RMweb Premium Bogie Posted July 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4, 2021 I suggest you get one of these: 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 4, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) Painted the engine and gearbox. Al. Edited February 3, 2023 by Alister_G replaced images 2 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Fantastic Al. You really have gone above and beyond. Just in case, I have a room booked for you at a special hotel with nice soft rubber walpaper.. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 4, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2021 Thanks Rob, that's very kind of you. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I'll make certain that they send a proper ambulance. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 4, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) I used to drive these ones: (My 110 in the background) Al. Edited February 3, 2023 by Alister_G replaced images 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted July 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2021 9 minutes ago, MrWolf said: I'll make certain that they send a proper ambulance. I have been known to drive one of these when I was duty medic, although it was in NATO green. Regards Lez. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted July 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 Hi Al, really amazing piece of detail. Am I right in thinking that it is the three bearing engine you have built, rather than the later 5 bearing type. It might be easier if you purchased a engine hoist if you are going to be lifting that out a lot. Well done and all the best Adrian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 Cheers Adrian, yep, it's the three-bearing one, it's a bit lighter I know, I'm really struggling to lift it into the chassis, a good thing I didn't stick the Fairey overdrive on the back too... Al. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) It's OK, I managed to fit the engine and gearbox eventually... Al. Edited February 3, 2023 by Alister_G replaced images 2 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted July 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) It's the help you are getting from the assistant mechanic with the wrench! I knew she (or the wrench) would come in handy. Edited July 5, 2021 by Bogie typo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) Well, despite showing you the Airfix kit at the start, so far I haven't used any of it, and it looks like I won't be able to use it for the axles, either. Here's a reminder of what comes in the kit: They are molded all of a piece with the chassis rails, and to be honest are not a very good representation anyway - the differential housing is certainly not a round ball, as depicted in the kit. Here's what a real one looks like: So I think I'm going to use it merely for dimensions, and end up scratchbuilding the axles as well. Need to have a think how I do that. Thanks for looking, Al. Edited February 3, 2023 by Alister_G replaced images 2 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bogie said: It's the help you are getting from the assistant mechanic with the wrench! I knew she would come in handy. Yep, she made all the difference, and she makes a good cuppa too... Al. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 35 minutes ago, Alister_G said: So I think I'm going to use it merely for dimensions, and end up scratchbuilding the axles as well. Based on the "Triggers Broom" direction this build is going in, will you have a use for the cardboard box?, it seems to be the only bit of the kit you won't be replacing! Mike. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted July 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Bogie said: I suggest you get one of these: She can tighten my nuts anytime. Mike. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 This build just gets better and better. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 54 minutes ago, Andrew P said: This build just gets better and better. Thanks mate, as usual I've given myself a silly target to achieve Al. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted July 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Alister_G said: Yep, she made all the difference, and she makes a good cuppa too... Al. Good to know! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 46 minutes ago, Alister_G said: Thanks mate, as usual I've given myself a silly target to achieve Al. I would disagree, the workings of the Landrover is something that you are obviously very knowledgeable about. The vehicle is something that interests you just as much as railways. Therefore you are creating what you know is there and in the condition that you would find it. I don't think that you even had a choice in how to go about modelling it! That dynamo looks great, makes me think of the MOD waterproof version that adds another 30 pounds of engine weight. This project is bringing back my modelling mojo! Rob 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 hour ago, MrWolf said: I would disagree, the workings of the Landrover is something that you are obviously very knowledgeable about. The vehicle is something that interests you just as much as railways. Therefore you are creating what you know is there and in the condition that you would find it. I don't think that you even had a choice in how to go about modelling it! That dynamo looks great, makes me think of the MOD waterproof version that adds another 30 pounds of engine weight. This project is bringing back my modelling mojo! Rob Thanks Rob. Yes, I guess you are right, and I must admit it's fired up my mojo as well. Cheers mate. Al. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted July 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 Hi Al, the battery tray is a nice inclusion, I have enclosed the wiring diagram for later. All the best Adrian. 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 Oh thanks mate, That's very helpful. Just doing the fuel system at the moment... Al. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Don't forget the glass filter bowl on the fuel pump... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted July 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, westerhamstation said: Hi Al, the battery tray is a nice inclusion, I have enclosed the wiring diagram for later. All the best Adrian. From my experience you sit there with that in one hand, and the loom from the landy in the other, and try and work out what on earth the various previous owners have done to make the one not resemble the other in the slightest! 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 5, 2021 Just now, Nick C said: From my experience you sit there with that in one hand, and the loom from the landy in the other, and try and work out what on earth the various previous owners have done to make the one not resemble the other in the slightest! Yep, spot on. Even unmessed with wiring can be a challenge, I can remember trying to find a blown fuse on a Ninety, which was stopping the radio, interior lights, horn and high-beam flash from working. According to the Haynes wiring diagram, they were all run off different fuses, which I considered unlikely, so I threw the Haynes away and looked at the legend printed inside the fusebox lid... According to that, it should have been the 20Amp fuse in the top left of the fusebox. There wasn't a 20Amp fuse in the top left, it was a 15Amp, and it wasn't blown... Eventually, after much cursing, and testing, I found it was the third from the left on the top row that had blown, which was marked up on the legend as the heater... The heater was working fine, thank you... Al. 4 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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