1952 Willys Jeep Station Wagon

[dino246gt]

Here's all the resin pieces I got from Frank, a partial All American Models 1952 Willys wagon, in 1/25th scale, something I always wanted to build.

[dino246gt]

First I had to remove a lot of resin from the engine bay, and open up the grille and headlights.

[dino246gt]

The floor pan includes somewhat of a frame, but that had to go, so did the area where an engine will reside, and the front seat area should be lower, so it had to go as well. Once I had the floor cut up, I separated the inner front fenders and attached those to the body.

[mikemodeler]

You can tell how this started as a die cast bank by the way it was resin cast. Should be nice when you have it done.

[Tom Geiger]

This is what it started out as.  There was also a kit you assembled yourself.  I have one of those.

Art designed this kit to be used with the diecast as a donor.  I don't believe it came with a hood because of this.

He also mastered a Jeep pickup off it.

[DukeE]

He did, I have the pickup. Decent work. 

[dino246gt]

I stared making a basic frame from a Jeepster and some styrene, tried something for the first time, very thin styrene to cover the joints, seemed to work okay.

[dino246gt]

I cut the seat off, and cut it into pieces, kept the front floor but made a new section for under the seat, more correct with lower part that the door opens into. On the real ones there are tool boxes built into that recess under the seat, opening out and only accessible when the doors are open. Made up a couple of shifter, transmission, and one for 2WD-4WD, and one for Hi-Lo range transfercase, a couple of pedals, and the spare wheel and tire. That seat looks way cooler now too, Tamiya Greman grey! Body color is Duplicolor, the closest I could find to an original color, it's green but with some blue tint.

[dino246gt]

I took a flathead straight six from a '41 Plymouth and began making it closer to the Hurricane Six from Kaiser!

Cut off the bellhousing and added that, tranny, and transfer case from Hasagawa Military Jeep.

Front and read axles are also from the Hasagawa kit.

It all fits with a  few mods, wheelbacks and rear shocks are from parts box.

I made my own driveshafts, thicker than the kit ones.

[dino246gt]

So, the wheels are Monogram Land Rover resin copies from Scenes Unlimited but I drilled them out and used Fireball Modelworks resin tires, they're for his excellent F-250 conversion of Mobius 4X4 kit. He also sold me some Warn Free-Wheeling front hubs.

[NOBLNG]

This is coming along real nice! Sent you a PM.

[dino246gt]

Have to scratch build some interior for this thing, so here goes.

First inner door panels and rear window surrounds.

I had to cut nail file boards to fit inside so I could smooth out the resin.

Sheet styrene is cut to fit and styrene strips wrapped around the door windows, then vent posts and door cards added.

Dashboard shape was created with styrene, and an inner tailgate also styrene sheet with strips:

[Gramps46]

Very impressive workmanship.  Thank  you for sharing.

[Danno]

Whoa!  Sweet project!

[dino246gt]

Here's those parts painted, I messed up on the driver's lower, but it's hidden by the seat, so it doesn't need to be repaired.

Here's those parts with the chassis and floor together.

I cut three strips for each side below the window trim along each side to simulate the bare rear of the interior, of course they got painted to match.

Sun visors and an inside mirror are there as well.

[GeeBee]

Superb craftmanship, looking forward to seeing it finished.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Coming along nicely. Great color choice.

[dino246gt]

Here's the chassis all together, still need to weather it:

[mikemodeler]

Nice work, really wish someone would offer up a kit beyond the resin cast bank, similar to what you have done, could even have a pick up version.

[espo]

Almost to pretty to get dirty. 

[TarheelRick]

Excellent work on this one.  Your choice of extra parts has really added to this build.  Like that color.  Would like to find a pickup so I could build "Rich's" pickup from "Mountain Men".

[dino246gt]

If I could find another body, I'd make it into the pickup, wouldn't be too difficult using a kit bed with scratch built rear fenders. Although I'd have to go through most of the same stuff I did on this one. I'd love to have the pickup to match. I guess I'd have to have another glass of wine too!  LOL

 

Edited December 29, 2019 by dino246gt

[Modlbldr]

That is looking beautiful. Great work you've done so far. I'd also like to see a kit of this and the pickup.

Later-

[dino246gt]

Other than weathering, I think this one's finished:

[Tom Geiger]

Really nice!