M35a1 Gun Truck Nancy

[67Beast]

It's time to switch from working on the fullsized Army Trucks to the scale model ones for the winter. And on this episode we are going to start on the 1/35 scale M35a1 Gun Truck known as Nancy from the Vietnam War. Using the kit from AFV Club and Dynamo along with some scratchbuilding to make this famous gun truck.

 

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Well, I have finished the build of Nancy and I’m quite happy with how it turned out. The Dynamo kit really help build it out correctly and along with scratch building a few items it wasn’t too bad. I’m most proud of how the drilled-out stake pockets turned out and really give the bed sides a proper look. I did have to fight the decals as they were very weak and broke apart almost immediately, so I had to overcoat them to try and save what ones I could. I’ve had this kit in my stash for years so I assume these are from the first run in 2001. Plus I had a problem with the future floor polish I put down in some areas where the decals were going to be laid in that it ended up cracking after the top dull coat. Part 2 in my video build of it is available here

 

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Pictures of the model and the real Nancy in Vietnam.