If you want to try and mix it up with 1/35th, you can join in on this group build beginning Oct. 15th. A few people there I see are trying 1/48th for the 1st time with the new Tamiya kits coming out.
http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=144906&page=1#1223819

Greg: I picked up the "New" Tamiya 1/48 Hummer (Weapons carrier) in a very generic, quarter-scale sized Tamiya box. It was plain white card-boardish with a simple ID sticker and side color profile of the vehicle in the 80's three-color European camo decked out with an M60 mg on the roof. When I called Stevens International, a local East Coast Hobby supplier out here in New Jersey; they couldn't find it anywhere on there things that they had in their warehouse nor could they find it on any list of items coming from Tamiya (!) Go figure. Anybody else able to get their hands on one of these yet? It's kit no. 89790, US 4 x 4 modern utility vehicle. Chris Schwach p.s. I really thought that this kit was already out and that I had missed it somehow. I was really hoping to get my hands on the new Hummer "Pickup" but I suppose we wont see this until the holidays? Chris S.

http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM32563

http://www.hlj.com/product/TAM89790

Lucky Model lists this one in stock -

http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=TA%2089790

It's strange people are selling the cargo version for more than the weapons version. I hope some of the aftermarket companies make conversions and modern weapons.... ie the MK19 grenade launcher!!!! There are dozens of configurations possible with these two Tamiya kits coming out. As always, figures

I expect.. hope.. Black Dog will come out with a couple of OIF conversions as they have with the IDF conversions.

Hisham

They just released a Gulf War version.

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