LVT-4 Buffalo & Jeep

Obligatory start photo 

Badges inherited from my grandfather: I've sourced some 79th Armoured Division (that's the triangle bull's head) decals for this build... 

Jeep, with driver painted up to be Royal Armoured Corps, with the 79th Armoured Division badge and #52 on the windscreen: #52 because that's how old I was when I started this kit.
Trimmed the bonnet decal to lose the leading "C" as (according to www.britishjeep.com/how-to-recognise-a-british-jeep.html) that would indicate a Canadian jeep. 

Front of my Buffalo (and my new Airfix Club 2025 badge to mark the start of the year!): 79th badge again, and #53 because that was how old I was when I *finished* this kit! 

Scratch-built a representation of the splash-guards at the back (hatched assemblies) out of plasticard, also added chains for the ramp.
Also made some "rope", and added some spare tyres from the spares box. 

Added in the sump screen to the engine compartment with a bit of spare mesh. Also filled the windows to the driver's compartment seeing as there's wires and gubbins in there now because... 

There are headlights!
Pair of LEDs, battery and holder/switch in the engine/driver's compartment. 

Buffalo, ramp end 

Jeep and buffalo
I completely re-did the hinge too, as I remember it breaking on the one I played with 40-odd years ago: remade with plasticard tube and brass rod, probably overkill as I'm not going to be playing with this one! 

Top view, few more ropes and tyres here and there. 

More Buffalo 

Even more Buffalo 

Top view 

"Landing Vehicle, Tracked", Airfix. LVT-4.
How can you manage to "misspell" that as LTV in multiple places in the instructions?! 🙂