a few more ammo boxes in back to feed the quad .50s…

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…and a few up front for the M60 MG on the pintle mount. A 40mm can up front for some variety too.

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That's an entire gun show's worth of ammo boxes

I have pretty much completed construction on the Guntruck. I added styrene angle iron mounts in the armored box to secure the quad mount. I also added bolt heads to show how it is attached. I took some thin sheet styrene and made circular holders for the quad mount tires as well.

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I also used the AFV Club ammo box set (AF35035) to line the bed w/ammo cans.

The crews filled them with dirt to act as additional armor.

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Next up is to start painting everything. I may add a few more ammo boxes on top of the armor layer to be additional ammo for the guns as well.

Thanks Pawel.  Already noted the tow bar stub.  It is just placed in for now.  It will be in the right direction when affixed.