SimonT - 4x4 1/24 Esci Range Rover

[JR]

I see the Force is well and truly with you.

John.

 

[scottie3158]

Simon,

I am always amazed at the details you add that most would ignore.

 

[SimonT]

Jim - your not getting brain fade, it was way before there was an old forum. I think it even won something at Trucks'n'tracks competition in Folkestone

Paul - thanks. Must have been a full garage if you had to wheel cars in on a jack!

Si - Ta

John -

Scottie - if I can see it I will try and add it. The jack was based on a photo and overall dims on Machine Mart


Finished off the angle grinder


not forgetting the scale BS1363 plug of course


added some blades to the windscreen wipers

Also finished sanding down the seats and added some end panels to the removed door


then I mounted up the various bits on sections of sprue ready for primer and clamped the body in a pair of helping hands

Paint next......

 

[JR]

What I want to know is does that plug have a 13 amp fuse ?
If you said yes I wouldn't be at all surprised !
My god Simon your on a roll here alright, thrilling to see what will appear next, certainly takes this to another level.
Amazed of Linc's.

 

[SimonT]

Of course John, it wouldn't work without one

I could go on building accessories for some time but have decided to stop otherwise I will not get the entire build finished

Day off again - had to go for annual diabetic eye checking to see if my eyeballs are about to explode

Downside is the eye drops make vision rather blurred so tricky to do much of anything but I have been able to prime the parts so that's a start

 

[minitnkr]

Grinder is remarkable Simon. We have one in the shop. Only use it now to cut off cat. converters for recycle. PaulE

 

[SimonT]

Cheers Paul - I don't think it turned out too badly

Late afternoon when my eyes were coming back to normal I decided to get a top coat on the body - dug out my four aerosol cans of Sandglow and not one of them worked!

I have had them so long the gas has leaked out

Got a bit of a raspberry and a dribble from one can and that was it - bum

Sprayed the body and all the parts in Tamiya matt black - used nearly an entire bottle. They are far too small

Did a bit of experimenting - Vallejo desert yellow mixed with a bit of sand brown gives a reasonable approximation of the Sandglow paint, certainly good enough to create a faded exterior

May get a chance to spray on Wednesday

 

[minitnkr]

You can see how 3 cars are easy, four cars carefully, but 5 cars needs the floor jack. A sketch of the old hangout. Elevated ofc. was used for parts storage. Spaces 1 & 2 were for running vehicles only.

PaulE

 

[Graeme C.]

Simon, very nice trolley jack & grinder with a plug too, what next? MIG welder? All items very familiar to Range Rover owners. Sandglow, 70's BL colour used on Camel trophy Land Rovers, none of the paint tins working is about par for the course for BL products, probably gone on strike......
Paul, sounds like some people I know, cars all over the place!

 

[SimonT]

Funny you should say that Graeme - I was contemplating doing a welder but then decided I had better throw some paint at it given the rapidly approaching deadline.

Could still be added as an extra though.....

Good thought but aerosols were actually Halfords

Another day off tomorrow so hope to get some paint chucked about

 

[rtfoe]

Simon, the trolley jack is a jem...grinder and plug so you. The garage wouldn't look the same without these items. The Range Rover seems to be having a resurgance in my neighbourhood...lots of new models sprouting. I didn't know we had that many mega rich to splurge on something this unreliable. Latest I heard there were gearbox problems on the Velar's.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Mini Me]

One can't have too many vehicles. To us colonists they are like firearms. The more the merrier! I own six myself, five of which are in running condition. One of which I have owned since I was 18! (50 years and counting). Enough to fill Paul's garage anyway. LOL. Keep 'er going Simon, A MIG welder would be awesome and then some.
Cheers Rick H.

 

[Steve Jones]

There was a time when I thought I might just be able to hold onto your coat tails but now you have just taken it up to another level. What is there not to luv about your work. You really are the Master of the Darkside from t north. Thanks for sharing Simon. It really has made my day

 

[SimonT]

Richard - thanks

Rick - only six, you need to get another so you can use one each day Most I've had was three but couldn't afford to keep up the road tax and insurance on them all. As for the welder, keep watching.....

Steve - glad you like it so far, thanks

Update time......



everything got sprayed in XF-1

yet again it took nearly an entire bottle





the body parts then got sprayed in my approximation of Sandglow based on the VJ mix of desert yellow and sand brown

it is not far off and once weathered should look the part

I had forgotten how much I dislike trying to spray VJ paint but it got there in the end

I also had a moisture problem due to it being rather cold here today and the compressor running hot - even with a moisture trap every now and then the a/b would spit a burst of water due I suspect to condensation in the hose

Fitted a second moisture trap at the a/b end of the hose and that seemed to cure the problem


trolley jack painted using matt red with some clear base added for gloss sheen


drew up some cardboard boxes in cad


basic box assembled


and coloured with thinned Tamiya flat earth


and lastly - made a start on the welding set

 

[Mini Me]

Simon, I sold No.7 about three years ago. I Got it in 1984, Still on the road as it now belongs to a neighbor. Lovely idea with the welder, coming along nicely.

 

[SimonT]

Finished off the MIG welder:

a mixture of plastic, copper, lead wire, steel wire


earth clamp

the business end c/w welding wire feeding out of the end


plug - slightly wonky but it is only 2mm long so I was finding it tricky


carrying handle
the copper plates were bent up using a small etch bender tool - 16mm side, 2mm top edge and a 0.5mm return


back of the unit with cooling grille punched from a sheet of etch mesh and the mains cable


and lastly a rather bad pic of the front with the on/off and indicator light, rotary current and high/low range setting switches

Hope to get it painted later today

 

[Mini Me]

Worth way more than the price of admission!
Cheers Rick H.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Really cracking work, lovely to see it come together. Sandglow is spot on as well.....
Cheers
Tim

 

[Jim R]

Morning Simon
You truly are a one off. It's all good but the Mr T parts boxes and the welder are simply amazing.
Jim

 

[Graeme C.]

Like the welder Simon, something no Land Rover owner should be without!