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Monty's Humber - Conversion into 8 cwt Lorry


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Am I the only one being a bit frustrated about the absence of 1/32 vehicles to go with 1/32 aircraft models?

So I got this mad idea, using one of the few models available from the last century...

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Maybe it's possible to make something like this...

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Thanks! The plan is to use it together with a crashed Me Bf109-G2 trop.

The inspiration comes from some of the many photos of downed Me 109's from the North African campaign,

with a British vehicle in the background.

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The scratchbuild...

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The radio is from the Tamiya LRDG Chevrolet kit and bags from my stash...

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I've added some details to the wheels, no hub cab etc...

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Almost finished the paintjob done this weekend..

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Undercoat gunmetal/red brown/dark grey...

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A layer of hairspray before the paint...

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British desert yellow, base of tamiya wooden deck tan, highlights with Lifecolor Light Stone...

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5 hours ago, FME erk said:

Any chance of seeing the finish on this conversion Kent with at least one photo please ???

Like you, I despair at the lack of large scale vehicles to enhance the large aircraft.

David

Thanks for letting me know, I have updated the build thread....

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Cheers: Kent

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