Ola,
This is the Italeri commando Jeep together with the Eduard PE set.
This is the first time I used PE and this model was used to practice with PE. I used the hold & fold and I really like it. It's easy to use but working with PE isn't. Still have to practice a lot.
After the pics were taken, I've put some pigments on for dusting the wheels etc.
Enough said, here are the pictures.
Comments and suggestions are as always welcome.
Thanx,

Ola Dirk

I love what you have done to this vehicle. I have built it a couple of times in my Early years and I remember it as being a very good kit. I like the way your PE work came out. Wich set have you used for it? Will it be in a dio? or is that a scenic groundplate I see underneath it.
I also want to ask you how the Magazines for the Vickers machine Guns are attached to the side of the vehicle. same thing with the Rucksack and medipacks you have added a rail on the Jeep alongside the Fueltanks but they don`t seem to be hanging on it. a Couple of straps would solve that. Now this was a detail I have forgotten a 1000 times myself and people have told it to me a 1000 times too but it finishes the the whole.
I really like the detail of having that cloth hanging over the Vickers in front of the Jeep and the Bonnet opened so you can see the motor.
All in All I think you can be very proud as you did an outstanding job on her . Congrats

Ola Faust,
Thanks for your kind words. They mean a lot.
It will not be in a dio but on the ground plate you can see in the pic.
I used the Eduard set 35479. The magazines were attached to the side of the jeep with some PE. You can see an empty one above the steering wheel.pic 6.
I know about the fault with the packs but I don't know how to fix this. How do you attach the strap? Do you have an example?
The piece of cloth was necessary because everything went wrong with the handle for the two guns.
Greetz

Great SAS jeep. Absolutely great.
Have to go deep in the nit pick pile to comment here - the fender braces could uses smidge more around the weld at the bumper just to smooth that joint out more like a weld.
Are you going to set this in a diorama? If so, I'd add more dust weathering to it.
The seat strap is great and as Faust mentioned, the extra mags. are a really well done detail.

Ola Dirk

Thanks for the explanation of the Magazine cases I didn`t know that



Yes I have it might not be the best example but here goes:

The original gun that served as inspirational picture showed some stowage on the gun. I wanted to add that too. You see the StenGun the Breadbag the Messtin and two packs of Blankets and such. Normally you find the breadbags simply hanging on the Soldiers webbing. It`s attached to the webbing with 2 little straps and a Hook But the Breadbag also had one long strap on it to carry it over your shoulder. I did not know how these were fitted to the bag itself so I looked on Internet for Pictures of the original Breadbag and found out how the Straps were attached. With this information I scratched the straps out of the Aluminum where Pie lids are made of. Brilliant stuff and very versatile. I did the same thing with the Stengun.
Best advice I can give you is look the original bags up on the Internet and see how the straps are added to it in this way it should be peanuts to Scratchbuilt the straps out of Aluminum foil or Leadfoil. this way you can also wind the straps around the Metal plates you added to the fueldrums.

I hope this gives you enough information if something is not clear let me know.

It looks really nice. Apart from the previous comments, shouldn't the MP40 have a sling of some kind, and what's supporting the hood ( bonnet)?
I like the original kit, next time I may have to try this PE set with it.

hey bep,

very nice job you've done there.

the cloth on the K guns is excellent, whats it made of?

the barrels on the K guns would look better drilled, but with the fluted muzzles it may have been too difficult to do with ruining them.

to say its your first kit with PE it looks good. my first attempt with PE resulted in large glue marks, and half of the peices lost to the carpet!

cheers

joe

Dave,
The hood is based on the David Copperfield System

Joe,
The piece of cloth is some tissue paper soaked in water. Then gently draped over the guns. Next the tissue was soaked with paperglue. After this had dried, I painted and drybrushed it.

Nice job BEP! Might be the picture but looks like the MP40's barrel is bent. Great job though.

this is one of my favorites in Italeri kits and you made it great... nice detailing and nice paintwork.congrats

Agreed with what is said above by the guys. Is a nice build and the PE has gone well. I d only add some worned out metal effect on the steering wheel and on the sides of the jeep, as these vehis were really very bad treated.
I have a SAS Land Rover from Italeri and i think i should give it a go sometime ..
Good Work