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rf on. has to choose noior.ars .h are rLe 1939, rhe CeEads oc.upied Pdsnd by ihe 'BLITZ(RIEG , or quick novene s mo* famous in rLe rorld, one {lll surely throu!.L effe.rire use of nobility, and i.hrevid nane the ",leep" as s.lr as ihe Ford Model a brilliant !rio.! ar the initEl nage of 1{orld T. The epocl haling mass proJürioo sJnen 11h. II lhis ga!. inpofran.e ro ihe noLiliir of Ford produ.cd no.e rhatr 15,000,000 lrodel oI .roops. It Le.!m. a pressins n.ed atsolor Ts during r9 lears from 1903 ro 1927. and the t'nited sraies army ro have durabh, populariz.d moror.a!s. {hi(L h L.eo l,.yoDd reli,bte v.hi.tes Lav;s €rcdlc .ross.ounrry the re{ch of the masses, as rüeircoir{än.es aLiliiy to .ac. across aly parhless field. ar a s&o[e. The production oI rh. J..p dür. On 27il June, 1940, the Snrll Reonnaissatrce ins lvo.ld Wä.lI alone r.a.[ed alour 610.000 Car Developne Connittee ol ihe U S Arnr in numb.r The Jeep .ri .cross all t[e LaIle a D{a me s 13s nloüii(urers invita. f,el{ls as a mcais of rransir fdr tioos fo! blddins Io. a velrh aloiß wilh t[e playeJ soldiers ud an inpo a rcle n,^ltied h.ins lollo*ins spe.ific ions: A smarr nz.d fou.. abolt the ridorr ol ihe Allies. ID addition,n ,heel d.ive vehicle triih wershl ot 535 t(g, opened up nob.cais possibilti.s through the Ioadase of 270 ks, slre€l brse ol :0trn.r.ad endl.ss pursuit ol s lishier ai,l shaller ndrdr ol 19 .m and enrine oulDü oI nore than ,0 car riiI highe. .ross.ount, abiliry. Toarr-, bp. ,{iy suc.rsshl bidder xas requi..d 10 note rhan 30 years afkr rhe Jeep $as bo.n, delirer the firsr e$ vehi.le n, the A.my it is und.rsoirs IrequeDr ai.l y:riNs inpnry€ within 49 days alie. lis hid r,s r..ept.d. me s $lici iaapt n ro rhe .mes. Thus ihe ,{meri.,n lla.tam and tilillrs overl$d made a Jeep is üsed alhosi ev..y{h€re in ihe {ond. bid for n. Since Willys ne.ded mor. than 49 The Jfep {as one oI .Le .islt ietides rhat dits ro nake a proiotypej Americrn Bant.nis rhe Yodeh Ad Museum N.s York pl.k.d hid fdr the nanuladur. of the prolorype was acc.pled. amr.i.io Bantam, r sma mrnu. iEporra influ.nce upon the sryl. ol noderh Iich.e. ol moio.cars {nh lnDual prodqcron motor.ars. Thn §rs due n, its *tle {nh oJ severrl rhousind, s,s tLen produ.irß shrll uniqtre heautl obhined rh.oush tle exhaush!e two.s.ated .a.s called shndard american pursun ol fundion. Ii mar salelr be said thar Bantam slich wrs a reDoJelled !.!sion dI rhe inllu€nce wLi.h iIeJfep cxcer.is€d on the ihe Brnish au*ii prosr.ss prdldond. oi notor.a.s $rs .eallr bä.Let. American Banrah challens.d th€ 49. l\loiorcars came to be ßed as a.hs durios day s.hcdule sLich seened iDpossihle h set $rorld Wir L l it Nes d.ders fron tk Army, sinc€ ii sas tLei br- that ther played rLe leidins pa.t itr baftie to inß to rehodel the Silndara Ame.i.aDBa am rhe full. Betu?en the r§o sars, posers inio ! snall.sz.d generalpurpG. !ebi.ts for develoDed a varicty of mililarv veLi.les. It ihe Irhy'suse and !as in Iinrn.iildiflicutiies (;erm'ny was ihd lully .e.osnized the possi as wrll Enployins Karl « l'robsr highly biliiy oI vehicles ss a.ns and Fsirively kifd gilt€d ensineer, Ameri.an Bantam br unit.d to give nobilny ro ardunJ t.odps.I. Sept.nber eid unsearien effo(s under Iis ].ade!slrip i rJ : l, r- ::.rrr-:, ,t TAMT , -2 lf- I €F+@E 30L -tbünliatal I
