dodgem37 Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) I konked out on a 1/24 SAS Jeep so I turned my sights to an Israeli Defense Forces' M38A1, called a Siyur in Hebrew. This is the base kit. It is a dog. Some parts will be taken from this. One reference. The other is the M38A1 Tech Manual. What I hope it will look similar to when finished. Also used this kit as as a reference, taking measurements and scaling up. I will also use its' painting guide. Channel bumper, scratched shackle bases, Blue Jacket shackles. Another view. Down below: spring suspension U-channel with flattened solder ball fasteners, resin shock absorber bolt fastener. Axle U-Bolts, fastener plate and nuts. More of the same. Cut exhaust pipe and inserted connecting flange, shackle base and shackle. Bumper cut from Hasegawa kit. Top view. Tires and rims from Hasegawa kit. Fuel tank details. Located under drivers' seat. Stowage compartment. Located under passenger seat. Removed turn signals and installed home-cast black-out lights. I've been told this is a fire extinguisher. I haven't been able to confirm that. Scratched, then cast, with frame detail. Other cast items. Fuel can is scratched then cast, other items cast from Italeri 1/24 Land Rover 109 Paratrooper. Structural support of front fender. 2 panel lines, mattock base, retainer, handle mounts, and handle. Mattock head cast from Tamiya 1/25 Centurion. Hand hold and shovel from Hasegawa kit. Scratched fuel cap. Another fire extinguisher, I guess. Antenna and mount, another fuel can; hand hold, tail-light cast from Hasegawa kit, tire and wheel from Hasegawa kit. Blocked off folding roof frame hinge point with strip. Opened 24 volt plug location, framed it, blocked it off from the back, and blocked receptacle off with panel. 2 panel lines. Passenger seat stowage in situ. Top left is 24 volt opening backing. To the right against the side panel is passenger seat stand-off and structure support. Hasegawa brake and clutch pedals. Hinge points. In place. New dashboard. Turn signal on steering wheel shaft. Solder is turn signal wiring. Instrument panel from Hasegawa. Other side. A little Walk-Around. Same to follow. Well that's all she wrote for now. Thank you for looking. Sincerely, Mark Edited September 2, 2021 by dodgem37 Greg W, Uncarina, Ryan and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 great work! Martinnfb and dodgem37 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Very nice! dodgem37, Kagemusha and Out2gtcha 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 Thank you, Gentlemen. Most Excellent photo, Martin. Thank you. I'm wild over your Avatar. Sincerely, Mark LSP_K2 and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Nice to see this inetersting conversion! Beautiful clean work, following! dodgem37 and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Great work! And a sharp eye to detail!! Martinnfb and dodgem37 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) Thank you. A few more. Hinge at base of grill, hood clasp base, blackout light frame and mount. On top: hand holds and hinges. Hood clasp & blackout light from Hasegawa kit. Removed the base from the Hasegawa rear view mirror and drilled a hole to receive a new arm made with Albion Alloys telescoping Tubing. Mounting detail. .30 cal. mount. Bottom next to the fire extinguisher: box panel with hand hold. Radio cast from Italeri 1/24 Land Rover 109 Paratrooper and modified to fit. Scratched base. Stretcher. Handles cut from 1/25 MPC Recoiless Rifle Jeep stretcher. Lost one so I sculpted a new one. Water can holder attached to frame bottom. Behind shackle base is frame hinge point for grill hinge. Rudimentary brake and fuel lines. Skid plate from Hasegawa kit. Same. Clutch connection from frame. Rudimentary engine wiring. Other side. Clutch throw-out projecting from forward side. Walk-Around. Albion Alloy rear-view mirror arm pin-mounted into base. Metal buckles were made by wrapping solder around square stock, trimming, then flattening. Stick-shift from MPC 1/25 Recoilless Rifle Jeep. 4 wheel drive and high-low shifts scratched with CA knobs. That's all for now. Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Edited July 14, 2021 by dodgem37 N.H.71, Out2gtcha, Shawn M and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 This is very cool- love what you are doing! looking forward to more! cheers Pete dodgem37 and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 Thank you, Pete. Sincerely, Mark Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 As always , amazing attention to detail and craftsmanship Mark. Kagemusha and dodgem37 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Wow, excellent scratch work! dodgem37 and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 This is awesome. Love me some jeeps. Great work! dodgem37 and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 Thanks a HEAP!, Martin. Your photo contributions are invaluable! Thank you, Brian. Thank you, Bjorn. Not completely finished but enough for show. Everything simply placed in position. Still need to work on the body, seats, stretcher, antenna, and radio. Head lamps, also. Still need to drop in the bulbs and lenses. I punched out a mylar balloon and a disc of of clear acetate to make the mirror. Adhered them with Future. Not so good. Oh well. Instrument panel dials are an amalgam of aircraft instruments. Painted the rubber tires grey. Thanks for looking. Sincerely, Mark jgrease, Sparzanza, Greg W and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 This is making me want to start my Jeep Wrangler by Tamiya in 1/24th scale! It won't be as cool as yours, but a jeep is a jeep! dodgem37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Late to the party, as per, but really great work Mark. dodgem37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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