I finished the ROCO M578 tonight, and now well on my way of providing some vehicles for my Engineers and workshop units.
Standard MERDC scheme which I stole off the net of a US vehicle during Team Spirit exercise 1984.
Wiki says: M578 Light Recovery Vehicle (G309) was a US Cold War era Armoured Recovery Vehicle. The M578 utilized the same chassis as M107 SPG's and the M110 Self Propelled Howitzer. The M578 provided maintenance support to mechanized infantry and artillery units. It primary mission was to recover damaged light armored vehicles from the battlefield using its crane boom.
Decals from a M113 and Challenger I kit.
It really needed a .50 Cal HMG on the turret cab, but I had a M240 lying around so it received that instead. A useless fact found while doing some research was some chap in the states managed to get and set a record 50mph off one of these. That scares me looking at the design of the vehicle.
I started work on the Fitter M113 tonight, so that will be in a similar scheme, once I get the crane sorted.
Always had two of these in the motor pool in every SP artillery unit i was in....very nice work.
ReplyDeleteCheers Don, I am glad you approve. None of these made out to NZ, so always good to have feedback.
ReplyDeleteRegards Paul
Some of your best work yet mate, very original, now we need an excuse to use it
ReplyDeleteThat's a very bright camo scheme! Good to see one of these actually being used!
ReplyDeleteLike the crazy blue in the camo
ReplyDeleteFor the modern wargamer who thought he had everything a M578
Excellent
Al, honey dripping comments. Cheers for that. Expect to see it in Seoul 85'.
ReplyDeleteHi Tim, good grief nothing I own is for display, that would defeat the purpose.
ReplyDeleteExpect to see it in Seoul 85 next week. Real scheme honest!
Geordie, that crazy blue is USMC tanker green,and very very close to the colour used by our Aussie cousins for their Jungle greens in the 70's and 80's.
ReplyDeleteBlue indeed!
Model on!