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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Land => Topic started by: Story on December 21, 2021, 12:02:52 AM

Title: 1941 Willys MB 'Jeep' 37mm M3A1 Portee
Post by: Story on December 21, 2021, 12:02:52 AM

Inspired by the pre-war maneuvers.

The first attempts were apparently (at least by the photos below) the gun and it's trail legs-less cradle plopped onto the back cargo bed.
(https://i.imgur.com/ESdiCjL.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/qRIwU6c.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/rXA5Wa0.jpg)

From what I've read, this was unstable and was followed by a pedestal mount without the M1917 Browning watercooled.

(https://i.imgur.com/qKOv7NZ.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/14W3iey.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/zElM3CF.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/rbuVbp0.jpg)

That sounds like low-hanging do-able fruit to me.

Title: Re: 1941 Willys MB 'Jeep' 37mm M6 Portee
Post by: Frank3k on December 21, 2021, 03:31:58 AM

The M6 gun really got around!

Title: Re: 1941 Willys MB 'Jeep' 37mm M6 Portee
Post by: Story on December 21, 2021, 05:37:57 AM

Chekov's 37mm?
“If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired.
Otherwise don't put it there.”

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/monogram-8711-jeep-and-37mm-gun--186339 (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/monogram-8711-jeep-and-37mm-gun--186339)

(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/9a/48/1c/9a481ccf3713cd5f84956e3ac8254d13.jpg)

http://warwheels.net/T2-T2E1_37mmGMCindex.html (http://warwheels.net/T2-T2E1_37mmGMCindex.html)

Title: Re: 1941 Willys MB 'Jeep' 37mm M6 Portee
Post by: Frank3k on December 21, 2021, 08:56:19 AM

I think the 37mm is the Bf109 of the 1/35 armor world. There are some jeep conversions in there but most seem to be the more reasonable Dodge WC:

Scalemates link that screws up the board formatting:

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https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION[]=All&q=M6&fkSCALENORMALISED[]=%221:00035%22