1941 Willys MB Jeep WWII 80th Anniv 1/24 Scale Model Kit Build How To Weathering WW2 Omaha Beach GPW

[@rcpete7055]

It's more than a hobby!😀 This hobby saved my life and gave me a purpose to be HAPPY again 👍 🌈🌞 It's amazing how something so small can have such a big impact on your life😄 I was clinically depressed and diagnosed with asbergers syndrome/bi polar.. I started watching RC videos in 2010 and that led to modeling videos 😊 I've always enjoyed crafting and drawing and this is like an extention of that.. I have a room totally dedicated to displaying all my RC's and model 1:24/25 vehicles 😀 the reason this hobby is so Great is it can be anything your imagination can think of🌈 Planes, Trains, Boats, Drones, Trucks, Hot-rods, Nitros, Customs, Bodyshells, Kits or Ready to runs whatever floats your boat its all good if it brightens your day and u can look back and remember good memories that's what this hobby is!! 😀💯 RC an Modelling Saved my life Thankyou dude your Epic never forget..

[@hpiguy]

Glad you have found a hobby that also helps you!

[@urbanurchin5930]

An interesting little bit of trivia about the WWII land vehicles. These Jeeps and some of the trucks were built at the factories here in the U.S. - then sent to another company that would dis-assemble them and put them in crates to be shipped to the war areas. Once they arrived, there would be a crew assigned to re-assemble them and put them into operation. I saw a statistic that said it would take these guys about 45 minutes to assemble a Jeep and less than two hours to assemble a 2 1/2 ton truck. Another amazing fact was that if the vehicles would have been shipped fully built - they would have only been able to fit about a third as many on the cargo ship. Part of what won the war !

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[@jonjon9047]

Jeeps were never packed in crates. This is an urban myth perpetrated after a photograph emerged of a stowage and shipping trial at either New York or San Francisco where jeeps were crated. The method was never adopted as it was unnecessary and time Consuming. The transport methods used are well documented.

[@way2sh0rt07grad]

There's a couple cool videos of disassembly/assembly teams that break these jeeps down and build them again in just a couple minutes.We used to design military equipment for simplicity of maintenance and logistics.

[@Mary-gf8bt]

The jeep is going to look awesome when you get it done ....

[@Gunpla-Slinger]

For those who don't know the yellow circle around the star is a special paint that changes to red when there is a chemical attack to warn soldiers. It also help allied Bobbers identify allies and prevent them for being mistaken for German vehicles.

[@hpiguy]

Cool info!

[@ronroberts2453]

Incredible build Chris, I'm so glad to see another 1/24- 1/25 scale jeep. This goes on the must have list!!

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[@freedomrings1420]

When I was in the Seabees 78-83 we still were driving these older model Jeeps. A far cry from the Hum Vees .Another fine job.

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[@joeshmoe9978]

Nice old kit from the mid 1980's

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[@garyparker2969]

Love It Chris Thanks For Sharing n God Bless All !!

[@waynehawkins9090]

Nice build as always! Thank your grandpa for his service!

[@hpiguy]

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[@redcastle12b31]

My first duty assignment at Ft Hood was company commanders driver. I drove a jeep for a while then we transitioned to the hmmwv. I can smell that jeep just watching the video

[@hpiguy]

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[@redcastle12b31]

@@hpiguy thanks for the great videos and encouragement to just enjoy the hobby.

[@vernhoke7730]

While I'm not WW II old, I was at mechanic school at Camp Lejeune, North Caroline as a young Marine Lance Corporal in 1977 working on the old M151 MUTT, the grandson of this one, with the split front window from back in Vietnam in the mid to late sixties. It wasn't until I reported to my unit that we had the M151A1 one piece windshield fron the early seventies.

[@Johnny-tt8zc]

I’m having flashbacks of the italeri fire Jeep while watching this 😔.

[@johngligo4049]

Very incredible and intriguing build Chris! Really digging the chassis with engine and interior detail! Awesome Olive Drab coloring too! Thank Grandpa for his service!

[@BennyCFD]

Tile grout and Matt Modge Podge works great. ....................

[@ruy1050]

Great tutorial and, as always, delicious music. I only build civilian cars, but you inspired me to try this Jeep. Thanks for sharing. Regards from Brasil.

[@hpiguy]

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[@shanewaterman4125]

Great kit to go with an Airfix 1/24th P-51D :-)

[@richiesspeedshop82]

I like to watch the assembly part of the videos now. Very cool .

[@hpiguy]

Glad you like it!

