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Post by brizio on Jan 18, 2013 11:25:05 GMT -8
I had this kit from quite a while, I received it so without instructions, and after searching a little bit I think it came out from a old Airfix "Bristol Bloodhound", the kit has also a missile on a trailer, but I have only the Land Rover. I like only Jeep, so I will not build this as land Rover, but I will build the Spanish made one, called Santana Ligero 88. That was made in Spain from Santana Motors. Here the kit...
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Post by brizio on Jan 18, 2013 11:28:25 GMT -8
I start to cut the right side. Because the plastic is too thick, I decided to scratch build the whole car...Here the comparison from the "old" body side and the new. Here the chassis...
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Post by brizio on Jan 18, 2013 11:29:55 GMT -8
I did a little progress too... The tires had some molding issue, so when I sand paper them, they were slick, not the kind of tire you want put on a 4x4... ;D My eyes are not happy with my decision to cut the tread on them... ;D Her the result, the left is with tread and the right is stock (after sand paper). And here one tire done, 4 more to go...
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Post by garydavis on Jan 18, 2013 18:08:59 GMT -8
This looks like it's going to be another interesting build Brizio. Do you have enough tires and wheels for this build? [/color]
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Post by brizio on Jan 19, 2013 8:44:47 GMT -8
Thank you Gary! This is a picture of a Santana Ligero used by the Spanish army. The mechanical part is the same of a Land Rover 88, the older model, like the one I'm trying to build, they had chassis and motor painted like the civil version. In the 80's they start to paint chassis and motor in the same color of the body (green). Thank you for asking, but I have enough tires for it.
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Post by brizio on Jan 19, 2013 9:14:16 GMT -8
The body...
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Post by brizio on Jan 20, 2013 13:19:30 GMT -8
The diesel engine. For dimension reference it is small than a lady bug...
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Post by garydavis on Jan 21, 2013 12:24:04 GMT -8
Man Brizio...that's looking good my friend!! Are you going to run plug wires for it? That's an in-line 4cyl...correct?
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Post by brizio on Jan 22, 2013 8:15:49 GMT -8
Man Brizio...that's looking good my friend!! Are you going to run plug wires for it? That's an in-line 4cyl...correct? Thank you Gary!Yes I will put wires on it, but the engine will be a diesel one. In the real car they used both engine, gas and diesel, and both 4 cylinder. Here the chassis almost done.
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Post by garydavis on Jan 22, 2013 11:56:24 GMT -8
Man Brizio...That's really looking good. It's up to your high building standards, that's for sure.
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Post by brizio on Jan 22, 2013 14:08:43 GMT -8
Thank you Gary, it is fun build stuff so! Another update, made the radiator, the thing on the left is the overflow tank. I mean the thing on the left attached to the radiator, the other thing more far left on the background I don't know what it is, probably some left over from cut the paper...
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Post by brizio on Jan 24, 2013 8:23:31 GMT -8
Here a test fit between body and chassis, and I reshaped the front grille, adding the grille.
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Post by brizio on Jan 24, 2013 11:24:45 GMT -8
I was thinking... Instead make the stock Santana, like the one in the picture above, that it is pretty ugly, to make the one in the picture below, with a 106 mm rifle...
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Post by garydavis on Jan 24, 2013 14:15:46 GMT -8
I like the one with the big Gun in it. That looks mean.I think that jeep takes the Old T.V. series of "RAT PATROL" jeep to a whole different dimension...ya know!! ;D Great work Brizio...
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Post by brizio on Jan 24, 2013 17:35:13 GMT -8
Thank you Gary! Here I glued the tires, and front bumper.
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