mrmike

Thank you Jim and Tom! I was enthused by a modeler in my Club that is building the recent stock reissue of this kit. I wanted the roll bar to be able to protect the back seat passengers and what is a Jeep grille guard and winch without multiple lights for shining in the night?

Thanks Atin!

Thanks Nigel and Charlie! I bought this one via private sale last year and I got it for a fair price. Unfortunately, there are many price gougers out there asking rediculous prices for out of production model kits!

I detailed the wheels with some black Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color around the lug nuts and on the ends of the spokes by the rim. I added the suspension and the exhaust system and finally the wheels followed by the carpeting. More Volvo to come...

Thank you guys! This Jeep turned out better than I had hoped for!

Thanks guys! I would love to see Tamiya do a late 60's Volvo P1800 in full detail. I bet that would be a good seller! I painted the 850 Turbo Estate this afternoon with Tamiya TS-86 Pure Red. When this has dried sufficiently, I'll clearcoat it with Tamiya Pearl Clear. More Volvo to come...

My new project is the Volvo 850 Turbo Estate also know as a station wagon. Volvo engineers created this as a racecar for the British Touring Car Championship and they were very successful with it. Here's a video of the car at Goodwood Festival of Speed several years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ8c8a8oEUs My plan is to build this as a everyday hauler in red with a pearl clearcoat with a black interior. Right now, I don't plan on adding anything extra to this build. More Volvo to come...

I use makeup applicators, Q-tips or a soft straight edge on a bumpy surface with BMF. I have finished my Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and it is posted in Under Glass. I would plike to thanks all those of have viewed and commented on my WIP.

This is my Jeep Wrangler Rubicon painted with Model Master Big Bad Blue Lacquer with a Tamiya TS-48 Gunship Grey interior, modified rear roll cage and extra lights on the front grille guard.

Happiness is clearcoating with NO problems! The body, rear bumper and fender flares have been clearcoated and will be assembled shortly. These parts were painted with Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black and will be ready for assembly soon. More Wrangler to come...

I had forgotten about the diamond plate until I added the decals and was looking to place the Jeep logo to the back tailgate. I'll keep at it! I worked on the lights this afternoon. I drilled a 1/16th inch hole and added a piece of 1/16th inch styrene rod and left it a little long so I can detemine how and where I want to mount the lights later. I painted and added the side steps and the exhaust tip. While I was at it, I added a piece of styrene to the back of the winch since it was open and I don't like leaving things open even if they don't show. More Wrangler to come...

It might have been easier, but I had the foil and I wanted to try using it instead of breaking out the airbrush and doing all that masking. It came out fairly nice with the foil, but it could be better.

This was not easy to do! Adding aluminium-colored foil to the rear of the body. Too many "bumps" to work around and I ended up tearing the foil in a couple of spots. The sides was easier to do, but presented there own challenges with dealing with the rough surface. More Wrangler to come...

Guess what I found...the hood latches! I had this one piece floating around the bench top and I never really looked at it until a short while ago. It got me to thinking, "Where did I see one just like it?" I looked in the box and there it was on the bottom! Why there were seperated from the parts sprue, I don't know. After looking at some pictures on Goggle Images, some Jeeps had lights mounted on the front bumper and I got to wondering if I had any left over from my '32 Fords and I did! With the lenses! Now, to decided which decals I need before I apply my clearcoat. More Wrangler to come...

After leaving the front panel and the hood in 91% alcohol for over a week, I washed them this morning with Dawn Dish Detergent. The alcohol did its job of removing the old paint. Now to primer and paint them both after a good sanding. Momre NCIS to come...

I went to find the hood latches to paint them and they were gone! I must have used them elsewhere. With ingenuity being the mother of invention, I created a set of hood latches. The interior is mostly done. I just have to add a rear cross bar and do some touchups. More Wrangler to come...

I finished the suspensions last night before turning in. Red springs on an otherwise black suspension which will need some detailing anyway. I did a mockup to check my progress! More Wrangler to come...

Thanks David and Pete!

Thanks Greg! I put the wheels and tires together and what a job that was! I figured the installation would be easy to do, but it was difficult due to the stiff hollow tires. A quick mockup to check my progress. More Wrangler to come...

I got the paintbooth up and running and sprayed the Jeep this afternoon. The body and the chassis was painted with Model Master AMC Big Bad Blue. The flipside of the chassis is the interior floor and that got a coat of Tamiya Gunship Grey. Then I ran out of paint! Off to the LHS tomorrow. The frame got a coat of Tamiya TS-29 Semi Gloss Black and tomorrow I'll detail the rest of the frame. More Wrangler to come...

Thanks Tom! I thought it would make a more useable Jeep! If I was to take passengers with me, they would have no protection at all from a possible roll-over.

True. But, sometimes you can become bogged down by adding details like wiring and such. I like this kit as it is somewhat simplistic in its design and adding the revised rollbar has allowed some of my creative juices come out. I have been working on the roll cage for this Wrangler. I cut off the rear bars and trimmed them to sit level at 1 1/16 inch and then I added a 1 1/16 inch length of .100X.100 styrene stock to the bottom of the rear uprights. I plan on adding a strip of .080X.188 styrene stock for a rear crossmember. More Wrangler to come...

My new project is the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon from 4 years ago. This is a curbside kit, which means there is no engine or transmission to assemble. The body will be painted with Model Master Big Bad Blue Lacquer and the interior will be painted with a combination of Tamiya Nato Black, Tamiya Semi Gloss Black and Model Master Acryl Gunship Gray. One of the things I am considering is changing the back of the roll cage to protect the rear passengers. Currently, the roll cage design shows a raciness with a fastback style. More Wrangler to come...

I went to carefully install the chassis/interior into the body and I broke the front panel. I hate this brittle plastic! After I carefully glued the front panel on and left it for the evening, I came into this, the panel had shifted! Then the mounting tab for the engine cover broke off and the shaft between the headlights broke. I'm going to finish putting the remaining parts back on and put model this back on the shelf. I love the original Magnum PI, but I hate this model! Magnum will return...

I got back on the Magnum PI Ferrari 308 GTSi today. Some painting and reassembly. I've been trying to remember that this plastic is brittle as I handle this model. Magnum will return...