brizio
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Post by brizio on Mar 18, 2010 9:06:04 GMT -5
I made this model last year... I found and bought online a 1947 Italian brochure about a company that make trailer in Italy, the particular thing was that to pull this trailer wasn't a big truck, but a Willys MB! As you know, after the WWII a lot of Jeep (but also truck, motorbike, etc.) was left in Europe from the US Army, and this helped the Europe or in this case Italy to start a new "life". Because most of this vehicle were used by private person, or police, fire department and others... This Willys it is one of those. On the brochure they say: transform the army Jeep in a useful vehicle. They called it "Squirrel" I think because the Willys is so short, and the trailer is so long, that look like a squirrel's tail. Another particular things about this Jeep-trailer configuration is that the trailer is not removable from the Jeep, and also it has a steering wheel system, so when the Jeep turn in a direction, the twin wheels on it also turn. And so does my model...
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Post by jeffs396 on Mar 18, 2010 10:55:49 GMT -5
Very cool & unique! Is it 1/24 scale?
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brizio
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Post by brizio on Mar 18, 2010 12:36:54 GMT -5
Thank you! Yes 1/24, the Willys is from the Italeri Fire jeep, for me one of the most beautiful kit around. :0
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Post by wtsf150 on Mar 18, 2010 16:30:35 GMT -5
That is pretty cool Briz where did the trailer come from was it part of the kit? Willie
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brizio
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Post by brizio on Mar 18, 2010 17:57:24 GMT -5
Thank you! No the trailer was scratch build. It has also twin tires, and the steering works automatically when the Jeep turn. And the Willys I used this. But scratch built the new roof and frame, engine interior, steering works.
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Post by ddlova on Mar 18, 2010 21:23:14 GMT -5
that is really cool! i forgot all about Italeri's Jeep kit too, it's supposed to be quite nice.
i have one from Hasegawa, maybe it's the same one?
Dave
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brizio
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Post by brizio on Mar 18, 2010 22:42:39 GMT -5
Thank you! Could be that they use the same mold... the Italeri kit it is very old and has some error, but easy to fix.
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Post by randx0 on Dec 6, 2011 9:27:36 GMT -5
Holy cow how I missed this is beyond me excellent scratch building .that is really unique !was it actually called squirrel or is there an Italian word for it. I think there are a lot of things like this that were designed for the early jeeps I would like to see more.
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Post by gray07 on Dec 6, 2011 23:20:55 GMT -5
This is so cool.
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