This Jeep was inspired by the Jeep in the 1955 Science Fiction Theatre Episode 05 "Stranger In The Desert":
I want to add a couple of figures and some gear, but this is what I have so far:
The Jeep is painted blue, with a light green hood (or bonnet). It's hard to tell from the faded colors in the video, but that jeep seems to be blue with a discolored (or just dusty) hood. My Jeep's blue turned greenish after I applied some weathering.
This is the excellent, newish Tamiya Jeep (Kit No. 35219) with the matching Eduard PE set and the Archer instrument and data plate decals. The PE easily tripled the time required to assemble the kit and I didn't even use all the parts. I don't think this kit really needs PE, other than in a few noticeable parts (no pedals, poor fuel can representation) and they can be replaced with scratchbuilt parts. I managed to loose the PE "T" latches for the hood and windscreen, so I made a couple of replacement parts from plastic. Other than that, it's straight out of the box (and PE).
The license plate is an accurate representation of a 1952 California license plate. I wasn't sure if the plate colors changed in 1955 or 1956 and it wasn't obvious after a brief online search, so I used the closest I could find. The license "7J2 014" is for the date I finished this model (month 7, July 2014). I printed the plates on regular paper, then coated the back with Elmer's Rotted Wood stabilizer, which is basically a PVA glue. When applied to paper, the paper acts a lot like plastic.
I have to make up some sleeping bags, pads, backpacks and other equipment, plus the figures.
If anyone wants an accurate, inexpensive and simple WWII Jeep, the Tamiya is it. It's a quick and enjoyable build, too - as long as you don't add PE.