Jessie The Jeep Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 I have contemplated a little diorama of our display, and I do have some figures to make, though one of them may need a little padding out :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Go for it. Just think, you can post it to a show! So when it rains you can be home and dry! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I have contemplated a little diorama of our display, and I do have some figures to make, though one of them may need a little padding out :whistle: yes, your fat lip will require special attention:iamsmiling: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 :shocked: Are you suggesting I don't model you accurately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Bodge is on a diet to allow Sherman driving so make sure you model him accordingly! :drive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 There'll be nothing left of him if we need him to fit through that hatch again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 You're mean... I'm telling Lynne :n00b::noyay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 It's OK, she knows I'm mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 (edited) My Jeep got its new feet on today, after five years with its French Kleber tyres. Got all the rims cleaned up and tyres on, but discovered a fuel leak on the tank that really needs a replacement tank fitting. Did a temporary bodge to get back home from my mates garage as I was using their tyre takeroff/putteron tool. With the afternoon taken up by fixing the tank, the actually planned jobs of a new brake pressure switch, fuel pump seal kit and bleeding the brakes has been put off until tomorrow. Edited October 20, 2020 by Jessie The Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I had a pinhole in the Jeep's tank (I owned a M38). Luckily a mecanic welded it and problem gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 My mate should be collecting a new tank from Stoneleigh today, so I should be able to get it painted and fitted this week, and then I'm back on the road again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I had a pinhole in the Jeep's tank (I owned a M38).Luckily a mecanic welded it and problem gone. Along with the rest of the vehcile! :wow: Hey where did the Kliber's come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 ...... Hey where did the Kliber's come from? ? :confused: :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 ? :confused: :confused: I think Tony refers to the Kleber tyres. @Tony, I presume the tyres came with the Jeep when bought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Yes, the Kleber tyres were on the Jeep from its French Army service in the early 1990's. I just got the Bargrips from a guy in the Yorkshire MVT, and fitted them last Monday using the tyre machine at Croft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny loot Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 plenty of jeep bar grips tyres in stock and should be getting 750x20 gmc and 900x16 dodge ones , jessie the jeep looks well on new rubber JONNY LOOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Been a while since I updated this thread, but yesterday I clocked up 11,000 miles since getting the Jeep in April 2005. When I got back on the drive, I found a screw through the front left tyre, so I've got a patch to add to the tube in the next couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 You have probably seen these already but I'll post them here anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) Thanks! I've seen the first two before, but the bottom one is new to me. Bodge also sent me a Dodge picture a few days ago. It showed a post war WC51, modified with a Flying Control body, possibly from the Korean War. The design wasn't quite the same as mine, but it shows that WC51's have been used in this role. Edited October 20, 2020 by Jessie The Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Found a closeup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 I'm quite interested in the aircraft in the picture. It looks like an AESL Airtourer ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airtourer ), which was a light aircraft designed and built in Australia. The prototype flew for the first time in 1959, and it was produced between 1962-82. If it is an Airtourer, it dates the picture, but also begs the question what was it doing on a USAF base, or what was the US vehicle doing in Australia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 (edited) I saw this stencilling on another F/C Jeep a couple of years ago at the Rougham Airshow, and thought it looked good, telling myself I must add it to 'Jessie'. Two years later, an hour or so cutting the stencil, and another half an hour with a paint brush, it was done. Edited October 20, 2020 by Jessie The Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 (edited) Something else I wanted to add was a sign I'd seen on another wartime Follow Me Jeep, the 'Plane Taxiing' notice. I presume this was a general warning to flight line personnel to keep clear as a plane was likely to be following. Edited October 20, 2020 by Jessie The Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Great notice, Steve! You should put that on your dodge too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessie The Jeep Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) Another addition is this lamp to illuminate the perimeter track behind the Jeep for following aircraft. It was originally fitted to the roof of the Dodge, but didn't seem appropriate, so was removed. I saw a wartime Jeep with a similar lamp fitted, so made use of the lamp which has been sitting around in a cupboard for two years. It is wired into the rest of the light board, and comes on with the Jeep headlights, though it has an independant switch so it can be turned off. Edited October 20, 2020 by Jessie The Jeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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