Last Hope Landrover

[JohnSimmons]

So now that the end date for the Dawn of the Apocalypse has been extended I thought I'd jump on board with my build that I started today. A 110 land Rover:

So far I've built the engine and made a start on the chassis:


And I sifted through the box of spares and I've come up with a just a few parts......



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[Junkie]

Bring it.

 

[dogfish7]

Cool Beans! 8)

 

[cargoman5126]

Luv the Defender series..Looking forward to this one..

 

[noname]

Cool kit.

 

[Deere_driver]

Looking forward to seeing this one, as well. Nice spare parts collection!

 

[JohnSimmons]

Cheers guys. There's no way in hell that this is getting done by the deadline (unless its moved to the end of Jan... lol) but I'll keep plugging away until its done. I made the chassis and attached the exhaust and engine, and then dry fitted some bigger wheels and tires from some modern armour kit I had in the stash:


I'll try and get some more done soon, hope you have a wicked Christmas guys!

 

[Junkie]

Nice upgrade man.

 

[dogfish7]

That certainly will make a huge difference!

 

[Jelly]

Hi there John,

following this... the 110 is my all times favourite 4x4.

Good choosing these large tires, it will add part f the Chef´s touch to the build
Later
Jelly

 

[JohnSimmons]

Cheers guys, I know it's boring looking at bare plastic but I may be able to start slinging some paint around over the holidays

 

[noname]

Please do.

 

[JohnSimmons]

Will do

 

[KennethC]

Nice start. Hard to beat a Landy.

 

[JohnSimmons]

Thanks Kenneth. So I got some more work done, not much but some. I've found out that the wheels I was planning on using are too big, I could mess about and get them to fit but it would be a lot of work and they didn't look brilliant in the first place:

I actually prefer these:

I've added some more (the frame is dry fitted) and I like the look of it stripped down so I wont be adding the roof and sides.

Thanks for looking as always

 

[Jelly]

Go on John, but apart from roof & doors, be sure not taking out the steering wheel ;D ;D

KUTGW !

Later
Jelly

 

[JohnSimmons]

Lol I will be adding doors, cheers Jelly.

 

[cargoman5126]

Think it still looks good even w/o the fat rubber. liking it so far. As far as the tires, most of these vehicles in the bush have used stock size rubber anyways..

 

[JohnSimmons]

Thanks Cargoman5126, yeah I think they'll do. I've muddied up the chassis (mine has looked like this many a time lol), still some feathering out to do but 95% of it wont be seen so I'm not loosing sleep over it not being perfect. Next up the cab Thanks for looking.




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[Junkie]

That looks sweet John.