Tracked HMMWV

[frank2056]

Weaver's Trackrover was a real inspiration, so I though I's steal his idea.
Do you guys know that the HMMWV (4.6 m) is almost as long as the M-113 (4.863 m)?
I didn't, but I conveniently have an old Italeri M998 kit and an even older, much abused Italeri M113. So after some disassembly, and slicing the M113 body down the middle this is what I ended up with, as my starting point:



Taped together (for starters):





I think the doors will be gull winged, and there'll be a hump in the rear for some extra gear and crew. That's what I have so far - I'm going to work on securing the hull at the correct width next.

Frank

[Ed S]

Interesting. It might work as an artillery tractor or hauling a SAM trailer.

Ed

[puddingwrestler]

I did something like this a while back as an item of wargames terrain, using a toy Hummer H2 and a shortened 1/35 T34 chassis - only had to cut one road wheel out and it was a perfect fit. Then I modified it all a bit so it looked orky, fitted roof racks ad surf boards, cut the tracks and finished the whole thing up as a wrekc driven into a sand dune...

[Doc Yo]

 neat concept! reminds me a little of one of the old soviet artillery tractors.

[frank2056]

neat concept! reminds me a little of one of the old soviet artillery tractors.

That's sort of what I had in mind.

I've widened and stiffened the M113 lower hull and it's pretty sturdy now. I'm still trying to figure out a good upper hull scheme taht doesn't completely hide the HMMWV origins.

[dragon]

Interesting.
However I am trying to figure out where one would use a beast like that....I suppose there are no roads there....Perhaps some sort of rescue/police vehicle used by the UN/NATO in a disaster/very primitive zone?
Maybe a department of forestry vehicle?
   

[frank2056]

However I am trying to figure out where one would use a beast like that....I suppose there are no roads there....Perhaps some sort of rescue/police vehicle used by the UN/NATO in a disaster/very primitive zone?
Maybe a department of forestry vehicle?

Maybe a quick repair tractor, or an off-road (as in desert or jungle) special forces recon vehicle? They don't have to get there in too big of a hurry, but they have to get there and back. Without the weight of the M113 superstructure, it could go faster, too.

[puddingwrestler]

Oh come now; think of how well it'd sell to rappers and pimps. Hell, show that to any fourteen to sixteen year old boy and he'd want one.

[ysi_maniac]

This is a very happy idea

[Sauragnmon]

This has some definitely interesting promise to it.  Looking forward to more of this.

[Joe C-P]

Interesting. It might work as an artillery tractor or hauling a SAM trailer.

Ed

A replacement for the old M5 artillery tractor, perhaps, as ammo carrier for an SPG.

[Weaver]

Nice one Frank!    I can never get over how small the M113 is: it looks TINY compared to a lot of other APCs/IFVs.

Oh come now; think of how well it'd sell to rappers and pimps. Hell, show that to any fourteen to sixteen year old boy and he'd want one.

You could always give it S-Tank-style hydrogas suspension and get it bouncin' to da beat.....

[frank2056]

I can never get over how small the M113 is: it looks TINY compared to a lot of other APCs/IFVs.

I was stopped behind a HMMWV the other day... they're huge. The M113 almost looks smaller (even though they're roughly the same width & length).

I'll post more WIP pics this weekend; I had a couple of nephews (5 & 7) visiting last week, so I had to hide and secure a lot of my modeling supplies and models in progress.

[anthonyp]

Tracked HMMWV?  You mean like this?

[John Howling Mouse]

I like where this is going....What scale is this (sorry, if I missed that)?