Ford G.P.A Jeep / Modelik / 1:25 [FERTIG]

Modelik 07/00
FORD G.P.A. JEEP
AMERICAN PASSENGER TERRAIN AMPHIBIAN FROM W.W. 2ND

* Number of paper sheets with parts to cut out,
size of the kit: 7 x A4
* Number of constuction pictures: 4 x A4

scale: 1:25
growth of the constructed model: 185 mm
number of points: 86

So now I have started on the GPA Jeep. I have glued the bodyparts to 1mm karton this evening before went to work, and will start cutting tomorrow.
I also think this is an fairly easy build.I have chosen to build 4 vehicles with medium difficulty just to get familiar with paperbuilding and learning the different tekniques before i move to the "heavier" stuff.

Hello fellow kartonists!

Today I started the build of the GPA Jeep by making the body.

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It seems like this is going to be a fun build. So far the parts fitted just fine.

I'll keep you posted

Hi!

I have started to make the underside with the propeller "tunnel"
The parts needed for this operation
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It was not as easy as it first looked,but I got it assembled after some thinking....the instructions are not very good for one that not speaks/reads polish...and translating to english via babelfis and similar sites is not an option either,so every build become more like a puzzle.

Here I have mounted half of the tunnel
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I'm also struggeling a bit finding the rights colour for edgepainting and touchup since I'm colourblind,so you have to bare over with me at that point.
I got it assembled and ready for gluing to the framework.
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Now I will be working the whole weekend, so the building of the GPA continues next week.
In the weekend I will try to get some more done on the Hummer if it's quiet at work.....

Back in business... I got some time today to continue the work on the GPA.
I'm not sure what the english word for this part is called, but it's the inside of the wheelwells.

It wasn't many parts involved in this operation, but it was kind of important that it fitted well and looked good.

The drawing for the operation.
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The parts are cut and ready for some paint
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The part are put in to see if it fits, and it does!
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I'm satisfied with the result.
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Both sides done.
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So tomorrow I might get to do the rear parts.

A day off from work. Kids gone to school....wife at work...time to build!!
Today I made the rear wheelwells and glued the "bottom" into place and glued the right side into place.

The drawing for the rear part
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Parts cut out and grinded
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Put loosely into place to see if it all fits
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All 4 whellwels are finished and painted. And the right side cutted out
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The sidepart fitted very well, but the front is a challenge for me....
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I got it into place
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And it came out rather nice...
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Yes it will fit nicely into the schwimmer collection

This was a time consuming process....First cut out the small strips....paint edges....and glue.

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The finished result________________The front part
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Time to make the front suspension.

The drawing
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So the "hard" part of the suspension was made of 0.3mm leaf brass I got my hands on at work....cutted out as decribed.They don't look as good as I wanted,but they are more than ok since they will be covered of paper.
The brass and the parts.
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Parts cutted out and ready for assembly.
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Leaf spring mounted and ready for the paintshop....
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Finished....3 more to go
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I was not satisfied with the papernet that was in this "hole"
So I cutted out the part
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Panted some fine gaz
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And the result was a lot better!
This part is not glued yet.I have some more work on this part as you can see.
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Making of the dashboard was on todays build menu....

The Drawing_____________Parts glued to karton_______Parts cutted and ready for mounting
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The framework kompleted
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The cover of the dash.

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The finished result.
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I started to make the front with the hatch and the stern of the GPA today.
Was a bit tired after my first nightshift so I didn't build very much today, but I did do something.....

I have glued the top cover to the front and made the small "bulb"
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Some of the parts to the rear cover with rivets done on one side.
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The hatch is done, and the front "strips" are in place
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Overview of the Jeep
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I got something done before I went to work this day.
The upper part of the GPA is now finished with all the strips, cocpit is glued into place and the pedals made.The sides are also done.I was for a while thinking of making a "rope" fenderlist, it might have looked good.So I just see what I do later on.

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Thanks for your kind words Jan!

