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Heres a small dio I made depicting an unfortunate US soldier with a mechanical breakdown
Kit: Tamiya nr 219 Willys MB 1/4-ton 4x4 Truck
Paint:Tamiya Acrylics
Base:Balsa,Superwood,Organic materials,sand,gravel
Build time: 1 week
DSC_1384 by Tobie Engelbrecht, on Flickr
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Looks really nice. One minor issue though. There was no prop rod on a Willys MB hood. The hood opens all the way back and has hold downs that attach to the window frame. If you open it all the way against the frame, it will look more accurate, like these.
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Yes, nicely done piece. He's right, the MBs didn't have prop rods, none of the Jeep vehicles did. But they also didn't latch to the top of the windshield, just leaned against the hood stop blocks. The Jeeps came with extensive tool and spare parts kits stored in the rear storage bins, and the drivers were trained in basic vehicle maintenance as well, so he probably wouldn't be sitting wondering what to do. Another thing you could show which most people don't realize is that by loosening a wingnut the headlamps could be rotated around to illuminate the engine compartment and shed some light on the situation. That was a Ford innovation adopted by both Willys and Ford.
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Great info by Gino, as usual! Not only more accurate, but also more dramatic! Just goes to show you how good research pays off in modelling.
A very nice dio - thanks for sharing, and have a nice day
Paweł
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thanks for the suggestions guys.I'm fairly new to scale modelling (started less than a year ago) so I am learning basic skills and techniques as I go before I really start to go into That much detail.But great suggestions that I will keep in mind for future projects.I still have to learn a lot of basic modelling techniques.
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