F.Y.I. - Two Verlinden forklifts available currently (2-12-2014) on eBay. (There were three but I just bought one.)

Thanks Frenchy

As seen in some pics like the last one I've posted, the various turrets could be used without the "glass" part, so maybe you could scratchbuild one more easily (using Academy "aircraft variant" M2 .50 MG for instance ) ?

Here's a Bendix one for the B-17 :



H.P.

Filling a 750 gal. CCKW fuel transport:

It says 375 on the top, right side of the tank if I'm not mistaken.

There are two separate tanks on the CCKW fuel truck. Total vehicle capacity 750 gallons.

Figures. Still a pretty unique photo.

I too thought it was a photo or view point you just don't see very often.

Fuel trucks even today are internally divided into several separate tanks even though they might look like one big tank. One part for regular gas, another for high test. (the station mixes the two at the pump to give you the middle grade.) Then there is the diesel fuel to deliver and also the ethnol to mix with the gas.

In the photo above you can see there are actually two separate fuel storage tanks on the vehicle.

M4A1Sherman (Dennis M. Struk) said: Monday, March 03, 2014


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Peter Hlavka shares with us his thoughts:

I DO take issue however, with the omissions of cargo bed tarps in the TAMIYA and TESTORS/ITALERI (ex-PEERLESS MAX) GMC CCKW 353 Cargo Truck kits. Only HELLER has ever included such a tarp in their CCKW 353 kits, and MONOGRAM/REVELL included one in their ancient M35 "Eager Beaver" kits...

Hopefully, the up-coming HOBBY BOSS GMC CCKW 352 SWB "Jimmy" will include a "canvas" tarp. With today's CAD engineering and slide-mold technology, this isn't an unreasonable request...

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I whole heartedly agree! These models should have included a tarp! Mike

Must admit I have been overlooking the Red Cross Service Trucks and Donut Dollies up to now in this thread.



Anyone know what the color is here? Looks to be light gray.

I guess you're right :



Take a look at the restoration project of this truck here :

http://ujv2.pagesperso-orange.fr/aout%201944%20Utah.htm

Looks like the paint scheme has been faithfully respected...

H.P.

There was one in FSM a few months ago and that was OD with light tan interiors. No clue if that's accurate.

Did anyone see that Italeri is reboxing their old fuel/water tanker variant?

According to the French website I've mentioned in my previous post, Clubmobile trucks were originally painted light grey (or light blue grey) but General Patton later ordered them to be painted OD to prevent friendly fire for Allied aircraft (grey trucks could be confused with German trucks).

On a side note the restored truck appears to be a converted shop van (ST-6 body).



About 90 converted trucks were used as Clubmobiles (to complement the original 80 trucks) on the ETO.

H.P.

Great news as this model is a rather cheap source of a fairly nice enclosed plastic cab usable for many other CCKW conversions. (The cab will drop right onto the Tamiya fenders, radiator grill and bonnet side curtains.)

Howdy,

Quick question, would a water tank truck have a tool rack? I'm building a Heller CCKW and swapping the tank from an Italeri truck for the bed of the Heller kit (a surprisingly easy swap, by the way). Just wondering if the tools would be mounted on the driver side, if used at all.

Brian Riedel

The Pioneer Tool set/rack would be mounted horizontally to the side of the hood.

Also check out the bottom of page 9 on this thread.

As far as parts swapping goes between the different CCKW models - if the model manufacturers have done a proper job then the various parts and pieces should closely interchange between the Tamiya, Heller, Italeri, HobbyBoss & Peerless model kits. After all it is the same prototype vehicle.

My water truck at the bottom of page 9 uses the Italeri frame and water tank but then adds the front fenders, hood and open cab from the Tamiya offering. The reverse is true on any of my closed cab models you might see. In that case it is the Italeri closed cab (the one in the water tank truck is the best!) it is usually mated to a Tamiya load box and chassis.

Howdy,

Thanks for the info, much appreciated. Will definitely consider putting it on the fenders. Looks really cool.

Brian Riedel

Your welcome!

OK, to be honest most are ton and a half Chevys rather than CCKWs but wartime fire trucks are cool!




Bumper mounted Darley water pump.

However some are based on 6x6 CCKWs

I have now started a parallel thread entitled "US WWII Fire Trucks". It can be found at:

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/219957

Shelter body originally used as a photo darkroom designated by the PH on the spec plate.

CCKW Bomb Truck - Photos from the TM:



Looks like the bomb truck also had what might be a double drum winch mounted behind the cab to power the overhead hoist. One drum to move the load in and out and the other to lift the load.

Could make for some challenging research and scratch construction! I like it!