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Willys MB "Follow Me" Jeep
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Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 09:09 AM UTC
Delbert snapped this Willys MB "Follow Me" Jeep at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum World War II weekend in June 2012.



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Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 11:06 AM UTC
An excellent resource for the Smells Like A Jeep, etc. Campaign going on now! I had been considering a "Follow Me" jeep, maybe an even flashier one, but these photos will be a big help.
Matthew, thanks for posting! (The owner didn't look too friendly, but probably staying in character.)
-Sean H.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 05:56 PM UTC
Thanks a million for sharing! That's a inspirational source to make an unusual 1/35 Willys
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Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 03:04 AM UTC
Many of these "Follow Me" jeeps were fitted with radio equipment (SCR-522 or SCR-542) for air-ground coordination or airfield management.



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Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 03:23 AM UTC
Cool pics, thanks for sharing. Now who's going to build the new 1/32 b-24, or b-17 (when it comes out) following the follow me jeep down the runway. The radio sets are available in P.E.. just don't remember who released them. Good excuse for me to P/U the b-17.
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Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 04:37 AM UTC

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The radio sets are available in P.E.. just don't remember who released them.



Minor Models has released some radio sets fot the jeep, but I'm not sure these would be OK for a "Follow Me" version...

http://www.minor-web.com/10.html

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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2013 - 07:14 AM UTC
The kit AVM3504 is a good representation of the transmitter and the receiver used in many WWII airfield jeeps. These were often enclosed in a box across the back of the jeep under the canvas. Much of the side detail will be hidden.

I have no connection with Minor and built my own long before these existed.

Ted
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