SSS International (Shioji - Japan) Tin-Litho USAF Jeep

Soooo, there I am perusing my file folders when lo-&-behold I find another with a bunch of unedited photos that I had taken years ago! As a fatter-of-mact, there were two folders with this same type of Jeep! It appears as if I bought a beat up Jeep, photographed it, then bought yet another Jeep in slightly better condition. I photographed that one as well and promptly forgot about it! Damn! What I like about this particular Jeep is that there is radio gear in the rear deck which makes it perfect for airfield displays and the size is compatible with Marx's 50mm USAF figures as well. It measures 4.25" (12.06cm) L x 2" (5.08cm) W x 2.5" (6.35cm) H.

Ed

Marx 50mm USAF Figure posed with my first SSS Jeep

 

Playing With My Toys - Military Convoy 14 Oct 2017

Soooo, I've got all these toys I've been blogging just sittin' around doing nothing! In a rare period of  'me' time last week I decided to pull out most of my smaller military vehicles and see what I could do. Using the display base originally built for my American Civil War toys, I re-purposed it into a convoy route. There's approximately 135+ vehicles shown here (I didn't even bother to include the larger MPC stuff) and, using the photos, decided to put together a short video as well. It was fun being able to pull these out of boxes and off shelves and just play for a change - I mean, looking at 'em is cool and all that, but sometimes even collector's just wanna play! Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina