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Academy 1/35 M151A1

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:23 pm
by Stikpusher
I’m feeling the modeling urge flow again to start a new “quick” build to knock out before the year ends, so I started this little one on Saturday evening.

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After two hours I had the engine, suspension/drivetrain, and most of the main basic assembly completed

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I should have construction done in a few more days then be on to painting immediately after that...

Re: Academy 1/35 M151A1

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:54 pm
by keavdog
Cool! Glad to hear your mojo is back. I built a little 1/35 Italeri commando car. Little willys prickling with guns and gear. Fun project and I have inadvertently recently acquired a 1/35 Willis kit again. Along with that somewhere I think I have a 1/48 Verlinden resin kit. So interested to see where you go with this.

Re: Academy 1/35 M151A1

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 3:56 am
by Floki
Looks like a fun build Carlos.

Re: Academy 1/35 M151A1

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:11 am
by Stikpusher
keavdog wrote:Cool! Glad to hear your mojo is back. I built a little 1/35 Italeri commando car. Little willys prickling with guns and gear. Fun project and I have inadvertently recently acquired a 1/35 Willis kit again. Along with that somewhere I think I have a 1/48 Verlinden resin kit. So interested to see where you go with this.
It’s good to feel the mojo flowing again. Since this is slated to be a quick build done in short order, the build itself will be OOB, and the fun will be in the painting work. And yeah, you gotta love jeeps in all of their forms.
Floki wrote:Looks like a fun build Carlos.
So far, it is indeed.

Stay tuned for more in the next few days guys! :wink:

Re: Academy 1/35 M151A1

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:14 am
by LyleW
cool. and only a few hours...show off. In that amount of time i can loose three parts, spill paint and or thinner.

Re: Academy 1/35 M151A1

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 8:26 am
by Stikpusher
You and me both! :whistle:

Re: Academy 1/35 M151A1

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:27 am
by Stuart
What a cool subject Carlos - what's the scheme you're going for?

Re: Academy 1/35 M151A1

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:43 am
by LyleW
I’m guessing OD of some sort.

Re: Academy 1/35 M151A1

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:58 am
by Stuart
lol! Well yes, or how about a bit of... MERDC! (well okay, maybe not for a mojo builder - but cool!)

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Re: Academy 1/35 M151A1

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:39 pm
by Stikpusher
Actually, since the A1 version was replaced by the A2 from the late 60’s on, I was wanting to go with the camo scheme only used in Europe until MERDC came along, MASSTER, aka 7th Army. It reminds me of the WWII German three color camo, but with black added as well.

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