I’m nearly finished with this Jeep TOW from 1982 Reforger. Detailed with Eduard and Legend. I have to decide if I want the front hood stowage or not.
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Nice 
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Looking good. I like the stowage on the hood.
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I see you drilled out the wheels. I also see that you fixed the actual cast on wiper blades which afre inaccurate on the kit. Almost no one does that. Nicely done. One small niggle - the axe head actually nestles into a slot in the body. Easily fixed by cutting it flush with that lip and moving it in slightly.
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Nice job.
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In the Marine Corps, we called these TOW critters. 
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Very nicely done Robert!
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Thanks. I didn’t notice that about the axe. I’ll check it out.
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Without axe - you can see where it goes. There’s usually a rubber boot or seal around it to keep it from rattling:
With the Axe head inserted into the rubber boot:
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Was this the same on the A1? All the ones I was around, we never mounted the tools, so I never paid any attention. Wayne
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Note for the hood stowage: there are no footman loops in that area except for mounting the shovel on top of the right front fender. Those pieces of baggage (camo net, etc) need to be secured to the vehicle.
Correct. Airborne units tended to use the front bumper but regular line units somehow secured straps under the fenders/wheel well area. In photos they disappear under the fenders.
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Most Berlin Brigade wall patrol photos show a camo net stretched over the hood. But on maneuvers, we just threw it on the hood, still in the bag, much like you have it. It was too heavy, and we (usually) drove slow enough that it didn’t budge.
Just learned something new about the M151