| Von Teug | 09 Feb 2012 7:46 a.m. PST |
Hi all,
Long-time lurker, first time member/poster here. I just bought some cheap vehicles online that seem like they would be great for using as APCs/AFVs with my 28mm sci fi stuff. They are old army man toy vehicles that I guess have been around for a long time, but with a little work I think they would look good with sci fi forces. I got it here for cheap, where you can see a picture:
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link My question: does anyone know what real world vehicle if any this this toy is based on? Thank you.
Nick
PS I am posting to Modern because I figured it is probably a real world and not imagined vehicle. |
| Caesar | 09 Feb 2012 8:48 a.m. PST |
Oh, wow, I had one of those when I was a kid! |
| Doug em4miniatures | 09 Feb 2012 8:51 a.m. PST |
Looks good for AK47 as well…. |
| ordinarybass | 09 Feb 2012 9:15 a.m. PST |
I've got some of those. It's fairly large, but would probably still work for 28mm I don't think it's based off of any particular real-world vehicle.
A few things about using plastic toy soldier vehicles. If you plan to paint it, you really should pick up some of the Krylon Camo colored spray paints "with Fusion Technology". The "Fusion" paint sprays are made to stick to soft plastics and most any other paint will have a hard time sticking to army-man type plastic.
Also, if you plan to mod them, you'll want to lightly sand the surfaces before gluing and use super glue. Here's a couple of inspiring links from a guy who made 28mm vehicles out of MPC tracked APC's. Also avaiable at the shop you linked to. The latest progress is here:
link This post has the original vehicle and where he got it:
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Frederick  | 09 Feb 2012 9:19 a.m. PST |
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| dwight shrute | 09 Feb 2012 11:50 a.m. PST |
looks like the apc from aliens … done on the cheap maybe subject to budget cuts |
| thejoker | 09 Feb 2012 1:14 p.m. PST |
Definitely a 'bitsa'. Has elements of the Panhard EBr-VTT used by the Portuguese but with fewer axles and a cannon armament.
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| Kaoschallenged | 10 Feb 2012 2:10 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the Link Von Teug. I didn't know of that site. It beings back many memories from when I was a kid :). Robert |
| freecloud | 15 Feb 2012 10:44 a.m. PST |
Reminds me of WW2 Russian BA 20M updated for the 60's
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| stroblight | 19 Feb 2012 1:34 p.m. PST |
This thread inspired me to take a shot at the mystery vehicle:
Swapped out the wheels, put on an Old Crow turret, and added some stowage and various bits. It's a big model, but I like it.
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| Von Teug | 16 Mar 2012 1:30 p.m. PST |
That is awesome, Stroblight! I have to get back to work on mine-you've reinspired me! |
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