RMweb Gold Popular Post NHY 581 Posted June 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2021 Evening all.. A great oppotunity and one which kickstarted a bit of modelling for me at a bit of a quiet time. The weathering was done using weathering powders sealed with matt varnish though panel lines were picked out using a thinned wash of black/brown enamels. The starting point then. Then the little chap was dismantled, axles trimmed back.. The frame for the tonneau was thinned... And the panel lines picked out before the weathering was started...and gradually built up. Seats in the cab were picked out in cream enamel, which was weathered. Reassembly....more weathering Pause......more weathering.........pause......more weathering etc etc A pleasure to do. Rob. 7 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 5 hours ago, RJS1977 said: I don't think 130 was ever a production length of LR, so I doubt there will be any 1/76 versions available. 127s were made by taking 110s and giving them to LR's Special Vehicles division to weld 17" into the chassis. I'm reasonably sure '130' was a re-badging only to bring them into line with the 90 / 110 series. 90s aren't 90" wb either, they're 94" but that didn't suit the marketing people. 2 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted June 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2021 Sorry I am late, but the fuel pump packed up on my way here, and I have got to cycle home. All the best Adrian. 7 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted June 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2021 I knew absolutely nothing about all this! How did you lot organise it all?! I'd have been tempted to enter Farmer Blodwyn's old beast, seen here labouring up the lane that goes over the railway: Anyone else done a Townstreet, solid plastercast one? 10 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 25, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 25, 2021 I have in my stash a couple of EKO Jeep Waggoners which though described as HO scale are in fact 00 scale. It was one of these that was used as the prototype of the Hi-Rail road/rail system, as depicted by the Oxford road/rail Land Rovers. I intend to fit one out with the Oxford rail wheels. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Mick Bonwick Posted June 25, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2021 The top-notch modelling that has been seen on this topic has prompted me to set to work on some RAF surplus machinery that arrived yesterday. I think that there are folks who are aware of my Land Rover leanings and may not be surprised at this turn of events. I have a friend (yes, really) who is a very good modeller but shuns publicity, and he has many road vehicles on his layout with the front wheels set to the turned state. This makes them look, to my mind, a bit more realistic in the overall scheme of things. I had a try at this some time ago using a Morris Minor van and only succeeded in wrecking the chassis completely, so I asked him what his secret was. He replied that he just replaced the metal axle with a piece of plastic rod and bent the ends of the rod before replacing the wheels. Simple. I had resolved to have a try at his method but never got round to it. Until today. Removing the wheel from the axle resulted in a split hub, so I then had to seek out the superglue. Removing the tyres from the wheels was a bit tricky as well, because my fingers tend to behave like thumbs. The existing wheels have a rather thick 'hub' moulded on the reverse, presumably to increase the robustness of the assembly, but I decided to remove it so that the resultant angle of the turned wheel might look a bit more lifelike. I found that the hole in the wheel that takes the axle end is deeper than the hub, so there was still a hole to take the new plastic axle once the hub had been removed using sprue cutters. I tackled reassembly by bending one end of the axle, fitting a wheel to it and then passing the axle through the channel in the chassis. The axle was then cut to length (very slightly shorter than the metal one it replaced) and the other end bent, ensuring that the wheel was vertically orientated. The second wheel was then added to the axle and the positioning checked in both vertical and horizontal planes. Once I was happy with it all the whole front axle assembly was flooded with superglue to make sure it didn't fall apart. I like the way that this version of the Oxford Diecast model has screws holding chassis to body rather than rivets as used in other versions. It makes disassembly so much easier. I decided to separate all the other components as well, to give me the chance to make other alterations as I progress. Comparison between the standard model and a 'steered' one: 12 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fodenway Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 1 hour ago, PhilJ W said: I have in my stash a couple of EKO Jeep Waggoners which though described as HO scale are in fact 00 scale. It was one of these that was used as the prototype of the Hi-Rail road/rail system, as depicted by the Oxford road/rail Land Rovers. I intend to fit one out with the Oxford rail wheels. Here are a couple of those Eko Jeeps, along with a Landrover Tickford stationwagon made by combining an Oxford Series 1 Landy with the back end of the Eko Jeep which became a pickup truck. 8 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I must admit that I chickened out of removing the base from the Oxford series I LWB. The floor being plastic and the glazing / roof all being one piece was a bit unnerving. Normally I wouldn't worry about pulling something apart, but I have never been asked to build a model for someone else before! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Right Away Posted June 26, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2021 What a super thread! The level of the contributors‘ skills on what are essentially quite diminutive models is astounding. Given the opportunities to render, even the most bashed about models, with a new ultra-realistic identity, it would not be surprising if there isn’t a serious uptake in used OD model vehicles for this very purpose. Well done all. 