with glue...duh (just kidding), good question

Looks good, Donny. I see the radio equipment inside through the dusted windows. Is the roof or doors removable to show your interior details?

It looks really good. The Blast set came out nicely. I also like your weathering. A couple pointers though.

The rear reflectors look amber, they should be red. The same for the front side position lights. They look red and should be amber. Basically, the position lights, reflectors and turn signals for the rear should be red. The position lights, reflectors and turn signals for the front should all be amber.

The foggy windows don't look right. If the windows are dirty and fogged, you can't see out. One standard for US Army vehicle operators is that the driver gets out and cleans the windows if you are at a stop for more than 5-10 minutes. It is a safety issue and a combat effectiveness issue. Like I said, if you can't see out, you are pretty ineffective.

I agree on the spare tire,what is holding it onto the brush guard. It looks to be just floating there. It needs some type of bracket or bolts to hold it there. The tire type for the spare is not really correct either. The spare is the older bias ply (non-radial) tire, while the vehicle tires are the radial type. Usually, the spare will be the same type as the rest since the two tires are not the same size and will ride differently.

Lastly, the add on panels to the doors were mainly made from sheet steel that the unit made themselves. They were most commonly left unpainted, bare metal. Like below (you can see the reflector and marker light colors here too):



Overall, a great job. A few tweaks and it can be even better.

real nice work, Donny!

The only thing I would suggest is your rope needs a bit of work.

Ropes that are possibly to be used for towing would be tighter wound. A rope that is unwound and frayed looking like that would most likely break and would just be thrown in the ditch.

I am truly not criticizing. i really dig the build, just something that I noticed and thought that doesn't look right.

Looks great good and beat up

Hi Donny

Maybe you coud use some ratchet straps to secure the spare wheel ?



HTH

Frenchy

Greetings,

Very nice build and I like the weathering. I am presently working on the same kit.

Did you use the kit wheels? I was wondering how you did and how they took to the weathering. I have never tried to weather vinyl wheels so I picked up some resin ones for mine.

Cbreeze

Donny,

By weathering the wheels, did you paint them or just weathered with pigments? I am in the process of switching to acrylics so that is what I would use if I choose to paint them.

I personally don't think that the different wheels make a difference. Some people are real picky when it comes to that sort of thing but in real life, any combinations are possible. I also see wheels mounted on the rear of civilian vehicles all the time with no visible signs of attachment. I guess I am just not a rivet counter.

Cbreeze

...this step really brings up the high point i.e the "Goodyear" marking on the side wall...

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...this step really brings up the high point i.e the "Goodyear" marking on the side wall...

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You mean "GOO YEAR" since it is misspelled on the tires.

The suspicion is that it was intentionally misspelled to avoid licensing fees.