Trumpeter M1083 FMTV

Finished up this kit yesterday and I have to say I really enjoyed building this kit after a long time building a kit has finally started to feel good again. No major issues, no fitment issues. Made a few mistakes with decals but got them fixed. Painted with Tamiya wooden deck tan and used clear resin over the clear tamiya paints for all the marker lights. Stowage is a mix of Meng and random pieces saved from other kits.

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Nicely done. I may have said this before, but you do a great job of decaling, the the one pointing out the fluids.

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Looks great. I have built this and a few other of the Trumpeter trucks and they are all equally great. I really like them.

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Thank you, decals are one of the few things I got down to a science after all these years and with this kit I really wanted to get them looking as good as possible.

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Thank you, Trumpeter kits sure have improved over the years nothing like I remember them being.

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Blinker fuids?

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Yeah, and grid squares.

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blinker fluid is normally located next to the horn oil filler.

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Don’t forget the buckets of prop wash, and the PRC-E6s

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Ignition keys.. who’s got the keys?

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Dang it! I left them in the garage next to the bottle of radio squelch! :grin:

:beer_mug: :cowboy_hat_face:

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I think I recognize a box of lobs there.

You forgot to grab a bag for the exhaust sample

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I love how this topic went of the trail into all these jokes :joy:

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Make sure you fill out your Form# ID10T to request all the above items from the supply room

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I did find the bottle of radio squelch! It was on the shelf next to the PRC-E7s! :grin:

:beer_mug: :cowboy_hat_face:

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