My dad was in the Korean war I would would like to build some models from that period. I have found WW2 info but not much on Korea. Is there a web site that details/lists equipment that was used in Korea? I am looking at armour, not aircraft for this. My dad was in the 101st out of Kentucky.
Thanks,
Jim
Jds870, welcome to the forums. Thank your father for his service. I’m afraid I know little about the Korean War, but someone should have some information. The Chaffee, Pershing and T-34/85 are some good subjects of the era. Good luck.
first jim let me say welcome to the forums. you have come to the right place to ask you question. there are many experts here who can help. but i am not one of them.
joe
Welcome to the forum. My grandfather served there as well and I have been wanting to build the truck that he drove.
As far as vehicles that were in Korea I do not know of a list but here are some that I know of.
M4 Sherman 105mm
M4A3E8 Sherman " Easy Eight"
M24 Chaffee
M26 Pershing
M36 Tank Destroyer
M40 Self Propelled Gun
M16 Halftrack Quad 50
M21 Halftrack 81 mm mortar carrier
M3A2 Halftrack
Dragon Wagon
M8 Greyhound
M20 Armored car
2 1/2 Ton Cargo Truck
Willys Jeep
Hopefully that can get you started at least.
Show off. [:D][;)] Just teasing Chris.
Concord puts out a very nice book that shows a lot of the armor that served in the Korean War. They also have a detailed history and some unit information in the front of the book.
A back issue of FSM had a feature, modeling the Korean war. Can’t get to my mags at the moment to tell you which one. It had a list of kits available in various scales.
[#welcome] to the FSM forum Jim.
I don’t know much about the Korean war, but as per the notes above, the Pershing was fairly representative of the American forces in that war.