British Bedford MWR FFW Radio Command Truck

Plastic kit for a lightweight British Bedford MWR FFW radio command truck

• Scale 1:35
• radio and other equipment
• Clear and photo-etched parts included
• figures not included
• unbuilt/unpainted
• Paint and glue not included

Gecko Models already has several Bedford MW trucks in its range. If available, you can purchase them here: 35GM0024 Bedford MWC 15-cwt 4x2 200 Gallon Water Truck 35GM0025 Bedford MWD 15-cwt 4x2 GS Truck - open cab 35GM0027 Bedford MWD 15-cwt 4x2 GS (closed cab) Truck 35GM0031 Bedford MWC 15-cwt 4x2 200 Gallon Water Bowser Truck (Open Cab Aeroscreen) 35GM0032 German Bedford MW 4x2 Beutewagen 35GM0061 WWII British Bedford MWR FFV Radio command truck

The Bedford MW was a rear-wheel drive light truck of the British Armed Forces with a payload of 760 kg (15 cwt). The 72 hp (54 kW) engine was able to accelerate the vehicle up to 64 km/h. The over 66,000 Bedford MWs produced were in use from 1939 to the 1950s, mainly by British infantry units, but also by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. There were a number of variants that were differentiated by an additional letter in the name. For example, B. the MWD has a flatbed body and the MWC has a water tank body. The Germans also used many MW that they had captured during the French campaign and especially in Dunkirk and did not just repaint and remark them, but also gave some vehicles a new body so that the vehicles became personal transporters.