World War 2 Theme Diorama

Enjoy the world of hobbies in 1:72

American GMC : CCKW-353

The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog nr, was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 21⁄2-ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design (from 1941 to 1945) for the U.S. Army, that saw heavy service, predominantly as cargo trucks, in both World War II and the Korean War. The original "Deuce and a Half", it formed the backbone of the famed Red Ball Express that kept Allied armies supplied as they pushed eastward after the Normandy invasion.

The CCKW came in many variants, including open or closed cab, long wheelbase (LWB) CCKW-353 and short (SWB) CCKW-352, and over a score of specialized models, but the bulk were standard, general purpose, cargo models. A large minority were built with a front mounted winch, and one in four of the cabs had a machine-gun mounting ring above the co-driver's position.

...

The name CCKW comes from GMC model nomenclature:

• "C", designed in 1941
• "C", conventional cab
• "K", all-wheel drive
• "W", dual rear axles
• "X", experimental chassis / non-standard wheelbase (first 13,188 units ^[8])

Model Specifications [wikipedia]