Hobby Master does it again! 1/72 Willy's Jeep

AMERICAN_GRENADIER · Post by **AMERICAN_GRENADIER** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:50 am

Hobby Master introduces the Willys MB Jeep – the first-ever in 1/72 scale die cast!

Replicating one of the transports dropped behind enemy lines during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, this iconic World War II U.S. Army jeep is a must have.
do in febuary 2010

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:19 am

This is great news for 1/72 fans, thanks for posting this.

It must be no small challenge to produce the diminutive jeep with a decent amount of detail in this scale. Can't wait to see some pics.

Tshintl · Post by **Tshintl** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:23 pm

Definitely not the first ever in 1/72 scale die cast, Hongwell/Cararama has had one on the market for about 10 years now, it's very good too. However, the HM jeep comes with a trailer which the Hongwell/Cararama jeep does not. More pictures at the link below...

http://www.diecast72.com/hongwell.asp

DomiUK · Post by **DomiUK** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:08 am

While the jeep I am sure will be excellant and I will be tempted the money issue is becoming a real issue for me on these.

The hongwell jeep above I bought twenty of at £1 each and I can still get them for about £3. The problem for me is that the Hobbymaster one will retail for about £17.

Post by **aferguson** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:03 pm

my eyes are aching just thinking about a 1/72 jeep..

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:03 pm

aferguson wrote:my eyes are aching just thinking about a 1/72 jeep..

Yeah, but just think what it would be like in 1/144...

Let me get out my tweezers and magnifying glass...

AMERICAN_GRENADIER · Post by **AMERICAN_GRENADIER** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:32 pm

[quote="Tshintl"]Definitely not the first ever in 1/72 scale die cast, Hongwell/Cararama has had one on the market for about 10 years now, it's very good too. However, the HM jeep comes with a trailer which the Hongwell/Cararama jeep does not. More pictures at the link below...

these look pretty good are they available here in the USA?

Tshintl · Post by **Tshintl** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:53 pm

AMERICAN_GRENADIER wrote: these look pretty good are they available here in the USA?

I'm sure they're available somewhere, but I got about a dozen of them off Ebay a couple years ago for about $3 a piece.

EnemyAce · Post by **EnemyAce** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:53 am

Should have done the Universal Carrier.

AMERICAN_GRENADIER · Post by **AMERICAN_GRENADIER** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:44 am

EnemyAce wrote:Should have done the Universal Carrier.

agreed 100%!!!!!!
hopefully on the horizon

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Hobby Master does it again! 1/72 Willy's Jeep

Hobby Master does it again! 1/72 Willy's Jeep

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