1:43 Scale – GMC CCKW 353 2.5 Ton 6x6 Army Cargo Truck -  Length: 6.5",  Width: 2.125”

 

This truck model is made of a combination of metal and plastic parts. The coloring and markings are accurate and realistic.

 

The maker of the model really did a good job with the model, the panel lines and details are very clear and crisp. These models have different details engraved such as doors, hatches, panels, lights, ports, antennas, machine guns, ropes, shovels, etc; all of these done with high accuracy and proportion. When they are painted in different color, say for example, shovels and ropes, they are indeed painted accurately. 

 

These models come in really nice packaging. The model itself is attached (via screws) to a plastic base. The base measures about 10.5 inches by 4 and at one side of the base is some info about the model such as the type of vehicle. Moreover, the whole base can be topped with a transparent acrylic top which encases the whole model in a rectangle that measures roughly 10.5 inches by 4 inches by 5 inches high. A leaflet with information and photos of the model is included.

 

This is not a toy. Recommended for 15 and up.

The GMC CCKW, also known as "Jimmy", or the G-508 by its Ordnance Supply Catalog number, 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.