Something new for car modelers

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

I'm looking for a 1/35 scale 1978 Ford, Dodge, Chevy, or GMC heavy duty pick up plastic model, slab sided, two door, plain-Jane pickup.  I am going to make a diorama using this truck as a base for the vehicles that the Marines drove at NWS Seal Beach at this time. They were Navy vehicles painted gray and with Navy markings and MARINES painted on the doors, and all four of those brands were used, so any one of them would work.

 

I already have a M-151 jeep like the one I drove when I was in the Army in Vietnam and a M-706E1 (former USAF perimeter and convoy defense) Light Armored Assault Vehicle like we had at Seal Beach for perimeter defense and rapid response vehicles.  Both of these have been modified to look more like the ones I drove, complete with radio mounts on both, spotlight and flood lights on the LAAV, and a single modified Browning .30 M-1919A6 machine gun...removed the carrying handle and  stamped metal butt stock, and shortened the barrel... for the cupola of the LAAV.  I even added a M-1A1 Thompson smg to the M-151 like I carried for 8 months in 'Nam.

 

I'll make a military radio for the truck  and spotlight.  I might even make a red and white ice chest cooler like we carried in them.  The trim has to go or be painted over, large transparent green sun visors, and replace the bumpers with I beams and put a winch on the front and a hitch on the back.

 

I can find 1/25 and other scales but those model trucks don't seem to show up in 1/35 scale.

 

I found some VN era PSP planking to add to the jeep diorama and some little gray-green plants. 

[Blackwater 53393]

Try 1/32 scale!! Ought to be close!!

 

Amazon shows ‘em.  Not sure what series you want.

 

Ertl is a popular brand.

 

 

Edited September 6, 2024 by Blackwater 53393

[Subdeacon Joe]

Try browsing here:  https://www.hobbylinc.com/1:35-scale-truck-plastic-model-cars-trucks-vehicles

 

Maybe also try eBay.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

I don't know where you are looking, but I still can't find what I'm looking for.  I want one the same scale as the military models.  I drove more converted civilian vehicle when I was stateside than I did military hardware.

 

NWS Seal Beach had GMG, Chevy, Dodge, and Ford pick ups.  Slab sided, two doors. no amenities, just essentials like heaters, wipers, etc.  Not even wheel covers.

 

I can find the most obscure Italian, Romanian, German, etc crap from WWII but there are simply no US civvie-bred 1/2 ton pickups.