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Vietnam willys jeep

very sorry about the confusion .HeavyArty straighten me out .

This model represents an M151A2 used in the invasion of Greneda by the 82d Airborne in 1983.

This Will be a straight forward build . No thrills .

Just out of the box simple , since I have a big build going on at the moment .

Please enjoy the ride

Rick

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A couple issues with this one. Firstly, it is not a Willys, but a Ford-designed/built (later built by Kaiser Corp) M151A2, which brings the second problem. The M151A2 saw very limited service in Vietnam with mainly the ARVN after we started winding down US forces and began "Vietnamization" of the war. The M151A2 was not built and fielded until 1972. The version used by US forces in Vietnam was pretty much only the M151A1 which was built from 1964 until 1971.

M151A1

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The biggest visible differences are the smaller turn signal lights on the fenders with flat fenders, smaller rear lights, a divided windshield, and the shape of the rear wheel opening on the A1. The A1 also had a different rear suspension which was prone to cause the vehicle to roll if turned too sharply.

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On the A2, the suspension was fixed, along with the larger NATO-standard turn signals and rear lights added, lifting rings added to the rear of the body (which changed the shape of the rear wheel opening), a dished (safer, collapsible) steering wheel, repositioned windshield wiper motors, and a one-piece windshield.

The model you have represents an M151A2 used in the invasion of Greneda by the 82d Airborne in 1983. It is based on the below pic.

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Tamiya makes a proper Vietnam era M151A1 as well. The kit is very nice and pretty accurate for a Vietnam-era M151A1.

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For more info on Tamiya's M151s and a history of the M151, check out an article I wrote on the them at Armorama.

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Thank you HeavyArty .. Greneda by the 82d Airborne in 1983 this what it will be ..

Ok Now I need to change paint scheme . This was to be a fun build no mods .

This was my ideal here .Build . primer . spray rust color . salt . spray main color . rub off salt area to show some rust color . High light couple area . clear coat . done

What main color do I need ? Olive Green

Thank you

Rick

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I still highly recommend this model . Very nice

I think all glue up is about 95% finished .The men and tires are not glued . I need to make a strap for luggage on the hood .

On two things on this model thats not supplied . Antenna and strap for luggage on the hood .No big deal ..

I'm going to primer then go had thanksgiving lunch

Enjoy

Rick

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It looks nice so far. The paint/weathering technique you outlined sounds good. I wouldn't do to much rust on it though. Military-grade paints are pretty durable and these vehicles were well maintained, as such, they didn't show very much rust, if any at all.

The color depends on what you want it to be. The in-box decals are for a sand jeep that was seen in the US invasion of Grenada in Oct '83, shortly after redeploying from a rotation to Egypt for either Operation Bright Star or an MFO Sinai mission. As such, it was painted overall sand. Most other jeeps in 82d ABN at this time were in MERDC camo since the NATO 3-tone wasn't in wide use yet. More info on MERDC can be found here.

Some examples.

Sand jeep the one in the box is based on.

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82d ABN MERDC jeeps in Greneda.

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Other examples of M151A2s in MERDC

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They were also seen in overall Dark Green as seen in Vietnam (darker than WWII OD, I like to use Testors Model Master Dark Green - FS#34079), with white markings. These would be early M151A2s from about '72 to '75-ish. MERDC started being applied in '75.

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The main colour is finished . Now I'm brushing painting the little parts. I think its looking mighty fine so far . .

Tires are not glue to model yet

Still recommend this model .

Then soon back to the coast guard build.

Enjoy

Rick

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Looking good. A couple pointers. The radio on the rear fender should be dark green. The legs and sides of the folded cots on the hood should be bare aluminum. The antenna base and antenna should also be dark green (parts you have black). The fuel can should also be dark green, with the mount still sand.

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Also just noticed another correction. The shift lever and 4-wheel drive select levers coming up from the floor should also be body color (sand) with only the knobs black. Your antenna is also missing the spring section.

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Looking good. If you want to detail the radio a bit more, here is one in a ground-mount. The radio (AN/VRC-46) is in the middle with the Aux receiver on the left. With this set-up, you could listen to two different channels at the same time, but only talk on one channel.

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AN/VRC-46 radio by itself.

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And a wiring diagram of AN/VRC-47 system (w/Aux receiver).

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Lastly, the ammo can on the .50 cal is a WWII/Korean war era version, Tamiya got it wrong. The modern version (since Vietnam) looks like below, with the hinge on the end (not the side) and w/out the reinforcing squares embossed on the sides.

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Sorry I keep finding things piecemeal. I just keep looking at it closer to help you out along the way.

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M151A2;

Hmm.......Ok how did wires get crossed w/ Vietnam - Granada versions. I read the title as M151A2 Granada???

Todd

I thought this was a Vietnam jeep . I wanted to do a Vietnam build before Christmas . I order wrong jeep . The HeavyArty explain to me earlier post . I order wrong Jeep . Thats how to build started .

So sorry for the confusion Todd .

I can tell this Todd , This is a great model .. Very nice . After this build back to my USCG Helicopter build

Rick

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Looking good. If you want to detail the radio a bit more, here is one in a ground-mount. The radio (AN/VRC-46) is in the middle with the Aux receiver on the left. With this set-up, you could listen to two different channels at the same time, but only talk on one channel.

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AN/VRC-46 radio by itself.

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And a wiring diagram of AN/VRC-47 system (w/Aux receiver).

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Lastly, the ammo can on the .50 cal is a WWII/Korean war era version, Tamiya got it wrong. The modern version (since Vietnam) looks like below, with the hinge on the end (not the side) and w/out the reinforcing squares embossed on the sides.

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Sorry I keep finding things piecemeal. I just keep looking at it closer to help you out along the way.

How do you make the ammo can decal ?

Rick

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