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*Be sr€ 10 read insr.udions beto.e r_ou start each consiructim worL ic.t a knife, ! driv.r. a pa,. oJ ,ippers, a lile aid rhe lile ready for B7 tParh should be . ofI r[e rmner 812 .arelullr $it[ drher a pair oI .iDpers or a kDif€. Do io. pluck tüem asay iToo much aaläsiYe woni do.lisread apply just a l,tle onio hoth pirß!,
(Sugse*iois aLo Painti.g) *Il ,s re.onmended to Painr snäll pa.ß while rhey are o! rhe runn.r. asee editins insttrcrions siYen 'i -**,h ^ r,",ppri"a. co.st,uctr.. or a.ar -,"r.*ra @ lD (consr.uct on or chass sl aG ue Bl2 to 83 and 87, and f t rhem io 81 Fix rear p:rts 89 Bl0 and BII in th€ s.me way lhis kLt h.s lour pieces of Suspens on parts: front right, front left, r€ar €) {const,u.tio. or Bodyl tclue A29 and A32 lo 820 Fix
O (assembhie or chass s and *Alrer makne sur€ thar Chass s constructed ln O has been c ued completely, gue Ch.ssis änd Body togelher Ths mo&l can be con_ structed {ith or withoui Hood rhs time lf you
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G, ico.struction or E"si.e: *First grue A21 and A25 iogether. and then 1 x oth€r parts in p ace G) :co*r,,ct .. .r Rad äro., tTra.sparent Parts sholtd ba g ued wilh only a I ttle adhes ve (D ,:F ring o, Ensnel tFirsr fix Engn€ .onsrructed n O and then g ue Räd aior n oia.e , *,0'",", @"*.,.*,*.,."r* @ ""n"r.,",,.. .Fo*ü* Bl3 a 3l 428
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ri.e o.iv€. I rst put Body on orl. v.r 56at glue st6.ri.E wh66 to ß4 and rhen fii Arms to Body His L€rr Hand should b€ on geeF ng Wh.6l .nd Rrght H.nd on Change Lev6r Ass srant or v€r shald be ,ii.d w th his Rishi Les out of th6 v€hi. e body 1Se. the pictur. .t page 6 commander shou d slt on Spare Wheel w,th hls Ha.ds o^ Machin. G!^ 82? s ol 827 B3l foldi.g type Mächine Gun A2 should b. ilsr pul i. oo not äpply rdhe- siv. lo Al ll mod.l w thout Hood, glue A?0 iconstruct on of M,chine cun) (9 ::tä:"':"1..::1"*:"r".:lr
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A22 @ .,,'.. , ,..0 /I-\ -_ -\ ,,\ -:\ .\ l\ '-\ \ 1,.,, \ Hoal a lenclh of sprue. when m6 red a rirre. etoD heal ns and pu lo slret.h il. Hord ror äbou1 15 $conds lo.@l and +-)-'+ t'n §iück vom ft,äde becen Dann n de, Mtt. fr D,ehen erhtr/en w.ni Plästrk !chm lzt, B 2g nichiweie, erh tz.n uid aissam ausen- ryi,,ffi A14.15 ffi^';*f 4lt ^#,fr(#., A I4.15 a8.S ö A3 , .il BilAll 3071= r0-i? l\lPt t.cit At The 307th AirL.n. Eisihe.! 8{tal _lndian ion oI tLe 32id Ai.borne Division "alt G)rhe 2nd lnfantry Division Head" of the 5th Am..ican'. sIrh advan.ed to!rri! Corps of the 3rd Army MAC,E ;I.3BF (Pä nt'ne of oumm'65 änd r[r Appl'.,tion of S Märrs, 'de ,t, ;l.3tlF E t10.2t; H0-ltr; aa)The 307th Alrborhe Engineef Battario. ol the 8?nd Airb6rh. Oivlsion "All American" i{t_lr-ÄRY PoLlcE r!