"Cheap 1/48 Humvee Found" Topic

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Amalric	05 Aug 2012 10:30 p.m. PST
I have been looking for 1/48 Humvees for some ATZ action as that is the scale I like for cars. But all I could find was the expensive 1/48 Tamiya kits. Sweet kits, but too pricey for my wallet. Then I stumbled upon these by Maisto on Ebay. I got one for $6 USD and the other for $10 USD, and that included shipping. Look for Spiderman or Hulk Humvees by Maisto with pull back action. Be careful as Maisto also makes matchbox sized ones. They come in at just about perfect 1/48 by my measuring. 3 7/8" long, 1 3/4" wide,1 1/2" tall But they say 1/40 on the bottom. 1=RAFM USX Modern, 2=GW Guard 3=Hasslefree 4A=Eureka Marine, 4B=Eureka Marine on slotta [which is how I'll mount them] Take out two small screws and you get… Carefull though the Hulk Humvee had pink glass? :o Luckily the windshield was flat and so got replaced with a piece of blister plastic A quick spray of Testors Modern Sand, a wash & drybush and now my National Guardsmen have a spiffy new ride. Now to paint my National Guardsmen ::) Enjoy. Amalric
Condotta	06 Aug 2012 3:37 a.m. PST
Nice find and tutorial. Did you remove the decals/stickers, or just spray oner them? Please share more as you shuffle along.
Amalric	06 Aug 2012 6:06 a.m. PST
I just sprayed over the decals etc.
richarDISNEY	06 Aug 2012 8:15 a.m. PST
Wow. Really nice find!
svsavory	06 Aug 2012 8:22 a.m. PST
Excellent! Thanks for sharing.
Wolfprophet	06 Aug 2012 8:30 a.m. PST
Huh. Nifty.
leidang	06 Aug 2012 10:31 a.m. PST
These are the same model that was released in both sand and woodland camo with a small GI Joe sticker ont he rear quarter panel. The Sticker could be easily removed. You can still find the GI Joe one's on e-bay occasionally.
Oddball	07 Aug 2012 1:03 p.m. PST
Thanks for the heads up.
afvace	07 Oct 2012 1:33 p.m. PST
Nice find! I can't remember if I found it here but, someone before posted about McDonald's toy Hummvees. I picked some up from Ebay. Your's are better though with clear windows and interiors. I love finding cheap alternatives like this that with a little work look great. Nice work.