Re: Dodge 3/4 Ton WC-51
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2026 12:03 pm
Thanks guys!
Stuart, Patton is a fascinating study of a man. I’ve read his autobiography and a few books about him. Calling him complex is an understatement. But like you said about Monty, he was the right man in the right place at the right time.
The Torch landings were indeed a monumental operation, considering that several division sailed directly across the Atlantic to North Africa, and at a time when the U-Boat peril in the Atlantic was at its peak. Not to mention active opposition by the French land and naval forces. In some locations, the French put up a better fight and inflicted more losses on the landing forces than the Germans did in Normandy. And then the other half of the assault force sailed from the UK, through Gibraltar, and then to the Algerian Mediterranean coast and ports for landings. Much could and did go wrong. Until airfields ashore were captured, and aircraft flown in to those, the only air support was carrier based. And carriers were a very limited asset in late 1942.
Tom, you’re gonna enjoy that kit. It’s supposed to be better detailed than the one that I’m building now. Both types use the same chassis and cab, but have a different rear body set up. The WC family was the HMMWV family of WWII. Dodge did it right with them! Nice to see that the kit you’re getting has Patton’s personal set up with the added .50 cal. and siren. Now you’re gonna need a Patton figure to go with it.
Stuart, Patton is a fascinating study of a man. I’ve read his autobiography and a few books about him. Calling him complex is an understatement. But like you said about Monty, he was the right man in the right place at the right time.
The Torch landings were indeed a monumental operation, considering that several division sailed directly across the Atlantic to North Africa, and at a time when the U-Boat peril in the Atlantic was at its peak. Not to mention active opposition by the French land and naval forces. In some locations, the French put up a better fight and inflicted more losses on the landing forces than the Germans did in Normandy. And then the other half of the assault force sailed from the UK, through Gibraltar, and then to the Algerian Mediterranean coast and ports for landings. Much could and did go wrong. Until airfields ashore were captured, and aircraft flown in to those, the only air support was carrier based. And carriers were a very limited asset in late 1942.
Tom, you’re gonna enjoy that kit. It’s supposed to be better detailed than the one that I’m building now. Both types use the same chassis and cab, but have a different rear body set up. The WC family was the HMMWV family of WWII. Dodge did it right with them! Nice to see that the kit you’re getting has Patton’s personal set up with the added .50 cal. and siren. Now you’re gonna need a Patton figure to go with it.
HELL NO on a Patton remake! The current crop of film makers would destroy the story. You cannot top the level of the 1970 film. Aside from the substitution of then current tanks in the film, it was as good as a war movie of that type can get. I don’t think that there is a current actor out there today who could play Patton.