Chariots of Fire Posted January 27, 2023 Share #1 Posted January 27, 2023 This Jeep MB was built from the Italeri Fire Jeep kit. I made some modifications along the way including a soft top, hinging the hood and adding the radio and GI gas can to the rear. Not sure if Red Ball Express Jeeps use the Red Ball insignia. Perhaps some of you can confirm either way. If they did I will add one so that it can accompany the Diamond T wrecker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted January 27, 2023 Share #2 Posted January 27, 2023 that turned out fantastic. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted January 27, 2023 Share #3 Posted January 27, 2023 Very nice! How did you make the hinge for the hood? ...Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chariots of Fire Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share #4 Posted January 27, 2023 19 minutes ago, cutiger83 said: Very nice! How did you make the hinge for the hood? ...Kat I cut away the plastic hinge and replaced it with a piece of small brass tubing. Secured it with CA. A piece of stiff stainless wire fits inside. I made two small pieces of brass with holes large enough to insert the stiff wire in and put them in the cowl, gluing them in with CA and filler. They were put in while on the stiff wire so that they would line up well with the hood and not bind when the hood was opened. Wire was snipped off just shy of the brass in the cowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted January 27, 2023 Share #5 Posted January 27, 2023 16 minutes ago, Chariots of Fire said: I cut away the plastic hinge and replaced it with a piece of small brass tubing. Secured it with CA. A piece of stiff stainless wire fits inside. I made two small pieces of brass with holes large enough to insert the stiff wire in and put them in the cowl, gluing them in with CA and filler. They were put in while on the stiff wire so that they would line up well with the hood and not bind when the hood was opened. Wire was snipped off just shy of the brass in the cowl. Your skills just amaze me! ...Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted January 27, 2023 Share #6 Posted January 27, 2023 Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 28, 2023 Share #7 Posted January 28, 2023 Great work ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted January 29, 2023 Share #8 Posted January 29, 2023 Great looking Jeep. Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted January 29, 2023 Share #9 Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/27/2023 at 8:25 PM, Chariots of Fire said: This Jeep MB was built from the Italeri Fire Jeep kit. I made some modifications along the way including a soft top, hinging the hood and adding the radio and GI gas can to the rear. Not sure if Red Ball Express Jeeps use the Red Ball insignia. Perhaps some of you can confirm either way. If they did I will add one so that it can accompany the Diamond T wrecker. . Hi Chariots of fire, As a Jeep owner, well done very nice conversion work from the boxed Fire Jeep to a standardised military Jeep, I enjoy viewing your work. . regards lewis. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Marine Posted January 29, 2023 Share #10 Posted January 29, 2023 Lewis, you did a great weathering job on your 1:1 scale Jeep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted January 29, 2023 Share #11 Posted January 29, 2023 Another great model, CoF. Thanks very much for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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