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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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| Detail Painting – Step 1 | Jan 6, 2008 |
At this point I switches from airbrushing to brush painting. I first did the touch up on tires which was time consuming but pretty straight forward. Certainly less effort than masking. I did the same touch up on the figures as well. Then it was time to paint the stowage.
I really scratched my head on what color to paint the water cans mounted on the side of the vehicle just outboard of the commander and driver’s seats. I could be wrong but I think these are now plastic cans. There are some photos of these cans all chipped up but I think they started as black plastic and then were over painted in tan. I believe there are also tan plastic cans now as well. So I chose to paint them in Model Master Radome Tan which is a bit lighter than the rest of the vehicle. I plan to give them a good dose of weathering which should bring the colors closer but hopefully still visibly different.
The soft stowage was painted in Model Master Khaki, Faded Olive Drab, and Olive Drab. I tried to keep the items that are part of the vehicle in Khaki since that seems to match the photos. The other items I mixed up a bit, keeping like items (such as the crew’s personal packs) the same color.
The extra fuel cans I painted flat black as well a the stick shift. Again, this was a best guess and I tried to add as much color as possible. The ammo cans and various rocket launchers were all painted in Model Master Green Drab.
Once I drybrush all of these items, they’ll end up blending quite a bit so my primary goal was to add a bit of color variety to best represent the inevitable color variation that occurs with wear and tear in the real world. |
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