Mystery Quonset Hut

CENT-ONE · Post by **CENT-ONE** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:02 pm

I picked up this cool little quonset hut on ebay the other week in a lot with a trashed bbi sherman. It's pretty nice with opening garage doors on both sides and opening doors on both ends, all the doors have latches and there's a weird carry handle and some little removable posts on the roof. No ID marks anywhere on it.

Any ideas where this is from or who made it? I'd love to find a few more to paint up.

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:20 am

No clue at all, but I really like that.

Ta-152 · Post by **Ta-152** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 5:38 am

It looks like something you'd find in the M*A*S*H play set, but it's not.

Razor17019 · Post by **Razor17019** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:40 am

I have seen that thing on JC Penney's site last year. It came with a bunch of little soldiers. From the pic, I would never of dreamed that 1/18 guys or vehicles would fit in it. Cool, find Cent-one.

Threetoughtrucks · Post by **Threetoughtrucks** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:42 am

Whatever set it came from, it is Korean war vintage.

I lived in one for a year while in the Army in Korea. We had dozens to live in, just doors at either end but our motor pool had big quonset huts for storage and vehicle maintenance.

Good find.

TTT

scwarlord · Post by **scwarlord** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:36 am

These quonset huts are in New Ray 1/32 sets. Green for military, red and white for Fire Department, and yellow for Construction. Some of the toy soldier dealers, like Michigan Toy, may have these palysets available.

parrish333 · Post by **parrish333** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:58 am

Awesome find! It is obviously too small for being a 1/18 Quonset, but as you showed, it works really nice as a little 1/18 shed/garage.

Thanks for sharing!

Ta-152 · Post by **Ta-152** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:29 pm

http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/newp ... 61156.html

Ta-152 · Post by **Ta-152** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 1:31 pm

http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/newp ... 61156.html

Lance Quazar · Post by **Lance Quazar** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:35 pm

Ta-152 wrote:http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/newp ... 61156.html

Thanks very much. Can't seem to find a price, though, on that or any of a handful of other websites.

Anyone...?

Funny, it does work as a great 1/18 shed, but doesn't look quite right next to the 1/32 figures - how would they possibly manage that high doorknob?

Lance Quazar · Post by **Lance Quazar** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:38 pm

Ta-152 wrote:http://www.michtoy.com/MTSCnewSite/newp ... 61156.html

Thanks very much. Can't seem to find a price, though, on that or any of a handful of other websites.

Anyone...?

Funny, it does work as a great 1/18 shed, but doesn't look quite right next to the 1/32 figures - how would they possibly manage that high doorknob?

Ta-152 · Post by **Ta-152** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:29 pm

Michigan Toy wants 19.95 for it.

corsair bob · Post by **corsair bob** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:33 pm

nice find! I want one... I want...I want... I mean I need!

Lance Quazar · Post by **Lance Quazar** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:40 pm

Ta-152 wrote:Michigan Toy wants 19.95 for it.

That seems reasonable.

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