Excellent build as per the usual, Stik. Unique camo as you've mentioned before, and I really like your added accessories.

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Comments and critiques are welcome.

 

Great job and good to see her done! Love the camo and the mud on the tires looks just right! 

M1, Harold, Gamera, Thank you guys! I’m happy to read that you like this little guy. Simple, fun, and comparatively quick for a project of mine.

All of these modern "Army Jeep" kits are great little models. Yes, there are some inaccuracies, but overall are very well done models. This was one of the first military vehicles I learned to drive along with the M113A2.

Your kit is an excellent, solid build. Twenty years ago, I got the Academy hardtop M151A2 with trailer that makes the ubiquitos USAREUR commander/first sergeant jeep. These rides were the backbone of tank companies and armor battalions in the 1980s.

It would be awesome to see one in a larger car scale (1/24-1/25), but it would still be rather small.

Thank you Rob. Yes it would be nice to have a 1/24 or 1/25 M151 kit. I know that there is a Willy’s MB Jeep in that scale. And a Land Rover 109 as well. More large scale wheeled military utility vehicles would be cool.

Excellent work. I will have to refer back to this one when I build mine. Well done.

BK

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Thank you Rob. Yes it would be nice to have a 1/24 or 1/25 M151 kit. I know that there is a Willy’s MB Jeep in that scale. And a Land Rover 109 as well. More large scale wheeled military utility vehicles would be cool.

 

Came out very nice stik. 

Brandon and Grey, thank you.

Rob, I suppose that there is another barely tapped market out there. 1/24 scale wheeled military utility vehicles and 1/48 modern AFVs. 

That looks so good, it makes me vervous that it needs locking up i nthe Motor Poll, lest it grow legs . . .

LOL! Thanks Capn. The dreaded midnight requisition....

Yeah, I suppose one could always add the chain and padlock for the steering wheel to super detail such a project. That’s something that I never see on builds- the locks and their associated points on certain areas. I had forgotten all about those until you mentioned locking this up. 

Well, nearly a year after completing this build, I finally was able to take it into IPMS for a competition. I threw together a little base in the afternoon, then in the evening, off we went. Phoenix IPMS runs their contests a bit different than OC IPMS where I used to be, so I had to start at the bottom of the totem pole again, due to being a new member. They also only judge by chapter judges for the theme of the month, as opposed to all builds in a skill level in a free for all chosen by all members. Long story short, my little old 151 won in the new guys armor competition last nite

No plaques, plates, or other such things are awarded at monthly meetings (perhaps that’s why the annual dues are so minimal), but winners do get a gift certificate to the local hobby shop of their choice. This time I chose Andy’s Hobby HQ.

Well done!  I really like your camo scheme.  I made the Academy kit a year ago and I agree about these M151 kits being little gems to put together.

TJS

Thank you Tom. They really are a great kit for a weekend or week long project. Or you can dive in and really go town on one and not shell out a small fortune.

stikpusher

Well, nearly a year after completing this build, I finally was able to take it into IPMS for a competition. I threw together a little base in the afternoon, then in the evening, off we went. Phoenix IPMS runs their contests a bit different than OC IPMS where I used to be, so I had to start at the bottom of the totem pole again, due to being a new member. They also only judge by chapter judges for the theme of the month, as opposed to all builds in a skill level in a free for all chosen by all members. Long story short, my little old 151 won in the new guys armor competition last nite

No plaques, plates, or other such things are awarded at monthly meetings (perhaps that’s why the annual dues are so minimal), but winners do get a gift certificate to the local hobby shop of their choice. This time I chose Andy’s Hobby HQ.

Rob & Tony, thank you. It's certainly a challenge being the new guy in a club, and    starting at the bottom again. The base was a fun little thrown together project. I'm sure it will turn up under more builds here in the future... 

Congrats, Stik. Nice job on the base.

Thanks M1. I just wish that I had a proper figure to go with it.

Thanks Gino. I figured it gave that nice German look with the cobblestone.

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Thanks M1. I just wish that I had a proper figure to go with it.

 

Yeah, great job there on the base- really sets off the 151 very well.

Rob, I agree about the pickle suit fatigues. They were still authorized for the first year of my enlistment, but I had no desire to wear them. Now the OG-107 jungle fatigues on the other hand were a godsend in the summer heat of Ft Polk when those were authorized for wear. Not to mention that it was a sharper looking uniform.

Gamera, thank you about the base. Youll see more of it on here in the future... 

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Rob, I agree about the pickle suit fatigues. They were still authorized for the first year of my enlistment, but I had no desire to wear them. Now the OG-107 jungle fatigues on the other hand were a godsend in the summer heat of Ft Polk when those were authorized for wear. Not to mention that it was a sharper looking uniform.

Gamera, thank you about the base. Youll see more of it on here in the future... 

They were the last pants with a zipper fly.

Looking good as always, Stick!  What did you use for the antenna?  Love the way you captured that camo!!

Dave

Yes, I remember that zipper fly... had to be careful in the summer months when "going commando" due to the heat of the Deep South...  I wore my Jungle Fatigues until their forced retirement when the hot weather BDUs finally came out in summer '87. I still have a few sets in a storage bin or duffle bag somewhere.

Thanks Dave. On the antenna, I used some stretched tube styrene lengths then added that over a brass wire rod center (probably .010 size) to try to replicate the look of tapered two piece FM antennas. That method needs more work on my part.

Kudos on the gong, Carlos. Well deserved.

Thank you RB.