Col68's 1/35 scale tamiya us 2 1/2 ton 6x6 truck

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Nice work so far Colin, am keeping an eye on :thinking::thumb2:

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Started on the load while waiting for the primer to dry so far I've made 23 drums and 20 jerrycans only 20 more to go and a load of cardboard boxes to cut out and fold
 

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Great work on the winch and chain. It will look awesome with the wet stuff on it. Will you be going for a muddy/used look?
 
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Great work on the winch and chain. It will look awesome with the wet stuff on it. Will you be going for a muddy/used look?
Hi Steve eventually it will be part of a redball express dio so it will be used and abused.
 
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Managed to get a couple of coats of vma US olive drab on over the weekend. The kit is 90% assembled now but I want to keep the main assembles separated for ease of weathering.
 

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Hi all managed to get the decals on and a couple of coats of x-22 applied ready to start weathering.
 

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Hi Colin
That is looking really good. The canvas cab cover is spot on.
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A very nice tidy build Colin. The stage is set well for the weathering. Good luck
 

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Colin.
Agree with the other learned gents. Fantastic history about the Redball Express, an amazing achievement to manage to keep supplies getting to the front.
John.
 

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Well executed Colin. Anxious to see your weathering.
Some notes from my Red Ball Dio. Vehicles authorized to ride the red ball were identified with a red circular plaque. Red ball routes were one way only. MPs enforced route rules strictly & patrolled for breakdowns. There were dedicated repair/recovery sites along the routes. There were other routes of the same type w/different origins & end points and different names over time. PauE
 
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Hi all finally managed to get some modelling time between contracts. I think i'l call this done.
 

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