1/6 scale model - Armortek Series 1 Land rover(Vid 01) The first step - Unboxing
2024 ж. 25 Сәу.
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Join me on my new project building the wonderful 1/6 scale 1950's Series 1 Land rover by Armortek.
In this video - I take a look for the first time of what is in the box and begin the process of planning the build.
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It's nice to see that you've started a new project, I wish you luck with the construction, thanks for the resumen of project👌👍
Thank you Daniel, I am looking forward to getting stuck in on this.
I can see your excitement as you unboxed the landy. Yes I will be following the complete build 👍
Thank you...I am looking forward to getting stuck into this build.
Looking forward to this build,steering wheel does look abit heng long😅
Thanks Chris, yes I agree...Not sure why considering the quality of all the other parts....I guess I will have to try and harden this up by using some form of glue. Thanks for watching and appreciate you commenting.
I most certainly will be along for this build, Tony. If it goes together as (generally) neatly as the other builds have, it will be a very nice model. Pity about the steering wheel. I think I see a new bottle of Loctite on the bench. Regards
Hi Chris, and thank you for your continued support and kind comments. Yeh...the steering wheel is a tad disappointing...Thought this could have been a brass part...I have looked around and nobody seems to be making these at this scale...I think I can harden this up with that new Locktite from my bench 😀 and then detail paint it..I'm sure it will work out ok.
Looking forward to this one Tony!
Thank you...hope I don't disappoint.
A glass of wine 🍷and reading model instructions that's the life 😎😎👍👍. Will be good ,quality parts as always.
it is the only way🤣 The parts are up to the usual great standards from AT...apart from the plastic steering wheel.
Dove Grey is a lovely colour for a Series 1 - have a look and see what you think. Looking forward to the project.
Hi Neil, nice idea...I will definitely not be going down the route of Green....but I have a plan😀. Thank you for watching and commenting. Just checked out your channel. I see you have also built a Meccano Series 1. The drive shaft is a nice set up...Never built a Meccano set, as I always felt the amount of nuts and fixings would be frustrating so I went down the path of Airfix and then on to scratch building, now on to this scale...much better for my big old sausage fingers🤣 Hope you enjoy the build.
Thanks - I am currently building a Meccano LWB series 1 (in Dove grey, hence my suggestion). No photos yet but managed to squeeze working differentials in the new one - scale is 1:12.5. No plans but just working from images of the real thing. I definitely have 'Landie Envy' when watching your build!
Hi Neil, please forgive me...so you are sort of scratch building this using various meccano parts? I had no idea that this could be done...thought you had to follow a pattern or plan for each build...you have my new gained respect sir.
Absolutely right Tony - scratch building from a pretty extensive collection of parts, usually gathered over many years. I am a life-long Meccano fan and haven't built to a model plan for decades. The Meccano community is a small one but almost entirely adults (sadly). There are a dozen or so clubs left in the UK (and more overseas) and I estimate that more than half of the members build exclusively from scratch. Designing the model, drawing up plans, selecting parts and figuring out the technical challenges is all part of the fun - most of us get a model wrong a few times before we get it right. A big Meccano model can literally take years to build - my little Landie probably only took around six months on and off. My local club is the South West Meccano Club - we have a good website if you get really bored!
@@neilbedford5082 Neil, please accept my respect and apologies for not appreciating your hobby as much as it deserves. I have on occasion compared what I do to what you do as “ this is not a Meccano set” meaning in this hobby, we have lots of fettling, drilling, tapping and cutting to undertake as well as preparing and painting the kit.
Congratulations on starting a new project. I will continue to enjoy watching it! 新しいプロジェクトのスタートにお祝いをします。 これからも楽しく見させていただきます！
ありがとう、このビルドを引き続き見てフォローしていただければ幸いです...それは違うものになるでしょう 😀 Thank you, I hope you continue to watch and follow this build...it is going to be different😀
Pleased to see you starting the Land Rover and hope you enjoy it. I am about half way through it….I paint the bits before I fit them. One thing I found all the m2 nuts and bolts were sometimes a bit small!, I built the option packs at the same time as the chassis….it is better . It was also very useful to test all the electronics early on. Good luck with the build
Thank you for watching and commenting. Wow..half way...That seems such a long way off at this stage. I love the way AT have put this together...sure, there are the usual cleaning out of threads and de-burring etc, but thats all part of this amazing hobby. I am pleased that I ordered the motion and lighting pack, as from what I understand it is essential to have these ahead of progressing too far. Thank you for your advice and I will definitely test servos and drive motors before going too far. Good luck with the rest of your build and hope you continue to watch my progress good or bad😀 on this amazing kit. Have a great weekend.
