spencer1984 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 I first read Jurassic Park the year before the movie came out, and was hooked immediately. The Land Cruiser tour cars mentioned in the text were always something that I wanted to build in scale, but since the descriptions of them were a bit sparse it took me a few brainstorming sessions over the next few years to come up with a design that I liked and felt fit the time and style of the story. The kit was Tamiya's 80 VX Limited, modified to look like a not-quite-finished preproduction variant. Custom additions include a scratchbuilt electric motor/transmission setup, generic dashboard with 2x late '80s computer monitors, and graphics I drew up in Illustrator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 so cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Super nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake69 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 NICE WORK. It goes along with my Jurassic Park Ranger Jeep I built a while ago.Love the CRT's in the cab! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zarana-X Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Nice work! looks totally believable as an alternative to the Exploders used in the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Very cool. I enjoyed the book too. The decals and detailing on this build are great. Those big CRTs are funny, but believable too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thanks, guys! Yeah, the CRTs were one of the things I had to figure out...I thought about something smaller, but in 1989 a color-capable monitor would've been huge by modern standards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepxj Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruleworld Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 awesome work and an interesting take. I also noted some of the differences between book and film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 That is a really well done theme build. I like it! Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 thats pretty cool! You did a great job with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthsideous Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 I always enjoy seeing your work on many different sites and this one is no exception. The graphics and paint are great and as another poster said, a believable alternative to the rangers in the movie. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platerpants Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I like me a good movie about dinosaurs eating people. nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 That is a really nice looking model....Amazing what you've done, here....I like it....Weird how those monitors look in there.....Shows how much technology has progressed since then.....Awesome build, though..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Thats pretty neat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Great looking Land Cruiser, you have made some great details on this. How did you make the electricmotor thing?Interesting that today Toyota is not interested in pure electric cars but are focusing more on hybrids, I guess if they did make an all electric Land Cruiser we would have a stampede at Toyota dealers here in Norway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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