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Title: Desert/jungle type water truck?
Post by: lekw on 16 July 2013, 03:06:35 PM

Okay kind of a strange question. So I am building two fictional 1930's era South American forces (more or less modeled on Chaco-War), and was wondering if there is anything I could use or convert into a water truck such as the kind used in this conflict? Any ideas would be great. I Guess I am looking for something that looks a bit like this the third picture down:

http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2011/11/inspiration-drawn-from-other-wargamers_18.html

Title: Re: Desert/jungle type water truck?
Post by: NTM on 16 July 2013, 03:16:46 PM

Chariot Miniatures do a Bedford QY water tanker
You can probably get something suitable from an N Guage Model Railway range too

Title: Re: Desert/jungle type water truck?
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 16 July 2013, 03:29:51 PM

Shouldn't be too hard to scratch it on a GaZ AA.

IanS

Title: Re: Desert/jungle type water truck?
Post by: Leon on 16 July 2013, 05:40:10 PM

For the truck body SV38 looks exactly the same

Dave

Title: Re: Desert/jungle type water truck?
Post by: lekw on 16 July 2013, 06:33:18 PM

Thanks all. Will try my luck with the SV38.

Title: Re: Desert/jungle type water truck?
Post by: GrumpyOldMan on 16 July 2013, 10:21:07 PM

Hi lekw

There are two finished tanker trucks you can get from Willmodels in N scale:-
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqN,!lkE8HPTf!mIBPQsQnJYew~~60_57.JPG)
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/N-Scale-Willmodels-30s-COE-Tanker-Truck-Kit-/170787938343?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item27c3c12027 (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/N-Scale-Willmodels-30s-COE-Tanker-Truck-Kit-/170787938343?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item27c3c12027)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqFHJCME8fP(UEqEBPLwgSeZ-!~~60_57.JPG)
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/N-Scale-Willmodels-33-Willys-Tanker-Truck-Kit-/170777790317?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item27c326476d (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/N-Scale-Willmodels-33-Willys-Tanker-Truck-Kit-/170777790317?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item27c326476d)

or two tanks for fitting to other truck chassis:-

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqJ,!i4E8Ueq7iDHBPVGgiYg7!~~60_57.JPG)
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/N-Scale-Willmodels-Truck-Mounted-Tank-2-/170796839375?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item27c448f1cf (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/N-Scale-Willmodels-Truck-Mounted-Tank-2-/170796839375?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item27c448f1cf)

There's also some N scale available from RPHobbies:-

(http://www.rphobbies.com/pics/2442-2.jpg)
http://www.rphobbies.com/1931-mack-milk-tank-truck.html (http://www.rphobbies.com/1931-mack-milk-tank-truck.html)

(http://www.rphobbies.com/pics/2051-2.jpg)
http://www.rphobbies.com/1939-dodge-air-flow-fuel-tanker.html (http://www.rphobbies.com/1939-dodge-air-flow-fuel-tanker.html)

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

EDIT: pics resized.

Title: Re: Desert/jungle type water truck?
Post by: lekw on 17 July 2013, 03:17:57 PM

Thank you so much GrumpyOldMan. I knew the experts on the forum would point me in the correct direction.

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