JeffS Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 This is the Italeri 1/35 scale M998 Hummer kit number 249. I really like the Italeri Hummers except for one area. The tires all look like they have 50k miles on them and the treads are wrong. But overall the kits fit well and are great fun to build. Best of all, with newer releases from manufacturers, these are pretty cheap now. This is the Deasert Patrol Hummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwheels Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Nice job Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Jeff, Excellent work. The wheels are wrong on pretty much all HMMWVs except for the two recent Tamiya releases. That is why there or soooo many different aftermarket sets out. Even the old Verlinden set (designed for the old Tamiya bushmaster) are a better choice than many of the kit supplied wheels. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGronovius Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Jeff, Excellent work. The wheels are wrong on pretty much all HMMWVs except for the two recent Tamiya releases. That is why there or soooo many different aftermarket sets out. Even the old Verlinden set (designed for the old Tamiya bushmaster) are a better choice than many of the kit supplied wheels. Mark FYI, the old Tamiya Bushmaster kit is the Italeri HMMWV (like the one modeled above) with a different hardtop sprue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 See, Thanks to fellow knowledgable treadheads, I learn something new everyday. I thought Italeri and Tamiya just recently got into bed together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGronovius Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 These two kits (Tamiya Bushmaster and Italeri Desert Patrol) are so close that it is just one sprue different (the hard top, weapon system). The door, chassis, wheels, suspension, glass are all the exact same model parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffS Posted April 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 To be honest, I don't think that this configuration became operational, only a test bed configuration. Still had fun building it. Forgot to memntion that the rear window in the crew cab was clear blue sheet. A poor man's tinting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGronovius Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 No, this version never entered into service. Italeri did cut corners when making a model of the truck. On the actual vehicle, the tailgate is removed and the back doors are full length, split down the center and open to the right and left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted April 16, 2010 Report Share Posted April 16, 2010 Yeah, But that is what sheet styrene was invented for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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