Land Rover Series III... the long and short of it

[Zippi]

Pretty good looking pair setting there.  Nice detail work.  

[Tom Geiger]

On 7/7/2021 at 10:25 AM, alexis said:

One niggle on the RoG Kit. Apparently the Aluminium body on the real thing is not strong enough to hold the spare tire on top of the cab as shown. RoG, used a 1 of 1, unique vehicle as their model. Thus, when I build mine, the spare will get moved to the back door. 

I always thought the Land Rover classic look was the spare tire on the hood.  I know the hood on those has an indent for the tire.  

I don’t know when they stopping putting the spare on the hood, or if it would be proper for this year.  

[Matt Bacon]

2 hours ago, Tom Geiger said:

I always thought the Land Rover classic look was the spare tire on the hood.  I know the hood on those has an indent for the tire.  

I don’t know when they stopping putting the spare on the hood, or if it would be proper for this year.  

You had to buy a special bonnet (hood) with a dish and mounting point. The “normal” fitting for a pick-up style hard or soft top is in the bed on the rear cab bulkhead. On a station wagon it’s usually the rear door, but that puts a lot of strain on the door hinges (steel wheel with tyre is HEAVY), so many have it there but with a substantial carry brace. The bonnet mounting does limit visibility, and you do NOT want to be working in the engine bay with the wheel still above you on the open hood! The one place you’ll never find it is on the cab roof. Serious Army combat softskins had frames to mount weaponry and usually carry a spare wheel on each side, vertically mounted behind the driver and passenger.

best,

M.

[stavanzer]

Matt, I thought that I had read some critiques online when this kit first dropped, that Revell had managed to find the only Landy on the planet with a roof mount spare?

What I thought I read is similar to what you mentioned. The dang Tire/Wheel assy., is just too heavy to put up there.  I can just see the fun trying to wrestle it down from there in real life, when you've just had a flat.

Somebody has to be doing a resin copy of the ECSI/Italeri hood now to fit on the Revell kit.

[christian-w]

On 5/19/2021 at 1:40 AM, Chuck Most said:

I love it! I'm already planning to steal your idea.  

You're welcome ;) I have to finish mine. It lays to long on the bench.