The Truck still needs a bit of fettling, before its ready for a beach trip, but I think my girls would think it would be fun
Additionally it does also have a nice winch (actually a Ford axle) mounted in the middle of the chassis, that can be drawn out both to the front and rear to get it self out of trouble. But if it ever got stuck I would most likely just bring out my Scammell wrecker and recover it, its sort of build for the task.
(The chassis/cab in the picture is a Ford, but they very closely related)
Not a bad idea with the models, Tamiya also made model of a Canadian "AK" series Chevrolet i British Long Range Dessert Group service, basically where I got my interest for "AK's" from. I recently found out that Revell made a 1/25 41 Chevy pickup truck that I have been meaning to get.