Definitely part of the plan Jesper, I want to add some pale pigments but I’ve seen how fragile they are to handling, so I will leave them to the very last thing before I place it on a base where it won’t need to be touched any more.
Many thanks for your feedback, really glad you like the build!
Cheers, D
D,
I’m trying to catch up on your Jeep builds as lately online time here has been vastly decreased and doesn’t seem to be easing up.
Love your Army jeep and trailer. The weathering is more to my liking unlike many armor builds that seem to be weathered to death which in MHO really needs to be in a diorama environment.
With that being said, your farm hack is really looking more and more like a work jeep would look like but not beaten to death. Excellent balance on the weathering that fits my idea of what a display model can be.
joel
Thanks for the feedback Joel, as always it’s great to have the crew here looking over my shoulder and keeping me in line!
Not much to report, I’ve just been cleaning up some parts and getting primer down on the smaller sub assemblies. I did manage some time today to get the Fire Jeep body primed. The tank, windscreen frame and hood are all just loose dry fitted here.
A few spots to tidy up as always (the primer never holds back on pointing out your flaws!) then I will put this aside and get the rest of the Fire Jeep sub assemblies primed ready for top coat colour.
Cheers, D
Putting some filth on the noisy bits!
The Fire Jeep engine has the metal carb and inlet manifold. I will refine and remove a bit of the oil on that one as it is a functioning restored vehicle, not used and abused like the farm hack.
Cheers, D
Engines look really nice. I don’t know if it is by coincidence or not, but the Ford GPW had Ford Gray engines, while Willys MBs had OD Green engines.
Thanks Gino. The Hasegawa Willys kit calls for Gunde H6 Green on the engine, the Italeri kits call for “Primer Grey” and the image in the reference book show a pale grey engine. It looks like the manufacturers might have got the call-outs correct!
Cheers, D
D,
Nicely done on both engines. The Farm Hack engines looks like it’s be used but not to badly abused, Agreed that the Fire pump engine Should be more on the clean side as it’s a restoration.
joel
Time to start getting some colour on the Fire Jeep, plus a cheeky test fit of the chassis to body and a few accessories to make sure there’s no nasty surprises later on.
Cheers, D
That’s looking very cool!
D,
Another mild stone in this duel build when both Jeeps are wearing their colors.
joel
More colour and some details on the Fire Jeep, really starting to look the part now!
The pump on the front is a great little kit in its own right, 13 parts in there alone. I still need to add some gauges and a lever handle.
Cheers, D
D,
She really is starting to look more then just impressive. Agreed that the front end pump really is a major highlight of the build.
joel
Wow, excellent progress on these. The engines are esp. spectacular
I have been visiting your thread every since you started it and I think it’s time to say you are doing wonderful job on these jeeps. I especially like how the fire jeep is coming along.
Joel, KSO, Mike, gentlemen thank you all for your kind words! As always it’s great to have you following along and I’m really glad that you are enjoying the builds with me.
Some more progress on the Fire Jeep, I got the pump assembly detailing and assembly finished and a quick dry fit test shot with the engine sitting in place as well.
I also gave the leaf springs a coat of Citadel “Leadbelcher” which is one of my favorite paints for hand-brushing steel details.
Casting a critical eye over the Farm Hack Jeep chipping patterns before I lock it in with flat clear, I figured that there would be a line of chipped paint where the bonnet drops down on the front guards. I scored a line on each guard with the scalpel while the bonnet was closed then went to work with some water. Much happier now.
Before shots
After shots
I also painted up the leaf springs here, this time with Citadel “Runefang Steel” which is a bit brighter and paler than the “Leadbelcher”.
Again, please don’t hesitate to drop in any suggestions, critique, feedback if you see anything out of place or think I have missed something. I get tunnel vision with these builds sometimes and can lose sight of the big picture 
Cheers, D
They are coming along really well. Both look great. The pump is really nicely detailed and finished.
I don’t understand the bright steel springs though. When new, the springs are painted black from the factory (left below). They weather to a rusty, tarnished metal color over time (right below). They are never in their lifetime bright, shiny steel.
Thanks for checking in Gino. I painted the leaf springs to give them a different base colour from the frames. They will be darkened down with PLW and oils and virtually none of the bright steel will be visible in the end. Well, that’s the plan anyway.
Cheers, D
D,
Both Jeeps are really coming together quite nicely. The extra rusting on the farm hack really does add that little bit extra.
You did fool me with the springs in natural metal right off the assembly line as I had no idea they were painted gloss Black and then slowly as the paint wore off turned a dark oxidized dirty color as well as starting to rust.
Joel
Those jeeps are looking great especially the extra detail on the fire truck.
cheers
Michael
Very nice weathering D.
I can recommend the sponge technic, for further weathering. It’s especially good around edges and if you want to add, just tiny bits of yellow, to the larger chipped areas.
