Jeep Willys - 1/4 ton 4x4

[GCB]

Starting the final assembly

 

[GCB]

Pedals and dashboard

 

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and weathering the bottom part

 

[GCB]

And after a fall, and damages repaired, added tools, spare tyre

and jerrican.
Weathering in progress.

 

[BarleyBop]

And after a fall

You okay?
The engine is awesome. Will it be visible?

 

[GCB]

Yep, minor damages luckily..
Only the brackets which support the beams for the top canvas broke.. so, all good now

 

[GCB]

And the hood will not be glued, so can remove or keep open to see the engine (need to check if the windshield frame can support it).

 

[Jakko]

Good to see the damage isn't more severe than that. It could easily have been bad enough that there would have been no point in continuing.

 

[Belugawrx]

Looking great G !

 

[GCB]

Thanks Belugawrx! And yes Jakko... I thought it was the end of this model, but somehow stopped the fall with the feet and minor damages only.

 

[GCB]

Starting to look like a jeep..

 

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Next step: add hood /windshield and complete the weathering...

 

[BarleyBop]

look

Nice!
The wear on the seats and wooden handles really believable!

 

[GCB]

Thanks, and yes, not bad for a very simple process: primer and light khaki for the seats and some Tamiya panel liner for the handles.

Now, I do have a problem with the hood latches: if I understand well the ones with the bent end are for the top (to secure the windshield) and the ones with the straight ends are to secure the hood.... however, if I glue those, I will not be able to open the hood or they will be holding only with the tiny base..
Forget about them??
Also, weird that there is no part to secure the latch on the hood (see third pic) for this model which is quite detailed... May add something, but once again, will not be able top open the hood... ideas??

 

[BarleyBop]

Without getting in to hinges or ball joint pivots, could you drill out the latch base and replace the rod with flexible wire or string of some kind? Then you could possibly remove the latch to open the hood... dunno if that helps...

and for the latch 'catch' , I'd try to cut, bend and drill some spare PE into that shape.

 

[GCB]

Yes, i was also thinking to use a small spring on the base, but flexible rod probably better... will have a look into it. Thanks for the idea.

 

[BarleyBop]

have a look into it.

Prototype time!

 

[GCB]

Not the right design for the "latch catch", but should be good enough after doing some weathering... ??

 

[airdave]

Looking at how high the molded attachment is (on the hood) I believe it is the attachment for the windshield latches.
I agree with you, there is no attachment point for the hood hold-down latches.
Weird that it wasn't molded to the hood.

I guess they intended for the builder to pose the model with latches disconnected and hood open.
With this much engine detail, you would not want to permanently fix the hood (in my opinion).

If you pressed some plasticine or molding material against the hood - take an impression of of the existing latch attachments.
Then you could cast a couple of attachment shapes and glue them to the hood.

...
and before I finished my post, you posted your latest pics.
The attachment is a bit bulky, but it works.

 

[GCB]

Hahaha.. yes, agree that a bit bulky, but needed something to hold to the hood when lifting it to show the engine.

 

[BarleyBop]

Don't wanna hijack this thread, however it would probably be of interest to many if we started a new thread on the subject!

If you pressed some plasticine or molding material against the hood - take an impression of of the existing latch attachments.
Then you could cast a couple of attachment shapes and glue them to the hood.

I've often thought about that, or even carving or shaping a part, then creating a mold. I suppose guys creating with resin do it all the time...

Years ago, (40 years), on a much larger (sculpture) scale, used clay, plaster and paraffin... I had also secured some medical (dental) grade 'quick setting' mold material.
Have you any good reference 'how-to' material on the subject for modelers?

 

[GCB]

Good idea. I would be interested on how to do it without going to 3D printing (dont have a printer)

 

[GCB]

Ok, done... at least I will assume completed.
In all fairness, looks better in reality than pictures. I have seen recently one of your post where you were discussing about the importance of looking good on pictures, but well, too late. Or I should have a proper camera rather than the iPhone (always blaming the tools!!).
There is also a figure with this model that I did not assemble, and the reason is that I am not good enough to paint faces on 1/16 scale. Maybe one day.

Some pictures show with windshield down and other with hood up..

 

[GCB]

 

[kevin]

Looking pretty good, I especially like the clear part of the windshield. I tried that on a 1/35 Opel truck, came out terrible.

 

[GCB]

Thanks Kevin.. I cut masking tape as per the wiper's shade and spray some.. varnish!

 

[Tommergun]

Fantastic! And I think the weathering is spot on.

 

[locomotive]

Looks brilliant. Be proud of that!

 

[GCB]

Cheers Tommergun and Locomotive! Appreciate.

 

[Jakko]

Or I should have a proper camera rather than the iPhone (always blaming the tools!!).

Any modern phone or tablet camera is a proper one, really. The problem with them is usually the processing that the camera software does without you asking for it.