Dragon Jeep Shipped!

As of today, the Dragon jeep with .50 Cal MG I pre-ordered from Monkey Depot just before the pre-order window closed was shipped by priority mail, meaning I hope I'll get it faster than the other stuff I get from Monkey Depot.

Also just today, I received some other stuff from Monkey Depot including the M240 GPMG that will serve as the main armament on the Tonka off-roader I got off e-bay a couple of months ago.  Now to figure out were and how to mount it on the vehicle.

Interesting projects in the works at K-Troop! They're going to have quite a motor pool here in a short while!
Will we get to see Professor Laura and the crew working on the modifications?

I have to get some stuff from a hobby store to make the weapon mount for the Tonka and the stores don't reopen until Feb 8. I so hate this pandemic...

Fantastic news Gary!

Kimono Troop Command wrote:

Also just today, I received some other stuff from Monkey Depot including the M240 GPMG that will serve as the main armament on the Tonka off-roader I got off e-bay a couple of months ago.  Now to figure out were and how to mount it on the vehicle.

I'm not sure how you will mount it, but I'm thinking on the hood in front of the passenger seat.

Unless you plan to put a metal sheet with slits over the front window, considering it's post-apocalyptic...

Maybe then on a bracket off the side of the passenger side fender, where the passenger could reach out
the window and fire it?

Otherwise, you could cut a space for a figure to stand in the back, mounting it on the roof?

Daryl

Hi Daryl,

Actually, all of those ideas are under consideration. I'm probably also going to order a soft-skin mount from Armorpax in the UK.

https://www.armorpax.net/post-wwii-parts

PN AP184-UKM

If I knew the size of AP188-UKM, I might actually order that too.

Any chance for some "down time" during the winter of 22/23 during which you might be able to start work on the Dragon Jeep project?

That's one of my NY resolutions actually