[@clarenceobert5860]

Great review and build. I drove these when I was stationed at Clark AB, Philippines working Quad Agency Patrol (Town Patrol) from 87-89. We were driving the older 65-69 model years they got out of WRM (War Readiness Material). Mechanics loved working on these as they were so easy and simple. I'll have to get one of these ... unfortunately there are no small decals of the QAP emblem that we had. There was also one that was modified to remove the rear seat and a pole was attached with two C-130 Landing Lights. When I worked on base before QAP, we used this to search the fields for "intruders". Man, did they light up a field. 😀

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[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Good kit to build, you can do so many cool things with it!! 👍👍👍

[@hpiguy]

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[@jeffyoung8726]

Lol, this music playing during the painting of the model is so appropriate! Great video as always Chris. See ya in that next review!

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[@tonywoodward3167]

Nice build like the finish project

[@Brianthehistorynerd]

Finally a decent WW2 jeep in a nice scale. Looks great Chris

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[@brandonb1681]

Very well done.

[@hpiguy]

Thank you kindly!

[@btd2516]

Been waiting for a large scale kit kit of the Willys, can't wait to build it. Also been wishing you would post your vids in playlists, takes a looong time to find things. Thanks.

[@hpiguy]

You can just go to the channel home page and search using the search box. kzbin.info Or subscribe and hit the notification button. New videos every Weds and Saturday year round.

[@btd2516]

@@hpiguy I am subscribed, but you have so many videos, and I have tried doing searches, but I still think it be a big service to us to be able to find things easier.

[@kyleh3615]

Okay I may be buying one of these I have a 43 GPW (Ford) The frame. The axles. I've rebuilt those Dana 23s.the T-84 Transmission, dand 18 Trans case. The l134 engine. This kit is home

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[@nategoalbevazin1387]

HAHAHAHA I love this Jeep! my uncle had one from somewhere (IDK where he got it from). I can tell you the seats in that thing are NOT comfortable, it was not made to be comfortable. I think some were used for medical transport in the Korean war and others used for general travel and so on. Those Jeeps can run forever it seemed. Easy maintenance and overall very good and durable. Not sure if he still has it, but if he does have it, I'm sure it still runs.

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[@ianmunslow5675]

Great job Chris , got to snag me one of these

[@hpiguy]

You should!

[@lancebuttox9637]

Damn, said I wouldn't buy anything this month........incoming!

[@101stAirbornefilms]

Funny thing about this kit is that it is actually a Ford frame with the square front cross member on the frame and the tub appears to be a Willys because the tool box lids are not embossed.

[@maryfiltz800]

That looks great - just the right amount of dirt on it, to make it look real.

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[@timburnette5914]

I really enjoyed watching this build. I really like that type of Jeep! 👍🏼🇺🇸

[@hpiguy]

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[@jeffpark6040]

In grade 8 I can remember watching an documentary of the history of jeeps. There was an interview with a retired navy saler. As I can remember the navy was not officially given jeeps. However if an army jeep happened to show at an peer it's diver would be distracted. Than when he got back his jeep would be gone. And in its place an jeep in navy clours

[@jerrycarkhuff991]

Nice job Chris. I will be picking this one up. Looks like it was a lot of fun. Thank you for your dedication to the build.

[@hpiguy]

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[@modeltraingeek6544]

Proper job 👍🏻

[@soupy607]

I love when you do military stuff and play that men's choir ,I could listen to them for hours. I have the same kit in 1/35 scale but with the added detail this is a must have for me. Great build as always!👍👍🇨🇦

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[@haljohnson5729]

Nice build.

[@hpiguy]

I'm glad you like it!

[@davidpayne4315]

She's beautiful Chris another one

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[@michaelcooke2559]

Nice build. Lots and lots of options. I had no idea this kit existed until today. Thanks for sharing.

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[@toddw6716]

Nice work

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[@mikehedrick7223]

this would make a cool model of the 1956 Willys Surrey Gala Jeep ether in pink and white, blue and white or green and white. these were used in Hawaii.

[@hpiguy]

MPC makes a kit of the surrey. I built it on here some time ago, but as the Godzilla Jeep.

[@davidchin350]

Very nice build, I also chose the larger 1/25 AMT/ERTL when I built a Willys jeep.

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[@rogernichols8150]

Great job 👏 👍 so enjoy your videos 📹 😊 please keep them coming 🙏 👍 and here to help get your videos 📹 😉 out to everyone....don't let a hodag get you lol

[@ronaldorabelo9695]

Love it! beautifull build! Congrats Chris

[@markriser1]

Interesting and a great build. But a sea shanty for an army vehicle?

[@charlesmcclure5994]

That turned out really great Chris looks awesome 👍👍

[@hpiguy]

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[@blackphantom99]

Amazing work Chris! Looks so realistic ☺️👍👏👏

[@basc5026]

Does this model have a wheelbase of 5.5 inches? Lovely build HPI Guys

[@IamGalvatron]

I’ve heard you say in past videos you “slather parts in bondene”, you weren’t kidding when you said that hahahaha. I kid I kid hahaha

[@hpiguy]

Yup, I like a strong bond that will not fail.

