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I am building several fleets of trucks with some overlap between them. WWI trucks are for use overseas during the First World War. 1918 trucks are for use in the United States in 1918 to fight off invasions, mostly Martians.
1938 is also for trucks to serve in the United States to fight off Martian invasions, or Germans, or to deploy overseas when the Nazis invade Poland.
Each fleet will have either different wheels, or different markings. Older vehicles will be useable with newer ones, so WWI can be used in 1918 or 1938, but 1938 may be too "advanced" to work in the other two time periods.
Strelets figures will form the bulk of these armies, particularly 1938, but other companies, HaT, Airfix, and others will have figures in the mix also.
Tow truck details, showing the fire extinguisher and other small bits.
This is for my WWI and Interwar US Army. Mostly there will be Strelets figures supporting this vehicle for my 1938 US troops.
The US Army kept the French 75 in service until about the start of WWII, perhaps as late as 1943.
They were updated by removing the shield to make them lighter and adding rubber tires so they could be towed faster by motorized transport.
Apparently if you tow wooden wagon wheels faster than a few miles per hour they begin to bounce and will eventually flip the cannon upside down, sometimes even taking the towing vehicle with it.
Streamlined armored car for the 1938 US Army. I don't believe this is based on a real armored car but it is in the style of many automobiles in the 1930s. I converted a slush cast model into this vehicle. The original metal toy was from that era. It had a large gun on the back which I removed to make a more standard type armored car.
HO scale 3D printed Japanese medium tank painted green overall.
Japanese tanks were well made but just behind the times in tactical thinking and tank design.
Weak guns, thin armor and so they did poorly against the UK, US and USSR.
Three trucks, canopy up. canopy down, and 3 axle version.
WWI and Interwar US Army. Probably based on a Mack truck.
Trucks like the 3 axle truck could carry a light tank, or tow heavy artillery.
Light tanks were only 6 tons and had a top speed of about 6 miles per hour. So long distance travel by truck or train was a must.
Truck and Cargo for the US Army in my 1918 / 1938 forces.
This is my large conversion truck, for carrying tanks!
WWI and Interwar tanks were usually very slow and so they were carried on trailers or on trucks to go long distances. It also saved wear and tear on the tanks since they were maintenance intensive.
https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2024/12/pick-up-truck.html
Christmas Time is a good time to spot cool little vehicles that may help fill in gaps in your collection.
I got this little truck at Hobby Lobby a couple years ago and found the mother lode of them this year.
Some are still soaking in the paint remover.