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Jeeps (Winter) (US408)

Jeeps (Winter) (US408)

Jeeps (Winter) (US408)
includes three one-piece resin Jeeps with Winter themed crew.

The Jeep name has now become associated with the Chrysler motor company, but the word Jeep has its origins in the vocabulary of the US Army. The first use of the word Jeep applied to a motor vehicle occurred during World War One. Jeep is an old Army mechanic term that was used in referring to any new motor vehicle received for a test.

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The Battle of the Bulge
In December 1944 the German forces were supposed to be on the back foot, so their desperate push in the Ardennes took the Allies by surprise. Desperate defence by the American and British Commonwealth forces gradually turned to counterattack as they fought to erase the 'Bulge'.

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Battle of the Bulge: Allied Forces on the German border, September 1944 – February 1945
Jeeps (Winter) (US408) Jeep was still used in Army motor pools well into the 1930’s as General Purpose or GP for short, though in a 1941 Army manual it refers GP as Government 80 inch wheel base car (Jeep).  In 1936, the term Jeep was introduced to the world by the Popeye comic strip character, Eugene the Jeep. The only words Eugene could say were Jeep, Jeep, and GP then became Jeep.
On September 23, 1940 in response to an Army Invitation for Bids, the American Bantam Car Company of Butler, Pa. delivered a prototype vehicle to Camp Holabird for testing.  The test vehicle was immediately recognized by the Army as an important and innovative vehicle.  Delivered and tested as Bantam Reconnaissance Car #1001, it was soon thereafter that its testers dubbed it the Jeep. Jeeps (Winter) (US408)
Jeeps (Winter) (US408) Though the design and development of the first prototype jeep was primarily the work of Bantam Car Co., both Willys and Ford later supplied prototypes to the Army also.  The Army tested all three designs. As the test went on the three companies gradually borrowed ideas from one another until they were all very similar. The Contract was awarded to Willys, and when the war broke out for America in 1941 Ford was brought on board to manufacture the Willy’s design under licence.
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The Jeep in Flames Of War
Vehicle
Mobility
Front
Side
Top
Equipment and Notes
Jeep Jeep - - - Optional Passenger-fired AA MG or .50 cal AA MG.
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Willys and Ford went on to produce approximately 650,000 standardised jeeps between November 1941 and August 1945. Ford stopped producing jeeps with the end of World War Two, but Willys adopted the jeep name and developed many successful civilian versions of the trusty wartime jeep.
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It’s simple, robust design gave the World War Two jeep a legendary reliability in the field. The jeep served well beyond its intended purpose acting as not only a Reconnaissance Car, but as weapons platform, ambulance, troop transport, equipment hauler, gun tractor, and in many other roles. It was beloved by the troops and remains one of the most recognizable vehicles in the world.

Designed by Evan Allen
Painted by Bob Pearce
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The Jeeps (Winter) On The Move
Jeeps (Winter) (US408)
The Contents of the Jeeps (Winter) Blister Pack
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Jeeps (Winter) (US408)
Description of Components
a. 3x Seated passenger figures with rifle.
b. 3x Driver figures.
c. 3x Seated passenger figures with carbine.
d. 3x .30 cal AA MGs.
e. 3x Jeep parts sprues.
f. 1x One-piece resin jeep variant A.
g. 1x One-piece resin jeep variant B.
h. 1x One-piece resin jeep variant C.
Assembling the Jeep (Winter)
Step 1. Begin assembly by finding the hole in the base of the jeep for the AA MG pintle mount. Step 2. Attach the AA MG pintle mount to the jeep. Step 3. Next, add the AA MG to the top of the pintle mount. This example shows the .50 cal AA MG.
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Step 4. Next, add a Driver figure. Step 5. Then add the passengers figures.
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Step 6. Finally, attach the windscreen to the jeep. Step 7. With the windscreen in place, the jeep is ready for painting.
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Last Updated On Monday, February 25, 2019