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Michael Kohl
Nice progress

Bozzer
A nice change, from glossy cars and trucks. A diorama project, maybe?

Ben M
👀

Qwertzel
Looking great!

yngvenett
Following to learn

Łukasz Gliński
My first encounter with Kelik's 3D decals didn't look very promising at the start.
But the final result (using the PVA glue) turned out better than expected.
Take a closer look at the ejection handle - it's printed on both sides! (I put it back to front of the cockpit)
I can only highly recommend this stuff 👍 And didn't even use the whole set 😄

Maciej Bellos
Watching!!!

Łukasz Gliński
Gia sas my friend 👍

Patrick Hagelstein
Tagging along! 👍🏼

DerMattes
Watching 👍

Vincent
Also watching!

Alec K
Nice! That ejection handle is something esle, I like that a lot.

Cuajete
A very nice decoration, Łukasz!
I also plan to do the same using Syhart decals, better than those included in Revell. And the special set for this decoration of MRP paint cans (MRP-207).
If you can find them I recommend them.

Very nice cockpit 👍

Łukasz Gliński
Thank you and welcome everyone!
@Cuajete: I already have a BilModel paint bought a loooong time ago. If you have Syhart decal (I assume it's the same as Revell's one is printed by them) you need only the brighter orange of the two included in MRP set. The darker one is for those who want to spray the lion themselves.

Raphael Bolle
also following, very nice work

Cuajete
Łukasz, Shyhart decals are not the same as Revell decals. Shyhart decals reproduce the color effect of this decoration better than Revell decals. I was going to use the decals from the Revell kit, but I was able to get the Shyhart one at a good price (I had already gotten the paints from MRP before). If you don't have Shyhart decals, Revell decals are not that bad. I don't know BilModel's paintings. I'm curious to see the result 👍

In any case I'm sure you'll do a great job as always, 😉

Łukasz Gliński
I have to admit I'm surprised a lot, I thought they're the same 😮 Good to know, thx
I have only a single bottle of BilModel paint and yes that's the demo orange - seems to be a lacquer luckily (tested using various thinners), so it should work well, fingers crossed.

Cuajete
Perfect, Łukasz! 👌
No, it's not the same. I was looking for the review where I saw a comparison between both decals, but I can't find it.
I'm looking forward to seeing the result of that demo 🙂

Jan Peters
Somehow I've missed this 👀
Dutch F16 means following for sure!

Cuajete
Primer looking good, Łukasz 👍
What happened to the inlet?

Nicolas
Following, looks good so far.

Łukasz Gliński
Welcome Jan & Nicolas
El está aquí, amigo! (see pic #6)
But the fit was terrible 😄

Cuajete
Thanks, Łukasz. I can see know perfectly 😄

Clement
Nice work. I see that you and I have the same issues with the kit.
The fit on the exhaust isn't great either, you should consider attaching it while you can still fill and sand.

Łukasz Gliński
That is not so great news, but I forgot this one tbh. Thanks a lot for the reminder, will have a look at its fit 👍
PS. Ugh, it doesn't fit at all indeed - the rear fuselage has round cross-section, while Revells exhaust is not round at all. I think I'll order aftermarket one.

Cuajete
I think this is the first time I've seen problems like this in this tool. I hope there are no more serious problems ahead.
Go on! 💪

Brandon H
WARNING!! This project will cover the following CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT MATTER:
-Jeep Pickup Conversions
-Long Wheelbase Jeeps
-Jeeps with V8 Engines
-Jeeps built after 1987
I'm hoping we can PLEASE put all our disagreements aside and enjoy what will be a very ambitious and hopefully very fun series of builds!

Brandon H
First of the 4 engines is ready for primer. Moving on to the 5.2 next...

István Szücs
It seems more interesting, then in the start!

Brandon H
Don't worry István, it will only get crazier form here!

István Szücs
Brandon, I hope so!

Brandon H
Another engine ready for paint

Villiers de Vos
A very interesting project.

Brandon H
Finally, all of the sanding and prep is done! Paint this weekend, hopefully!

Mona
Interesting a TJ pick-up ,watching 👀 .in order to move stuff around in my "82" CJ I had to remove both the passenger and rear seat .

István Szücs
You are so crazy, man! I hope I will see the engine painted soon!

Brandon H
And the powertrains are done! Next stage will likely be the pickup conversions for the bodies... I figure it will be easier to match the chassis length to the modified body rather than vice versa.

Brandon H
Some better photos of the engines before they're installed in each truck

Brandon H
Time to start laying out the measurements for the new wheelbases and deciding on the cut lines.

Brandon H
Three out of four tubs cut up now! Once the last is done, I'll start drawing up the parts for the pickup conversions.

Brandon H
Long hours working with my "favorite" modeling program are starting to pay off. Two of the four truck beds are taking shape!

Brandon H
Back to making progress! Printer is feeling a bit more cooperative lately

Christian W
This is a huge project! I'd going nuts to build all of them parallel. I like picture #33 with your engine line up. Cool.