**" * t];lA B 307t: ; Ir is {andard ro paii. t[e Jeep ohlr drab oYerall. I'aii. ii in olive drah qiih a s.ois ting. oI sreen . tJ.liA - UtiA U;Y{B 3071: lt04gI3;lti it0343;t30 It. gt r;;t.utt.lt.ttpt"" "itl,' TAMIYA COLOR CATALOGIJE The alesr caß. b.ars, ranks and srr ps ^ qualiymode sarcalrshowi nru coorin Tämlya s alesl cara ösue.alyournearesr v hoß6 I!T!TIIII{IYII.ltl$ee t-lt-l Jllilii.L$Ui?f :PliFg productive ud at list suc..ssfully .ompleled tLe lirsr on rvillrs in !ie* of .o* and hue rhar rle Jeep *.s basi.altJ ae5ign.d by .api01! lnd.r th, .ecessiil oI inc.easirg tssnhn and beih.ed ä t comptehd 'lhe Lr lv|tys lirsr pflndtrpe nounr.d a continenhl l. rhe p«,dudioi, the Army orJr.ed ford to join and l-orJ. hd !e 5ho!ll ne!.r lorBer ihar tread .r..)liode. ensioe of 4s hp. fts sear bor, rh. Dass !rcdüdnr'f[is mrss produd]on mahl pe.pl., nirtary or r»hitita.r. Iad been transf.r and !ile used Ba.tan's rrpe ilas almo;r based oi 1be desi(n, includ *ldying io hr;s lonrr sucL a sma siz.d ins pr s !enodelled for rhe v.Ii.re. other ins boJy dinensions. ol the $tllys yA.x.ept seo.ral ourpose !ehkle sin.. a lotrg nme pafrs manually m.ndadu.rd. Its orr.all rh* the l.o ßrill bore resenl,Ln.e to rhit benre r[al Ir mishi I]e nore rusritiubl. ro leigrrr "ere ol 320.n, {hed bas. of 191cn ahd ol the Ford GP. Thus las bortr rhe Jeeprhar sa! iLar ih. J.ep sas bori as . resutt ot o!enll widtL ol 127{ h rlmon nEt the Arny s sLore'l adivirr as a neans ol iranr. lor thes. peoplet nudr an,l effo s. The Jeep is r.quirehetrrs, bul ih re,ßbtoi 913[s eirecdcd nill aliv. ä has r grsd i.tluen.e on rh. rhe limr br no hss th.n 323k9. The aeighr TLe oili.ial d.sigmtion of ihe Jeep {as prosress oI iodays Eon,.cirs, milirary or of 9l3ks qas .hlanrd th.olgh .oncentaed 'Tru.k, Command, Reconnaissan.e I 4 ioo eflora of Barian s liginee.s inchaing llillrs vodet rll!r {i,1 overlaia MB and tord Een .l Sp.cific.rion. ro make the v€hicle lishte., ud .oDld t b. cPl!'. Jeep ot Wrlys nrLe Eas .a ed le{luced funh.! Lri.r, the Army raised rhe \llllts ]\1B aDd that nanufadured by Ford. r oYerall {idrh: r lli n treisht lim! io 9721s. T[e Ba m's Ii.d cfn'. Th.t used compt.kly tuhndr pa s ! ovrhll [eislr Lehen the hooJ is pulled up] vehrde a.rived * ihe proving s.outrd oI canp ard looled inJi{insuis[abte ,roD .ach orher. Holabr.d on 23rJ of Sepr.mhrr, rhe t.{ dat lhe dilferei.es Letween.hen $ere ss toDo*s rithin i[e iihe limn oI delivr.y, under TLe lrame .rdss menber under rhe radi ru{ E.cine :ln.liie 4..tlinder ensihe oI 2,199.. {enr such s.ver. k3is as ,tr tleloUo{insIo.'nd dor ot $ilys NtB was nad€ oi rubebut ' srilt , \laximun ouipü 51 hp .1,ooo.pn rhoü one nonth: Runnins across a hos .i 6m rhd Df Ford cPß, wrs ol L:shaped tlon . \rrunu, spe.d : t05kh L in d€prh nLirI permir.J onl] ranks ad huse plate and ii rhe initial producndn typr, the . yarihun sraare : 60 _o; rx wheet driy€ leLrles i. run across. Ra. idr.rs "lvILLYs' or "loRD' {?re prrssed iq * a iurl speed across lords o. $hi.hlogs on ihe rear of side rhr body n.ar rbe spa.e iIre. , Rdad rrnse rIl* ,l33lm are rü, iillJs o .r !h. ploush änd sfdy s.il As to rhe orisi! oI i[e mne "J.epl rL€"e are aad o!er pnfalls. The lirst !elicle underwent gives i larety ol vieEs atrd non. ol th.n a v. .lion! ol lh. Jop .re. i r.