Hello all I have not had much luck finding any type of military police stuff vehicles, decals etc. I have found a few things like Motorcycle MPs and a V-100 even an mp jeep however was wondering if anyone may have come across anything I haven’t. Any Country would be of interest as would any time period, duce and a half to a military police Land rover to Humvees, Helicopters etc.
Thanks
TinyDog
@TinyDog01 - I’m not really sure what you are looking for…
Many years ago I’ve built this MP Cruiser:
More on it here:
http://vietnam.net.pl/M151en.htm
Currently I’m working on a V100. This is described here:
I actually would like to build two of them, the first one will be Air Force/Security Police, the second one will probably be US Army MP
And recently I have seen an american Humvee from the 317th MP Battalion on two different ocasions in my home town of Poznan, Poland - they were showing their equipment to civilians - a public relations stunts. Here’s a photo I’ve found on the net:
Not many special markings on this one and it’s interesting to see it is desert tan - we don’t have a desert aroud here…
Nowadays we, modellers have it so good, that if one needs decals you can design them and have them custom printed. Likewise if you need something like a red light or a siren you can draw it up and have it 3D printed. If you have anough data - references, sketches, dimensions - I can help you with decal or 3D parts design.
Let’s see what others have to offer - have a nice day
Paweł
A few kits come w/MP decals. The above Tamiya M151A1, Tamiya’s WWII jeep, Academy M1025 HMMWV are a few that come to mind.
There are a few MP decal sets too.
[1/35 mp decals - Google Search
Most MP vehicles are light patrol vehicles; jeeps, HMMWVs, M1117, etc. You can take any of these, and a few others and add MP decals and a light or two and have an MP vehicle.
The key is to find a picture of an MP vehicle you like and try to copy it in 1/35.
I also built the Tamiya M151A1 as an MP jeep with the Bravo 6 MP crew. I used the kit decals, added a 1/32 siren/light from something, and made the rear wheel cover decal. I also used the Legend M151A1 update set on it, along with a few home-made update pieces.
TL-Modellbau provide some Bundeswehr Feldjaeger decals:
which would facilitate something like these:
and for figures:
A bit more up to date:
HeavyArty thanks for the link on the decals for some reason they didn’t show up when I goggled them.
I like the MP Jeep
Many years ago I saw an MP diorama at a show. It was a stateside patrol dio with the Monogram 1/32 police car done up as an MP car and the Tamiya standing WWII MP painted up in a more modern Class A uniform. It looked pretty good, but I can’t find any pics of it now.
Used these sets.
that sounds like a neat idea I have the figure set.
Thanks, BootsDMS for the German mp markings those look very interesting as do the figures. the G-Wagen looks like a good idea
Pawel thanks for the pictures I have wondered how the 3d printing works I have heard other mention it
am watching the v-100 project.
Thanks
I’m not much of a modern Bundeswehr Ninja, but suspect that the G Wagen used is probably a long-wheelbase version; if so, MAD Modellbau do a conversion kit for the standard Revell one.
I haven’t shown the Iltis, and there is now one available in 1:35 from ACE Model, but I’m sure it would have been used as an MP vehicle somewhere along the line.
I have a plan to depict a 1:35 Munga in British Berlin service, replicating this:
from the early 60s, just not any time soon given my abysmal build rate(!)
The decals are key I reckon; it’s easy enough to scratch say, a pole and a blue light onto the base vehicle of your choice eg:
From Trumpeter
From Bilek
H.P.
Hey Gino, you wouldn’t happen to have a couple of extras of that wheel cover decal you could spare would ya? Wayne
American MPs in Bavaria in the late 50’s had (base model) 1957 Chevys. In the mid 80’s it was VW T3 vans.
No, sorry. I looked and I don’t even have the file anymore.
@namengr - if you have the capability to print it, I can draw it up for you. Interested?
That would be great.
Can you give me the outside diameter of the sign? Millimeters would be great…
Not sure, just the outer rim size of an M151 rim. Just measured and think it is 12mm.
OK, I’ll give it a shot. I’d mesaure it myself, but I don’t have that M151 kit handy…
