Chevrolet 30 CWT Truck question

[Dave Homewood]

Tamiya makes the LRDG version of the Chevy 30CWT truck, but does anyone make a conversion to install the cab roof and doors to make it a standard type truck, as apparently used by the NZEF in North Africa and Italy I believe?

[30sqnatc]

I'm not aware of a conversion kit but cross kitting is easy



I made this RNZAF Chev many years ago. Tamiya bonnet and extended chassis joined to Italerei GMC cab and wheels with scratch built cargo deck and rebuilt radiator grill.

[30sqnatc]

In a similar vein this Aussie website is a great help for modellers of RNZAF WWII vehicles describing the history and drawings enabling conversion of the Italeri Chev 15cwt into the unique NZ version
www.vmvc.org.au/vmvc1au/vmvc/www.geocities.com/vmvc1au/C8AXstory.html

See review of original kit at www.missing-lynx.com/reviews/britain/italeri6233reviewcs_1.html

Sorry I appear to have lost the pictures of my conversion

[30sqnatc]

Some interesting RNZAF Chevs - note both left and right had drive version. Photos from RNZAF vehicle photo album at National Archive Wellington

[Dave Homewood]

Hey that worked out great. I have one of those GMC kits in my stash for spare too, as I ordered one and got two a few years back. That might be a great way to go i think. Cheers for the tip.

Nice model too.

[Dave Homewood]

You posted the two subsequent posts while I was getting round to a reply. I believe the Air Force Museum recently recovered one of those ops room/signals type rear cabs off a Chevy truck from where it was being used as a batch, with the prospect of restoring it. I think it might actually be the one in your middle photo.