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Published: 2013-05-15 23:53:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 2035; Favourites: 81; Downloads: 42
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The Ford M151 "Mutt" was the succor to the iconic U.S WW2 Willys jeep and was produced from 1959 through 1982. This quarter-ton 4x4 was highly usefully and enjoyed a long time in service(and for good reason!). The mutt severed thro Vietnam and had many upgrades along the way and was ultimately replaced by the humvee. The mutt was used by 15 different NATO countries and is currently used by over 100 countries worldwide. All tho it did suffer from roll over issues, it had great speed, mobility, was light weight and was very durable. Overall, a pretty incredible military vehicle.This is a 1/35 Tamiya ford mutt and while this kit has been reissued a few times (with different upgrades) the kit I got was the basic vintage kit. I won this kit in a raffle at a local model con and it sells for around $10.us. Painted with enamel paint and weathered with art acrylics and pastels. Stowage/gear was from the bits box. Overall I like this kit alot even tho its one of my smallest builds. I would highly recommend this kit or its variants to any beginner or excerpt alike. For such a cheap price alot of fun can be had with this jeep.
Anyways I am planning up a diorama and base for this thing and will hopefully finish that up in the next few days.
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thank you!
this one one of the first times i really loaded up a project.
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thank you, didn't come out quite as i had hoped. i messed a few things up along the way but it was bound to happen. anyways i am satisfied with how it looks and hopefully it will fit the diorama i am making.
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When I saw this picture, I remembered that I've builded the 1/35 M151 from Academy Minicraft.
But that was more than 10 years ago and the model was discarded.
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cool, the Tamiya is a neat little kit, very basic tho.
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The Academy Minicraft M151 kit came with a trailer, a mortar and four soldiers (the driver and the mortar crew).
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yea this was the vintage tamyia release and was pretty bare bones on extras. it did come with a driver figurine but i hoarded him away for future projects.
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I hope to get again a 1/35 M151, either from Tamiya or Academy.
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cool! there are several releases from Tamiya, and some after market photo etched i believe.
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And I hope that tomorrow I can take some pics at a military technology fair nearby my house.
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very cool dude! sounds like a fun time.
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I went this morning to the fair and I've take some pictures. Tomorrow I will upload here.
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Iยดve uploaded three pictures.
And thanks for the watching.
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cool, ill take a look and you are welcome!
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Hmm, i've got a paper model of this one... maybe some day i'll make it %)
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cool, tho i could quickly see how that might become a nightmare project. anyways good luck.
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Who let the dogs out! woof woof! Sickem boys!
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XD
yea jeeps are freaking cool, i have a pretty awesome mud season up here and a jeep can provide hours of fun.
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Just make sure to wear a seat belt and a roll cage is always a bonus.
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yea, i have seen enough of them rolled over on our Vermont back roads XD
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Very dangerous but fun. Maybe the ones that sit lower with the wide wheel base might be safer?
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hummm most likely. up here there isn't much to do and everybody is cooped up all winter. as soon as its mud season a lot of people get out and push the limits a bit too much.
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Maybe have a few beverages too?
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yea drinking and driving is like an unofficial Vermont sport(not that i am endorsing that kind of behavior) most of the time the rolled jeeps are piloted by very good old boys XD
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YEE HAW! A rednecks famous last words, "Check is out!"
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XD
god i have been known to utter that phrase a few times then proceed to get horribly injured.
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The cajones get much bigger after you have has some liquid encouragement too! hehehe
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roll-over issues... would those include VC mortar rounds landing close by? Or recoil from firing a TOW missile?
(Thinking of CoD: Black Ops)
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i would assume it comes from hulling too fast around corners. i have seen my share of civilian jeeps roll over....anyways because of liability issues the army didn't sell this one much to civilians, which is a shame cause jeeps are alot of fun.
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So... if a car is prone to roll-over, it's not safe for the civilian market.
If it's a gigantic monster (Humvee) that consumes fuel at an obscenely fast rate, it's just fine?
Whoever sells these cars has weird priorities, I think.
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lol yea, i kinda thought the same thing.
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Thank you! i have needed a jeep, everyone needs a jeep XD
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