* ol juhp IroD a plarlorn o, 1.2 m def,iie «».Lusnr Some say t[ar 'Jeep' is in heishr * a slreJ dl loi!,h {hi.h {as a .orruplon dI tüe 'a; P", iniriris oI rhe s.adually in.ruaseJ to 20mrh and 30nph name oI.he lord Je.p protottp€ "4:4 General T[e leLidle, ho{€y8, w,s not damag.d al al l'urpos. v.hi.l.:som. sa} th lr orig,nares sin.. ii ras \.r! dai*erous io rht {l.iyer, a in ihe 'Jeer' a quee!, $ise, small sninrL in jumo kst d r hi.her sp..d Bas not .är ed rhe Popeye .a oons {hi.L .ai Jo anytLins.In o l here are ! nlmber oI eDisodes {hi.L 1912, tLe nane 'J.ep" .ane io l,e used iirle tell ho$ sr!.re lLe rens urr€ aid ho\ the A.DJ s ofli.ial rape.s lnaar. 'Jeep" ts a Sanram s firn !shi.le nood iheh.Iis unhetie. popular nine ld a snstlsized folr {heeL !al,le re ornai.e and d!rabiln! Iu y s istied drir. !elnd€. llllLys. howe!.r, res,srered ihe -Jeep" th. ]\rhr and Bah.äh 8ot an o.der for 70 oar€ a5 rs rralema!L and obtained the r.hicles of i6is r!pe on the oiher Lend. ei.lusirr u\e oI rLe oane. At p.ese , ,t is W,llts al$ minula(ured a protospe oI ns onlr Jeep aro.pordior.subsidir.r {i Aoerl.{n oro a r dJilered Lr nr HoläLlrd * .he ed oI \loto.s.rhd is illo*ed !, 5ell !ehrles uider \orehber. I. sas.alted ltillys Quad and ohkred *ood r.suits * ksrs It wss !..erred Dü.ing $'o.Ld $ir 11,639,425 Jeers $er.pn! alns sth rhe llanhn's v.lri.l. Ford. shi.h dured.361349 oI §[i!]r hJ Willts and 27?.396, did noi hand in a bd. als. ranufa.rred ih h! Fo . ,l sr. iumher of J..ps *.r. lend Py*m! a.d d.l,!ereJ ii r,rhe eased .o tl,e Allied N ioos inlludiis Brnain A.nt a lirrl. larer rhao $illy5 ar rh. etrd of aod ihe Sdliet Uiiod. Tl. Je.p ran aooss 19.10, rrr {hi.rr time rli. pro.orlpes dl rhe all th. badlelieLd5 in ljurDpe.Äsi! aod ,\lri.a rhr!e oaiuladur!s trere arl .omphkd. (te $ii[ ]r nrdos "fe.r" and ütrreanrd -h.a ". .lrnr dc.ld.d ro ler toops use i[.n n» ri.l lr \as ror o.Ly !s.d nr brospo ol plrson and ofii.rrlr d..epr rler ir they sho§ lootl neL rnd mareiLals, lia,son, r,mnönJ rod resuib. h llar.lr 1911, rhe ]\rrJ pls.ed in .onihuni.aüotr bd ilso shoqed idiyiit son& dn]er lor 15110 unirs each Dl rle Badin rlmes as anb!Lan.. or ss .ärr e! ri lisIi BRC, rL! üill)s \lA iD.l rhe Iitrd CP !hi.l nreirns su.h a5 the 12.t'in ma.h,ie ßn ol $?r. r.modell.d rernors oI th.r resordiye 30 lensr[ .:l]br.. ihe 37mn !.didtypes li .Julw Lg,lt. ihe .\rmr nale one rhe l05nm r«!llle5s sui. TL!5 it played ai r.hrde oo.lie l,a.s ol itrese tlrree mitrüIa. ihpora role io brins abour the yicrory or rrers'modds aid dfcid.d io masspndlce n rhe Alhes. The Jeep häs a nunh!! dl !a a The fild tis order for 16.000 unns {is placed rrhs su.h !5 tle Ford CPA Anphibnn. lt is 8 r ii FRltilr.r) lN JtPlN