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Russian Willys
VenomOrca
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Posted: Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 10:26 PM UTC
Felt like sharing a little here...

This is my Tamiya Willys Jeep in 1/35th scale. I did the vehicle in Russian markings 'cuz I wanted to be different. We all see Jeeps in American stars right?..well I thought this would be a bit more interesting. Im not finished with the model, I still need to weather it a bit and I hope to add it to a diorama at some point in the future, now all I need is an Idea.

I hope these pics inspire the rest of you to be different,,,try it, its a lot of fun.









https://armorama.kitmaker.net/photos/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=2832
Kencelot
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Posted: Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 10:33 PM UTC
Venom, I helped you out with the pics. It looked as if you were using the page's URL (from Internet Explorer's address window) rather than the picture's.

It looks good. Were there any other changes to make it a Russian jeep other than the paint and markings?
VenomOrca
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Posted: Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 10:39 PM UTC
Thank you for the help.. i was wondering what was going wrong.

Anyways, no I didnt change anything on the kit except the decals, as far as I know the Russians used lend lease equipment as they got it, sometimes even left in factory applied camo schemes. As im sure most of you out there know, the Russians loved some of the lend lease equipment they got, such as the P-39 Airacobra, C-47, and the Willys jeep.

Doing stuff like this is fun for me, also it doesnt hurt to come from russian ancestry #:-)
Kencelot
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Posted: Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 10:42 PM UTC
Nice show.
Another vehicle they loved was the Ford G.P.A. otherwise know as the Seep.
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