Paint/decal ideas for not-an-army truck

[Sporky]

I have a 1/18th 6x6 crawler kit on the way. It's going to turn up in army green which is a bit drab, so I thought I'd ask for suggestions on paint schemes. This is the vehicle in question:




Thus far my ideas are hippie bus (probably over powder blue), or Ghostbusters. Decals available online for either. I think I favour mildly silly versus making an offroad fire tender or ambulance. I also have access to a Cricut and can work Inkscape, so vinyl patterns are doable (subject to being able to fold them over the truck).

Also I'm not very good at painting, so simple on that front is good.

Any good ideas? Ta in advance.

[Every day a journey]

Make it into a Dakar type racing truck?

[Sporky]

Ooh. I do like a Dakar truck.

[V10 SPM]

Expedition truck:

https://www.expedition-trucks.com/products/ural-43...

[Sporky]

Nice - zebra print is very classy...

[Every day a journey]

Sporky said:

Nice - zebra print is very classy...

Until you need to go and have an Al fresco poo and you have to head back to your truck just as a herd of zebras run past…. Where’s the *****g truck!

[Super Sonic]

Every day a journey said:

Sporky said:

Nice - zebra print is very classy...

Until you need to go and have an Al fresco poo and you have to head back to your truck just as a herd of zebras run past…. Where’s the *****g truck!

Or until a male zebra thinks your truck is a female zebra!

[Sporky]

Good points, but there are very few zebras whereabouts, and just like Vyvyan from The Young Ones, I poo before I get up.

[ferret50]

Sporky said:

Good points, but there are very few zebras whereabouts, and just like Vyvyan from The Young Ones, I poo before I get up.

Too much information there!

[Sporky]

Sorry. I meant "hereabouts", but auto courgette got the better of me.

[UK_Scat_Pack]

My first posting in the military, the base had loads of these exact Russian trucks parked all over the place.

[Sporky]

Any of them in interesting colour schemes?

My guess is not, sadly.

Edited by Sporky on Saturday 22 February 08:37

[evenflow]

How about recreating a famous racing livery? Jps lotus, canon Williams, rothmans 956...?

[Regbuser]

[Sporky]

I quite like the Gulf colour scheme...

[Murph7355]

[Sporky]

I do like the Ocado idea.

Or do it up advertising Bile Beans or similar, 1930s styleish.

[sidewinder500]

Murph7355 said:

I thought of this one first

[808 Estate]

[Sporky]

It's done! Mostly Plastikote, and stickers for a 1:10 VW bus. In case anyone's interested it was a pretty good build (once I had the right instructions).