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Item Name: .US ARMY M54A2 Gun Truck "Eve of Destruction" Vietnam War
Kits .REAL MODEL / AFV
Scale: .1:35
Builder:.Wing
Item Status:.Built To Order / Pre-Order

Detail features:

Award winner built and painted "Eve of Destruction" M54 Gun Truck with realistic heavy weather finishing. Full well cast and detailed Real Model resin and Eduard PE brass conversion upgrade set add on. Real Model resin big foot wheels set add on. Vietnam war dark green color scheme with mighty impressive and crisply quality over all. Superb accurate on each parts. Great cab interior details add on. Details on cargo fighting box interior. Add spare tire, machine gun, on vehicle tools and more. Also many resin ammo case and much more accessories.

* Top building quality with great detail over all.
* Full Real Model Limited edition over 100 pcs resin conversion set.
* Real Model resin big foot wheel set with great details.
* Eduard high quality brass photo-etched upgrade set.
* AFV 1/35 M54A2 truck kit as base.
* The details quality of each resin, PE and plastic parts are very good.
- The clear sprue contains headlights, rear lamps, and even the rear-view mirrors.
* Highly detailed interior including drive cab and cargo fighting cab.
* Small holes along armored shell edges just like the real plates had.
* Brass PE cab door, some finder details, instrument panels, windshield are highly detailed.
* Cab details including M54 series “trademark” air filter cylinders on the right fender, mirrors, headlight lenses and more.
* The cab canvas cover can be left off with details.
* Complete resin cab including full interior, with all necessary exterior details.
* The trickier door with fine detail surrounding.
* The driver`s cabin with lot of detail in various control elements.
* The instrument panel is nicely done.
* The seats show a convincing canvas texture.
* The hood is a one-piece casting, including hinges and the retaining clips for the windshield.
* The radiator and brush guard again are nicely done.
* Details of 4 brass PE M2HB gun barrels, mounts and ammo trays are excellent.
* The cargo area consists of a steel bed with stress marks.
* PE brass outer and inside armored shell wall with several smaller parts for reinforcing strips and other structural elements.
* Small holes along armored shell edges just like the real plates had.
* Resin base bed with gorgeous and highly detailed looking, including front bumper and rear bumperetts.
* The C-beams making up the cassis are nicely done.
* The leaf springs and everything else attached to the frame is crisply molded and flash-free.
* Resin winch details, fuel tank and storage boxes and other small resin details attach to the truck frame.
* Resin big foot wheel set with great details look quite good.
* Add PE mounting bracket, canvas cover hooks, strip and windshield and more brass parts.
* Add 4 spare wheels, 50 cal ammo boxes, larger ammo cans, food containers, oil cans。
*Add on many additional resin accessories cast on covering almost the entire floor the surface.
* PE brass outer and inside armored shell with several smaller parts for reinforcing strips and other structural elements.
* Many additional resin accessories add on covering entire floor(e.g. .50 cal ammo boxes, larger ammo cans, food containers, oil cans and helmets and more).
* Also add on vehicle tools, jerry can and many more.

Buffing and polishing to remove mold seam. Base color with primer and putty for better surface detail. Airbrushed and painted with multicolor. Add clear paint for good finishing on decal applying. Washing to enhance the surface detail increase the appearance of depth including panels, doors, hatches, rivets, bolt head and more. Dry brushing to emphasis and highlighting texture with edge for good wear, tear and fading. Multi-color filters for blend color effects. Add non glossy paint for better finishing. Great detail paint job on rust and paint chips off with scratches, worn and bare metal realistic simulating, flow rust and rain streaks effects, grease with staining appearing, engine smoking and muffler burned representing. Also smear and dirt with dust and real mud and more on real life weathering. Final protective layer for long term collection.

Discontinued high priced kit. Total price may differ according how much we can find online or local hobby store when you buy, switch to other models or version and squadron if you want price lower.

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“Eve of Destruction“, subject of this thread, is one of the best-known of the Vietnam era gun trucks – and she is the only one that was returned intact from Vietnam after the war. The others were scrapped or converted back to standard cargo trucks if still serviceable. Eve is on display at the US Army’s Transportation Museum in Fort Eustis, VA.

A military gun truck is an improvised fighting vehicle used by units of regular armies or other official government armed forces, based on a conventional cargo truck, that is able to carry a large weight of weapons and armor. They have mainly been used by regular armies to escort military convoys in regions subject to ambush by guerrilla forces.

The M54 5-ton cargo truck was first produced from approximately 1952 to 1964 by Diamond-T, International Harvester and Mack. The M54 was equipped with the Continental R6602 gasoline engine. The next version, the M54A1, was then produced from about 1959 to 1966 by Mack and equipped with their ENDT-673 diesel engine. The final version, the M54A2, was produced from approximately 1966 thru 1970 by Kaiser-Jeep, and by AM-General from 1970 to the early 1980`s after Kaiser`s acquisition by AMC, AM General being their military division. The M54A2 models were equipped with a Continental LDS-465 multifuel engine. Lastly, the M54A2C variant, equipped with a dropside cargo bed, was introduced in the late 1960`s.

The M54 and M35 2 1/2 ton framed trucks were very similar. However, the M54 contained a higher capacity hauling load due to automotive improvements, including engine, transmission and suspension. Some unique gun trucks were also built on the M54 including those using M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) hull/bodies fitted to the rear cargo area.