Bodge Deep

This one?

Oooh Jack your eyes went all beady & small then :whistle:

There were one or two moments where the potty mouth made an appearance (ie painting a square black which should've been left white) :argh: :argh:

Not too bad... :shake: I decided to adopt a 'low tech' approach as its probably what they did back then Painted white first (just hood, bumper, wings, lights running boards rear body) Then started out with a 7 1/2 inch cardboard square & a pencil! Took the front edge of the bonnet as a 'true' then worked backwards to the screen, then out to the sides. A bit fiddly going down the sides of the hood as they can't be true squares as they go wonky over the radius of the curve so I made a hinge seam a horizontal line & worked to that. The back of the body was relatively straightforward (apart from the reflector recesses) as its mostly flat. But all done by hand so snow blindness and RSI were the order of the day :nut:

Wish I could :cry: I'd love to do Bolero in it, but funds & distance is are bit prohibitive... unless there was a low loader going that way from near here :dunno:

Might just get me arse in gear & pop along...

Is it to present an outline/silhouette for scanning purposes for some kind of weapons system?

No digs implied or taken... I agree with you both 100% 1st thing i did when I got the dodge was whack indicators on it & get a second brake light fitted as its got more blind spots than you can shake a white stick at & manoevering the things in close proximity to other road users is a bit of a trial at times. Gotta say that shattered windscreen is a convicing argument for some form of physical restraint in these older trucks (mine included)

Or perhaps the brakes on the Chevy weren't any good... Or low sun Or poor road surface Or bad driving (it does happen, even amongst MV owners) Point is, t's bit hard to speculate from the pics as to cause... no doubt the story will come out in the fullness of time lets wait 'n' see & hope those involved come out okay they're only tin boxes at the end of the day :dunno:

Jeez that's quite a shunt Hope they're okay... Must have been a hard collision to do that to a WC Anyone from here involved?

Hi Steve, it lives at my mum and dads (nr kendal, lake district) but my inlaws live just up the road from Thorpe Abbots & I've seen quite a few pictures of dodges at Thorpe Abbots so i thought i'd have a go. Gotta say i'm quite please with the way its come out I've been offered a stripped out 1970's office trailer that'd be ideal behind it as a flight control trailer (I've even found a plexiglass dome to go in the lid!) but it may be a bit big to cart around... :dunno: Looks better with the lid off but the weather was closing in last night :-(

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If you ever get lost on the way from your hardstanding to the runway... gimme a shout... I've started my own "taxiing" service :-o

Hi Ian whereabouts are you? From where to where?

Hi George Welcome to the Jungle, Sounds an interesting project There are a few MV's in your neck of the woods that'd fit the bill I'm in the Lake District so a bit far sooth but you'll no doubt find the MV's come out of the woodwork when a bit of fame is in the offing!! How big are the trailers/dressing rooms :-D Don't apologise for the Warlord / Victor thing as many of us no doubt were set along this path by their exploits in our formative years... i know i was "Eat this Fritz" "Aaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeee" ratatatatatatatatatatatatatatat!

Gay Times eh?

Not taking the truck (but i'll stand in the staff section looking incredibly deshevelled & hungover) :sleep:

Never mind your Jimmys dodges & Jeeps, this is what you should be driving!!Wrong colour but :schocked: :banana:

Dubbin should be okay A lot of the guys that use the WW2 type US roughouts use that

:-D :-D :rofl: :rofl:

What a good idea maybe we can put a convoy together... you, me, marty, whisltinwolf (till he sells it) etc all queing up to squish his toes...

:rofl:

Battle of the Bulge

Something to shoot at ;-) :computerterror:

They're a good idea, I might have a go at making some. A bit less traumatic on the passengers posteriors... Incidentally did you know that there is a medical condition known as a Pilodynal Sinus (basically a badly ingrown/damaged hair root that causes an abcess & extrememe discomfort in the, well bot crack) What the hell has this got to do with it you ask... During the war this was a common problem among drivers and became known (to the allies at least) as 'Jeep Arse' (or 'Jeep Ass') depending which side of the pond you were from. So there y'go Now where did that pink cusion go...