Brandon H
Thank you Christian! It's a lot to manage, juggling all of these builds at once... need to make sure I don't end up with '06 doors on a '81 body and whatnot....

Brandon H
Finished blending the back walls onto the two pickup-style cabs. Next, I'll work on the two long-tub Scramblers.

Dennis
This is Madness... Again!

Watching this 🤘

Nigel Chapman
Wow Brandon your a machine!
Do you manage to eat and sleep? 😁

Brandon H
Welcome, gentlemen!
You'd be surprised how little sleep you need when you huff this much glue 😉

Brandon H
Getting to the exciting part - now I'm able to start mocking up each truck with the new parts

Brandon H
CJ8 body done for now. Once I finish blending the YJ8 tub, I'll hit everything with primer and look for any areas that need correcting

Brandon H
Primer is on! It's exciting to see these trucks suddenly looking more real now that they're in monotone.

Dennis
Blinker fluid? What is this stuff originaly good for? Never seen any of this here in germany 🤔

Brandon H
Working on making the final corrections to the blending on the bodies, and hiding some small magnets to hold the doors and hardtops in place. Hoping to move on to the chassis mods soon!

Brandon H
Turning my attention to the frames now. Each will be be cut and extended to match its respective new wheelbase.

MS K
Oh I'm late, but I'm watching~ 🙂

Brandon H
Haha, glad to have you on board!

Brandon H
Productive weekend - Most of the work for extending the frames is now complete

Villiers de Vos
Very nice and steady progress.

Brandon H
Indeed, slowly but surely, it's getting there!

Nigel Chapman
Nice work

Brandon H
Thanks Nigel!

I'm just happy they've all come out mostly straight so far!

Brandon H
Working on some test fits for the powertrains now that the frames are completed. I've got some work to do...

István Szücs
The Hemi fulfills the engine bay nicely...

Brandon H
A little too nicely! I'm still not convinced it's really 1:24...

Brandon H
Mockups in progress to check the wheelbases - big step for this project!

MS K
As usual, your work is insane 😎

Brandon H
Back at it! Picking up where I left off, fitting the suspension and powertrain components to the modified frames

Maurits van der Aa
Realy great work my friend! Superb

Brandon H
Thanks Maurits!

Rui S
Folowing 😎

Nick Wilkie
So awesome!!

Christian W
This chassis with the installed engine looks great.

Brandon H
Thanks guys, hoping to have all four rolling chassis done and painted in the next few weeks.

Tim A
Ambitious as always.

Tom ...
just caught up. More Brandon Building Brilliance! In like Flynn.

István Szücs
Good to the progress here!

Brandon H
Finally, getting some color laid down!

Nigel Chapman
Nice!!

Brandon H
Thanks Nigel, more to come soon. Hoping to have all four chassis assembled and photographed by the end of the weekend.

István Szücs
Brandon, I'm waiting...

Brandon H
Well my weekend wasn't as productive as I'd hoped, at least for this project. None of the chassis are all the way done yet, but some are in better shape than others. Here's what I still need to address:

CJ8 - Finish winch detail, fix height issue in rear, touch up any damaged paint
YJ8 - Fix exhaust hanger, also need a few spot touchups
TJ8 - Still needs brake lines fab'd, revisit exhaust placement, paint touchups
JK8 - Investigate rear axle fitment, address front axle/exhaust interference, resolve rear bumper/exhaust fitment, connect existing brake lines, paint touchups

Gonna take some time to get everything sorted out... but this is to be expected when a build involves so much custom work

Brandon H
And apologies for the poor lighting on this side of my studio... I am pleased to report that I'm at least thrilled with how my color choices look in person (wheels etc.)

István Szücs
The YJ8 looks great with those rims! The others are also fantastic!

Brandon H
Thanks István! Very excited about how the YJ is coming along... more top-trim stuff to come. I think that one might end up being the best of the bunch.

Brandon H
With some other projects wrapped up, I'm back at it with the Jeeps. Two chassis all the way finished now (these only needed some minor adjustments). The other two will need some extensive exhaust rework yet.

Jennifer Franklin
Following

Alison Withonel
Nice appropriate plates on the CJ and YJ.

Brandon H
The plates often get the most thought out of anything no my builds haha

TJ and JK frames are done now too. Each truck now only needs the body and interior parts completed. Though I had wanted to do them all in series, I now think I'll have much better luck doing them one at a time.

Brandon H
Many irons in the fire... attention back on this one for now. Most parts just need clean up before paint; a few will get some minor modifications first.

Brandon H
One down, three to go! I'll post a different album with more completed pictures for the YJ8

Christian W
This looks pretty good. The color, rims and decor looking classic. Like it.

Nigel Chapman
Looks suberb. Like the rear bed

Brandon H
Thanks guys!

Matteo Pescarin
When I started browsing the images for this project I had no idea what I was getting myself into, oh boy! what was I about to miss! Not a big fan of jeeps, but this work is impressive! Very much looking forward to the end of it. Congrats!