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Post by tcoat on Dec 19, 2023 10:30:03 GMT -5
 This is another one from many many years ago that has sat on a shelf waiting for paint. This is the AFV kit of the M49A2C deuce and a half fuel truck. I need to make some minor modifications to Canadianize it. This will be done as the UN marked and painted truck I drove in Egypt in 1978.  About 90% built and really just in need of paint. To make it Canadian I had to alter the roof from canvas to steel and add the camo net/beer case storage net box.  |
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Post by brandonk on Dec 19, 2023 10:36:57 GMT -5
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Post by tcoat on Dec 19, 2023 10:49:06 GMT -5
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Post by Steve Zuleski on Dec 19, 2023 11:35:10 GMT -5
Excellent, I love these trucks!
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Post by handiabled on Dec 19, 2023 11:41:21 GMT -5
Bookmarked!
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 19, 2023 12:41:27 GMT -5
SWEEETTTT!!!! Looks like the deadly 'Shelf Queen' bug has bitten you BIG time...  |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 19, 2023 12:51:08 GMT -5
SWEEETTTT!!!! Looks like the deadly 'Shelf Queen' bug has bitten you BIG time... Well I am off work now until the new year, the weather is crappy, I have no chores lined up, all my newer kits are packed away behind Christmas decoration boxes, the group builds don't start until Jan 1 and I need something to kill time. Sooooo...  |
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Post by deafpanzer on Dec 19, 2023 12:53:13 GMT -5
No chores?!? Can I invite you over to help with mine?  |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 19, 2023 13:00:30 GMT -5
No chores?!? Can I invite you over to help with mine?  |
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Post by stikpusher on Dec 19, 2023 13:59:42 GMT -5
I can smell the diesel from here! Don't forget your ground rod and fire extinguisher  |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 19, 2023 14:43:24 GMT -5
I can smell the diesel from here! Don't forget your ground rod and fire extinguisher Ground rod yes. Fire extinguisher not so important. If the bloody thing ever caught fire I was NOT sticking around to fight it!! |
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Post by keavdog on Dec 19, 2023 14:46:22 GMT -5
Lots of detail there.
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Post by tcoat on Dec 19, 2023 14:54:08 GMT -5
It is a decent but not a great kit. Loads of detail but some of the fit was a bit wonky and the plastic is a bit off. Think it was the hassle of building it and the brittle plastic that made me put it aside for "a while" in the first place. The stack and mirror supports didn't fair well in storage. The supports were a bit heavy for the scale anyway though so replacement is due. I built the AFV Guntruck a couple of years ago. Although fundamentally the same base kit the plastic and fit were far better on it.  |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 19, 2023 15:53:34 GMT -5
OK Now it is the Canadian version. Of course the racks were not really made of 2 1/2 inch steel but I wanted it sturdy when I form the canvas cover.  |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 19, 2023 18:50:19 GMT -5
Ah very cool project. Who doesn’t love a deuce and a half? Looking forward to seeing the Canadian-ized version.
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Post by tcoat on Dec 19, 2023 19:52:42 GMT -5
It ain't easy being green.  Base paint on pump system.  |
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Post by brandonk on Dec 19, 2023 21:13:22 GMT -5
I can smell the diesel from here! Don't forget your ground rod and fire extinguisher Ground rod yes. Fire extinguisher not so important. If the bloody thing ever caught fire I was NOT sticking around to fight it!! LOL. If you see me running. Try to keep up. |
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Post by keavdog on Dec 19, 2023 21:30:33 GMT -5
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Post by tcoat on Dec 19, 2023 22:12:49 GMT -5
Looks even better with some washes and the decals.  Real thing.  |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 19, 2023 22:24:58 GMT -5
It ain't easy being green. Base paint on pump system. Well i don’t know about military fueling rigs but that pump system looks just like the pump on the truck that fills our fuel rig for the Little 500. A sprint car race in which we race them for 500 laps with live pit stops and refueling. Excellent work on that |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 19, 2023 22:40:03 GMT -5
It ain't easy being green. Base paint on pump system. Well i don’t know about military fueling rigs but that pump system looks just like the pump on the truck that fills our fuel rig for the Little 500. A sprint car race in which we race them for 500 laps with live pit stops and refueling. Excellent work on that Yep they are al pretty much the same idea be it military or civilian. The 5 ton fuel "pod" truck I drove in Germany had pretty much the same setup. The only difference is that since the pod is swappable it uses it's own motor instead of a power take off like the M49. The rest of the system is almost identical. Not a great picture but you can sort of see the pump engine over my left shoulder and the filter canister over my right.  |
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Post by jeaton01 on Dec 20, 2023 1:34:14 GMT -5
Very cool!
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Post by dukemaddog on Dec 20, 2023 1:50:41 GMT -5
Man, that rocks! I wish someone made these trucks in my scale so I could have them too. I'll just keep living vicariously through you.
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 20, 2023 8:32:51 GMT -5
Well i don’t know about military fueling rigs but that pump system looks just like the pump on the truck that fills our fuel rig for the Little 500. A sprint car race in which we race them for 500 laps with live pit stops and refueling. Excellent work on that Yep they are al pretty much the same idea be it military or civilian. The 5 ton fuel "pod" truck I drove in Germany had pretty much the same setup. The only difference is that since the pod is swappable it uses its own motor instead of a power take off like the M49. The rest of the system is almost identical. Not a great picture but you can sort of see the pump engine over my left shoulder and the filter canister over my right. That is very cool |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 20, 2023 8:45:19 GMT -5
Yep they are al pretty much the same idea be it military or civilian. The 5 ton fuel "pod" truck I drove in Germany had pretty much the same setup. The only difference is that since the pod is swappable it uses its own motor instead of a power take off like the M49. The rest of the system is almost identical. Not a great picture but you can sort of see the pump engine over my left shoulder and the filter canister over my right. That is very cool Another one of my "someday" projects is t find a kit of the 5 ton and scratch build the tank pods and pump from my truck. The hard part will be doing it mostly from 46 year old memories since that pic is the only one I know of for the system. |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 20, 2023 14:34:30 GMT -5
Interior done. No clutter this time around since this truck was a base queen with only day trips which means no gear.   |
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Post by kyledehart5 on Dec 20, 2023 17:43:12 GMT -5
Another one of my "someday" projects is t find a kit of the 5 ton and scratch build the tank pods and pump from my truck. The hard part will be doing it mostly from 46 year old memories since that pic is the only one I know of for the system. Ah. That sounds like a really cool project as well. Nice looking workmanlike interior there. Much like our shop trucks at work that never go far |
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Post by tcoat on Dec 20, 2023 17:46:15 GMT -5
White sprayed in in a nice uneven coat with overspray all over the undercarriage that wasn't actually painted. These things got paint jobs that make MACCO look 5 star  |
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Post by stikpusher on Dec 20, 2023 20:34:55 GMT -5
You’re making rapid progress on this one.
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Post by tcoat on Dec 20, 2023 20:46:56 GMT -5
You’re making rapid progress on this one. Yep. It is pretty much just paint which is pretty quick. Home printed UN and Canada flag decals on and weathering started. It will not be a nice pristine (and very unbelievable) white.    |
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