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Modeller Build Logs
Willys Jeep |
| By James Tainton | | Started: | Mar 17, 2004 | | Updated: | May 4, 2004 |
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Earlier this past summer ('03) I ventured away from my usual arena of absorption. Researching and building WW II German panzers and such is how I spend most of my valuable "hobby" time here on earth. However, sometimes just for a change of pace I will wander off into the Allied side of things. Well one of these roamings is to be the subject of this blog. A first attempt at building the newer Tamiya release of the venerable Willys Jeep of W.W. II. I have not used any photo-etch in the 1/35th scale replica but I have added a few scratch built tweaks and some stowage to add interest. For reference I searched the internet and a used an articles from Tamiya Modelling Magazine #65. |
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| Chapter 4 - Body Parts | Mar 24, 2004 |
Here you can see the fiddly bits I've added to the one piece molded body of the Willys.
1. I have cleaned up the mold seam marks ands gotten rid of some of those pesky knock-out marks. I use steel wool to burnish it up nice.
2. shows the feeble attempt at gas, brake, and clutch pedals from Tamiya. I will fix that up...
3. Here I am making a little pad for the driver and passenger sides. Just some plastic card cross hatched with the back-side of an X-acto.
4. I used a black marker prior to scratching to see where I was with the criss cross pattern.
5. The plastic pedals made of Evergreen plastic cut to size.
6. A close-up showing the pedals glued to some sheet metal strips.
7. The pedals and mats in place and you can see the water droplets after a cleaning with dish soap in preparation to painting.
8. Chassis and body ready for mating. |
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