ajlafleche Posted November 2, 2013 Report Posted November 2, 2013 I have completed my attempt at a USSOCOM GMV, aka Dumvee. I don’t know the derivation of Dumvee from Humvee, but I’ve seen the term in reference to a well armed patrol vehicle used by Special Ops forces. The parts used are as follows with paints from Vallejo and AK Interactive. Weathering was done with AK products and old school pastel chalks. The wheels were designed to be used with a Tamiya Humvee and have posts in the wheels. The Academy kit has posts on the drive shafts. I had to remove the posts and drill holes to accommodate the wheels. This allowed me to adjust the holes to get thewheels level. Unfortunately, when applying the ground work, I added more water than I normally would so the surface would be easier to work. This caused the first warped base on decades. That meant the nice level wheel, needed to be shored up from below with more ballast, epoxy glue, water effects and othe products. Academy: M1025 Chassis and body Black Dog: Back Packs Detail master: Wiring for radios and antennas Legend: Ibis Tec bumper Seats Radio and Computer Live Resin: M249 Roof Gun and Mount Spare M249 Ammunition Drums and Holders M240 Door Guns and Mounts Spare 7.62 Ammunition cans AT-4 Rocket Launchers Pro Arts: Interior Roof Brace & Details Spare Tire Jack Satellite Radio Antenna Radio GPS Wheels Rear Air Recognition Flag Scratchbuit: Seat belts Antenna masts Under body armor Tissue top and Apoxie Sculpt side curtains Seat Armor Rear Bumper Deck Bungee Cords and Straps Various: Tow Rope Tarps, Bed Rolls, Cooler, Bottled Water Boxes Verlinden: Side Roof Supports Antenna Mounts
802chrisg Posted November 2, 2013 Report Posted November 2, 2013 Very nice, will this be at BayCon tomorror?
Warwheels Posted November 3, 2013 Report Posted November 3, 2013 Looks great Al. Nice job. BTW, I believe that the term Dumvee comes from a shortening of "Desert Humvee".
Mark Deliduka Posted November 4, 2013 Report Posted November 4, 2013 Outstanding! I would love to try and kitbash one of those in 1/72 scale, but finding all the weapons in that scale would make this almost impossible. Still, I'm going to copy some of these pics so I can give it a try anyway. Way to go Al! That is one incredible masterpiece!
ajlafleche Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Posted November 5, 2013 Thanks, guys, I'm pretty happy with it and it took first in Scratch, Vac and Conversion armor at Baycon yesterday.
Zglossip Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 Where did you get this kit and it looks great
ajlafleche Posted February 19, 2014 Author Report Posted February 19, 2014 Where did you get this kit and it looks great Thanks. My original post gives a list of sources for everything. It started life as this kit:
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