MikeBoyle Posted August 10, 2014 Posted August 10, 2014 A friend on Facebook is doing a build contest for off-road vehicles so I decided to join in on the fun. Kit is the 1996 reissue of the 1981 Revell Jeep Honcho. Hosted on Fotki My inspiration is an old J20 built by John Cappa for JP magazine a few years back. (Though I would love to swap the Gladiator front on, I don't intend to get that deep into this build so I opted to just use the kit grille) Hosted on Fotki For starters the truck needed some fender trimming and body work. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Removed the rear window louvers. Hosted on Fotki It was at this point I noticed the rear bed end cap was missing from my kit. Put a request up on here and John Shull aka 91blaze answered the call, sending me a replacement. Thanks again John. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki
MikeBoyle Posted August 10, 2014 Author Posted August 10, 2014 (edited) Now on to the fun part. The real J20 has 2 1/2 ton Rockwell top loader axles and 49" Super Swamper Irok tires under it. The tires were easy. I had a set of 49" Iroks I had been hoarding from a So Real diecast that were exactly what I needed. The hard part, they have never made (that I have found) a duce and a half in 1/25 scale. While some resort to using the axles from under a monster truck kit, IMHO they do not look anything like a 2 1/2 ton Rockwell. My solution was to use the axles from the Revell 1/32 5 ton Wrecker kit. They are kinda toy like and not exactly to scale, but with a little tweeking the will do for this build. Hosted on Fotki First step was to get the top loader looking a little more realistic. Hosted on Fotki A little Plastistruct half round, some Evergreen sheet and some super glue and it already looks a little more correct. Hosted on Fotki Added some Evergreen square to get the track width a little better, some .020 sheet to make some flanges and some Tamiya putty and there starting to look a little more like the real thing. Hosted on Fotki Built a quick simple cage from .080 rod. Hosted on Fotki Now its on to the suspension. Started building some leaf springs out of .010 x .020 Evergreen strip. (these will be fully functional when done) Hosted on Fotki Edited August 10, 2014 by MikeBoyle
jeffs396 Posted August 11, 2014 Posted August 11, 2014 Good stuff going on here Mike! Post it up on ORM if you get a chance...
disabled modeler Posted August 11, 2014 Posted August 11, 2014 I have this kit....would love to make it have the Gladiator nose and do a factory stock from it.
MikeBoyle Posted August 19, 2014 Author Posted August 19, 2014 Any updates on this amaizing build? Working on it. Should have an update later this week.
MsDano85gt Posted August 19, 2014 Posted August 19, 2014 very cool I built a box stock one with slight mods, dropped the auto tans for a cj 7 stick tranny, i grafted in a plymouth duster firewall to the jeep firewall to implement extra detail, like heater hoses and a wiper motor makes the engine bay pop a little more compared to the "flat" firewall on the stocker unit its a posted "unde glass" item here someplace
MikeBoyle Posted August 21, 2014 Author Posted August 21, 2014 Not a whole lot of progress. Hosted on Fotki Got a set of the Trail Ready Bead locks from dirtmodeler.com. Will likely spray them with some dull coat to tone down the chrome. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Not a fan of the real Quadratrack t-case so I had to do something with the kit supplied case. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki A little sanding, some Evergreen pieces and some putty and we have a much more acceptable Atlas II t-case. Hosted on Fotki Axles are basically done. Hosted on Fotki Rear springs mounted. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Front springs are built and the shocks made (yes they telescope up and down). Next is to get the front hanger built and then the front springs mounted.
MsDano85gt Posted August 23, 2014 Posted August 23, 2014 wow very coool keep it going that suspention looks killer, puts my jeep build to shame lol
blubaja Posted August 24, 2014 Posted August 24, 2014 I think RMR used to cast the other grille for these.
MikeBoyle Posted September 4, 2014 Author Posted September 4, 2014 Not a whole lot of an update, but I got the suspension mounted. Now on to the little details. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki
DynoMight Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Wow that is really awesome that it is functional. Both the model and the real truck are really cool!
MsDano85gt Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 very nice work look forward to the rest.....
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