Snatch Landie 1/48

so after 6 months without a bench or the ability to do anything involving plastic ive finally got things in order...must admit ive been climbing the walls with boredom cos ive not been able to bodge plastic!

thought id better do something pretty simple to get back into the swing of it

about 18 months ago i did a desert dio with a selection of the Airfix Operation Herrick vehicles.....i didnt do the Snatch Land Rover cos it seems a little out of place with the WMIK and Coyote

for those that dont know the Snatch is a lightly armoured patrol version of the LR, dating back to the troubles in Northern Ireland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snatch_Land_Rover

given the sprues a light coat of grey primer

Hey welcome back to building Paul. Been missing your builds.

Good subject too.

Ive got a few of these kits ,Ill follow along Paul.

Glad to see you back on the bench Paul. Cool looking kit.

Good to see you back at it.

Great seeing you back, Paul!

got to say i wish i hadnt started this

not the nicest of kits and ive had to do bits of surgery to make things fit....not as good as the WMIK Landie that came with it in the box

Might leave mine in their box then, Im sure you will sort it Paul.

GaryDainton wrote:Might leave mine in their box then, Im sure you will sort it Paul.

theres no way the firewall would fit if the engine was fitted.......dont think the doors are going to have a nice fit, so im going to have them open (a little dio is planned)........its a 2 sides and a roof affair that is very difficult to get square.....wheels didnt fit the hubs so needed some 'adjustment' with a knife

For a modern kit that sounds very poor, Ill look forward to the dio coming together Paul. Soldier on my friend.

Don't you just love the calming and relaxing effects this hobby sometimes has on us all. LOL

RetiredMike wrote:Don't you just love the calming and relaxing effects this hobby sometimes has on us all.  LOL

nothing calming about trying to decide which wall to throw it at lol

Hang in there, Paul. No sense marring the paint on the wall.

RetiredMike wrote:Hang in there, Paul.  No sense marring the paint on the wall.

especially since i only painted the walls 4 weeks ago

next step is a clear coat for the decals and then a wash

Nice! And you didn't mess up your wall either, lol.

That is looking very nice Paul, fantastic work given the kit quality.

current state of play......

made a schoolboy error! put on a gloss coat so i could put on the decals, then forgot to go over with a matt top coat before i added the 'glass' .......but ive added a wash since i took the pic and its took the shine off it all

next step fit the last few bits and bobs then some sand in the nooks and crannies to weather it

be glad when its done but i want to see it through

Its looking really good Paul.

Will look good with the weathering, Paul.

Looking good! The weathering/ageing will really pop it out.

and finished

decided to put it on a little base and put some figures i did for something else last year

not the greatest and im glad its done so i can move on to something else

more pics in the finished thread

I think you have made a great job of that Paul, and you have my admiration for finishing it to such a standard.