Hi all , had this jeep a few years . Only had it out the box twice Known as the MUTT , built by Ford , It was designed to replace the earlier M38 Jeep from the Korean war times . The U.S forces wanted a new " Military utility tactical truck " hence the name MUTT . I hope I might work on this at some point , I really wished I had got the decals sheet for it from Patches of Pride , but they now sold out . If anyone knows where I can get instrument decals in 1/6th , please advise . I lean towards Marines , however you can see it`s decked out for the U.S Army . More Pics with crew to follow . My Marines are gutted they still have to walk everywhere .
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Subject: Re: M151 NAM Jeep Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:59 am
Brings back memories. We still had those in service in the Canadian Army when I joined in 1982 along with the M38's. They were all replaced by the German Iltis in the mid 80's.
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Subject: Re: M151 NAM Jeep Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:11 am
Kimono Troop Command wrote:
They were all replaced by the German Iltis in the mid 80's.
They were... wait, what? Who won that war again?
Nice looking rig. I know, Chip, that you have a meticulous eye for museum-quality detail, but... why not just have your Marines steal the Jeep... I mean MUTT... from the Army and go at it with some rattle-can paint to make it their own?
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Subject: Re: M151 NAM Jeep Mon Oct 19, 2020 1:19 am
I also well-remember those humongous AN/VRC 46 radio sets, which we continued using into the 1990's, along with the PRC-25's.
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Subject: Re: M151 NAM Jeep Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:53 am
Great looking jeep chip! Really cool to see it from all the different angles too!
Let's hope they get to the Amo Arms in time, before 'Uncle Bob' wades in too sort it all out!
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Subject: Re: M151 NAM Jeep Mon Oct 19, 2020 4:09 pm
SCU_HQ wrote:
Kimono Troop Command wrote:
They were all replaced by the German Iltis in the mid 80's.
They were... wait, what? Who won that war again?
Nice looking rig. I know, Chip, that you have a meticulous eye for museum-quality detail, but... why not just have your Marines steal the Jeep... I mean MUTT... from the Army and go at it with some rattle-can paint to make it their own?
I am still a collector at heart , so wouldn`t want to change it that much , and I don`t think those M.P`s would let my Marines get away with it !
Thanks for the kind comments and interesting info .
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Subject: Re: M151 NAM Jeep Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:28 pm
What a fantastic looking piece of kit !!! I don't see any envy emoticons on the message tab because I'd need a few here
Any chance you could make up the decal you need with photoshop, printer sticker paper etc.?
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Subject: Re: M151 NAM Jeep Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:35 pm
Dreadnought wrote:
What a fantastic looking piece of kit !!! I don't see any envy emoticons on the message tab because I'd need a few here
Any chance you could make up the decal you need with photoshop, printer sticker paper etc.?
Many thanks ! It might come to that regarding the decals .
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Subject: Re: M151 NAM Jeep Tue Oct 20, 2020 1:56 am
Nice looking jeep Chip!
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Subject: Re: M151 NAM Jeep Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:15 pm
Cheers Jim .
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Subject: Re: M151 NAM Jeep Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:41 am
Along with Willys, Ford made jeeps for WWII too. I heard you couldn't very well tell the difference between the two so Ford had their name embossed on most of the bolts used in construction so people would know it was a Ford.
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Subject: Re: M151 NAM Jeep Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:09 am
I absolutely covet your jeep, but can you please wave your often demonstrated magic "weathering-wand" over it? The newness and lack of dirt spoils the wonderful picture!
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Subject: Re: M151 NAM Jeep Wed Oct 21, 2020 12:14 pm
Thanks for the further info and comments , I am hoping to work on the Jeep if time allows at some point Barry .
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Sun Oct 18, 2020 11:36 pm
Known as the MUTT , built by Ford , It was designed to replace the earlier M38 Jeep from the Korean war times . The U.S forces wanted a new " Military utility tactical truck " hence the name MUTT . I hope I might work on this at some point , I really wished I had got the decals sheet for it from Patches of Pride , but they now sold out . If anyone knows where I can get instrument decals in 1/6th , please advise . I lean towards Marines , however you can see it`s decked out for the U.S Army . More Pics with crew to follow . My Marines are gutted they still have to walk everywhere . 
