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Modeller Build Logs
SAS Land Rover 110 DPV |
| By James Wechsler | | Started: | Sep 26, 2007 | | Updated: | Feb 9, 2008 |
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When Paul asked if any one was interested in writing a blog, I offered but my requirement was no more Shermans! Instead I proposed this project because I thought it would be an interesting subject and I haven’t seen a blog of a wheeled vehicle for some time.
The Land Rover 110 DPV is the most current version of the famous SAS Land Rovers that include the more well known ‘Pink Panther’. This version is based on the Defender 110 commercial Land Rover. It is still in service with the SAS seeing action in both Afghanistan and Iraq along with other not named place around the world.
The build will use the following kits:
Accurate Armour LR009 SAS Land Rover 110 DPV
Accurate Armour FS11 SAS 110 DPV Crew Set #1
For reference, I’ve found a few photos on the internet and in some publications but the main source is this new book:
Military Land Rover, Development and in Service, Pat Ware, ISBN 0711031894, from Ian Allan Publishing
This is a new book that covers all of the Land Rovers in military service and is quite detailed and well written. A must for all Land Rover enthusiasts.
In addition, I spent some time in a commercial version of the Defender 110 this summer and took a lot of notes on some of the details. It may not seem it, but it’s a pretty large vehicle, bigger than most SUVs but a bit smaller than a HUMVEE. |
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| Commander and Machine Gun | Dec 16, 2007 |
Fitting the commander and his machine gun is a job that really needs to be done simultaneously. Getting a figure to sit in a seat and hold two points on a machine gun is a tough challenge. Fortunately, Accurate Armour has made this easier by having the MG capable of pivoting up and down. I took it one step further and made a longer mounting pin so the MG could also rotate easily. I found that I also had to add a 1 mm spacer to raise the MG or it would hit the tarp in front of it. I may have mistakenly located the tarp but it was easier to raise the MG just a bit than fix the tarp. Doing this also made it easier to position the commander’s arms.
Building the MG was pretty straight forward but reference material is highly recommended. Again the low resolution of the photos in the instructions makes it tough to see where to place some of the small parts.
The commander figure, like the driver has the seat molded directly into the figure, a great idea. He fits nicely to the seat mount and the only real challenge is the arms. I found that I needed to adjust both arms to get them to grab the MG correctly. Patience and testing is the key to this job. Once I’d fiddled with the parts enough, I glued them in place but not to the MG in hopes of making painting easier. |
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