So it's time for some more building. Have been slow this week due to outdoor activities....winterholidays

I have started to finish the cockpit.I made the gearhandles.
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The front seats and the back seat.
Parts for the front seat.
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Thanks for your nice words Heinz!!

Now it was time to make the "winch" in front of the Jeep.This part is 1cm in diameter at the bottom

The drawing___________The parts for this operation_______parts cutted out
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The winch is assembled and ready to be mounted along with the rivets
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Winch glued into place_______rope added___________The original
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I'm not sure what to call this in english....but I made them anyway.

The drawing______________Parts to use_____________Finished "puller"
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I tried to find "chainlinks" in the local stores that could be used, but all I could find was too big to use.So I had to make the links of 1mm brasswire.
And I found the result to be quite good.

One side________________both sides
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Between all the skiing this week....I also managed to get something done on the GPA.
This time it was the headlights.

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Thanks Pawell!!

The winter vacation is over....tomorrow it's back to work for me.
So when we came down from our skiing trip , I did some work on the Jeep.

Finished the front lights

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I also found a real image of the front of the GPA
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Making of the splashscreen.

The drawing of the operation_______Parts to be used______half way there
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The finished screen
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Here I have just loosely put it where it will go.It doesn't look too bad eh?
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Making of the spare tire was on todays buildmenu.

Parts cutted out___________The support____________Ready for painting
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Painted________________On place
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I will try the chalkdusting on the tire to make it look more "dusty"

Thanks Andreas!!

Today I tried the chalkdust methode on the spare tire.

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Does this look allright? (question for the chalkdust experts)

Also made the hinges for the splashscreen

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Now I'm onto the exhaust system.......

The exhaust was my last "job" this evening.

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The finished exhaust

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Was a bit exhausted after work this afternoon....after 4 days up at 04:45....
But I managed to get something done anyway
Tomorrow I'm off work....kids at school,wife at work....so I'm going to make a can of coffee and do some paperwork in peace and quiet!

So today I made the two boxes, made two blankets, and mounted the splashscreen, and glued the front passenger seat.

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Now the front part is finished, and I'm very happy with the result!
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Thanks for your kind words Jörg!

A minor update.....made the "fenders" and the big blanket.

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Fridays report from the workbench.....

Making of the front transmission.

The drawing_______________some of the parts_______________The axel
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I got it mounted and here it is ready for painting
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Paintjob done, and I will attatch part nr 37C when the paint is dry.
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I also made the steering wheel
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And some cockpit details
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After a wonderful day skiing up in the mountais I made part 37C......
Not much, but it's saturday and now some family quality time is requested
We are going to enjoy some great homemade pizza and maybe some cold white wine (riesling spätläse) later on. Another day of skiing coming up tomorrow!

I managed to get something done before my nightshift today....not much but every little operation counts right?

The drawing
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The parts involved
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I got the tiny parts mounted on the leafspring
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Mounted loosely in place to see if it all fits.And it does
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Side view
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So tomorrow I'll see if I can do the other side....getting kind of rotten after nightshifts....

The construction reports from Oto Bernreiter convinced me to try the "coffee" trick of adding mud to the jeep.
Here you can see the result.I also guess it will look far better when I have put some chalkdust to the "mud"

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The front wheels.

The wheels are made of several parts.
First there is the "outer" part that contains 9 parts.
And second there is the center parts, contains 8 parts

The most "tricky" operation are making of the parts 47E and 47F.
Theese parts have to look good to make the overall look to be nice.
I'm struggeling a bit with the "bending" of theese parts,but with some patience they turned out pretty well.
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The front side and the back side.
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And here is the first wheel mounted on the front axel
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Wheels.....
I made the rest of the wheels today before work.
Wheels put on axel for chalkdusting and testing.The wheels are not glued onto the axel yet.
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The axel is put into place
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I also finished the front suspension.I will mount it in place tomorrow when the paint is dryed.
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Finished the front axel and suspension this morning.

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Just for fun I put the GPA into the small diorama I have made for it....

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