This is a story of a failed model. I started this kit in April and finished it today. It was the last kit my modelling buddy Espresso helped me with.
I've always been a fan of the older Land Rover Series II and III and my Dad had one (either II or III) when I was a kid.
The only Land Rover III available in 1/35 is the Italeri kit - it comes in several boxings ( the Revell kit is a reboxing) and I have a couple. I decided to build the
Guardia Civil boxing, since it has the option for left hand drive.
I already knew that the kit's wheels were completely wrong, so I bought a Land Rover III wheel set from Shapeways, which wouldn't fit without major surgery. Grrr... so I got the DEF Model US RSOV Defender MT Sagged Wheel Set (close enough to the LR III wheels) and they fit.
The rest of the kit is just not that great - poor fit, very soft details and
no fuel filler port or cap. I had originally planned a post-nuclear back story, but just lost interest with all the screwups in this kit.
The fuel and water cans are from a very nice Meng set. The fuel filler is from a spare side from an Academy M998 Humvee kit; it probably should have gone on the left (driver's) side.
The roof rack is from Shapeways. I added some Meng bolts to the sides as well.
I designed and printed the Warn winch in the front. It was one of my first prints on my AnyCubuc Photon. I have a newer design with the cable in place.
The mud splatter, is completely screwed up, which is what made me decide to end this build:
The DEF wheels are nice, but their masks don't work well on this set. The windshield wipers are from some random PE that I had:
The winch came out OK:
Threading the cable was ridiculous, though, hence my redesign (this is the original):
Thanks for looking!
