Land Rover Series III 109' LWB

[Guest]

Hi friends.

My new little project will be this old kit from Italeri (Item 6508).

It's a 1/35 scale Land Rover soft top or canvas.

Looks really easy to build, and give you two possibilities of marking. Nice

Cheers

Polux

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[papa 695]

Looks a good kit Polux looking forward to seeing what you do with this

[Guest]

This is the work of Sunday.

I glued and sand all the kit. Really easy to do, must say!!

Watching the photos, feel I miss to do more details or add some scratch build items.....but my idea is build some Land Rovers now, and make some “special” and difficult ones, later....

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[Guest]

And this is the work of yesterday!

After looking some pictures, on my Land Rover books, I decided to try a new ¨system”....

I primed all the set with black colour (Vallejo). Without waiting for the drying time, I paint the interior with a green-yellow primer colour too. After that, I shake a bit the green colour bottle and I paint the Mickey Mouse camouflage without masking the set! Yes, free style with the air brush!!! That’s absolutely new for me

I’m really pleased with the result and the camouflage has a very interesting look, seems more “natural and tenuous”. I see different kind of camouflage on the Land Rovers, some are like this and others have very “marked” the two colours between the green and black.

I do all the paint process with thirty minutes proximally, with a finally matt varnish coat, thirty minutes...what is happening to me this year? I always need days for do this after.... I go out of the wardrobe.... modelling talking!

Today I will glued all the set and add some oil wash or similar......

Hope all you like it.

Thanks for looking as always.

Polux

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[Guest]

I think the model is looking superb so far with an excellent rendition of the British Army Black over Olive camoflage.

Just a suggestion, I think the moulding of the soft top looks a bit too even and regular, how about making one from scratch? I would use foil as I have done with the canvas parts on my Ben Ain steamer but you could go for any one of a number of alternatives. Don't be tempted to try to create a canvas texture though as the surface texture in 1/35th scale wouldn't be very noticeable.

There is a boat cover and a coal bunker cover on this page to give you an idea:

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/steamer-ben-ain.1711/page-7

I also made a canvas dodger for the bridge in the same way later on.

[Guest]

Thank you very much for the suggestion and idea Richard. And to reply on my thread too .

Is very interesting what I see on your post, so I will make a try!

Thanks

Polux

[eddiesolo]

Looking nice Polux, great job on the camo, subtle looking and as you point out a more flowing and natural look.

Si

[Guest]

Looking well cool Polux, love the finish.

John

[Guest]

Polux you build and paint these beautifully mate,a credit to the land rover you are

[geegad]

nice start polux really like your camo work

[flyjoe180]

Wow, that is looking great Polux

[tiking]

Nicely done. I did not know they this in 1/35.

[Guest]

Excellent work with that camo, and free-hand, too! You're a brave man!!

[Guest]

Looks really good. Cant wait to see how it is progressing.

[Guest]

Excellent so far Pollux the camo. looks good.