Beyond The Sprues
Modelling => Ideas & Inspiration => Land => Topic started by: Jeffry Fontaine on March 18, 2023, 05:56:00 AM
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My infatuation with this vehicle started at a very early age thanks to the old U.S. Army propaganda series on television that I used to enjoy watching as a young kit while living in Panama back in the early sixties. I always thought the concept of such a versatile vehicle was a great idea that the Army managed to acquire and put to good use in helping the infantry move around while carrying the heavier loads and keeping everything "mobile" or so I thought. In later years and having discussions with people that used to operate these marvelous little vehicles I learned that they were a real maintenance nightmare and not something that could be relied upon to get your stuff from point A to point B. That being said, I still like the vehicle and the idea behind what it was supposed to do in helping the soldier carry the heavy things.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/M274_drawing.jpg/300px-M274_drawing.jpg)
(Image source: Wikipedia > M274 ½-ton 4×4 Utility Platform Truck (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M274_%C2%BD-ton_4%C3%974_utility_platform_truck))
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More than a few kits out there too...and in multiple scales:
(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/e68/GTwiner/Image_19-3-2023_at_3.19_am.jpeg)
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Or you can buy an example of the real thing: https://www.allsurplus.com/asset/74/17141 (https://www.allsurplus.com/asset/74/17141)
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I understand that when first adopted they used to drop them from aircraft with their crews strapped into their seats. That practice discontinued after the first few overturned on landing.
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I understand that when first adopted they used to drop them from aircraft with their crews strapped into their seats. That practice discontinued after the first few overturned on landing.
:o
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Or you can buy an example of the real thing: https://www.allsurplus.com/asset/74/17141 (https://www.allsurplus.com/asset/74/17141)
And it sold for $5,000! Not for me.
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Whoa! :icon_surprised: Neat!
(https://www.militarytrader.com/.image/t_share/MTc3NTM3OTQwMTM2NjY2NjMy/fig-2red.jpg)
SOURCE (https://www.militarytrader.com/military-vehicles/dont-wanna-be-kicked-by-this-mule), including in-progress pics of a restoration build