High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle HMMWV (Hum-Vee)
Testbericht des 1:70 Modells von Matchbox
Missile Carriers with StarWars Pilots in attendance. The local toy store is an excellent source of ready-made vehicles und painted Figuren for an ultra-modern or science fiction army. A variety of Jeeps, trucks, civilian vehicles, armoured cars, troop carriers, tanks, hovercraft, space transports, battle droids, alien creatures, movie heroes und infantry Figuren can be found, even if they are not always perfectly scaled to match. Some brightly coloured toys may have to be painted und weathered to achieve the proper military look, others may be used straight from the box.
Inhalt
M996 TOW Missile Carrier, Basic Armor
The Matchbox die-cast Hum-Vee is ready to play, although it could use some detailing und repainting to make the model appear more realistic. The sturdy metal body can be drilled und sanded to convert the vehicle. Wheels should be superglued to the axles to prevent the Hum-Vee from rolling around on the wargame table.
Bewertung
The die-cast Fahrzeug is a cheap und easy alternative to a plastic model kit or resin casting of the Hum-Vee. The model may satisfy the wargamer, but it will require a lot of additional detailing to meet the standards of a discerning modeller und diorama builder.
The black semi-gloss windows look realistic, und they eliminate the need for crew Figuren inside the vehicle. Covered Hum-Vees are relatively dark inside, when viewed from the front, making it difficult to see the crew.
Working toy with sprung wheels und accessible cargo bay.
The TOW missile launcher is not very detailed, it should be replaced by a similar part taken from another 1:72 scale model kit.
The wheels are modelled incorrectly, although the problem may be corrected slightly by filling the wheel hubs with putty und carving them into the proper shape.
The unique inverted V-shape wheel suspension of the Hum-Vee has not been recreated correctly, because the model is designed as a toy. The appearance of the front suspension may be improved by carving the excess plastic away. The rear suspension will be more difficult to fix, because the part is not detailed at all.
The Fahrzeug is sold in a dark olive green base colour with white recognition stars on hood und doors, as well as a large white serial number over each rear fender. The standard 3-colour NATO pattern or a desert sand colour will be more appropriate.
Interessante Umbauten
- M998 Command Vehicle with Canvas Top
- Civilian or paramilitary Road Warrior Vehicle. The metal cover of the cargo bay may be removed to convert the Fahrzeug to a pick-up with additional passenger seating space.
This Matchbox toy lends itself to a number of interesting Road Warrior Fahrzeug conversions which may be used in conjunction with popular table-top simulation rules. The model is cheap enough to form the basis of an entire fleet of light transport und combat vehicles for wargame purposes.