Another super nostalgic kit I weakened and paid quite a few dollars for on eBay. This one from Revell, but I think was originally a Matchbox kit, include the Morris Tractor, a 17 pdr gun and a Jeep. Plus the usual diorama base type thingy that you would always get with these kits. Loved this kit as a 13 year old, but when I made it the first time I twisted things off sprues, got glue everywhere and never painted a thing. What a treat to remake this excellent little kit. Great to put together, super instructions and heaps of decals. I had a blast making this properly the second time around with only a gap of 40 years….. I think this is the best rendition of a Willy’s Jeep I have found in plastic, and I reckon the only one of a Morris Tractor available. The Jeep is a bit small compared to my other 1/72 scale stuff but it looks good anyway. This will be my only Morris Tractor so it fits in nicely with everything larger scale as there is no direct comparison. I added some extra rubble to the street and ruins to make the join between the road and the house less noticeable. Painting was all olive drab with some black mickey mouse camo on the tractor and gun. Dusty powders on everyone. Revell even give you a cool Boulangerie decal for the ruin. Bonus. I am now tempted to grab a few more of these 1/76 Matchbox/Revell kits as they are such fun.
Colonel Mustard 
Excellent. But no pain in the boulangerie.
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there was but all the baguettes got burnt
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Fantastic- I love the Matchbox kits, it is great that Revell still makes them available (wish the full set came out again).
Cheers,
Pete.
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yes Pete i am going to have to trawl eBay for more of these 1/76 kits
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Nicely done, Will! 🙂 I still have two of the original Matchbox Morris tractors to use as 2pdr portees (closed in the back of the truck and covered the whole tilt in tissue paper to rough it up a bit). I think Matchbox kits more than any others got my armies to where I wanted them in the ’80s (well, OK, except maybe the Fujimi Type 97 Chi-Ha)!
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nice John – i was thinking about the tissue paper tilt – the Morris is a bit flat. I have done one on the next kit which is an IBG Bedford QLT and the paper came out much better than the flat plastic canopy.
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I remember this one fondly; long gone, now. Thanks for sharing your ace job of this kit.
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thanks! yes it was only 40 years between builds!
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Wow – great post and wonderful work on these classic WWII beauties. Glad to see you got a second bite – albeit years later – at this great apple of a dio.
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thanks Mark!
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Well done mate, when ever I see a Willy it takes me back to the farm i was brought up on as dad purchased on and used it on the farm, it was very handy. Oh I forgot, a very belated Happy New year to you to!!
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you too Pat HNY
that would be great fun as a kid. As an adult i am keen on getting an old landrover when i retire and cruising around in it
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That’s a great idea, It’s what one of my uncles did , he certainly cruised, I think he got up to eighty sometimes on the highways 😅😅👍🏻
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