My first, and my last.

[WillyBilly]

In 1984 I purchased a 68 bronco from an old fella who had two rotting away in a field for $400. One with a rotted top, originally white, brush painted blue with a wooden grill. The other one was brown with a lot more rust. I purchased the blue one, and the grill from the brown one. I put new brakes, and tires all around, new exhaust, alternator, and battery. The roof was so rotted it was worse than just removing it, so I took it off. The place on the body where the door hinges were mounted was so rotted the doors broke off the truck. So for two years I drove in rain, sun and snow with no protection from the weather. The bronco would not die. Fast forward to this year. I finally gave up on full size trucks and purchased the truck I have always wanted. A Jeep Gladiator Willys edition. Revell had the bronco model, and Airfix had the gladiator. I painted the gladiator to match using Duplicolor Snazberry pearl with testors extreme wet look clear.

 

[NOBLNG]

Great pair of 4x4s! And a nice back story.? I’ve never seen that Airfix kit.

[iamsuperdan]

So what became of the Bronco? Di you still have it?

 

I like that Jeep kit. Does it scale out to 1/24? I have a couple of their kits, and they have no scale listed, but are pretty darn close to 1/24.

[WillyBilly]

11 hours ago, iamsuperdan said:

So what became of the Bronco? Di you still have it?

 

I like that Jeep kit. Does it scale out to 1/24? I have a couple of their kits, and they have no scale listed, but are pretty darn close to 1/24.

No. The body got so rotted the state would no longer inspect it. A friend of mine had a Maverick 4 door, and we married the two. A winter of work, and the state would not allow it on the road. It became a woods vehicle for the rest of its life.

I think 1/24 scale is about right. Maybe 1/25. Simple kit. Painting it was the hardest part.