1:35 Jeep and others

[Jonners]

A Bantam! Nice one, Dave; I'll file this away for future reference. The last time I saw an original Bantam for sale it had a price tag of over 80k! A few years ago I was wandering around the quite outstanding military museum at Overloon in the Netherlands (a bucket-list venue for anyone with any interest in WW2 vehicles, especially trucks and tanks) when I suddenly found, quite tucked away with no special mention, an original Bantam. I was chuffed to bits to have found it, but I have to admit that my long-suffering wife couldn't quite find it in herself to match my enthusiasm.

Now, if someone was to produce radial tyres and one-piece rims in 1/35 to convert an MB /GPW into a Hotchkiss M201, I might even be tempted away from aeroplanes! (Oh, and wooden carts...)
Jon

[cph64]

Is Jeep (GP) for Great Productions? You keep turning them out.

[zak]

Here is the Tamiya WILLYS MB 1/4-ton 4x4 TRUCK.
As one would expect from Tamiya, nice model, straightforward built.

[chriswil42]

Suitably weathered I see. Great.

[zak]

Suitably weathered I see. Great.

Thanks Chris.
Italeri offering(s) next.

[zak]

Driver installed in Tamiya Jeep, then its ready to go on patrol!
That is a Tamiya M8 Greyhound as well.

[chriswil42]

Both look good. Why the kanji characters on the Greyhound?

[zak]

Republic of Korea vehicle.

[Bigkev]

Hi Zak,
Looking good, another patrol hits the road from Bempton.
Kevin

[zak]

Here is the Italeri one with trailer, figures are from the spares box, anything seated with US helmets. Don't look too closely. They were different legs arms and so on from anything really

[cph64]

All you need now are the Dodge Ambulance and a helo and you could have a M.A.S.H. scenario?

[chriswil42]

Looking good Dave.

[Bigkev]

Yep, another nice Jeep variant to the collection.
Kevin

[zak]

All you need now are the Dodge Ambulance and a helo and you could have a M.A.S.H. scenario?

My thoughts exactly. I have been looking for a helicopter but they are rather expensive in 1:35.
I do believe some MASH related kits were produced with a Bell helicopter and a truck, they are again expensive.
I have a truck that would do, I need to try to find an ambulance and a Helo?
I have the Italeri ambulance jeep to build as well.

[zak]

Here is the Italeri ambulance jeep under construction.
Some research whilst on Jersey, a Jeep in the War Tunnels.