This is a sequel to the past two “Convoy!” builds, and any kit started or proposed for the previous ones can be carried on to completion here for an award! From the previous blurb:
This campaign is aimed at anything truck-like, essentially anything bigger than a Jeep but smaller than a Liberty Ship that moves cargo (and other stuff) from A to B with wheels. We’re talking Beeps, Deuces, Blitzes, Kenworths, Macs, Volvos, and any other rig that was originally designed on a chassis to haul stuff, even if your variant left the factory kitted out for something more specialized. Fire truck? Great! Recovery truck? Sure! DUKW in WW2 glory? Why not? Or a DUKW-tours modern conversion? Super! And if you’re into civvie trucks that’s great - I have a soft spot for the old AMT 1:25 rigs. And how about the classic Aussie outback Road Train? If you’d rather convert a tanker to the Mad Max 2 rolling pillbox that’d be fine too! My aim is to be as inclusive as possible, so we can all have fun building what we enjoy. Let’s say any scale, any country, any type, military or civilian or both!
And since the more ambitious builds often stall and take time, I’m open to existing part-builds (say not much more than 50-60% complete?) that get finished up for our deadline. (My own builds can stall for months or years…) You’ll need to post a “start” pic, and some “in-progress” pics along the way - preferably with stories and comments about the build.
I teased a build in one of the earlier Convoy campaigns that will be my main build here. For real US WW2 truck nerds (like me!) it’s the “cab over engine” sibling of the CCKW, designated AFKWX. It was built on the long-wheelbase CCKW frame, but the COE design allowed the bed to be an extra 3 feet longer (15ft instead of 12). They even stretched the rear of the frame to make a version with a 17ft bed. All of them used the Corporation or “banjo” axles, which I designed up ages ago for Shapeways. There is a Masters resin kit out there, and I think Real Model or Des Kit do versions, but as I couldn’t find any I fired up CAD and designed my own cab! My friend printed two of them, so I’m doing both the 15ft and 17ft versions.
Recap: Project for Convoy 2. Made great progress. Decided to use spare parts from the IBG model to Frankenstein a Peerless Max C15A. Mayhem ensued. Now it is 2026. Whoops.
