This is my project for the ACUTR Again-Salute to Steve snr. campaign




I'll start with the kit in the picture and build from there

some progress today


roof marked and will be cut here


doors cut apart



and a couple mock ups with tack clay

Good start, but I will warn you, the old Esci HMMWV is really bad. It is out of proportion, the hood is short, details are soft, the tires are horrible, etc., etc., .... It does have the short roof section in the kit though, on the sprue with the doors. So I am a little confused as to why you cut the full roof down and now have to deal with filling the MG mount hole. I would recommend you start with a Tamiya HMMWV to have a much better looking model in the end. It looks like an interesting project. Keep us posted.

True on all descriptive details of this kit. This is the only HMMWV kit I have have in the stash. I didn't see the roof section that you're talking about, I'll check for it again.
and speaking of the tires, anyone know where I can get the style that is on the prototype in 1/35?
Thanks for looking in, I will post progress here

Yes, you are right, it's part B-27. Too short for this variant

Thanks for the heads up though

I didn't get as far as I'd planned this weekend

a little progress


reworked the dash cluster, foot pedals and general frontal cab stuff


drilled a hole and added some sort of additional rear filler cap that is on the prototype
also cut a piece of plastic to fill the roof hole, putty curing now

rework of this ESCI kit of the front area of the cab is done





audio CD case material is great for scratch building

material source, then cut, and cut, then modify to application

Hi there Ko

I like the recycling of materials ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, gets my green vote !!!!!! Am watching this build.

Nige

Thanks Nige!

got more done this weekend. Gino was very accurate in his description of the quality of this kit. Requires a lot of re-work.
New built up 'dog house' up front from styrene


made a radio shelf from brass sheet, cut and bend to shape


Made a foot step on both sides by drilling a hole then filing a rectangle to shape


This is a part from the parts box that was used for diamond plate that was cut to size and inserted into place.
Bolts were made by the epoxy putty 'diecast' method with melted sprue that dot along side the new styrene running boards

The roof is finished to primer





now I'm building the chassis and suspension. Unfortunately the rear suspension provides the OOB option to adjust 'steering', but not the front

Looking really tight man.
I hate to jump too far ahead of you on this build, but while looking at your reference pic I was thinking about those hydrolic cylinders. I remember when I was scratching my 50 cal for my entry I used two seperate pieces of evergreen rod........a solid piece slightly smaller inside of a hollow piece. If you want to make your crane poseable this would work for the cylinders as it would allow them to adjust in and out. All of the actual mounting points where the stick-boom-jig move could be made with the same rod with a plate on the ends. Just a thought.



Hermon

Good ideas, Mr. VonCuda. That's sort of what I was thinking about. I have some brass and plastic square and rectangular stock I'll work with as well. I'll have to factor in weight vs operability vs accuracy, to determine what will work. Cool, thanks for checking in

I figured out the chassis suspension issue this morning and did a switch-a-roo today. Front on the rear and rear on the front. Some slight mods were required but is working so far

Looking great KSO, I'm enjoying this thread and getting lots of clues for my EOD Campaign builds !!

Cheers, D

Mr. VonCuda?
Dude, come on. We're practically brothers......from different mothers of course.


Hermon

Haha, true that. Thanks for checking in fellas

Cuda has a brother were in trouble

Good work so far Ko.



Build On,
Justin

Thanks, Justin

Ok, I'll be jumping around this build. Today I worked on the door hinge area and is not complete yet.
This is where it's at right now





A third hinge in the middle will be built on each side

Awesome choice and darn fine start. Cannot wait to see it when it is done.

Thank you Charles. A slow build, I know

The door hinges on both sides are finished. They look a little crusty in this close up photo so maybe some light sanding clean up



next I'm moving onto scratch building the front and rear bumpers

Good job on the hinges KO just wanted to let you know im still watching and wow its coming out great



Build On,
Justin

Thanks Justin

Hey K great project you got going on. I really enjoy how you think outside the box and the materials you’re using. This was one of the engineer vehicles I had planned in the future. I’m looking forward to your next posting.

Happy Modeling,
Joe

cool, thanks for checking in on this

Looking good man. Are you making those rivets (at the bottom of the rocker panels) or are they kit?
As for the whole cleaning up the doors thing, sort of looks like scaley rust trying to peak out from under the paint. Might look pretty cool and realistic in the end.


Hermon