FREDERIC Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Hello every body Last year I made 1/35 scale jeep based on several archive photos Regards Frédéric 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 Very nice! How did you make the decals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 A great model of an Australian jeep. Well done, and lettering is superb. I think the cable reel would be a bit vulnerable on tight left hand turns though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 Hello Earlymb and Richard Thank you so much !! The decals on Tarpaulin they were made by a friend and the markings on the jeep i used archer transfers and microscale decals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) Very, very nice model. One point: the registration number is not correct for a 1/4 ton truck (jeep). Aust Registration Number 14371 was a BSA motorcycle, while 14371 (0 to 9) were all 1/4 ton Bantam trailers (the same as shown in your images) so one of those would be correct for the rear panel of the model trailer. If you wanted to make it more accurate, you could locate a suitable jeep ARN in AWM126, on the Australian War Memorial website, if you are unable to read the number in the original image. Mike Edited November 6, 2021 by Mike C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 I mike thank you very much Mike About the registration number I used the archive photos of this Jeep Here is another photo where the registration number is readable I may have misinterpreted the numbers in the photo On this picture the first jeep (you can see the the tarpaulin of the trailer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) Hi Frederic, Pretty difficult to read, but it has to be a six digit number starting with 14, so 14XXXX. Note the GMC further along the line has what appears to be a 5 digit number, but the sixth number is just partly visible. The fourth digit on the jeep appears to be a ' 7', so 14X7XX. If the third digit is a '2', the possibilities are: 142758 to 142799 inclusive. The third digit cannot be a '3', as the only jeeps in that series are 143000 to 143085, ie none with a '7' fourth digit. The third digit cannot be a '5' , as there are none with a '7' fourth digit. The third digit cannot be a '6', as there are no possibles with a '7' as the fourth digit. The third digit cannot be an '8' as all the 148xxx series are trailers. The third digit could be a '9'. If so, the possibles are: 149701 149708 149709 149729 149730 149734 149762 149763 149793 149794 The above are the only possibilities for the registration number of the jeep in the image. A little bit of detective work based on the images shows that 122 Mobile Cinema worked with 6th Infantry Division at Wewak, New Guinea in November 1945. 122 Aust Mob Cinema was one of a group of mobile cinemas formed at wars end to entertain the troops after hostilities ceased. We know that the images were taken while operating with 6th Infantry Division because the unit sign on the GMC CCKW353 is 2-4 over 91, which is the unit sign of 2/4th Aust General Transport Platoon, which was part of the 6th Division. Hope that all helps to provide a better 'picture' of what your model represents. Mike Edited November 15, 2021 by Mike C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 Thanks Mike Your information is really useful to me! I will try to correct the Number I think I used decals I will be able to remove them without too much problem I will use your list to do it again and choose one of the numbers Thank you again for all these historical presicions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) Hi This film may be of interest. Seems that not all jeep cinema units had trailers https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C190188 And another cinema jeep https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C190670 Edited November 15, 2021 by goanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) A few AWM pics of cinema jeeps. A search of the AWM collections will reveal many pics of mobile cinema jeeps. The mobile cinema units were attached to the Aust. army amenities service. The cinema jeeps seem to have a few mods i.e. a gene set mounted behind the seats https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C67282 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C19523 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C281907 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C63312 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C67804 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C67280 Edited November 15, 2021 by goanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) Is this the chap in your model diorama ? https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2663506 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2663508 Edited November 15, 2021 by goanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 46 minutes ago, goanna said: Is this the chap in your model diorama ? https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2663506 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2663508 Absolutely !! Unbelievable !! Thank you for vidéos the other photos I knew them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 Here I managed without damage to remove the decals and the hood of the jeep This will allow me to put the new registration number more easily To be continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Can I ask what 1/35 kit is that you are using ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC Posted November 16, 2021 Author Share Posted November 16, 2021 I used two kit Bronco Models : And this for the Canvas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goanna Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Nice Work! I'm sure many hours went into constructing that? All you need now, is a female figure with an Ice cream tray hanging off Her neck! 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 Thank you so much, Indeed I spent a lot of time and testing before getting something correct: first test (no correct) Second test third was correct good idea for the pin up but I prefer the historical document😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 "All you need now, is a female figure with an Ice cream tray hanging off Her neck! " ...... I'm sure every Aussie soldier would agree with you, but, alas, that was the US Army, not the Australians. Just a friendly Salvo at the 'Hop In' centre with a cup of tea and a bikkie was as much as an Aussie could expect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC Posted February 11, 2022 Author Share Posted February 11, 2022 Hello Here is the correction of Registration Number I picked a number from the list Mike C gave me Before : After Thank you So much Mike !! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Glad to be able to assist. Nice result. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skint George Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 At one time my kids and grandkids would get me a model jeep for my birthday but I always wanted one with a canvas top on.I eventually came across a French made jeep. It was pleasantly surprised that it was an M201 version even with electric wipers ( I hard a real 201 at the time). It was a plastic canvas top but it look real good and it fitted my Japanese model perfectly. never found another and the shop closed down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDERIC Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share Posted May 14, 2022 I find a new archive picture : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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