Red Cross Clubmobile with Jake McKee: PMM Episode 139
What happens when scale modeling becomes historical detective work? Jake McKee joins us to share his extraordinary journey creating an historically accurate 1:35 scale Clubmobile—a converted GMC truck that brought donuts, coffee, and a touch of home to WWII soldiers near the frontlines.This isn't just any modeling project. McKee walks us through the challenges of researching these vehicles that largely disappeared after the war, requiring him to piece together fragmentary evidence from archives, photographs, and specialized libraries. We explore how he's using CAD design and 3D printing to…
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