1:18 Resin Rover 3500 by Cult Scale

[Junkman]

A parcel was received.

 

 

 

Inside was interesting* information:

 

And interesting information:

 

There also was a box wrapped in cellophane:

 

What do we do with shrink wrap? Correct:

 

Inside the box was a styrofoam block:

 

The styrofoam block was opened:

 

 

[Junkman]

Inside was a piece of art:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has strong OTTO overtones I must say.

The only criticisms: Wrong wheel covers and the medaillon on the bootlid is too small and in the wrong position.

[Junkman]

The repaint plans are already forming in my head.

I wish it came with a fault to justify it, but sadly it's flawless.

[Foxer]

It sure looks well done .. when was the last time someone complained that scripts were too small?? 

[Junkman]

It's lovely.

The scripts are very well done. They do a good job depicting the rather mediocre effort on the real cars.
However, on the real cars, the medaillon on the bootlid is rather large, since it conceals the hole for the spare tyre mount, if the car was ordered with the "Touring Package".

Let me explain.

The boot of these is not exactly generous:

 

It becomes a bit more useable by laying the spare wheel flat:

But for ultimate boot space usage, why not take it out altogether?

 

Now, if you have the Touring Package, you can then mount the spare wheel onto the bootlid.
The package consists of the following:

- A reinforced bootlid with an opening for the spare wheel mount.
- A "Rover" medaillon roughly six inches in diameter (this appears to be too small on the model).
- An ingenious prop rod mechanism you can put into operation to hold the bootlid up when the heavy wheel is mounted to it (you can see this folded away at the left side of the boot opening).
- A chromed external handle at the bottom of the bootlid, which is in fact a Series 1 door handle.

Oh, and yes, this is my real car.

Note that my car has the correct wheel covers.

 

[AzTom]

Very nice model and even a nicer real car. What year are these?    I also see that it is a V8, seems like a lot of motor for that size car, a good thing in my mind.

[Junkman]

The cars were made from 1963 - 1970 (Series 1) and 1970 - 1976 (Series 2). The V8 (actually a modified version of the Buick 215 aluminium engine) was available from 1970 - the end.
Funnily enough, the V8 became available before the introduction of the Series 2, so a few 1970 Series 1 cars came with it.

[swede70]

Neat topic, and welcomed too.  I trust this is a sealed resin take on it?  Thanks for sharing...

Mike K.

[Junkman]

Yes, it's a resin with no opening features.

It has very strong OTTO overtones, so I guess they are behind it.