[TC18] Another WIP: currently civilian Jeep Willys

[Cumulonimbus]

Amidst the storm of small scale suspensions, gearboxes and Porsches, my TC18 car ideas were becoming obsolete fast. A change of strategy was needed so I'm looking for something a bit different. At the moment it is still a very quick and dirty mock-up, but I like were it is heading. No promises about features yet, but I'll put some interesting functions in somehow.

Edited April 5, 2020 by Cumulonimbus

[Jundis]

Nice shape overall :-)

But are there 5L liftarms in red available?

Also: No steering...?

[Cumulonimbus]

As said, at the moment its just a quick model to see if the scale and proportions would work in this scale. I'm working on a pendular front axle (with steering) and would like to have a fake engine up front. I have not yet looked at which colour I would want and if the necessary pieces exist in that colour. Red does look good though:

It's just a work in progress, I might even toss this model and try something else instead. Time will tell ...

Edited April 5, 2020 by Cumulonimbus

[Cumulonimbus]

Hmm... not too sure about this one. The party trick of this little Jeep was going to be a convertible roof. However, My efforts to make it compact enough for this scale while working as intended are not giving the results I hoped for. I might need to go back to the drawing board and pick another vehicle ...

Edited April 12, 2020 by Cumulonimbus

[super-jaschka]

3 hours ago, Cumulonimbus said:

I might need to go back to the drawing board and pick another vehicle ...

Bad, had a good idea!

3 hours ago, Cumulonimbus said:

The party trick of this little Jeep was going to be a convertible roof. 

What for? The original does not have such a function. Make every effort for the body, steering, engine.

Just don't drop this project.

[Cumulonimbus]

2 hours ago, super-jaschka said:

...The original does not have such a function. ...

Some of them do have roofs that can be manually folded away as seen in the image below and on most wartime jeeps: