A Sci-Fi whiz's wargaming blog about cybertanks and mecha, amongst other things.
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Toyota Technicals
Where ever there are Somali fighters they inevitably have Toyota Technicals in support.
It's not Toyota unless it says Toyota on the back. I wonder if Toyota have a military sales division? Both models are inspired by pictures on the web of what is an ubiquitous field expedient modification of local transport assets.
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Nice!
ReplyDeleteI have more to come, and bought some castings to chop up into a crew cab variant too.
ReplyDeletenice technicals! I need some for my forces, where did you get them?
ReplyDeleteThey are from Peter Pig miniatures AK47 range.
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