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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: 35th-scale on March 07, 2015, 08:23:56 AM

Title: Leatherman Humvee
Post by: 35th-scale on March 07, 2015, 08:23:56 AM

Just joined and decided to share some of my older What-if builds....hopefully they qualify me for this forum :)

Anyway, this is from a few years ago. Took two very old, very bad, Humvees off the shelf and chopped them up to make a 6 wheel ready-for-anything beast
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc69/35th-scale/Models/WIP/Leatherman15.jpg (http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc69/35th-scale/Models/WIP/Leatherman15.jpg)

Hope you like it

Title: Re: Leatherman Humvee
Post by: 35th-scale on March 07, 2015, 08:32:49 AM

And a Future Humvee with turret from an M1117 Guardian done in urban camo scheme

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc69/35th-scale/Models/WIP/FutureHumvee.jpg (http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc69/35th-scale/Models/WIP/FutureHumvee.jpg)

Title: Re: Leatherman Humvee
Post by: LemonJello on March 07, 2015, 08:38:29 AM

That 6 wheel Humvee has a lot of potential as the basis for a whole range of vehicles. I like it, a lot!  Do you have any in-progress photos of how you did the conversion?

Oh, where's the trailer/support vehicle that carries the reloads for all that firepower? 

Welcome aboard! Glad to have you here.

Title: Re: Leatherman Humvee
Post by: Jeffry Fontaine on March 07, 2015, 08:39:45 AM

Looks like you have a weapon for any occasion, threat, or circumstance. 

Did the large caliber cannon on the left side of the vehicle start life as the 25mm Bushmaster from the Tamiya HMMWV kit? 

Title: Re: Leatherman Humvee
Post by: 35th-scale on March 07, 2015, 08:50:26 AM

Thanks Gents and well spotted Jeffry. I'll  dig out the link to the build log from IPMS Ireland for you Lemon

Hmmmm, trailer...why didn't I think of that....still not too late to add one. :)

Title: Re: Leatherman Humvee
Post by: 35th-scale on March 07, 2015, 08:54:26 AM

Here you go  http://www.ipmsireland.com/forum/yaf_postst675_Whatif-Leatherman-Humvee.aspx (http://www.ipmsireland.com/forum/yaf_postst675_Whatif-Leatherman-Humvee.aspx)

Title: Re: Leatherman Humvee
Post by: LemonJello on March 07, 2015, 08:58:04 AM

Quote from: 35th-scale on March 07, 2015, 08:54:26 AM

Here you go  [url]http://www.ipmsireland.com/forum/yaf_postst675_Whatif-Leatherman-Humvee.aspx[/url] ([url]http://www.ipmsireland.com/forum/yaf_postst675_Whatif-Leatherman-Humvee.aspx[/url])

Thanks! I may have to get a couple cheap Humvee kits and take a crack at something similar, yet different.  Off to EBay for a bit...

Title: Re: Leatherman Humvee
Post by: Steve Blazo on March 08, 2015, 01:31:32 AM

Awesome build, love the weapons load, ready for all foes.

Title: Re: Leatherman Humvee
Post by: Frank3k on March 08, 2015, 03:22:10 AM

Quote from: LemonJello on March 07, 2015, 08:58:04 AM

Thanks! I may have to get a couple cheap Humvee kits and take a crack at something similar, yet different.  Off to EBay for a bit...

The Academy M998 IED guntruck is a nice kit, fairly accurate, inexpensive and comes with a ton of extras. It's OOP, but Amazon sells them: http://www.amazon.com/Academy-M-998-I-E-D-Truck-Humvee/dp/B00D2IKJ7Q (http://www.amazon.com/Academy-M-998-I-E-D-Truck-Humvee/dp/B00D2IKJ7Q)

Title: Re: Leatherman Humvee
Post by: Frank3k on March 08, 2015, 03:23:16 AM

This six wheeled Humvee is excellent! The modifications to the chassis look believable, too.

Title: Re: Leatherman Humvee
Post by: GTX_Admin on March 08, 2015, 04:28:01 AM

Quote from: 35th-scale on March 07, 2015, 08:23:56 AM

Just joined and decided to share some of my older What-if builds....hopefully they qualify me for this forum :)

Welcome aboard - some nice work there.  Please note though that you don't haver to build whiffs to qualify to join us here.  You just have to appreciate the hobby in general.  Hardcore real world stuff is just as welcome as hardcore fantasy stuff.

Title: Re: Leatherman Humvee
Post by: 35th-scale on March 08, 2015, 05:26:35 AM

Thanks, it was a gent on SSM pointed me in this direction for Whifery. I'll post some of my regular build too. I try everything but mainly into modern wheeled military vehicles....