military vehicles

Have a couple listed in for sale forum on flat cars. you may want to take a look

ralph

Well, I have a little experience with MVs. If anyone ever has questions on military vehicles, you're welcome to contact me directly. Here I am behind the wheel of my 1:1 scale toy-

As for vehicles, nobody makes a good GCCW (2 1/2 ton truck) in 1:48 scale. I model 1943, so I had to have closed-cab GMCs as the open cabs weren't really seen much yet. The best you can hope for is 1:50 scale. I'd suggest the Solido trucks, but repainted as the shade of OD is totally wrong. Here's what I did with three of them (the one to the far right was a French firetruck and it required a lot of modification):

As for Jeeps, here are some things you want to be aware of for stateside vehicles in WW2:

• No stars with white borders, that was used in Europe only once the US Army got to working alongside the Brits and Canadians
• No tire pressire markings in the wheelwells, that started long after WW2
• Hood markings were actually in light blue letters and numbers at first, only later done in white

I have a Tamiya Jeep model I've never built, along with a diecast Jeep that has a broken windshield pivot but is a good model anyway. If you're interested, drop me line directly. I bought several scale military vehicles and I might be looking to get rid of a few as I now think I have too many for my layout...

i would be interested in any diecast army jeeps or trucks, but would prefer as close to 1/43 scale as possible.


Gerard L

Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 14:31:32 -0800

I think the diecast Jeeps are 1/43, they're bigger than the sides of the Tamaiya MB/GPW kit I have. The problem is a Jeep is so small (it's 11 feet long, FYI), it's hard to get an exact scale from just a ruler.

I also have an M-20 armored car in 1/43 scale if you're interested, they're very uncommon...

 

My GCCWs aren't fir sale, just showing off what I've done so far.

The jeeps should be close to 3 inches long to be 1/43 scale. How many are you selling, and how much the jeeps and armored vehicle?

Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 16:58:34 -0800

I have a 1/43 four door fastback Humvee in desert camo.

Thanks for the reply, but I am looking for WWII era stuff

Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2015 07:06:48 -0800