willys jeep scratchbuild large scale part one

[flyjoe180]

It's coming along nicely Barry, looks great from here.

[Guest]

Thank you gentlemen for your kinds words I just love building models I will have a go at most things now to answer a couple of questions

Aaron I use good old Humbrol paints have done for over 30 years not keen on acrylics except for artwork ( paintings ) which I also dabble in from time to time, as for the scale with out all the fancy calculations it is about 1/6th 1/7th or so I just scale up a small drawing of the internet and thought YES thats a good size. I shall put some more images on monday. Your good comments give me the inspiration to keep on doing what I love doing best making models. thanks regards Barrie ( the old guy )

[aaron]

I was a fan of enamels untill i finally tried vallejo acrylics.Dragon do 1:6th scale figures.They look like the "action man" i played with as a kid.Do you sculp Baz?

[Guest]

Hi Everyone,

Yes Aaron I do do a little bit of what you could call sculpting now and again but not very often, the last thing I did was to repair a rabbit for my partner Carol which been frost damaged over the winter, rebuilt his nose and ears he is now as good as new. Here are a few more pice of the willys jeep to keep you guys happy. I will have to have a look for the figures as soom times I think my large scratchbuilds could do with that "human " touch if you get what I mean.

thanks for all your comments boys,

regards Barrie ( the old guy )

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[aaron]

Awesome. Nice pigment work on the feet Baz. I take it you stencil the markings. Fantastic.

[Guest]

Very nice build, you obviously have great skills.

Tom

[Guest]

Thank you for your comments Tom,

not great skills, I have just been doing it for a long time and even now things do not work out right all the time, the one thing I do have is that urge to build a better model when asked which is me BEST model I always say I have not made it yet.

are you a scratchbuilder and if so what is hidden in your locker ?

regards Barrie ( the old guy )

[mossiepilot]

Just got caught up on your build Baz, and saying that it's impressive is not enough.

Tony.

[Guest]

Simply amazing Baz! You have great skills!

Cheers. Polux

[Guest]

Hi Baz

The only scratch buiding I have attempted is oy small stuff on some of my dio builds, nothing on your level I'm afraid, really have enjoyed following your builds and look forward to seeing more.

Tom

[Centurion3RTR]

'Holy moly', still catching up after my break and this awesome work. Cracking job Baz matey.

Have fun, John

[Guest]

Hello Baz,

In march when work was quiet (I'm a self employed gardener) I decided to have a go at my first scratch build. I chose a 6th scale Jeep and trailer for my old Action Man figures as there is quiet a bit of reference material around. I also decided to make it Radio Controlled using an Electrix Boost for it's relative size and low(ish) cost.

I got slightly bit side tracked making the figures/sculpting heads and making most of the cargo but I suppose that's when a small project to keep the brain cells ticking over becomes a Hobby?

You have inspired me to keep on making improvements!

Superb work,

Bern

Here's my current state of build. I do appreciate I'm not in your class but thank you for sharing your images they will help me no end.

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[Guest]

Do I see Mainwaring, Frazer and Jones crewing that Jeep?

[Guest]

Rememal,

Nearly. It's Wilson as opposed to Frazer.

But it was a close run thing when I was sculpting the heads.

However you have just given me an idea for a fourth figure as they were both around the same height and build.

In the photo the mannequin I adapted for Wilson is on the left, Jones in the middle and Mainwaring is right.

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Bern

[Guest]

i totally love this build and the reference to dads army is awesome,though with their ineptness i dont think they couldve started the jeep lol

mobear