My Ford GTB....
No it's not a zippy little sports car.....
But one of those they'll never make a kit of it trucks.
Better know as the "Burma Jeep"

Since a few of the other projects are reaching the finishing stage, time to kick off a few new projects.
This is the C.G.M. Productions Kit.

A few teaser shots:

I have to say that for someone calling themselves old you don't half take on some damned detailed eye-testing kits !!! :-)

Way to jump in there, Grumpster. CGM has a good line of those "you'll never see this in plastic" softskin kits. Not for the faint of heart, but cool, nevertheless.

If you need some ref pics, there are a few Ford pics here:

http://tanxheaven.com/ljs/jeepljs/jeepljs.htm

Ah Dave, another great little project!
This is be another of your excellent projects
And the references that Roy added will be a great help for your delightfull details

Keep us posted - we just took the bite on the bait!

Skipper

Is this what you're building? I love this vehicle but alas I don't have the skill to scratch it

http://www66.tok2.com/home2/tankguy/beltring03/BF.html

Hi Hisham!
This is the one - I can tell by the extra lenght of the chacis! Great link!

Skipper

Looking good Dave! You start some great kits.

Vinnie

Roy thanks for the link to the great Jeep photos, but this is the one that Hisham linked.
Ian sent me those photos last year, Hisham thanks for posting the link, so others can see them.

Dave

Here's another link that could help:
http://www.ford-gtb.de/

Skipper

Thanks for the site Skipper....

Coming along nicely Grumpy. I always enjoy looking at the ones that never really made it more than the run of the mill stuff. Beauty in rarity. Looking forward to see it done up.

Please excuse my ignorance but why would a truck be called a jeep. Sorry I didn't get to look over the webpages mentioned.

For those interested, here's another interesting link, on a nicely restored one. With a little history of the restored vehicles history.
http://www.cafsmw.org/smw-museum/vehicles.html

Here's an interesting news article on it's history from the Monterey Couny Herald News:
explains why it was called the "Burma Jeep" or Truck.
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/mcherald/2005/10/21/business/12960111.htm

Hey Davester! I like it! It's a truck with good lines!



I expect the model will be as liked.
Cuhail

Just an update...
and a realzation that I should have started this in the RRB, so I'll be posting future updates over at the RRB.

Ended up having to scratchbuild the shocks, and steering linkages, also need to replace the shackels, and smaller details. Found out the front body will not fit on with any of the engine detail parts, so ended leaving them off. (All you see of the engine is the sump with the body on) Also found a tiny bit of chassis warp, after dry fitting the wheels. Hopefully I'll get that straightened out without too much trouble.



Pencil line shows the mold shift on the rear of the cargo body, that needs major attention.

Looks pretty good so far Dave. I know what you are up against with the kit's shortcomings. But you seem to be making them step aside with Grumpy's ole' ingenuity.

BTW, could possibly the engine be sitting too high? Makes little sense if the detail parts get in the way of the body. Just a thought.

No Ken.... engine is on it's mounts....
Body cavity for the engine is about 3/8 thick..... LOL
Of course I could have ground it thinner.... but it would be a waste of time, since engine cover is molded closed. But then I could have removed it, vac-u-formed a new cover...... :-) :-)

No the engine appears to me to be sitting right. As Dave has said the way they mold the engine covers and their thickness causes a lot of problems and not just with this resin kit.

Looks good Dave. If it where me doing the kit (and I wish it was) I would be tempted to scratchbuild a new rear body using the kit one as a pattern.

cheers
Cliff

Dave....you struck a chord-------fancy doing this for a dio




River Crossing Dio Burma-----REME Museum Arborfield
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Great looking dio Steve....
Sanded off the details, and drilled out the light openings already Cliff, we'll see how replacing the details looks first, since the rest of the body seems fine so far.

Cliff, if I had a spare one, I'd sent it to you.
But your Christmas gift is on the way...... :-) :-) :-)

LOL is she blonde, slim and have nice long legs and small.................................oppps sorry forgot for a minute this was a family site :-)

Dave.... Thank you.