Jeep CJ2A

[phildagreek]

Something I’ve wanted to do for a while, a “civvy” jeep converted to a small town fire truck. Using the Tamiya jeep & Black Dog conversion.

 

CJ2A 2 by phil da greek, on Flickr

CJ2A 1 by phil da greek, on Flickr
 

The Tamiya kit is superb, almost snap fit no glue needed. The Black Dog set is, well, disappointing. Lots of snapped parts, rough casting & air bubbles where you don’t need them.

 

CJ2A 4 by phil da greek, on Flickr
CJ2A 11 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

in the next couple of photos the dark green is Tamiya, the light grey is Black Dog resin & the white is plastic card that should be light grey resin.

 

CJ2A 8 by phil da greek, on Flickr
CJ2A 9 by phil da greek, on Flickr

 

You get the idea, a fairly straightforward conversion became a bit of a chew, the resin ladder was so rotten that even after filling, sanding, glueing & painting I felt it necessary to hide it.

Here’s the finished piece, the ladder rack ended up not square but I was past caring at that point.

 

CJ2A 14 by phil da greek, on Flickr
CJ2A  17 by phil da greek, on Flickr

CJ2A 21 by phil da greek, on Flickr
CJ2A 15 by phil da greek, on Flickr

CJ2A 20 by phil da greek, on Flickr
CJ2A 18 by phil da greek, on Flickr

CJ2A 19 by phil da greek, on Flickr
CJ2A 16 by phil da greek, on Flickr

There we are, not my best but it’s on the shelf, a project I may revisit one day.

Thanks for looking.

 

 

 

 

 

[HOUSTON]

BEAUTIFUL  build   and your model is IMMACULATE  and IMPECCABLE.  Liking the Red color and accessories.

It really Pops .

[phildagreek]

Hey thanks!

[CliffB]

What an interesting project and nicely done 

[phildagreek]

Thank you.

[kapam]

Fantastic conversion!

A very eye-catching subject, beautifully done! 👍👍

[John Masters]

Very cool.  It reminds me of my Dodge that I converted into a wilderness fire and rescue vehicle.

 

 

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