The forefather of the Jeep is the Willys MB. Developed in the 1940s this 4x4-truck was supposed to be small, relatively cheap and produced in large quantities. The soldiers loved the vehicle for it's endurance and agility.

This tiny model, made from seven layers of plywood sports the distinctive features like the nine-slot steel grille, the spare tire and the gasoline canister mounted on the back. I decided against adding more details (like the steering wheel) because it would have resulted in to fragile elements. The glue-up is still a little tricky, but the parts are cut real fast.

I used 6.3 mm beech plywood and 5 mm beech rods for the axles. The parts were cut on a desktop cnc-machine by Stepcraft using a spiral-toothed 1.2 mm flute. The orientation of the body parts is specifically chosen to get the perfect alternating pattern of the plywood. A closer nesting would have been possible if the orientation wouldn't matter. The same applies for using a laser cutter.

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I added a set of 3-dimensional parts, but due to the lack of a 3d-printer I did not try it out. The stl of the complete model is for three dimensional viewing purpose only. It will not print well on a fdm printer!

The design was done completely in 2D using Illustrator. I used SketchUp to create a 3d model before wasting some material. So I could spot errors in the design and get an overall feeling for the model.
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