Mmaking 1/72 SAS/LRDG Jeeps

[Cpl Overby]

OK .....I am starting off.........
This will be to convert the Dragon 2 jeep set
Armored 4X4 1/4 ton truck.
First off I need to do a little surgery on the Dragon Jeep body.








Now...on this last pic, there is a lot to do.
In order to mount two (2) spare tires, the location for the mounts needs to be changed.
This is to insure enough room for both tires.
I need to remove both grab-handles, Gas Can mount,
the tire resting plate, and the top of the tow pintle, I'll show why later on that.


Here are the two tire mounts glued in place with proper spacing.
(yes I had to scrafice another jeep for the second tire mounting bracket)


I will fall back onto the Matchbox LRDG set for many of the items,
I will use but they will all get the proper attention before they are added to this project.

[Cpl Overby]

I feel that I need to say that the final product may/will differ from you see here.
I will constantly be trying/test fitting different parts to see what works best for you.
That being said.....
by the pic in my last post I had to space out and remount the spare tire brackets,
This is why......., note the "proper" spacing of the spare tires.


Here shows the removing of the slats in the front grill.


Now the "condencer" can from the Matchbox kit seem to be the right scale so I am using it,
However it had two little mounting pins(which I cut off),
I replaced them with one of the removed slats, so that it would properly in the grill.


Now....the dashboard is one of the pieces that you will need from the "donor" kit.
However I needed to modify one for my purposes.
"I" drilled a hole in one to mount the gun pedistle....you will not.




Now I cut up one of the "kits' gun mounts for mounting a .50 cal,
surgerly modified one of my .50's to mount.
This is strictly "test fitting" and may not reflect the final outcome.






Now since I did this, I realised that the .50 sat back too far.
So will look for a different .50 for this purpose.
Now...back to work on other parts.

[amji]

hi

for this project you'll need a aircraft cal.50
like



from this site

http://www.pt103.com/PT_Boat_Components ... craft.html

nice project !!!
kind regards AmJi

[Cpl Overby]

hi

for this project you'll need a aircraft cal.50
like



from this site

http://www.pt103.com/PT_Boat_Components ... craft.html

nice project !!!
kind regards AmJi

Yep, I know.....right now I am just trying to get it to work.
The .50 in my pic's is not the one for the fianl product.
Thanks for letting me know though.

[Cpl Overby]

Just for you amji :





This is not the Final Gun,
I did this tonight to see if I could do it.

BTW the "Aircraft" .50 cal is not an M2....it's an M3.

[Minsk94]

Cpl Overby, If you are interested, we are working on the first issue of the Armor Journal magazine right now. In the first two issues there will be no charge for an advertisement. See if you are interested. You got some really interesting stuff.

[Cpl Overby]

OK......only got a little bit done......
but I think it's worth it.
Here is the final Mock-Up of the M3 .50 cal.


and I am still working on Gas Cans.








I am tring to have the handles as sep. pieces.

[Cpl Overby]

Cpl Overby, If you are interested, we are working on the first issue of the Armor Journal magazine right now. In the first two issues there will be no charge for an advertisement. See if you are interested. You got some really interesting stuff.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT!
(oooops sorry got excited and hit Caps)
Just tell me what you need from me.
Ken

[Minsk94]

Just tell me what you need from me.
Ken

For start we can go with just plain and simple b/w version and see how it goes. If you don't have one ready, I could make one for you. You just need to make sure that the images (if you will be using any) have to be at 300dpi.
P.S. lets talk about it in PM to keep this thread clean.

Alex