1970 Jeep Gladiator Rack Body Plow Truck

[mchook]

This is an old Honcho kit with a RMR resin grill, real wood rack body, working snow plow, load of sand and of course one of my lazy paint jobs. You can see the WIP here if you want too. 

 

[espo]

Alway amazed by your realistic looking finishes. The sand pile is a great looking touch. 

[Jim B]

That's pretty cool, Mark.  Looks like it's seen a few Upstate New York (or maybe Colorado) winters.

[mikemodeler]

Very nice work and great job on the weathering. Love how you made the plow turn, the pile of sand in the back and realistic rust on the body.

[mchook]

8 hours ago, espo said:

Alway amazed by your realistic looking finishes. The sand pile is a great looking touch. 

Thanks for following along David!

 

8 hours ago, Jim B said:

That's pretty cool, Mark.  Looks like it's seen a few Upstate New York (or maybe Colorado) winters.

Thanks James. Ya, New York really kills us with all that salt.

 

8 hours ago, mikemodeler said:

Very nice work and great job on the weathering. Love how you made the plow turn, the pile of sand in the back and realistic rust on the body.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

[Plowboy]

21 hours ago, espo said:

Alway amazed by your realistic looking finishes. The sand pile is a great looking touch. 

So am I! Mark really has an envious touch when it comes to weathering! They always look just right! 

[slusher]

Fantastic build Mark!

[ewetwo]

It looks so realistic. Nice job.

[Mike C.]

Nice work! Reminds me of the Jeep pickup my uncle would take hunting long ago. His had a 327 Chevy engine but similar patina.

[PappyD340]

AWESOME!

[Doug 1061]

Way cool.  There are 4WD vehicles like this all over the Colorado mountains.  Just needs chains on all 4 tires and it's all set.   

[mchook]

On 2/27/2022 at 9:11 AM, Plowboy said:

So am I! Mark really has an envious touch when it comes to weathering! They always look just right! 

Thanks Roger but like I always say, it's just me doing a lazy paint job. I'm envious of you guys that can pull off these flawless paint jobs.

 

22 hours ago, slusher said:

Fantastic build Mark!

Thanks Carl, I appreciate it.

 

20 hours ago, ewetwo said:

It looks so realistic. Nice job.

Thanks David, and thanks for following the WIP too.

 

16 hours ago, Mike C. said:

Nice work! Reminds me of the Jeep pickup my uncle would take hunting long ago. His had a 327 Chevy engine but similar patina.

Thanks Mike, There use to be plenty of them around here too but now they've all gone to that big junkyard in the sky.

 

13 hours ago, PappyD340 said:

AWESOME!

Thank Larry!

 

12 hours ago, Doug 1061 said:

Way cool.  There are 4WD vehicles like this all over the Colorado mountains.  Just needs chains on all 4 tires and it's all set.   

Thanks Doug, I thought about building a set of chains for it but my eyes & fingers told me I better not.?

[grodudulle77]

Awesome weathering and details, very nice work !! ??

[mchook]

19 hours ago, grodudulle77 said:

Awesome weathering and details, very nice work !! ??

Thanks Philippe!

[stavanzer]

Awesome Build!

You really nailed the weathering (as every other commenter has noted)

 

[Hans1971]

Seems like the dog is hungry...

[mchook]

22 hours ago, alexis said:

Awesome Build!

You really nailed the weathering (as every other commenter has noted)

 

Thanks Alan!

 

18 hours ago, Hans1971 said:

Seems like the dog is hungry...

That Dog is always nosing around in that can, there must be something good in there.?

[DRIPTROIT 71]

I thought that I had commented on this one. Excellent work as always!! 

[Nazz]

 Great work Mark! You always do such a fine job on weathering your projects. 

Fantastic.   Where did you get the dog from?

Oh, and please feed the little guy,he must be starving!

 

Jerry

[kruleworld]

impressive crud. looks spot on.

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

Have a soft spot for these old Jeeps as I used to own a  J3000.

 

[mchook]

On 3/2/2022 at 2:13 PM, DRIPTROIT 71 said:

I thought that I had commented on this one. Excellent work as always!! 

Thanks Brian!

 

On 3/2/2022 at 6:19 PM, Nazz said:

 Great work Mark! You always do such a fine job on weathering your projects. 

Fantastic.   Where did you get the dog from?

Oh, and please feed the little guy,he must be starving!

 

Jerry

Thanks Jerry. I got the dog after Christmas one year when they had all the Christmas Village stuff on sale at Walmart. I think I paid a buck for it, cut the snow base off, repainted it and added some garbage to the can. Oh ya, I all most forgot. He gets fed everyday with the other dogs but he just wont stay out of the garbage!? 

 

On 3/3/2022 at 5:43 AM, kruleworld said:

impressive crud. looks spot on.

Thanks Walter.

 

On 3/3/2022 at 6:05 AM, ChrisR said:

Awesome!

Have a soft spot for these old Jeeps as I used to own a  J3000.

 

Thanks Chris, my friend had one like this in black when we were kids. We took it everywhere, it was a beast.

[realgone58]

Just spotted this on the 'Bay tonight. In my watch page. I would love to own it!

[mchook]

1 hour ago, realgone58 said:

Just spotted this on the 'Bay tonight. In my watch page. I would love to own it!

I would love to see you win it. It would cool to have someone here have one of my builds. 

[NOBLNG]

That weathering job is perfect. It looks like a real cool old workhorse!?