Lead Adventure Forum
Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: FATROC on 16 January 2014, 05:50:14 PM
-
Found this little beauty on ebay! Don't know the exact scale, but it's approximately 4.5 inches long by 2 inches tall by 2.5 inches wide. My Hasslefree modern operators look pretty awesome next to it. I've already snatched up three. Two for my modern Brits, and one that will be re-tasked for my Zombie Hunters Task Force! lol
-
where did you find that :P and what was it called?
-
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310768033575?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
On ebay. It was listed as 5" Husky International MXT MV HUSKY diecast model military extreme truck Humvee #127C
-
very nice, thanks :)
-
great find, if the size they state is 5in long then it scales out to approx 1/58th scale, so ideal for larger 28mm figs.
-
Great find! :)
-
You lucky dog,you better buy extra,or you'll regret it later,you could always sell em,great find.
-
Excellent find. ;D
Could you please post some pics of yours next to the Hasslefree figs you mentioned?
Thanks!
-
I will see if I can find my camera. :?
-
Awsome find - wrong side of the Atlantic ... customs would make the purchase a pain in the butt. >:(
Still ... bookmarked it for future use in hopes of politicians making that trade agreement everybody talks about so much ...
-
Very cool find...I love when you stumble across stuff like this. As others said...buy a dozen and keep them somewhere. lol
-
Took a couple of comparison photos. Unfortunately, they are 3.17mb and 3.14mb, so are too big to post. :'( I don't know how to resize them. >:( Any suggestions? :?
-
I have one of these - the local CVS had a bunch on their diecast rack a while back. It's slightly oversize next to my Eureka French, but nothing excessive. There are actually four or five versions in the range with different weapons in the rear; those are all cheapo soft plastic, but if you disassemble the chassis they can easily be removed.
-
I put Spinspur - Hasslefree - Empress - Reaper - RAFM minis next to it and it fits pretty well. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to post the photos. These vehicles are pretty massive. Here's another photo of an actual one that gives some idea how big they are.
-
Yeah, they definitely fall into the MRAP-ish "whoa that's a lot bigger than you'd think at first glance" category.
-
@FATROC : I would be really really interested by your photos, can i send you my email adress via PM ? :)
-
Quite a few basic variants as well, all around similar price;
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.XInternational+MXT+MV+Husky&_nkw=International+MXT+MV+Husky&_sacat=0&_from=R40 (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.XInternational+MXT+MV+Husky&_nkw=International+MXT+MV+Husky&_sacat=0&_from=R40)
Box of 12 is the cheapest way to go if you have a few amigos...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-12-International-MXT-MV-Husky-diecast-military-extreme-truck-humvee-127-/310773633750?pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item485b8d52d6 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-12-International-MXT-MV-Husky-diecast-military-extreme-truck-humvee-127-/310773633750?pt=Diecast_Vehicles&hash=item485b8d52d6)
Nothing for the UK though :(
-
@FATROC : I would be really really interested by your photos, can i send you my email adress via PM ? :)
Sure, send me a PM and I'll shoot the photos out to you. I took two. One showing the minis on 25mm GW style bases, and the second showing the minis on 30mm Warmachine style bases. If you can figure out how to post them to this thread, please do! :)
-
well use something like picasa or photobucket and copy the image url and post either a link or as a picture.
-
@FATROC : PM sent :)
-
If you want to upload images here just go to: Gallery, My Gallery, Create a new gallery category and then scroll down to its bottom and click add picture. A bit pernickity, but if you click enough buttons it should work.
I'm considering buying a pair, but yeah, having to ship them across the pond is a bit of a bummer. Unfortunately the diecast vehicles passing through the cheap shops here haven't been of the best quality. More crappy sports cars than the set of excellent Humvees and Russian military vehicles that they were selling a few years ago. =/
-
Let's try this.
https://picasaweb.google.com/113187997136076317383/January172014?authkey=Gv1sRgCP-lzoKLiIvqNg#
-
Managed to view it with a cut & paste, nice. You need a space after Okay before http. ;)
-
Yeah, I had to remove the original post and re-post the link! lol
-
So for those of you who have checked out the comparison photos, any thoughts?
-
looks like a good size imho.
-
I think they match up pretty well.
-
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BMuRibgVjRw/UtnVE1mPtrI/AAAAAAAAAAg/XklA5Oq7odQ/s912/30mm%2520.JPG)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-guH77tdQnMc/UtnVE9vlnpI/AAAAAAAAAAk/iR9qAEboQRc/s1024/25mm%2520.JPG)
The link had me need to log in so its better to post the full pic here.
-
How the H#LL did you get that to upload? :o Oh well. Do you think you could post the second photo of the minis on the 25mm bases too?
Just a reminder, the minis are as follows, from the front of the vehicle to the rear: Spinespur-Hasslefree-Empress-Reaper-RAFM. Same sequence in both photos.
-
Really easy,right click on the pic in like picasa and copy imageweb adress(or something like that) then you use the img][/img html code (click insert image to make it appear) and just ctrl+v in between the two ][ .
-
Thanks Raxxus.
-
Thanks for posting the comparison pics.
Those are so nice for so many different games.
Looking at the 12 packs on Ebay, they seem to be the type of die casts that gas stations and drug stores around here sell for $5 or so. I'm going to hunt for the locally before ordering from Ebay.
Thank you so much for letting us know about these.
-
Your welcome. I always look through the cheap cars and trucks whenever I go to the local drugstores. I've found an Escalade and an Excursion that way! :D
-
Thanks for posting the comparison pics.
Those are so nice for so many different games.
Looking at the 12 packs on Ebay, they seem to be the type of die casts that gas stations and drug stores around here sell for $5 or so. I'm going to hunt for the locally before ordering from Ebay.
Thank you so much for letting us know about these.
Contact the maker and ask them who their distribution base of stores are? :-)
Grimm
-
For those in the USA, I bought one of these at my local Kroger grocery store.
-
For those in the USA, I bought one of these at my local Kroger grocery store.
I hate Kroger!
But we do need some bread. ;)
Thanks for the tip!
-
Saw "Fast and Furious 6" over the weekend. The Rock is driving a grey one of these around as his pick-up! :o Lucky bastard. ;)
-
Just bought 3
-
Just bought 3
On ebay? Dutch customs must be very nice people ... :)
-
Much more gets through than not :)
-
For those in the USA, I bought one of these at my local Kroger grocery store.
Don't have any of those silly Krogers around here. Get a bit farther north with a source eh. :-)
Grimm
-
I'm weak, I got 3
-
Has anyone repainted one of these bad boys yet? :? If so... show me, show me, show me.
-Todd
-
Has anyone repainted one of these bad boys yet? :? If so... show me, show me, show me.
-Todd
Mine are sitting on a shelf waiting for me to get back to my SSS project :D
-
Here's one of my three huskys. Repained to go with my modern brits in my imag-nation or my zombie gaming.
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/gimzod76/Modern/Kings1_zpsedc70570.jpg)
-
I also just got 3 of the none turreted types.
-
Looking good Gimzod!
-
All three of my Huskys.
(http://i956.photobucket.com/albums/ae47/gimzod76/Modern/Huskys_zps9e8f25fe.jpg)
Looking for other british vehicles so my platoon can be mechanized.
-
Was it difficult to remove the gunner from the armored turret? I have three of the un-turreted version and am interested in this version.
-
I just unscrewed the model to make it easier to paint, and the gunner is just held in with a screw. I'm getting some machine guns from empress to add tot he turrets.
-
Thanks.