FORD 6 Model 1943

Name	FORD 6 Model 1943 Truck /Kit 72051/
Producer	PST, Minsk, Belarus
Packing	Cardboard box with sealed plastic bag. Very nice box art!
Type of kit	Injection molded green stryrene plastic model of about 150 parts, including black styrene-plastic tires.
Quality	Bednar Jiri’s nicely done reviews of the PST models of the GMC and the Studebacker 6x6 trucks very much cover this model as well. This models shares the rear bed with the other truck models though comes with a new cab and new suspension parts in order to build it as a 4 x 2 rather than a 6 x 6 (4 x 2 means 4 wheels and 2-wheel drive). This leaves us with a few extra tires. The sprue of parts particular to this kit is shown below. Molding quality is very good, and sharply detailed. There is not enough interior detail to model with the cab doors open without some scratchbuilding of small interior parts. The parts for the bed are very well detailed inside and out. I am impressed that the cab is largely molded in one piece rather than separate sides, rear, top common to many other plastic truck models.
Instruction sheet	Kit instructions appear complete and clear, typical of PST model kits. Instructions for the markings are also included.
Decals	Water slide decals for two Soviet, a US Navy unit, for two British units in England and a Polish unit; all for the 1944-1945 period.
General Impression & Note	This 2.5 ton-capacity truck is not in my references on softskins though appears similar to American GMC, International and Diamond brand 4x2 trucks of that period, and the German Ford and Open Blitz trucks. Its lack of all-wheel drive likely relegated it to mostly road use rather than as an off road tractor like the 6 x 6 Studebaker and GMC trucks. Besides the US, UK and USSR, the trucks was also sent to the French and Chinese forces. I have my doubts as to these three truck models (GMC, Studebaker and Ford) all using the same bed. There was a effort at standardization during World War 2 though I do not believe it went this far.