New kit day! New kit day! (Well it was for you a week or two ago 🤣) It looks like in it's own way it'll be every bit as complicated as a tank Tony, with an interior even less room to hide all the electrics, once again looking forward to seeing it all come together. Have a great weekend.
Thanks Russ....this build brings differing and unique challenges and this is what I was looking for. Very early days, but a lot of head scratching and pontificating has been undertaken already😂 Space is a real premium on this, so this will be an early consideration...I will find my way through it hopefully. Have a great weekend.
It was fun to watch you rummaging in the lucky dip box this week👍 If you're looking for ideas on a role / colour scheme for the Landrover, you could consider RAF blue in the role of a towing vehicle for a Bristol Bloodhound guided missile (which I'm sure would be a pretty straightforward scratch build for someone of your talents). For illustrations and colour schemes see Corgi Major Gift set #4, or Corgi 1115 (missile), 1116 (ramp), 1117 (trolley) plus the Corgi Landrover itself #351 etc on the well known auction site. I've got one of these combinations of Landrover, trailer, launch platform and missiles in my collection. I think it's 1:43 and am trying to visualise it in 1/6th scale. I can but dream... Cheers 👍
Hi Keith and thank you...Great minds think alike 😀..Not sure about the towing part, but will look into this thank you. I have matched the paint I need and found the decals...I painted the Chassis today in the correct RAF colour and it looks great. Hope you continue to watch and follow this build.
Good morning Tony. Another much anticipated Saturday morning and a gem of a model! It looks to be quite an intricate Landie with some lovely detailing and I can’t wait to follow this build to completion like all your previous efforts. It’s going to be a cracker, but in a completely different vein to your three earlier projects. Keep up the wonderful videos 👏🏼🇬🇧
Good morning Peter and thank you. The parts are again, just amazing to look at and handle. Armortek do such an incredible job on producing these kits in true scale. There is a lot of complicated parts to this, but that is what I was looking for...a new challenge...just hope I don't mess it up. Have a great weekend.
Tony: Good luck with this build and can't wait to see you tackle this one to completion. A FAMO or nice German halftrack would be one I would like to see done.
Thanks Bill....very early days, and proving to be very challenging, but I will relish every part of this new journey. I would love to build the FAMO...they stopped producing that a few years ago....if it ever came back, I would definitely want to build it.
@@tonys_workshop I would even commission you to do one if it ever comes back along with a Flak 88.
I think they are planning re-run of that.
This would be a ideal model to really go to town on the weathering and a well used look, dents and twisted etc, worn paint etc, make it stand out from all the other pristine models, most real LR, s are beaten about
Maybe...but too early for that decision, but I like your thinking. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Great job on the Hetzer! I can't wait to see this land rover. (I want to recreate the one that Vera drives!)
Thank you Scott. Hope you enjoy this build..."Vera"🤣 I may christen it to pay homage to her🤣
I will be following this one as well. For some reason, I thought it would be much smaller. I'm glad that I was mistaken. I enjoy watching your box opening videos. Your excitement is catching, I'm the same way when I get a new kit. I'm looking forward to seeing the build as always. Are you going to have a chance to get the tanks outside together before the Tiger goes to its new home? I would really enjoy seeing that. Have a great weekend, cheers!
Hi Michael and thank you for your lovely comment. It is bigger than I imagined as well. I will put a tape measure on it once the build advances a bit to demonstrate the size. The Tiger leaves for it new home on Monday and weather permitting, we are planning to do some driving with all three tanks before I wave an emotional goodbye to my 'First born'😢
Yes! Love a Saturday morning watching a To y build video! Although the LR has no tracks I will for sure follow you building it! Will the aluminium parts need to get primed to prevent corrosion? The plastic steering wheel is kind of a let down, maybe there will be an aftermarket replacement? I love the wheels shown! Waiting for the first build video!
