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GMC Trucks

 

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New Trucks from MiniArt

Two new 1:35 scale WWII German L1500 cargo truck and passenger car from MiniArt.

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How to Tow the Me 109 Fighter with a Truck

 

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Dodge ¾-ton 4×4 Storage and Shipment

Instructions for storage and shipment of the Dodge weapons carrier and variants (WC-51 through WC-60) from TM 9-808: ¾-Ton 4×4 Truck (Dodge), War Department Technical Manual, January 1944. STORAGE AND SHIPMENT 194. STORAGE AND SHIPMENT (GENERAL).   a. The 3/4-ton truck … Continue reading

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Loading a Jeep into a C-47 Cargo Plane

Instructions for loading a jeep into a C-47 cargo plane from Loading of Field Artillery Materiel for Air Transport, Instruction Memorandum, Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, March 1943. The C-47 airplane. This airplane has a pay load of 4900 … Continue reading

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New Mid Tiger I

New “Mid” Tiger I announced from Cyberhobby — full name: Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf. E Tiger I MID Command Version January ’44 Production.    

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Take the “HE” Out of Summer’s Heat

“Take the ‘HE’ out of summer’s HEAT!” from Army Motors, Vol. 6, No. 3, June 1945. Hot weather can stop your vehicle just as dead as a burst of hot steel—it takes a bit longer, that’s all. Summer-wise GI’s will … Continue reading

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Cyberhobby 1/35th German 3-ton Truck

Cyberhobby has just announced their upcoming plastic model kit 1/35th Sd.Kfz. 305 German 3t 4×2 Truck.    

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USMC Trucks

Color photographs of USMC trucks and men at New River, North Carolina in May 1942 from the Library of Congress.

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Watch on the Rhine

The nine main causes for failures of U.S. Army GMC trucks were outlined on the back cover of Army Motors, Dec. 1944. THE 1ST ARMY POINTS OUT 9 THINGS TO WATCH ON THE RHINE … or anywhere else 2½-ton, 6×6 GMC’s … Continue reading

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