For a while, Roco did a conversion kit to give a hardtop to their old M-38 series of Jeeps. I have seen these in military service, usually in areas where the weather is really bad. These were in use near the end of the service life of this vehicle. This would also work if you chose to make a civilian version of this model.
This M-38 has the standard Jeep canopy but with radios and the antennas added to dress it up a bit. Canopies are not seem much in combat, but in bad weather, or when shade is needed they can be helpful.
A final group photo of all the Jeeps together. Just a few minutes work on one of these old workhorses can really dress them up and make them into a much better vehicle. Check out the spares box and see what you can do. There are a few here that did not get individual photos, note the Jeep with roll bar. Another one Roco did for a short period of time that works well for both military and civilian applications. Near the end of their service life I saw a few Army ones with roll bars.
2 comments:
kmaHey Mike,
Great collection of M-38's. You gave me a few ideas to dress up my own collection. Also, You'd be interested to know, My Unit 1st Bn, 6th Marines, deployed for LF6F 1-95 with 4- M-151 Jeeps that our Weapons Company used as "F"ast "A"ttack "V"ehicles, and they we armed to the teeth- M2 w/M60, Mk-19 w/M60, and Tow w/M60, the "A" Drive had an M60 Pintal mounted infront of him, so each vehicle had a Main Weapon & a Secondary Weapon. One of the reasons the Marines Corps retained the M-151 Series Jeeps in Helo Assault Units, is the fact that the CH-53G's can carry 2 Plus Crew inside and drop them any where the Extra fire power was needed.
Bill Jr
Those fast attack vehicles are very interesting. I have seen a few, with roll bars, and several weapons, including light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. Rather complex for me to build, but I know we have readers who could have, and maybe did!
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