First Build!! Tamiya RAF Land Rover 109 Ambulance

[threadbear.]

Hi Guys

This is going to be my hopefully my first build on MSCF! I have been planning this project for a while so here goes. I am using the classic old Tamiya Rover 7 Ambulance kit to make an RAF airfield vehicle. I will be using some Accurate Armour items to jazz the kit a bit. Items being used are Land Rover sand tyres, blue beacons, stretcher set and bergans, red cross markings. This model may not be strictly accurate but hopefully will look the part.

Regards

Grahame

[bigjohn]

Looking forward to your build~

[406 Silverado]

looking forward to your first here. Should be a cool build.

[reserve]

Not to worry about strict accuracy here, brother, no one here will take you to task over a misplaced rivet, too dark a color or somesuch. That's not the way we roll.

Enjoy.

Regards,
Mark

[Deleted]

Looking forward to this Grahame ;D.....If you're as bad as me....will we ever see it finished?

[TRM]

Bring it on...can't wait to follow along!!!

[jackh.]

Looking forward to this so count me in.

[wbill76]

Sounds like a fun project, looking forward to it!

[threadbear.]

Thanks for the words of encouragement! The plan is for an airfield vehicle that is not too dirty in a RAF blue grey scheme with yellow body stripes. I just need to figure out how to post photos now!

Grahame

[threadbear.]

Okay, here goes. Two piccies of the interior and part built chassis of the venerable Tamiya kit. As you can see from my dubious photography there are plenty of injection sink marks to fill. I used Vallejo and Mr Surfacer to fill these. Hopefully they will disappear a coat of paint. I intended to assemble the body before painting. I think I will also fill those sink marks on the underneath of the chassis although the Ambo will be fixed to a base.

Thats the intention anyway! [photobucket][/photobucket]

[threadbear.]

wow that was easy! I have to say that this dark Tamiya plastic is a nightmare on my eyes! This kit has had needed more clean up than any Tamiya kit Ive tackled before!

Regards

Grahame

[robbo]

Good start, just goes to show you can have fun with older kits

[406 Silverado]

Off to a good start.

[threadbear.]

Chassis finished. Cleaned up the Accurate Armour sand tyres and the underneath of the chassis. The fuel tank sink marks. The AA tyres have very fine tread and is easy to eradicate to make them illegal!

They are tempoarily fixed with blutac.

Regards Grahame

[threadbear.]

Oct 8, 2012 9:24:47 GMT -5 robbo said:

Good start, just goes to show you can have fun with older kits

This is what modelling is all about Robbo!

[robbo]

Certainly is mate

[wbill76]

Moving along quickly with this one...lots of pin marks to deal with but you've handled it nicely!

[threadbear.]

Pictures of a smart restored Series 3 ambulance that Im basing my series 2 on. These aren`t my pictures, took `em off the net.

[bbd468]

Sharp little build man! Looks fun!!! You going to paint it up like you pics? I like it!!!

Gary

[multicam]

Love the idea of this one. Looking forward to it!

[jackh.]

Nice progress on this old venerable kit Grahame. I always love to do and old kit up.

[threadbear.]

Thanks for all the kind words of support. The plan is to do the kit up as in the photgraphs. Will make a change from khaki and intended to put a semi gloss sheen to it, so it doesnt look too over the top. In hindsight, apart from the pin marks that needed filling, the clean up hasnt been too bad. I have been a little harsh on the kit. Hopefully do a bit more in the next few days.

Grahame

[wing_nut]

A not oft built subject for sure. Will look cool.

[threadbear.]

Saturday Update. Today I have assembled the front end of the Landie. Some Vallejo filler was used to fill the wings and inner panels. A plastic disc was added for the bridging disc.
The dashboard and windscreen panel was somewhat vague but got there in the end! I decided that the area occupied by the middle cab seat would be better utilised as an ambulance. Some plastic card was cut to shape for mounting a fire extingusher, and later on a first aid grab bag will be added. I then added Tamiya tape with Aber buckles to represent seat belts.

Next up the rear body.[photobucket][/photobucket]

Grahame.

[threadbear.]

Forgot to say, the fire extingusher is from the Academy M3 Stuart kit, not entirely accurate but does had the necessary horn...........

[Deleted]

one of my fav kits this, never done one in RAF colours so am watching with interest cool work

[wbill76]

Nice update, good work on the mods and seat belts.

[threadbear.]

Ive done some work to the ambulance saloon of the Land Rover. I have installed runners for the stretchers to sit in using Evergreen 292 2.00mm .080 L angle. I then used Evergreen 8612 strip to raise the benches clear of the runners. This is so the runners wouldn`t dig in the backs of sitting casualties legs etc.

This is the second attempt at this work as the first set of runners, I fitted flush with the side of the floor pan. Only to find the floor pan sits in grooves on the body sides. Ive been working out how to paint the interior as the floor area will be difficult to paint so I going to paint then assemble.

Next up some painting and equipment for my ambulance.

[robbo]

Looking very good mate

[bullardino]

That's nice

There's lot of place for details in that back cab, I look forward to seein more of this build