phildagreek Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 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. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 BEAUTIFUL build and your model is IMMACULATE and IMPECCABLE. Liking the Red color and accessories. It really Pops . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 Hey thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 What an interesting project and nicely done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Fantastic conversion! A very eye-catching subject, beautifully done! 👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Very cool. It reminds me of my Dodge that I converted into a wilderness fire and rescue vehicle. I have a scheme to make a series of Department of Public Works vehicles from WW2/Korea era vehicles--snow plows, dump trucks, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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