Einar Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 I have always liked the looks of the iconic Willys jeep. The vehicle was used in all the different theatres of the Second World War and it still is often seen in civilian use in olive drab colours and with US Army markings. In total 640.000 units of the jeep by different manufacturers were produced all through the years. Personally I saw dozens of them during my visit to Normandy at the 65 anniversary of the D-day landings. Italieri have reissued a "80th anniversary 1941-21" kit of the jeep in 1/24 scale. There are very good decals for six different versions of the jeep with or without the roof. I chose the one used by the U.S. Army, 6th armored division, 50th armored infantry battalion in France, in the summer of 1944. The kit is quite ok with a lot of details and good fit of the parts. I only had to use a minimal amount of putty or file. I painted the jeep with Tamiya's drab olive TS-5 which I then covered with Tamiya's Clear gloss varnish TS-13. After applying the decals I sprayed the surfaces with Revell's matt enamel varnish nr. 2. To give the jeep a bit weathered look I used MIG's powders that I rubbed on the surfaces. All in all I'm pretty satisfied with the outcome. 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Looks superb. Regards Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 2 minutes ago, Pete Robin said: Looks superb. Regards Pete Thanks Pete! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Very nicely done. I quite like your weathering effort--something entirely outside my skillset. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 10 minutes ago, dnl42 said: Very nicely done. I quite like your weathering effort--something entirely outside my skillset. Thank you for the compliments 🙏 Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Great looking jeep, the interior weathering is particularly convincing, good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartH Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Love the subtle weathering. Looks very realistic 👍 Great work 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josebagasteiz Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Very nice little boy!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 10 hours ago, Farmerboy said: Great looking jeep, the interior weathering is particularly convincing, good job! Thank you! Einar 9 hours ago, StuartH said: Love the subtle weathering. Looks very realistic 👍 Great work 👏 Thanks Stuart! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Josebagasteiz said: Very nice little boy!! Thank you! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Something odd with the fit of the grille? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted September 7, 2022 Author Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Kingsman said: Something odd with the fit of the grille? Thanks Kingsman! Yes, the grille seems ho be a bit loose on the right side. I have to fix the problem. Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Shouldn't be a gap at the top........ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill.B Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 I hope my 1/24 Hasegawa version turns out as nice. Nicely done. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Bill.B said: I hope my 1/24 Hasegawa version turns out as nice. Nicely done. 👍 Thank you Bill! Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Excellent! It's the real thing, isn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I'd like to see a photograph with it in your hand. I'm completely unable to visualise the size of it. The jeep looks very good, however large or small. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Toryu said: Excellent! It's the real thing, isn't it? Thanks Toryo! Well it's a real model🤣 Einar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 33 minutes ago, Bertie McBoatface said: I'd like to see a photograph with it in your hand. I'm completely unable to visualise the size of it. The jeep looks very good, however large or small. Thank you Bertie! Here she is on my hand 🙂 Einar 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 That looks really neat. Nice work Einar.👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 It’s surprisingly small even in 1/24. Of course, they are small vehicles. Lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einar Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 46 minutes ago, Stef N. said: That looks really neat. Nice work Einar.👏 Thanks Stef! Einar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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