I'm trying to track down a kit I did as a kid. It was a jeep.

What I remember about it is:
1/20th scale. I'm sure of this because it was bigger than my other kits and 1/20th scale stuck in my mind as being different.
It was a civilian jeep and molded in a light green.

What I think about the kit.
since it was bought at a local hobby shop/department store 25 or so years ago it was probably a AMT/Revell/Lindberg/Monogram kit.
I'm currently leaning towards Lindberg from recent searches on Ebay showing other automotive kits in 1/20.

Does anyone know about this kit or have found it recently?
Did it exist at all or is my memory completely failing?

Hey,

theres a few possibilities. Nichimo made one in a drab green (http://cgi.ebay.com/MITSUBISHI-JEEP-J3R-1-20-MODEL-KIT-NICHIMO-JAPAN_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el111 6QQhashZitem53da4fbd65QQitemZ360144944485QQptZLHQ5 fDefaultDomainQ5f0QQsalenotsupported), as did ashomia but it looks like it was just a repackage of the nichimo kit. And it looks like monogram made a 1/20th (http://cgi.ebay.com/Unassembled-Jeep-CJ-7-Off-Road-Large-1-20-Scale-Model_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp3286Q2em20Q2el111 6QQhashZitem19b2e5e702QQitemZ110375593730QQptZLHQ5 fDefaultDomainQ5f0QQsalenotsupported)

Either of those look familiar?
josh

Thanks :D

yeah I'm almost positive its the monogram kit.

Monogram also released their kit in "Renegade" trim with the optional hard top. I just recently got one at a yard sale.

Didn't Tamiya do a Jeep?? I think it was the Grand Charokee

Didn't Tamiya do a Jeep?? I think it was the Grand Charokee

Yes, and a Wrangler, but both of them were 1/24.
Chris

Here is another old Jeep kit I built several of as a kid. This is a CJ-5 or M-38A1version pictured. MPC also did a great Ford MB jeep in 1/25 with a 90mm recoiless rifle on the back which I still have. These were all really nice kits!

http://images109.fotki.com/v780/photos/5/504634/4430984/scan-vi.jpg