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V 3000 Truck
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Posted: Saturday, September 09, 2017 - 02:20 AM UTC
Hi Gang, Just bought this kit off E-Bay and was wondering if Uncle Sam used this in its Ford incarnation ?. I have google it and found only Wermacht pictures of it in service but I want to do one being used as a utility vehicle on a U.S. airbase.
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Posted: Saturday, September 09, 2017 - 07:41 PM UTC
Which version did you get? It appears Uncle Sam's version did not have the vents in the forward part of the hood. Others will be more expert on this question than I.

Can you show a photo of the box art?
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Posted: Saturday, September 09, 2017 - 09:03 PM UTC
I believe that the allied equivalent of the Ford V3000 was the Ford 01T 3Ton 4x2 GS :



....but I'm not sure it was used by the US Army/US Air Force (haven't found it in the Crismon's book...)

H.P.
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Posted: Saturday, September 09, 2017 - 09:45 PM UTC
Ford 01T 3Ton 4x2 GS was used by British, possibly also Canadian forces. The US had other trucks, mostly other than Ford.
Fred Crismon mentions one Ford, G8T if I remember correctly but that images shows another front and lower grille.


Supposed to be a G8T

/ Robin
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Posted: Saturday, September 09, 2017 - 11:08 PM UTC
Here's the G8T that can be seen in Crismon's book :



H.P.
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Posted: Saturday, September 09, 2017 - 11:16 PM UTC
Note that the circles where the head lights are supposed to be mounted in the civilian truck are still covered by metal.
The pressed steel bypassed the press which punched out these holes.
/ Robin
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Posted: Sunday, September 10, 2017 - 11:04 AM UTC
Thanks for the replies so far guys. I`m sorry Micheal, I don't know how to post pictures on the site but I can tell you that its Revell kit no. 03234.
It seems that there weren't that many differences between Axis and Allied versions.
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Posted: Sunday, September 10, 2017 - 12:16 PM UTC

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Thanks for the replies so far guys. I`m sorry Micheal, I don't know how to post pictures on the site but I can tell you that its Revell kit no. 03234.
It seems that there weren't that many differences between Axis and Allied versions.




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Posted: Sunday, September 10, 2017 - 04:05 PM UTC

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I believe that the allied equivalent of the Ford V3000 was the Ford 01T 3Ton 4x2 GS :



....but I'm not sure it was used by the US Army/US Air Force (haven't found it in the Crismon's book...)

H.P.


Best Value Models from http://www.azimutproductions.com/ do this very model as a conversion....

FORD V8 3tonner 1940
CODE: BVM35120
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