MPC Playset No. 3002 Battle Front - OOPS! Just One More Picture

Okay, I'm slow. I know that. A few weeks back when I was hot and heavy into posting all the toys that were a part of MPC's Battle Front playset, I should have had the foresight to photograph the whole thing as a set right? Noooo, I just wiped my hands and called it a day. So, to make up for my lack of diligence I finally photographed the whole set for your edification and enjoyment. As I stated in previous posts, with a dearth of unopened mint-in-box examples of these playsets there's a lot of  conjecture as to the number and types of figures and accessories included so what you see here is a 'best guess' scenario. That 'best guess' is based on the feeble recollections I have of this set when I was a kid and observations of multiple sets sold on-line. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

MPC Army Truck w/o Canopy

Okay, I just couldn't let it go. I had to post pics of the MPC truck w/o its top. You'll notice the truck deck isn't detailed - no faux woodgrain or rivets or anything like that, but to a kid who just wanted to haul cargo or weapons or junk on this thing that wouldn't have mattered. You'll also notice my sample is a bit wonky but that's a common occurrence among these after 50+ years of use & abuse. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

MPC Army Truck - M35 Deuce?

The M35 Deuce prime hauler was designed in the 1950s and remained in service for decades being used not only by American forces but by many other nations as well and having undergone a plethora of modifications. As such it would have been the one truck MPC's designers would have based a toy on. However, when you look at the M35 and look at MPC's truck it's apparent the toy designers went their own route, the cab of the real thing vs. MPC's cab are two different animals and the M35 is a 10-wheel rig vs. MPC's 4-wheel arrangement. And that's okay because it is just a toy and as such became an iconic, must have Little Green Army Man toy of the '60s and '70s. It was one of my favorite MPC pieces as a kid and was one of those vehicles you never had enough of - after all, it takes soldiers and supplies to fight a war and you have to haul 'em somehow! It measures  7 5/8" (19.36cm) L x 3" (7.62cm) W x 3 3/8" (8.57cm)  H and has a removable canopy (sorry - I never got around to taking pics of the truck sans canopy). Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

M35 (M), the older M135(R)

Courtesy Wikipedia

This series of shots shows the truck hauling MPC's cannon