Saturday, September 12, 2026

1/72-scale 3-D printed WW2 trucks

So, in thinking about applying the game Surviving Nam to WW2, I've been looking through my 20mm WW2 collection and mulling a couple of possibilities. Maybe Germans versus the French resistance. Maybe a fictional clash between the British and German Werewolves after the end of the war. Maybe something else. In any event, I figured I'd likely need some trucks as targets.


After looking around at what was available and the price of 1/72-scale models, I decided to take a chance on 3-D printed trucks. I got these off Fleabay from a Canadian company for $8 each and I'm pretty pleased. As an aside, I would say that traditional plastics model kit manufacturers are in for tough times.

They are (left to right) a US Chevy, a French truck with adaptors to allow it to drive down rail lines, and an Italian command car. I gave them each a quickie paint job and then left them without markings. I think they fit in well, scale-wise, with the various 1/72 figures I have (I grabbed some Germans).

Up next: Some 20mm metal partisans.

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