Convoy!

[HeavyArty]

Here is a truck I recently finished up. It is a 1950s M34 2 1/2 ton truck, the predecessor to the ubiquitous M35 “Deuce and a Half”. I used the AFV Club M35 frame and cab, the Revell M34 bed parts, and larger AFV Club M59 Long Tom tires.

You can see the whole build here:

M34 2 1/2 ton truck conversion

I have started another conversion I have wanted to do for a while. I am backdating the AFV Club M35A1(Nancy Guntruck) truck to an M34 2 1/2 ton truck. The M34 was the original truck in the M44 series of trucks which were designed and built after WWII to replace the CCKW series of trucks. The M34 had a lower bed without a spacer between the frame and bed. It also had six single, larger tires. They are the same size as an M54, 11x20. To make all this work, the bed sides had cut-outs to accom…

I really like how it turned out. The Revell bed is not bad at all and can be brought up to current standards with a little bit of work. Mated to the AFV Club frame and cab, and larger tires really brings this one to life. I think it makes a very nice M34.