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Mrmike, I read your thread and there were some good suggestions there. Thanks! I have decided on my colours, and they will be Bronze Green with Limestone wheels and roof. I am using Tamiya TS-7 for Limestone, even though it may be a touch too yellow for accuracy. It looks good, though. For the green, I am using AS-21, which is an Imperial Japanese Navy green. It has a satin finish, which is more accurate for a Land Rover. I have painted the chassis and taken off the masks, looks pretty good. I have also painted a whole pile of parts in flat black, but didn't bother taking pics yet.

Dale, is there a site where you are selling the seats?

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The underside of the Land Rover is the same as the topside, but that is pretty much what the underside looks like. In many respects, it's like looking under an older Jeep CJ. From all reports, the tooling for the Monogram Land Rover has been scrapped. I forget the link, but I'm sure someone here can provide the URL for the story. It's a shame, because it is a nice kit.

After sanding the putty on the engine and removing the seams, it was time to lay down some paint. The factory engine colour is a pale light green, so I airbrushed Humbrol 90 Matt Beige Green, cut with lacquer thinner. Before painting, I realized one missing piece was a distributor. Since the real part is buried underneath the air cleaner ducting, I cut and drilled a piece of sprue to act as a wire holder. It's now in the dehydrator, so it will take a couple of days of baking before it's ready for handling.

The chassis isn't too bad, but there are some heavy parting lines to smooth out. Some time spent with files, sanding sticks, and knives is in order. I drilled out the end of the exhaust pipe, and after the primer coat had dried, I laid down a coat of Tamiya AS-12 silver for the exhaust system. Once the part has dried, it will be time for masking.

I started the build by filling in the sink marks and ejector pin marks on the body, body panels, and engine. There's a couple of deep flow marks on the rear of the body, and one runs right underneath the Land Rover badge. Fortunately, I do have a Revell parts kit, which has the decal I need to replace the badge.

I have enjoyed Roadrunnertwice's restoration of his 1980's-era Land Rover, and it inspired me to pull my kit off the shelf. This is my third build of this kit, the first time when it was new (glue bomb), and the second time was an attempt to build an Out of Box build for local shows. Unfortunately, my skills were not up to the challenge, and I sold off most of the remains at a swap meet over 20 years ago. Hopefully third time's the charm...

You shouldn't have a problem once you prime over top of the putty. Never had a problem with either white or grey Tamiya putty bleeding through.

The Beaumont was originally part of the Acadian line, sold through Pontiac dealerships. As Steve has posted, the tariffs on the US-built Tempests was high enough to price them out of the market. Once the US/Canada Auto Pact was signed in 1965, the sales of mid-size Pontiacs increased, but the Beaumonts represented a less-expensive and more frugal choice in the Canadian market (most Beaumonts came equipped with sixes or the 283/307, which was more economical to run and maintain than the OHC six or the 326/350 found in US cars).

Does anybody have a source for the old Monogram Trackers in resin. I have just started building my original Monogram Land Rover, and would rather not have a vinyl tire sitting on the hood. Suggestions appreciated!

Can’t wait to see more work. Want to build a Beaumont one day.

That is the factory stock model. There is also a rally version with brighter decals and different wheels.

New pics posted in Finished section.

I posted a few pics yesterday in the WIP section, but since then, I have managed to add all the little finishing touches. I made a distributor and wired the engine, but apart from the wiring and a set of licence plates, it is OOB. Compared to the majority of Tamiya kits, I found this kit had a number of minor fit issues. As I mentioned earlier, this kit was very reminiscent of an Ebbro kit in execution, so I have a feeling that this car probably came from the same designer. The paint started out as TS Alpine Blue, but both my 20+ year old cans crapped out during spraying, so the finish coats were TS-54 metallic blue with a clear topcoat. Happy to see this done, now on to the next build!

Some aluminum paint can make the moulded in lenses look more realistic. I have also seen some builders use Bondic UV glue to create clear lenses.

It’s a ‘61, three strakes in the side cove. Look forward to see what you will make of it.

Right now, it’s down to the finishing touches; lights, bumpers,, windshield, and some decal work. I have to reattach some pieces in the engine bay, had to break the engine free to lower it (too high for the engine cover to fit).

Here is a project I have been working on over the past few weeks. Basically stock, though I did wire the engine. It’s been a bit more challenging than your typical Tamiya kit, with a number of areas where the fit wasn’t quite as good as normal ( I have a feeling that the engineer behind this is the same one who started Ebbro; great concept, just needs a touch more refined execution).

Figures look great, love the fact they included a gig bag for a guitar! Can see that ending up inside a few builds.

I would say there’s a good chance that Round 2 found the interior and chassis components for the Nova, and will just have to re-tool the body and chrome parts. I can’t see them doing a complete reverse engineering of the kit, though I’m certain stranger things have happened in the industry.

Looking at your grille, Alan, I think the MCG grille for the '67 Impala would work for your needs. Check out the Supernatural Impala thread in the Kit Reviews section for a picture (should be on page 18 or 19).

It's surprising how companies could miss tooling up something as basic and visible as the headlight scoops, but Heller isn't the only ones who have done this. My 1:32 Airfix XKE is missing the same parts, with the same appearance issues.

Looks really good so far. It would be nice if there were more options to do the less common Australian and Canadian variants of American cars.

The MPC 1970 AMX was reissued in the past couple of years, may be the most convenient source of tires. Hope this helps in your search.