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Offline Gunslinger

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Jeep in a Crate
« on: February 20, 2013, 10:41:55 PM »
I know, we've all heard this before, but this is no %$%$#$!

Late in January I had to spend some time at the local hospital getting a rebuild on a couple of wore out knees.  But let me back up, I took up this Willys thing about 5 years ago, and I never ever figured that it would consume my entire family as well!  So here I am, laying in the hospital last month when my Bride of 32 years announces that through some very astute research, she is a librarian, she found me a new jeep to work on while I re-hab at home in February.  I said, new jeep, what are you talking about, well when we got home, there it was, a Willys MB in a crate.  Wow, was I surprised.  Well over the last few weeks I've been working on it and I finally have it all put together.  I'm just now getting off of the narcotics from surgery, so I can't take it for a drive yet.  But over the next few days I'll be posting pictures of the assembly.  It took more than I thought it would to pull it all together, but its done now and I think it looks pretty good.
As always, its the pics that count.
Don't touch that dial
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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2013, 11:44:46 PM »
Are you sure the narcotics have worn off?
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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2013, 05:06:08 AM »
Need your address to send flowers, not for you Guns, for your wife.....
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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2013, 10:55:59 AM »
I don't beleive without seeing it!

Should I use narcotics to?
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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2013, 11:12:39 AM »
We need that toe tapping smiley Hillbilly used on the 2A page...

WAKE UP GUN, Enquiring minds NEED to know!!! ;D ;D ;D

I think I know what it is but I'm not tellin. I could be wrong ya know. (I know, hard to believe.  ;D ;D ;D :D)
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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2013, 11:53:11 AM »



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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2013, 11:57:07 AM »
I think the pain drugs have gotten to the 'GUN'.

He's got to be in a deep stasis.  WAKE UP GUN!!!  WAKE UP!!! ;)

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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2013, 05:06:53 PM »
Jeep in a crate....
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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2013, 10:47:03 AM »
So is it one of those plastic models? Or wooden?
Or a "Soap-on-a-Rope" Jeep in a little wooden box?
So what's your guess, Bill?
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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2013, 02:14:14 PM »
"Jeep in a Crate"....is that what they're calling leftover medication nowadays??!? �:D �

"Psst, hey buddy......yea, you....know where I can score a Jeep in a Crate?"

(kidding aside - hope things are going well with the new knees)
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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2013, 10:16:03 AM »
OK, OK, I can see ya'll are getting a little jittery!  Bill don't drop your Geritol !!!
I've got a few to post here, the new photobucket and I aren't getting along just now.  But here is a few:



As you can see, my sweet wife also found a de-milled Ma Deuce to finish off the build !!



Here's a picture of the crate it came in, Bill were you right?

Thanks for the laughs guys, the knees are getting better.
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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2013, 10:31:33 AM »
Holy cow, ya got a huge billboard behind your new jeep too!

Hmm. something is not quite right about the color....

I'm still wanting to see the crate pics...

I was close, but not entirely right, Gunslinger..I think. I thought you had gotten the kit that included the crate kit as well. Saw them quite a while ago on the Gee . or was it Ebay....or was it a painkiller induced hallucination after dental work...I dunno. �;D 8-) :-[
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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2013, 09:08:37 AM »
Yup,
It was quite a challenge painting that Billboard, first off its only about 10 degrees here so the paint was a bugger to try and dry, and hobbling around on the scaffold with one leg in a cast whipping that paint brush around was interesting as well.  Or was that a dream, maybe that was the box it came in, is it time for my Oxycontin????

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Re: Jeep in a Crate
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2013, 11:11:00 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D

I've got two of those models, just no .50 cal.  Nice find!
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