Category Jim Lewis – GunTruck Studios

Featured in the October 2001 edition of The Afterburner – Newsletter of the Stockton Tomcats, Jim Lewis of GunTruck Studios took this AFV Model Club kit to new heights of excellence with his build of it!

Another ULTRA realistic Tamiya kit build by master Modeler Jim Lewis of GunTruck Studios!

Here is what Jim had to say…

Like with Tamiya’s M8 Light Armored Car, I could hardly wait until the M20 Armored Utility Car was released. I rushed out, bought it, and built it immediately to have a companion piece to display with my M8. This model was also a test of resolve. I finished the original model in late November 1999, and was in the process of applying a final Dullcoting to seal the finish – when I dropped the model on a concrete patio floor and destroyed it. After a beer, or two, I sat down and figured out how to rebuild the model...