Build Complete: #11 Tamiya Chevy 30 CWT LRDG Truck (Scorpion Conversion) WIP

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I do plan on converting the Radio Command car to a Scorpion with the Breda mounted in the Tray and the radio removed I already posted this question but I will repost do you know what the following is and if it is a part of the radio?

I am sure you are referencing Model Military Interntionall November Scorpions Sting build article. I am using that as a reference but I plan to remove the front piece in question and of course the radio and build up the greedy boards on the side so I have more room for Italian fuel drums and british stowage plus the gun.

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Thanks Don for both of the links!

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Sorry, no I don’t—but my guess is that it IS NOT part of the radio. I assume it is a storage compartment for something…

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Thanks Mike & Paul for your comments.

I received a six piece Resin Tire set from R&J today which was les than 48 hours after I ordered them. Great service and great products I cannot say enough about those folks.

I cleaned them up and primed them with Tamiya Surface primer. I took a couple shots next to the Sand Tires on my AS 42 so you can get a sense of scale.

Love tires…

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That was my guess as well but I thought it might be a bank of batteries or something.

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It looks like a good start to a very good build! Sorry about the seam lines and flash on the chassis, you think zen I think pain, LOL!!!

Thanks, Jim

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Thanks Jim.

Build Update:

I got some great progress on the cab assembly tonight and drilled out my spare wheels I had forget to do that before I primered them so I spoke to myself sharply and completed that task.

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Looking great so far Ed. More, more, gimme more for poopy sake…LOL

Bob

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Well your of to a great start Edmund, this is going to be fun, to watch.

Talk to you soon.

Rob

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Cool, another nice looking update! Exactly what I have come to expect, this is going to be fun to watch!

Thanks, Jim

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Ed- Looking good, waiting for the next update.

-Stephen[C):-)]

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Thank you NucMedTech, Rob, Bob and Jim for your comments.

It has been slow lately due to our cold snap here and even with a radiant heater it is quite cold in the garage. 19 degrees at the moment!.

Build Update:

I have been working on final details on the cab and the cargo area conversion that is going to be required to convert the radio car into a gun truck. Thanks Wayne (agentG) for your references I found a real ref picture that I am going to follow to the best of my ability except the stake sides will be only half way down the cargo area for the Breda. I have also thought about leaving them off totally. I have found some real world ref pictures of that that are cool as well.

Here are some in progress pics.

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New photos for the new forum. I guess this justifies a new adjective.## FREAKING SWELL!

LOL, looks sweet Ed.

Bob

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cool, that looks awesome! 19 degrees, that is COLD!!

Thanks, Jim

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Hey Edmund, looks like your build is going good. That is nice. I can open up your thread,. thats nice too. Why is that worth mentioning? BECAUSE I CAN"T OPEN MY BUILD THREAD !!! AFAHGHGHKFFK. I’m not too happy buddy. Maybe you could see if you can. Is it a total loss due to this wonderful change they made to our Forum? Let me know if it’s still there if you don’t mind…[:'(]

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Thank you Jim, Indy and Bob! You make me smile everytime you post Bob!

I am sorry Adam I am not able to get into your WIP. That would be a huge loss to this community so my hope is that it will be resolved quickly!

The performance on the new front end is abysmal and I am hoping that they upgraded the physical hardware as well as the front end or it wiill just get worse not better.

I do like the spell checking though!! [:D]

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Edmund that is the only photo of a truck in any type camo I’ve seen.

I’m patiently waiting for you to finish so I can start mine.[;)]

I do have one question, Are the racks on the front fenders for the rolled up sand mats?

I’ve seen both the flat steel strips and what appear to be fabric mats in photos.

19 huh? That is cold for there. I lived in Everett many moons ago.

G

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Hey G I have always wanted to say that you don’t get much of a chance to being from the Midwest!

Well to day is your lucky day here is another pic of a cammo paint scheme and two other pics of Breda gun trucks and you can see the mods they had to perform to keep the driver and passenger safe by building up the side and front boards,

I believe you are correct about the location of the sand mats.

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Ed if you need some PSP panels I have some.

Bob

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What are PSP Panels Bob?