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US 1/4-Ton Willys Jeep with .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun Twin Pack (1:72 Scale)
US 1/4-Ton Willys Jeep with .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun Twin Pack

Dragon US 1/4-Ton Willys Jeep with .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun Twin Pack


 
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Dragon DRR60506 US 1/4-Ton Willys Jeep with .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun Twin Pack (1:72 Scale) "In war there is no second prize for the runner-up."
- General Omar Bradley

The Willys MB and the Ford GPW, both formally called the U.S. Army Truck, 1/4‑ton, 4x4, Command Reconnaissance, commonly known as the Willys Jeep, Jeep, or jeep, and sometimes referred to by its supply catalogue designation G503, were highly successful American off-road capable, light military utility vehicles. Over 600,000 were built to a single standardized design, for the United States and the Allied forces in World War II, from 1941 until 1945. This also made it (by its light weight) the world's first mass-produced four-wheel drive car, made in 6-figure numbers.

The 1/4-ton jeep became the primary light, wheeled, multi-role vehicle of the United States military and its allies, with President Eisenhower once calling it "one of three decisive weapons the U.S. had during WWII."With some 640,000 units built, the 1/4‑ton jeeps constituted a quarter of the total military support motor vehicles that the U.S. produced during the war, and almost two-thirds of the 988,000 light 4WD vehicles produced, when counted together with the Dodge WC series. Large numbers of jeeps were provided to U.S. allies, including the Soviet Union at the time. Aside from large amounts of 1-1/2 and 2-1/2‑ton trucks, and 25,000 3/4‑ton Dodges - some 50,000 1/4‑ton jeeps were shipped to help Russia during WWII - against Nazi-Germany's total production of just over 50,000 Kubelwagens, the jeep's primary counterpart.

As with the initial Dragon Armor release, the second 1/4-Ton 4x4 Truck set features two complete model vehicles inside. This time each vehicle comes equipped with a .50-cal M2 heavy machine gun on a pedestal mount. The pedestal mount is finely detailed, and the weapons even come with their associated .50-cal ammo boxes. It isn't easy making such a diminutive vehicle in this scale, but these Dragon Armor vehicles are rich in detail. Utilizing Dragon's newest technological innovations, the vehicles are reproduced with a sophisticated degree of detail. Each vehicle in the set bears different US Army unit markings for extra variation. Fully built-up and pre-painted, these two miniatures are bristling with detail and now bristling with machine guns too! Sold Out!

Dimensions:
Length: 2-1/2-inches
Width: 1-1/4-inches

Release Date: May 2011

Features
  • Plastic construction
  • Realistic paint scheme and insignia
  • Comes with display base
  • Contains two vehicle replicas

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5 of 5 US Willys Jeep w/.50 cal Heavy Machine Gun Twin Pa February 9, 2012
Reviewer: Donald Odom from Jonesboro, GA United States  
Fine models.  Prompt courteous service.  Very helpful.

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