Civilian Vehicle Kits I'd like to see in 1/25th Scale

You could build that pretty easy with the Meng Ford F-350 and a little scratch.

I am considering buying the Meng kit.

Dunno about scratch building the gun, though.

I am wondering if that gun in back is a ZPU-1 like the one included in the Meng 1/35 scale pickup. 

The trucks are called 'Technicals' because.. they're not.??

Finescale actually had an article about scratching a gun for a somalie technical, which was some huge anti-aircraft gun, that i copied.

You could alternatively buy a Jeep for a tray mounted gun. the italeri 1/24 jeep or toyota kits have a 50 cal.

i used my 50 cal in a civilian car

I really wish there were more full kits or conversion kits to create a typical city infrastructure truck such as  water dept, dept. of parks and rec, etc., with those utility beds and tool boxes on the back. I've got a plan to make one, but I'm not feeling up to scratchbuilding and having to print custom decals, so I haven't done it yet.

Chris

OctaneOrange

The trucks are called 'Technicals' because.. they're not.??

Finescale actually had an article about scratching a gun for a somalie technical, which was some huge anti-aircraft gun, that i copied.

You could alternatively buy a Jeep for a tray mounted gun. the italeri 1/24 jeep or toyota kits have a 50 cal.

Thanks for that info !

FSM had an article on scratch building the AA gun?! 

Hmmm.......I may also do a paper model search for an AA gun...maybe something can be reduced in size as a pattern.

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I may buy one of those two kits to use the fifty cal on a Rat Rod...............I bought the MPC Jeep with the recoil less rifle...........a shame the kit has civilian tires..............

dirkpitt77

I really wish there were more full kits or conversion kits to create a typical city infrastructure truck such as  water dept, dept. of parks and rec, etc., with those utility beds and tool boxes on the back..............

Chris

Same here........................an International 4300 or International Terrastar would make a nice starting point for conversions..............

I may check into obtaining one of these kits though the gun may be way too big to fit on a pickup truck bed 

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alice papermodel 1 25 the soviet union anti air gun truck car model

http://guns-pictures.drippic.com/alice-papermodel-1-25-the-soviet-union-anti-air-gun-truck-car-models/i01.i.aliimg.com*wsphoto*v2*343756601*-Alice-papermodel-1-25-The-Soviet-Union-anti-air-gun-truck-car-models.jpg/

if 1/35 is acceptable, Meng have a couple of them

Oh, I'm aware of them.

Been tempted to buy and build as a sort of :stop gap" solution. 

Give me something like this in a bigger-than-HO-scale and I'll be in heaven!

I can't think of a better range of subjects for rust than construction equipment ! 

That looks like an old Bucyrus Erie "drag link" back hoe.  The old term "steam shovel" comes to mind. AMT, I think, did a nice 1/25th scale Caterpiller bull dozer. I think it was a D-8 with a ripper and a dozer blade. A Manitawok crane would be neat also. You can get a lot of construction equipment in die-cast, but I would rather build my own.

rangerj

That looks like an old Bucyrus Erie "drag link" back hoe.  The old term "steam shovel" comes to mind. AMT, I think, did a nice 1/25th scale Caterpiller bull dozer. I think it was a D-8 with a ripper and a dozer blade. A Manitawok crane would be neat also. You can get a lot of construction equipment in die-cast, but I would rather build my own.

rangerj

.................AMT, I think, did a nice 1/25th scale Caterpiller bull dozer. I think it was a D-8 with a ripper and a dozer blade

Now that think about it, I have yet to see plastic models of construction equipment at swap meets.

I'd love to see a '77 Chevy Monte Carlo, '78 Pontiac LeMans, and late 70s - 80's Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme kits. Oh yeah some cool late 70's, early 80's Ford Thunderbirds too.

The AMT Catapiller D-8 bulldozer was first issued in the 70's and has been reissued a couple times over the years. The newer ones don't have the Catapiller trade mark decals with them. They start around $50 on eBay.

out of stock........

http://www.squadron.com/1-24-Meng-Ford-350-Super-Duty-Crew-Cab-p/mmcs001.htm

Does anyone besides Squadron import Meng civilian vehicle kits? 

You are right ! AMT's Dozer was unique for the time . Looked great on a sagging Flatbed trailer too . Especially with the weathering on that lowboy

    Problem is they gave you a decal instead of punching holes in the front engine panel . I put the decal on the unpainted part and drilled out all those puppies !

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   I think I would go for more peaceful vehicles .Like say REVELL's original 1/25 - 57 Ford " Country Squire " wagon .And 1/25 versions of their 56 Buick Century  , 56 Mercury Monteclair and 55/56 Continental !

    Shoot , I would be happy to have many of those old models back, AMT's too ! , No matter what the scale !

tankerbuilder

Like say REVELL's original 1/25 - 57 Ford " Country Squire " wagon  !

http://www.picturecarsnorth.ca/dynamicLoading/pictures/1970s/1976FORDLTDWAGONLARGE.jpg

Add to my wants list a Chevette "Scooter" with the nice optional grill and trim, and/or a Pontiac T1000. Those were my garage-band days cars!

Kit of the Jeep Wagoners/full size Cherokees and the 84 and up small Cherokee.  Lindberg had a 1/20 of the grand Cherokee back when.  Maybe the old high boy Jeep wagons and trucks from the 50's

Have built a couple of the AMT D-8 over the years.  Not a bad one for the era it came out in.

Tamiya did a mid-90s Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Speaking of "Skooters" .......

I never knew MPC issued a kit of the Chevette or that the Chevrolet Chevette was available without a rear seat...........

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/cars/125-mpc-1979-chevette-scooter/

Sprue-ce Goose

Speaking of "Skooters" .......

I never knew MPC issued a kit of the Chevette or that the Chevrolet Chevette was available without a rear seat...........

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/model-kits/cars/125-mpc-1979-chevette-scooter/

Cool link, SprueOne!  Now that I read that link though, I think that my first Chevette may have been a Scooter, but not the second one. This had the bumper "bumpers", the trim, the black-out grille, and front spoiler underneath...as close to a sports car as the Chevette ever got! 

Had I known Chevettes were available without rear seats, I might have purchased one just to haul stuff around.

At that time, it would have been very useful. 

If you don't mind starting off with a diecast, the Jada  1/24 scale DuraStar rollback can be used to create any number of conversions.

Here is one project I am working on.

David

Sweet !

        Now for you and all the other guys .Why don't you take a gander at LEGOS ? You can build the thing you want ,or as close as you can get THEN use that as your " Go-By " As ( woodcarvers say ) to do your scratch built or partly so model  , then have a ball with the rust , grease and general guck !

       Owned two Northwest -95 Drag-lines  .Controls were Canadian ( backwards ) in style and the cab was on the wrong side too . . But those suckers dug a lot of  the boat canals in Port Everglades in the late sixties . You ought to have to have tried to mend a broken track on them in the swampy soup !

   By the way , for some things , LEGOS are very near 1/24 scale .Just don't build it to fit their  Mini-Figs ! Some stuff is even close to 1/35 !      P.S. I like that rig ! ! .

hooknladderno1

If you don't mind starting off with a diecast, the Jada  1/24 scale DuraStar rollback can be used to create any number of conversions.

David