By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 11:35 am: Edit

Finally, it's finished...



I told David that if he found a Pink Panther while he was in England to bring one back for me... and he did, only it was in a box, and all black-molded plastic. Turned out okay, though...


-L

By Bluegill (Bluegill) on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 12:45 pm: Edit

I like the mud.

Also, what color model paint will you use for the tiny drops of oil?

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 01:05 pm: Edit

Not paint, I'll use some used 10w40 I have waiting to be taken to the recycling....

I've actually got a couple of shades of mud on it.... darker, thick chunky stuff down low, with the light, dried splatter-stuff higher...

I spray-painted the body flat green first, then took white paint and mixed a bit of red into it to make the pink. Then, after painting the panels pink, I went back and sanded/chipped off bits of the pink so that it really looked like an MOD that was resprayed...

I'd played around w/ a couple of models as a kid, but usually ended up packing them with M-80s and headless Darth Vaders... BOOM! This is the first one where I actually had any patience to spend the time to try to get it to actually look like a little Rover....

Plus, I actually 'know' what a Rover's supposed to look like... with military planes, etc., it was a lot of guess-work.... I've even got yellow and red knobs on the floorboard levers in it....



Even the rear diff cover is yellowy-white (MOD 109s had a little light mounted under the rear bumper that shined a weak light onto the rear diff, so that the vehicle behind it in a convoy could follow the truck by looking for the diff... cut down on stray light giving away a convoy to overhead airplanes)....




-L

By Bluegill (Bluegill) on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 01:34 pm: Edit

Very nice. The pleasure is in the details.

I'm partial to the firepower mods....

By Ron on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 01:35 pm: Edit

Swap that salisbury rear out for a correct rover rear. Then it will be perfect

Nice job L!

Ron

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 01:46 pm: Edit

The Pinkies DID have Salisburys, I believe....


-L


PS: Thanks Ron... I took too long w/ it, but it was fun....

Now I just need to get on my 88"...

By Ron on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 01:47 pm: Edit

Really?

But its a IIa, salisbury was SIII on. I must find out the answer . . .

Ron

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 01:57 pm: Edit

Ron,

Just found a neat page: http://www.lightingfx.co.uk/EMLRA/vehicles/special/pinkpanther.htm

It's a '67 3/4-ton special MOD truck, and is modified... this page actually says "Think on how many axles give up the ghost on a civvy landrover! At least the Panthers had Salisbury's."


FYI....

-L

By Ron on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 02:00 pm: Edit

Huh,

Learn somethign everyday.

Ron

By Steve (Steve2) on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 06:18 pm: Edit

leslie-

i love it! - how totally cool. thanks for the pics. had not a clue about this car you posted.

steve

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 08:27 am: Edit

If I was really rich, I'd have one of these to drive to Rover rallyes.... totally impractical, but wonderful nonetheless....


-L

By Kyle on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 11:46 am: Edit

And if provoked you could hose down the crowd pretty effectively..... I like it.....


Kyle

By Bill Bettridge (Billb) on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 12:02 pm: Edit

Leslie - someone in BRLRC just recently got one (a real one) just for that purpose - though I think the same people have about 20 other Rovers - must be nice!

By Ron on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 12:11 pm: Edit

"just for that purpose"

Hosing down the Crowd!!!

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 12:23 pm: Edit

I have a sudden urge to find my flak jacket....




In BRLRC, eh? From where do they hail? Northern Va, WVa, Western NC, eastern KY?? I'd like to see this critter.....


-L

By Bill Bettridge (Billb) on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 01:30 pm: Edit

Leslie,
I'll see if I can find the copy of the last BRLRC newsletter - if I find it, I'll mail it on to ya.


The owners are from Parkersburg, WV

Bill

By Bill Bettridge (Billb) on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 01:39 pm: Edit

Leslie - check out the following BRLRC link for info and pix of the pink panther. It is in the Summer 2001 issue (upper left issue on the screen)

http://www.brlrc.org/torque_reporter_archives.htm

Bill

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 01:39 pm: Edit

Bill,

You have email! Thanks,

-L

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Tuesday, October 30, 2001 - 01:41 pm: Edit

Doh!

We posted at the same time!

That's got it!

You can disregard the email I sent if ya want...



Many thanks!

-L