NeilMac Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 I had posted this on the T gauge forum, but having just noticed the Road Vehicles Group I thought I would add it here as well. Is this the smallest Land Rover model? Possibly, however it was not my intention to actually create the smallest, and doubtless somebody could make one smaller if they wanted to, but is is made to 1:450 scale for use on a T gauge layout that I have planned. The following images are of the Shapeways rendering and also of the model as printed on a pound coin, but not yet cleaned up or primed (some paint is needed to see the detail, as the clear plastic does not show this well in photographs). I have made this as a single model (as per the images below), as a 3 pack (1 with rear side windows, 1 van and 1 with a spare wheel on the bonnet) or as a 6 pack (2 each of the models in the 3 pack). These are available now from https://www.shapeways.com/shops/T450 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipbadger Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Just to be pedantic, that's a series 2a with the headlamps in the wings. Moved there to comply with US legislation. At least I'm assuming that's so, the picture of the final product is not very clear on my monitor. Nice to see people having a go at models in the smaller scales. Incidentally there's a forum on yahoogroups for those who make or customise N scale vehicles, mainly US based. Tony Comber Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMac Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Tony, You are of course correct about the lights. The model does not actually have any lights, although the shape of the grill does show that they could not be mounted there. I did give some though to adding lights - after the model was created. On the one hand knowing they were there would have added a certain 'completeness' to the model, and they would have shown up on the Shapeways rendering. However on the other hand they would have been almost invisible on the model (unless modelled vastly over scale), and if I wanted to add them with a blob of silver during the painting stage I could just as easily do this on a plain wing as I could over raised detail. Even this logic is suspect, in that I believe in knowing where to stop when painting the details (when my limitations are reached?) in that some things look better left off than rather being attempted badly. I have now received an order of 6 more Land Rovers. I traded 3, so am left with three. I plan to paint these up in the liveries of the AA, Coast Guard, Army Bomb Disposal and also civilian. I am also working on some more vehicles seen on British roads in this scale. Currently looking at a Bond Bug (yes, in 1:450 scale!), Triumph Herald, Ford Escort mark 2 and a Morris J van. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I am also working on some more vehicles seen on British roads in this scale. Currently looking at a Bond Bug (yes, in 1:450 scale!) You only need a small wedge of Red Leicester for that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ruggedpeak Posted January 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2015 Is this the smallest Land Rover model? Might not be, I have a really tiny cast metal SWB Land Rover I bought many years ago. It was last seen in the back of a Matchbox sized Ertl Royal Marines Land Rover model in my collection. If I can find it I will check the dimensions but they are probably not far off this one. I bought it as a bit of fun as I saw it with some other LR models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsley Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 [pedant]A series 1 80" would be smaller [\pedant] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMac Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share Posted March 6, 2015 Having not done too much as regard creating new vehicles lately I have now 'stretched' my short wheelbase Land Rover into a long wheelbase van, which is now avaialble in my shop. This is not much different to the SWB version, but I have really done this a stepping stone to creating the ambulance version, which should look significantly different. https://www.shapeways.com/shops/T450 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 Isn't that the series 3 having an extra bit of grille at the bottom? The series 2 was a wire metal grille with a flat bottom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMac Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 The model is actually of a series 2a - listed a such in my shop, but not mentioned in the title of this thread. The photos I have show a grill that somewhere between an early series 2 grill and a series 3 grill. Having said that the model is so small that these things are more for the Shapeways renederings rather than actual visibility on the printed model. That is the reason I never tried to add the headlights - although I have added them to a verison that I currently have on my computer, which also has the ribs on the roof, but I have not printed that one yet so can not tell if they will show up at all on the printed model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipbadger Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Isn't that the series 3 having an extra bit of grille at the bottom? The series 2 was a wire metal grille with a flat bottom Only when the lights are between the wings, the grille then being an inverted T shape. When the lights went out onto the wings the so called 'Maltese cross' shape came in so as to avoid a couple of blank spaces. This was the precursor of the plastic grille found on Series 3 Landys. The Maltese cross shape is rarer than the T or the plastic 3 and denotes a late model 2a, January 71 in the case of my own, series 3 production started in the February of that year. Just to show how Land Rover never wasted bits on the production line there is near me a very late 2a which actually has a series 3 dash which was fitted from new. Tony Comber Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted March 9, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 9, 2015 Only when the lights are between the wings, the grille then being an inverted T shape. When the lights went out onto the wings the so called 'Maltese cross' shape came in so as to avoid a couple of blank spaces. This was the precursor of the plastic grille found on Series 3 Landys. The Maltese cross shape is rarer than the T or the plastic 3 and denotes a late model 2a, January 71 in the case of my own, series 3 production started in the February of that year. Just to show how Land Rover never wasted bits on the production line there is near me a very late 2a which actually has a series 3 dash which was fitted from new. Tony Comber Land Rovers made in Australia never had the plastic grill but continued with the metal mesh ones. This was because they were often taken off to be used as a barbeque, then cleaned and put back on the vehicle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMac Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 As an update to this thread. Not the smallest Land Rover, even amongst my own models, but just thought that I would show the Land Rover ambulance that I had been working on and have finally finished. This is to T scale (1/450) as per the previous models, however I also have a version for sale to 1/285 scale which could be used for 6mm wargaming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMac Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 I do not think I can change the heading on this post, so Smallest Land Rover it remains.... However, Land Rovers are huge and that got me to thinking if anything smaller could be made in T scale, 1:450. First up, and shown on the left, is a Bong Bug. That seemed to go OK, so only one thing left for it.... The worlds smallest production car! On the right are two views of my Peel P50. Yes, this is really tiny, but Shapeways have still managed to print it. Both models are currently just as printed but cleaned. Next task will be to start painting them - with a very tiny brush if I attempt to add any details. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Just dip the Bug in orange and the Peel in light blue Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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