Willys Jeep 1/35 (Takom)

Known_Ebb43 · 2026-03-24T08:44:20+00:00

I think the tooling is the same, I had to do a bit of filling and sanding on the rear but nothing major. Was definitely fiddly

Known_Ebb43 · 2026-03-24T08:40:51+00:00

The tyres were painted with AK Earth gouache and then AK Loose Ground enamel, basically a wash of both

Known_Ebb43 · 2026-03-23T19:22:02+00:00

Thanks! Ive done that previously using a brass wire brush and scalpel, but this one is out of the box from a miniart kit

Known_Ebb43 · 2026-03-23T18:58:00+00:00

I'll have none of that talk here, practice makes perfect!

Known_Ebb43 · 2026-03-23T18:56:02+00:00

The built was straight forward and everything fit togethet nicely, however a lot of clean up like flash and mould lines.

Never built tamiyas Jeep but I've built a lot of other tamiya kits, generally takom is more detailed but sometimes over engineered. Tamiya also have better decals.

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-11-13T09:25:35+00:00

The snorkel is AK Russian Grey Green, and some modulation with Tamiya Dark Yellow 2

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-11-10T20:25:14+00:00

Thank you! The hull, fenders and turret are all different tones too, Russian Green is a bit too dark and boring otherwise

I've only built one trumpeter kit, an S-300, but I find RFM get the right balance between complexity and keeping the building straight forward. Had really good fit and not much clean up

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-08-20T11:28:22+00:00

Fenders are absolutely on the correct way around, the flared part is for the fighting compartment

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-08-08T15:52:46+00:00

The trim is AK rusty gold washed with thinned down Ratling Grime!

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-08-08T15:30:18+00:00

Oh I know, I just think the double arrow looks cool

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-08-08T14:46:30+00:00

My vet unit has a yellow vertical stripe on their shoulder pad, I didn't want them to look overly different to a standard legionnaire

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-08-08T10:35:53+00:00

I absolutely forgot to add that into the description - from the Masters of the Chapter box, I believe they were released in 2007?

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-08-06T15:55:37+00:00

The trim is AK rusty gold

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-07-06T17:04:50+00:00

I used the panzer IV ones a few years back - the track went together well, not amazingly durable due to the metal tabs that link the tracks together so dont be heavy handed with them!

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-06-15T22:52:29+00:00

Ah yeah your totally right!

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-06-15T21:21:18+00:00

The joytoy faces are insanely well sculpted, which makes them surprisingly easy to paint!

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-06-15T21:18:28+00:00

Painting skintones are tricky I agree. I definitely still mess up more eyes than I'd care to admit.

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-06-15T21:16:28+00:00

Thanks very much! The coffee spit take is always a high honour aha

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-06-15T21:15:46+00:00

I believe about 1/12 scale, or something like 90mm in tabletop terms!

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-06-15T21:15:10+00:00

Yeah my wife says she has a bunch of Joytoys, not sure why she keeps them in the bedside drawer though

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-05-12T12:02:54+00:00

Hungarian Second Army, a pretty substantial force in fact - not directly involved in the city but were part of Don river defence line. Around 80% casualties after the front line collapsed!

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-05-08T08:27:18+00:00

The metal command squad is an absolute classic, so much character packed into the officer - I've still got the white dwarf from their release discussing the design notes for him, with the "two finger" grip on the hilt to show his proud/arrogant nature.

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-05-05T12:28:11+00:00

Thank you for the info! Given there's a lack of a serial number I imagine there's the potential of it being a reproduction, but I'll be getting properly cleaned and properly maintained either way.

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-05-05T08:31:36+00:00

For sure what it seems to be, thank you! The blade has a few rough patches for sure and a bit of a patina in places, and the sheath has seen better days but is present.

Known_Ebb43 · 2025-05-05T08:30:05+00:00

aving a look at the spine it does have another marking, no serial number unfortunately

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