The Truck Channel at iModeler (7 articles)

The Truck Channel at iModeler

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7 articles
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US desert training vehicle

by Derek Matile on December 13, 2018
in Armor — 8 Comments

This is a scratch built 1970s M35 Deuce US desert training truck. I copied the dimensions from an Academy M35 cargo truck but changed the wheels.The kit is a 1/72 scale so I made it four times bigger = 1/18 scale.Made from pine and ply.

Somewhere in France, May 1940

by Michel Verschuere on December 12, 2018
in Diorama — 14 Comments

This build took me from June this year to yesterday, when I made the finishing touches on it. It features the ICM kit #35462 of the Krupp L3H163 Radio Truck (Kfz. 72) in 1:35th scale. I dedicate this build to Bernie Hackett who left our earthl[...]

“OLD. BUT RUNS!” – Scania LB 141

by Charles King on September 20, 2018
in Automotive — 40 Comments

This is the model kit I got from Martin, the editor of Imodeler. It’s been mix feelings with this Heller kit. But seeing that it was a very old kit and compromises were taken into account, I now learn my way around such discrepancies in this kit[...]

iModeler Review: AFV Club 1/35 M54A2 5-ton Truck (35300) – Part 1

by Boris Rakic on September 14, 2018
in Reviews — 9 Comments

AFV Club seems to have a knack for the “unsung heroes” of military hardware. The very first full kit they released back in the 90s was the M730 Chaparral, an anti-air missile system based on the M548 tracked cargo carrier. Talk about esoteric.[...]

Trailer with loaded steel coil

by Charles King on July 31, 2018
in Automotive — 28 Comments

For this build, I used a trailer from Italeri. Using the chassis from the Italeri kit, I scratchbuilt the flatbed and the coil rigid supports. The air couplings were also scratch built using pieces of styrene. I intend to replace the wheels usin[...]

MAN – Burnt Out Cab

by Charles King on April 26, 2018
in Diorama — 34 Comments

I have been experimenting lately with different burnt out effects, on various vehicles. After doing the burnt out car, I just decided to go ahead and try a truck. In the earlier stages I had to re-do some parts and scratch built parts in certain[...]

Zis 151 6×6 Truck

by Charles King on December 12, 2017
in Automotive — 18 Comments

Here is a very very old build. It is a 1/35 scale zis truck. The only effect I added was a slight hue tint to make the photo look slightly aged. I thought it looked convincing enough.