The Modelling News: Preview: New 48th scale US Weapon Loading Cart Set from Zimi Model

Zimi Model has launched recently with a spate of Kityhawk & Panda re-pops and all-new kits. A newly tooled set that looks popular is this, a US weapons loading cart kit in 48th scale. We have CADS, colours, decals, etch & the kit made & painted in our preview...

Preview: New 48th scale US Weapon Loading Cart Set from Zimi Model

U.S. Weapon Loading Cart

From Zimi Model

Kit No. ZM80160

1/48th scale

Zimi Model Website

Zimi Model has been active recently. With new sets that are starting to come out into the market. They have a brand new-tooled kit of the 1/48 US Weapon Loading Cart Set for their most recent kit in plastic, decals, & photo etch.

This set would suit as a companion for all US jets in this scale, and in 1/48th you have plenty of kits to either spread these over or to use them all in the one scene.

The set includes three sprues, allowing you to assemble six individual machines used to load up US fighters:

-MHU-141/M Munitions Trailer (x2)

-MHU-191A/M Munitions Transporter (x2)

-MJ-1 Lift Truck "Jammer"

-MUH-83D Aircraft Aerial Munitions Lift Truc

CAD Drawings: Zimi has sent photos of the kit in CAD illustrations, which show a lot about the set.

-MHU-141/M Munitions Trailer (x2)

The MHU-141/M Munitions Trailer is a four-wheel, pneumatic tire, automotive-style steering vehicle capable of transporting loads of up to 5,700 pounds. It has received air transportability certification by the United States Air Force. The trailer is designed to transport a variety of munitions (I.E, hellfire missiles, 2.75-inch rockets, grenades, bullets, etc.) and other stores. Its components require minimal maintenance, which greatly reduces the end user’s annual operating costs. The smaller footprint allows for more trailers in less space and also provides easy maneuverability.

-MHU-191A/M Munitions Transporter (x2)

DeVal Lifecycle Support is proud to continue to support the warfighter as trusted OEM of the MHU-191 A/M Munitions Transporter for the Department of Defense. A common armament support equipment transporter used by both the U.S. Air Force and Navy. The MHU-191 was designed to easily transport munitions storage spaces through small, narrow spaces to aircraft on flight decks. The MHU-191 is used so frequently that the majority of land and sea adapters, such as the AERO 58A and ADU 925, are designed to fit and transform the transporter into a variety of pallets or skids to carry additional supplies.

-MJ-1 Lift Truck "Jammer"

The MJ-1 is a standard lift truck used to transport, load, and unload a wide variety of munitions and other stores. A 25-hp engine powers the drive wheels and cantilever lift arm, which has a capacity of 3,000 pounds. The MJ-1 (also called a "jammer") has served as the standard USAF bomb load vehicle since the 1950s. It was used extensively during both the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War. The MJ-1 can lift stores to a maximum height of 78 inches and uses side fork adapters and extension lift arms for increased flexibility. Controls at the rear of the lift table allow the load crew to make small adjustments for precise positioning of stores during loading. The MJ-1 was received from the Flightline Support Equipment Branch at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, in 1991.

-MHU-83D Aircraft Aerial Munitions Lift Truck

The "Munitions Handling Unit-83" (MHU-83) refers to a specialized military vehicle, primarily used by the US Air Force, designed to safely and efficiently transport and load large, heavy munitions onto aircraft, essentially acting as a mobile loading platform for bombs and other weaponry; it is essentially a heavy-duty truck with a crane-like mechanism to lift and position munitions precisely.