dust collectors Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Having been sick this past week I thought it'd be a good time to share a few builds finished before joining the Forum. I built this one for one of my best buds to put in his newly finished home office. Thanks for looking. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Man, I love me Some Landy's! Fantastic Build! Good Show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Now that's how a Land Rover should look! In addition to the excellent build, the mud and dirt are very convincing, well done! David G. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dust collectors Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 Thanks guys, this was my first go at weathering and it was a lot of fun. The hardest part of this build was deciding how to build it since Land Rover have so many variations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Cool Land Rover. Really well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Chastain Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Well done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Very realistic weathering!,bravo!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'70 Grande Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Excellent build! I'm just starting this kit and have been doing a bit of 1:1 research. The kit's instruction book says to paint the engine block a metal color but I've also seen 1:1 pics showing a large variety of different engine block colors. Was curious if anyone has any info about 1:1 engine block colors for Land Rovers of this era? In some of my research, it almost looks like the factory painted the engine block in the same paint color used on the body... is that a possibility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dust collectors Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 6 hours ago, '70 Grande said: Excellent build! I'm just starting this kit and have been doing a bit of 1:1 research. The kit's instruction book says to paint the engine block a metal color but I've also seen 1:1 pics showing a large variety of different engine block colors. Was curious if anyone has any info about 1:1 engine block colors for Land Rovers of this era? In some of my research, it almost looks like the factory painted the engine block in the same paint color used on the body... is that a possibility? I did a ton of research before starting this build (that was a large part of the fun) I found images of the engine painted a variety of colors but went with a metallic steel color I happen to have. These are really cool vehicles. The next one I build is either going to be a short wheelbase or a truck. Youtube was a good reference source as there is no shortage of people restoring these things. Hoping you share your progress on here, I'd love to see your approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 That looks amazing! I won this kit at a show last year, and I can't wait to get into it. The club I'm in has a build-off, and my challenge is to build a weathered kit. I may have to reference your build for inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Nice Landy. Great job on the weathering. Very convincing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Really nice model of that world famous Mud Mobile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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