US Special Forces
Tacoma Pickup

Diorama with MenG VS-002, 1/35 scale

This is a diorama built around a US Special Forces Tacoma pickup.

It was fun to build it and it was also a breath of fresh air for my shelf as I had used up a lot of boxes that had been sitting there for too long.

For the pickup I used the “Pick Up w/Equipment” model by Meng (p/n VS-002) a kit that wasn’t easy to find in the market. Perhaps it is out of sale because Meng introduced a new “Pickup Set” (p/n VS-007) that includes two vehicles, one Tacoma and one Hilux.

To make the Meng model more similar to the Special Forces vehicles that
I have seen in various pictures of Special Forces pickups used during OEF, I designed and 3D printed two add-ons:
– front protective bumper
– rear cargo cage
both are available at Priamide Models.

Figures are from:
– Master Box (p/n MB35200) “Somewhere on Our Planet. Sharing a Smoke”
– Trumpeter (p/n 00429) “Modern US Soldiers – Logistic Supply Team”

Many other items have been added to complete the diorama:
FN SCAR H are from Live Resin (p/n LRE-35055)
Container is from Italeri (p/n 6516) “20′ Military Container”
Pallet trucks are from J’s Work (p/n PPA4003) “Pallet Truck with Wooden Pallet”
Transport cases are from Legend Productions (p/n LF1408 and LF1410)
IBC tank is from Priamide Models
Metal drums are from a very old “Striped Metal Drums” kit by MIG (p/n 35-109)