jeep windshield - need help with a measurement

[Patrice DEBUCQUOY]

Hello Jack,

IIRC the Mapple Leaf is yellow for WW2.
The golden one is post war.

Cheers,
Patrice.

[Ed Storey]

Jack, as the war progressed there were changes in vehicle markings. No one set of marking guidelines fits all the vehicles in use. Your best bet is to find a photograph of a particular vehicle which you like and emulate what you see in the photograph.

[BCA]

The modified windshield in post #5 (on jeep CM 4232012) appears to have a shorter lower panel: it may well be an early 21” tall slat grill windshield frame that has been modified with the arched extension. The overall height of the standardized windshield frame is 23”.

[Jack Geratic]

Patrice, Ed, and Brian - gentlemen, thank you for your responses and will take in everything into consideration.

For marking sizes, I think it best I wait until the actual model kit is in my hands. This way I can take into account actual measurements, particularly if the model details are not perfectly scaled.

For the maple leaf, I agree it was yellow when painted by hand. From what I understand (or did I misunderstand?) that when these markings became available in water slide decal format, the leaf does not look plain yellow. From the site https://captainstevens.com/military/mv/mvmarkings/

Provided is a post war example:
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Followed by a set of wartime period:
WWII-Cdn-Divisional-signs-top-to-bottom-1-2-3-4-5-Divs.jpg

To me, I see a difference between the two examples. Perhaps the WW2 version was not 'metallic gold', but a subdued yellow?

Interestingly, the Canadiansoldiers web site in their Formations study page, there is no mention of yellow, but that gold was chosen for the maple leaf in May of 1940. Of course, when it came to painting, they made do with what they had.


regards,
Jack

[Lynn Eades]

Brian, Re the short screen, the front bumper also appears to have a curved end. Accident damage or a mod. as well?

[David Dunlop]

Can anyone read what is stencilled across the top centre of the front fender? It might also be repeated over the rear wheel well but is a lot longer in both cases than the usual ‘TP XX”.

David

[Jack Geratic]

Found another photo of Worthington and jeep. This one allows comparison of yellows found on the bridge classification and maple leaf - and they clearly look different:

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regards,
Jack