[@squishycakes9087]

JEEP.. Just Enough Essential Parts

[@hpiguy]

LOL

[@heathaggen1125]

I really enjoy your videos. This is the most accurate 1/24 scale Willys Jeep ever made. I have built a couple of these when they were released under the Testors name back in the 80s and one very recently. The addition of the rubber tires is great, I going to have to pick this one up.

[@hpiguy]

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[@marksimkiw923]

Nice job on this one Chris as usual

[@hpiguy]

I appreciate that!

[@r.a.monigold9789]

I'm diggin' the new camera set. Much wider stage for "us" the viewers. And it HAS to be more comfortable for you as the builder (building over the instructions is a nice touch too). Oh, and the jeep is stunning as well. Thanks again for all you do.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks man!

[@americanpatriot2422]

Outstanding video and presentation.

[@doublenickelbob]

But do they taste like rubber? Great vid, keep em coming, I'll keep watching.

[@hpiguy]

Thanks Bob!

[@calvingifford9442]

Another very neat build!

[@richardlee1092]

Chris, you’ve done it again!!! Fantastic great looking kit I have to have one. Thanks for the review!

[@hpiguy]

Thanks for watching!

[@fredsmith5731]

This one is similar to the M.A.S.H.jeep that I built 12 years ago.

[@chrislongbeard]

I've used cheap tissue and matte clear and turned out good. But I prefer the Hasegawa 1/24 Willys.

[@bidumodels1324]

Belo Kit, 👍

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[@rodfalconer5352]

Hi Chris, Can you give us a list of all the paints you used for painting the jeep? Cheers, Rod

[@robindthornton]

Nice useful kit , bit of a different format from you this time, we don't usually see you builing the model, nice to see. Thank you for your really entertaining videos, I really enjoy them and the great tips

[@nicholmansgarage3501]

Hey Chris, wasn't sure how to email you directly, so I chose to comment here. Wanted to let you know I found someone on FB marketplace using photos of your Autocar dump truck build to advertise selling the kit. Just thought you ought to know. Oh, and nice build by the way!

[@hpiguy]

Yes, hundreds of people steal my images, remove my watermarks and use them to sell stuff online. FB, Ebay, Amazon, etc refuse to take the ads down for copyright violations since they make money on them. YT is the only place that will pull videos stolen from others. Nothing I can do about it unfortunately. Thanks for keeping an eye out and avoid those sellers, they are all scammers that won't send you anything.

[@nicholmansgarage3501]

@@hpiguy alright, sorry it can't be taken down. I just wanted to let you know. And i don't buy anything on Marketplace anyway, I just like to browse, i buy all of my model kits in person :)

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Awesome kit , great work as always. What a great 👍 finish . Great tip with the sand . 👍👍👍👍👍👍

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[@crashandcynder]

Holy crap i just ordered this kit what are the odds? lol

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[@Trueno1600]

Wow, I wanted a 1/24, non-curbside MB Jeep for so long, I'm surprised I didn't see this one coming! I'll get one for sure! Now, just hoping someone eventually makes an XJ Jeep Cherokee kit to add even more Jeep content!

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[@gunnarbiker]

My favorite of any of your builds! Could be that I just bought. 2021 Jeep Gladiator Willys!! 😂

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[@tonywoodward3167]

Is that a home made paint booth and where did you get those turn tables? And if so how did you make it

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

Man that would be good for a Ratrod or parts of it anyways. I just hate that it’s 60 bucks, dang! Oh well….. can’t win em all don’t reckon. lol! But anywho, good stuff as always buddy, always! I’m gonna get at least one.

[@hpiguy]

Enjoy Doug!

[@hensleyshobbies-doug7761]

@@hpiguy - thank you buddy! Preciate that! You too!

[@davidhinkson8856]

This came out very nicely! Is this an all new tool or an old Esci model?

[@hpiguy]

I'm not sure of the origins but they have been taking care of the molds whoever they are.

[@danielbritton8588]

Sure wish they included 50 cal. option

[@BigJohn51976]

The Jeep looks really great. Love your channel I watch whenever I can. Whare do you like to buy your kits?

[@hpiguy]

Thanks! Links in description for the places to buy the kits I review. Thanks!

[@FMChimera]

The more parts the better; it's the building that's fun, the painting that sucks.

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[@tonylester3868]

You can tell, that the officers, are not smart. Riding in a vehicle, with a large target on the hood, so the enemy knows who to take out.

[@charlestreadway6491]

I need to find Marine Corps, Military Police, Viet Nam decals. Make that version.

[@hpiguy]

Yeah! I'm sure 1/35 decals exist and can be scaled up if a person has a printer.

[@wholelotazepp]

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[@wholelotazepp]

I love Jeeps❤️ can’t wait to see your build and the options you choose. 👍🏻🏁