Hi everybody,

In WW2, the US had the jeep, and the Germans had the Kubelwagen. What did the Japanese use for light transportation?

I need to make some vehicles for an IJN naval yard and am wondering if I could get away with cheating and using some jeeps. Finding vehicles in 1/700 scale has not been easy...

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Ghengis Wong

:-) Hi!, Ghengis, Could it have been a Toyota Landcruiser????
No, I am just kidding, I would like to know too. :-) :-)

Ghengis, the Japanese used a 3 seat Type 95 scout car (Kurogane `Black Medal`).


(this model is to 1/48 scale & made by a French firm, Propaganda Kompany, at http://propaganda.kompany.free.fr/ , I'm not sure if anyone does this in any other scale).

I suppose you could use captured jeeps, depending on when the diorama is set.

hobby link Japan I think has a 1/35 scale listed

Thanks for the info everyone. Especially the picture. That helps a lot. Looks like the jeeps will stand out like a sore thumb, so I'll have to think of something else.

Keep on keepin on.

Ghengis

So that's where Noddy got his car...a Japanese grey import.

Now I know why they used bicycles, easier to push. That would never make it in rough terrain.

I believe there is a model of a very small Italian vehicle looks very much like that ,i dont know the details of the kit maybe one of our italian vehicle builders could help im sure It could be converted.

Hi Easy,

Unfortunately, I need them in 1/700 scale, so I'll probably scratch build something. Haven't seen much in the way of vehicles in that scale except a few by Skywave and White Ensign. As a side project, it would be interesting to do a 1/35 of something like this as it is not your most common project.

Thanks again to everyone for their help.

GREAT SITE - THANKS
ROBERTO