Chevrolet 15cwt

[scale-modeller]

Originally Posted by cliff

I guess you are doing a conversion of the Italeri 15cwt Chev model kit?

Yes, that is the model kit I´m attempting to convert.
But do you know if there are any photo´s of a captured Chevy like the model I mentioned before?
Because i´ve looked at all the pictures in both threads you mentioned, and there are lot´s of 11 and 12 cabs but none of the short-nosed type 13.
Or were they manufactured after the german troops were defeated for the best part? ( I mean the DAK.)

[cliff]

Originally Posted by scale-modeller

there are lot´s of 11 and 12 cabs but none of the short-nosed type 13.
Or were they manufactured after the german troops were defeated for the best part? ( I mean the DAK.)

In the early stages of the war the Commonwealth troops had mainly 11/12 cab CMP's and the Germans were more often then not the winning side at this stage. So there fore it stands to reason that a lot of 11/12 cabs were captured by the Germans. Later in the war when 13 cab's were issued in large numbers the Allies were the winning side so it stands to reason that not many 13 cab CMP's would have been captured compared with 11/12 cabs and those that were probably were used in their original Allied configuration except for the German Crosses on the doors and perhaps a german flag drapped over the roof as there would not be time to reconfigure the vehicle too much as the DAK were in retreat and lost all their vehicle stocks in the end anyway.

[scale-modeller]

Originally Posted by cliff

In the early stages of the war the Commonwealth troops had mainly 11/12 cab CMP's and the Germans were more often then not the winning side at this stage. So there fore it stands to reason that a lot of 11/12 cabs were captured by the Germans. Later in the war when 13 cab's were issued in large numbers the Allies were the winning side so it stands to reason that not many 13 cab CMP's would have been captured compared with 11/12 cabs and those that were probably were used in their original Allied configuration except for the German Crosses on the doors and perhaps a german flag drapped over the roof as there would not be time to reconfigure the vehicle too much as the DAK were in retreat and lost all their vehicle stocks in the end anyway.

That explains a lot in why there are not that many pictures around of the type I am looking for.
Thank you for shedding some light on this subject.

[cletrac (RIP)]

The pic I posted is a 15 cwt and has the lifting rings on the hubs and no roof hatch so is likely a 45 model. The 13 cabs came out in 42 so could have ended up in German hands (and likely did) anytime after mid 1942. The allies didn't lose so many vehicles en masse after this time so that's why most of the new management trucks are cab 11 and 12 models. Think fall of Greece and fall of France for the en masse losses which were several hundred or more at a time.

[scale-modeller]

Originally Posted by cletrac

The pic I posted is a 15 cwt and has the lifting rings on the hubs and no roof hatch so is likely a 45 model. The 13 cabs came out in 42 so could have ended up in German hands (and likely did) anytime after mid 1942. The allies didn't lose so many vehicles en masse after this time so that's why most of the new management trucks are cab 11 and 12 models. Think fall of Greece and fall of France for the en masse losses which were several hundred or more at a time.

do you have any reference as to what unit this vehicle belonged to?
BEcause then I could try and find out what unit sings I would need to retrieve from my other kits ( or be very creative with a brush )
But these are the pics I´m looking for