New 1/18 Vehicle idea

dandaman · Post by **dandaman** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:16 pm

You know what would be cool? A 1/18 scale beat-up pickup truck with a mounted machine gun. For insurgents, militias, and special forces units.

Now I would buy a lot of those. Comments?

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:21 pm

That's an easy one. Just give a 1/18 scale pickup truck to a 5 year old armed with a small hammer and there you have it - a beat up old truck!!!!

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:23 pm

Yeah, and I thought you had some news on a new vehicle considering the thread title....

-Ski

dandaman · Post by **dandaman** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:26 pm

Sorry dude, sorry...

I just had never considered the option of buying a new one and beating it up.

Anybody know what year/model the militias are using these days?

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:37 pm

dandaman wrote:Sorry dude, sorry...

I just had never considered the option of buying a new one and beating it up.

Anybody know what year/model the militias are using these days?

No problem. It will be funny to see people dropping in and seeing their disappointment, hehehehe..

-Ski

dandaman · Post by **dandaman** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:44 pm

Well then, let's make it interesting for them. Check this out. It's a book about gun trucks.

http://www.greatmodels.com/~smartcart/c ... num=BLS001

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 3:49 pm

i edited the title to avoid more crushing diappointments.

flyboy_fx · Post by **flyboy_fx** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:02 pm

GOOD I GOT MYSELF ALL SADS

thinking JSI made a sdkfz 2 or sdkfz 222.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:30 pm

flyboy_fx wrote:GOOD I GOT MYSELF ALL SADS

thinking JSI made a sdkfz 2 or sdkfz 222.

Be patient it is coming

in about a month

popeye357 · Post by **popeye357** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:36 pm

YEAAAAHHHHHHHH BOYEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

scbvideoboy · Post by **scbvideoboy** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:45 pm

I'm really surprised, I checked my 1/18 diecast car sites and didn't see any nissan/datsun or toyota pickups.

DH

popeye357 · Post by **popeye357** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:51 pm

Those are the ones I have been searching for, for a long time, you can get old 30's and 40's trucks by the ton but no 70' to 80's trucks. There are newer dodges and fords though.

kduck · Post by **kduck** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:02 am

This was discussed not too long ago. Get a 1:18 scale older model Land Rover. Older Land Rovers are fairly common in the 3rd world. A company called Eagle Collectibles made some in 1:18 scale. Here's the previous thread: viewtopic.php?t=16530

dandaman · Post by **dandaman** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:58 am

I dunno. Land rovers just seem too "safari" to me. Maybe if I was doing a sub-Saharan diorama...

Dauntless · Post by **Dauntless** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:16 am

I dunno, every time I watch the news it's a bunch of Taliban or Iraqies in the back of a Toyota pickup. Usually from the 90's and they have 4 doors.

[CAT]CplSlade · Post by **[CAT]CplSlade** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:32 am

Its actually interesting to me what cars/trucks do make it into diecast.

Plenty of Volvo trucks but very few wagons or sedans. Other vehicles that seem very ubiquitous but no models to represent them.

dandaman · Post by **dandaman** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:45 pm

Dauntless wrote:I dunno, every time I watch the news it's a bunch of Taliban or Iraqies in the back of a Toyota pickup. Usually from the 90's and they have 4 doors.

4-door? Do you have any pictures of this?

kduck · Post by **kduck** » Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:05 pm

There aren't a whole lot of alternatives. Japanese trucks from the 70s-90s would be ideal but Land Rovers are occasionally used in some places. Until someone makes Japanese pickups in 1:18 a Land Rover might be a good alternative depending on the location. They were certainly used in Somalia. Here's a pic of a Land Rover Technical in Mogadishu:
http://www.fotosearch.com/bigcomp.asp?p ... 264083.jpg

Do an eBay search for "1:18 truck" or "1:18 pickup" and you'll get a good idea of what's available. I don't think a 55 Chevy or a 2003 F150 would be good choices. BTW if you can find one of the Eagle Collectibles Series III Land Rovers it would also make a good base for a 70s-80s British military vehicle.

If it absolutely has to be a Toyota there is a 1992 Land Cruiser available. It would take a lot of work but with the top removed, the rear seats removed and a paint job it might look good. Do an eBay search for "1:18 Land Cruiser" and some will turn up.

grockwood · Post by **grockwood** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:35 pm

There is also this truck. It is an Asian version of the Ranger. Has a different front shape then the US version has. The Diecast isn't easy to find though.

http://www.scale18.com/cgi-bin/page/ite ... _truck_red_

scbvideoboy · Post by **scbvideoboy** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:38 pm

When I was in Japan in 1986 they had the 4 door version of the 2 door datsun king cab I had at home.

Don't know why diecast make what they make, licensing has a lot to do with in. AutoArt is coming out with Porsche 914 a car I've always wanted to get and fix up.
A ex worker asked me to find a diecast 86 camaro... not to be had in 1/18

DH

evilanimation · Post by **evilanimation** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:28 pm

I started working on this truck along time ago just haven't finished it. I bought a http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0306379716

Small Scale Military Headquarters

New 1/18 Vehicle idea

New 1/18 Vehicle idea

Sorry.

Re: Sorry.

Interesting.

Land Rovers

4-door?

Im working on mine!!