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted June 26, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Right Away said: What a super thread! The level of the contributors‘ skills on what are essentially quite diminutive models is astounding. Given the opportunities to render, even the most bashed about models, with a new ultra-realistic identity, it would not be surprising if there isn’t a serious uptake in used OD model vehicles for this very purpose. Well done all. I couldn't agree more. Being presented with them in the first place was astounding, but when I'd recovered and looked more closely I realised just what RMwebbers are capable of. In the nicest possible way. I still haven't found the right adequate words to use to say, "Thank you". 6 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ramrig Posted June 26, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2021 My Land Rover conversion from 2015 for a small diorama for work (before we built the Power for Life layout as featured in BRM) involved taking one Network Rail Land Rover and a saw. and converting it to one of these. Dismantle cut and fabricate steadying legs Fabricate the booms, hydraulic rams and bucket from plastic A coat of paint and transfers later 6 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilvercoaches Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) Some excellent modelling of vehicles that wouldn't even be out of place on a modern day layout as scruffy Land Rovers are very 'in' on the classic car scene at the moment. Here's a 130 I made from a BW Models kit a few years ago. I recall it being quite a fiddly build as the myriad of different LRs offered by BW were obviously designed to share as many common parts as possible at the expense of ease of assembly. The kit was taken over by Mid Devon Models when BW packed up but they appear to have ceased trading now so I don't know what ultimately became of it. Edited June 28, 2021 by quicksilvercoaches 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 I did this LBW series 2 a year ago. The full size one we had forty years ago didn't have as good a turning circle mind! 4 6 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2021 I've started building a SWB series Land Rover: I think there's some bits missing... Al. 4 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 5 hours ago, Alister_G said: I've started building a SWB series Land Rover: I think there's some bits missing... Al. All the rust holes in the chassis??? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2021 On 04/07/2021 at 01:50, Alister_G said: I think there's some bits missing... Found them!! Al. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Looking good. My only observation is that the front bumper should be made of channel. GA 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 8, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, Gordon A said: Looking good. My only observation is that the front bumper should be made of channel. GA It would certainly smell nicer. Oh! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Gordon A said: Looking good. My only observation is that the front bumper should be made of channel. GA Thanks mate. I don't think they do channel that small, the bumper is 20thou by 80thou strip. Edit: it's actually two layers, so it's 40thou thick. Al. Edited July 8, 2021 by Alister_G 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 My old front bumper is 4.25" tall x 3.25" front to back. Albion Alloys do C channel 1mm x 1.5mm x 1mm assuming your chassis is to 4mm scale. Very nice model. Gordon A 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2021 Thanks Gordon, that's useful to know. Al. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Happy to share any photos you need, every single bolt on my 12inch to 1ft scale one has been in my hand.... 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2021 55 minutes ago, 37114 said: Happy to share any photos you need, every single bolt on my 12inch to 1ft scale one has been in my hand.... Thanks Rob, very kind of you to offer. The idea of the model is to build a cameo scene with a partially rebuilt Land Rover in a shed - typical barn-find condition - so the model is about done now, all the rest of the bits will be stacked up around it somewhere. I too have spent many, many months stripping and replacing every bit of my Series III back in the day, like this: Al. 2 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted July 9, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2021 An anecdote relevant to Land Rovers but not model ones. I saw mention elsewhere of somebody passing their driving test in a Land Rover. It wasn't me, because I failed my driving test in a Land Rover. This event took place in Cyprus, and the main reason (there was another) for the failure was that I overtook a lorry going up a hill. You may wonder (or not) what was wrong with that and might be interested to know that the lorry was carrying grapes and the juice was pouring out from under the tailboard all over the road. I ought to have known that this was making the road very slippery. I've been whining about it ever since. 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 57 minutes ago, Alister_G said: Thanks Rob, very kind of you to offer. The idea of the model is to build a cameo scene with a partially rebuilt Land Rover in a shed - typical barn-find condition - so the model is about done now, all the rest of the bits will be stacked up around it somewhere. I too have spent many, many months stripping and replacing every bit of my Series III back in the day, like this: Al. Very nice, 2.25 diesel?. I fired mine up a few weeks ago for the first time post rebuild, and the first time in 6 years. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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