Back in the early '70s, I got a model of an Army Jeep & it was 1/24 scale. It was motorized. IIRC, it had rubber tires & also had a trailer. The batteries mounted in the trailer under a 'tarp'. I know it was a Japanese kit, maybe Bandai, but off & on over the years I've looked on eBay to no avail. Any older armor guys know which kit I'm talking about? Thanks.
1/24 military Jeep model early '70s Q
Jul 13, 2010
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This Bluetank kit isn't the one you mention, but I think I do recall one similar to that. I built the Bluetank one when it first came out. Despite the boxtop clearly labeling this as a 1/35 scale kit, it is in fact, either 1/24 or 1/25. The batteries are hidden under the obejct in the back.
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This is the one I remember that had the trailer & was motorized. Took a couple minutes of eBay searching. It is a Mitsuwa 1/20 scale kit.
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$16 + $11 s/h, not too bad for a vintage motorized kit.
Thanks for the help, Rob! I'll look into the Mitsuwa kit for sure. It looks like a later issue box art from what I think I remembered. Regarding Bluetank, I know they also released an M29C Weasel labeled as 1/35 but is 1/24 also.
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