Casey Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 (edited) The 1/25 MPC '33 WIllys Panel Van is being reissued in 2020: MPC-924 1/25 1933 Willys Panel Paddy Wagon  This kit: Edited November 5, 2019 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I need one, just for the rims. (Well two actually. I need 2 sets of the front rims for a project) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted November 13, 2019 Author Share Posted November 13, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 What's up with the Monopoly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrux Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Round2 has the monopoly on brand tie-in kits? ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 What Ever Works! I'll wind up buying these decals from some guy on eBay who parts kits out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Fabrux said: Round2 has the monopoly on brand tie-in kits? ?  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Darby Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 The MPC snap kit. It has a nice stock grille. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 10 hours ago, Dave Darby said: The MPC snap kit. It has a nice stock grille. Yeah, but it also has the trimmed front fenders and nonstock side hood bulges of the Ohio George car. I've noticed that very few modelers ever fix those when they build these kits as something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 11/18/2019 at 12:28 PM, Fabrux said: Round2 has the monopoly on brand tie-in kits? ? nah, Coke didn't like the Willys kit......LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 On 11/20/2019 at 9:48 PM, Snake45 said: Yeah, but it also has the trimmed front fenders and nonstock side hood bulges of the Ohio George car. I've noticed that very few modelers ever fix those when they build these kits as something else. Patience, Grasshopper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Here's a before and after shot. One I did as a slammer many years ago, alongside a snap bomb (well, it couldn't be a glue bomb, could it?). A valuable lesson to be learnt here, don't display your models at an open air car show in the Australian summer .....sigh. It's a nice tight body shell. it has different hood louvers to the AMT kits and the running boards fit pretty nice, not included in the AMTs. I picked up the cheap Paddy Wagon as I figured it would be quicker to prep and paint than try to repair the sunken roof on my first one. A set of AMT headlights would help it out as well. Does anyone know the story of how the three MPC snap kits (40 coupe, Willys panel and 50 Merc) got away with being such obvious knock-offs of the AMT kits? Or did they change just enough to dodge lawsuits? Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joe Handley Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I got this kit for Christmas, it’s not the greatest when compared to the more modern Revell snappers, but an interesting subject. I kinda want make it a shop truck, but not sure what might work best for a starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Sometimes the box art can put you off when you're looking for a curtain type of body style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 2 hours ago, espo said: Sometimes the box art can put you off when you're looking for a curtain type of body style. Agreed! That model has lots of potential; the body looks nice. Should be great kit-bashing fodder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 It's the old MPC snapper. Very disappointing that it still has the trimmed front fenders and bulged hood of the AMT Ohio George car. If you want to build anything else, those really need to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I'll be honest, I dig the box art.........The kit itself however would have to be frustrating to just get to this point for a kid, took some sanding and reaming with an X-Acto to get some of the parts to go together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) Wonder what sort of chassis would work under it to make a stock-ish driver? Maybe MPC '32 Chevy, with a Jeep flathead four-banger? At least it has a grille and horizontal ('34) hood louvers that the full-detail kit doesn't have. ETA: Just went down a Willys rabbit hole on the H.A.M.B. - there's considerable doubt as to whether ANY '33-'34 panels were made - apparently all the existing "early" ones are actually '35-'36s with earlier front end sheetmetal. Edited January 7, 2022 by ChrisBcritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 7 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: Wonder what sort of chassis would work under it to make a stock-ish driver? Maybe MPC '32 Chevy, with a Jeep flathead four-banger? At least it has a grille and horizontal ('34) hood louvers that the full-detail kit doesn't have. ETA: Just went down a Willys rabbit hole on the H.A.M.B. - there's considerable doubt as to whether ANY '33-'34 panels were made - apparently all the existing "early" ones are actually '35-'36s with earlier front end sheetmetal. I grabbed one of the Revell '34 Ford snap kits I had laying around and even an AMT/ERTL '34 Ford glue kit with IFS to will try and use that for some of what I want to do. The Willys chassis appears to be serviceable, if I want to leave it a curb side, but I may need to rework the parts to see what will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Well, the separate chassis center area for that Revell '34 Ford Snapper appear to be adaptable to the Willys chassis! I'll get pics after work or tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I just started a thread in the Truck and Van WIP section. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 Cool, Joe. Excited to see where this goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Since it appears that there are no pics of just the parts for this kit, I bought a second kit to build closer to box stock and took pics of all but the roof cherry tree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 A Willys-shaped Monopoly game token would have been fun... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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