Thanks Thomas, much appreciated. I will prime and paint the aluminium parts which are meant to be left as aluminium....I was contemplating leaving them but as you say, don't want them to oxidise too much. I have found some galv' paint and tested this...I think that will work and give the parts the look I want. Yeh...steering wheel not good...I have looked and can't find anyone at this stage making them...I may have to harden this up by using a glue of some form...but that is a way off, so will tackle that later. The wheels are amazing...I am thinking the only thing they are missing is valves...so I may see what I can come up with to add that detail. Thank you for your continued support and hope you enjoy watching this Series 1 come together.
Following along, if only to find the motivation to finish my Morris Quad which has been languishing half built for far too long. It certainly worked with the Hetzer which had a great day out at the factory despite me rolling it onto it's roof!
Thanks Daniel...How did you manage that?
@@tonys_workshop I went left instead of right down a ramp while unsighted and rolled off the side. If you want to see the result look at the AT Forum as I posted it there.
Hi Daniel, I looked on the Forum, but could not see anything...Where hve you posted it. I did see your post before you took it to the open day...thank you for the shout out BTW. Did this cause any damage?
@@tonys_workshop it's under the Events folder. The damage was limited to the MG mount which was torn off and the exhaust. Luckily everything inside was held by the Velcro pads. The rest was cosmetic damage to the paint. Dave Dibb was on hand to repair the MG mount so I was back in business within minutes 😀
Yes I have just seen it...goes to show how robust these kits are. Glad that not too much damage was caused, but sorry to hear you have more issues with the locking bushes. I have not really put my Hetzer through too much yet...driven around my garden at pace, but no obstacles...no problems yet, but still early days. What do you think is causing it?
I hope the build quality is better than my Land Rover “Evoque”. Cheers Tony.😎👍
🤣🤣 Thanks Warren...have a great weekend.
It may help to get the motion pack at the same time,if doing a RC version so you can plan ahead where to hide all the RC gear,this model requires a bit of planning to hide the Morion/sound kit,
Hi Robert, thank you for watching and commenting. I am glad that I have ordered the motion and lighting option as this will help me in the early stages of the build. I have not yet ordered the Sound pack, but this is on the shopping list. The space under the bonnet from what I can see is restrictive, so yes, I completely agree, careful forward planning is required. Hope you continue to watch and follow this build.
Waiting with anticipation mate. British light or dark green !
Hi Mark and thank you....I did consider both of those.....but I am now planning a different route...as I wanted to keep it within the Military theme. Still researching, but I will let you know nearer the time. Have a great weekend.
Unpacking this must be like Christmas and your birthday together for you. I looked at the price of the Rover and was surprised at how high the price was. But after I saw how much handwork went into the model, I realized it was absolutely justified! I'm looking forward to watching it being put together.😊
Hi Jan, I can honestly say, I think the price is very fair for what you get. The quality of the parts like always blows my mind. I do love opening these boxes po, but the best part by far is the fear and jeopardy in building them😂 Seriously...they give the builder so much satisfaction. Early days, but from what I have seen so far, I would really recommend this kit. Hope you continue to watch and follow my progress on this.
👁👁 Good Luck Professor
and thank you too. Have a great weekend.
I am excited to watch this build. I've never seen an Armortek Landy built before. I really hope they release a Defender Tithonus in the future, i'd love to watch that being built as well. So.... is this one a keeper?
Thanks Mik and hope you are well. Great to hear from you. I have already fallen in love with this amazing kit from Armortek, they have smashed it out of the park again....I also love the endless options for finishing and detailing on this. Yes...this is a keeper...having said that....My Grandson is obsessed about it (you will see him on the next video) so I am planning to gift this to him when he is older as the controls are a little more straight forward than a tank. Thanks for tuning in and watching/commenting.
As one great build completes a new one begins and I look forward to following you with your instalments of video. Do you think you'll ever take any of your vehicles to a show? It would be good to meet and see them in action. Its a shame that I hear that there is no Wings and Wheels show at North Weald Airfield this year as Epping Council decided in their wisdom to sell off part of the airfield.
Hi John, great to hear from you and thank you for your supportive comments. Well I was hoping at some point to go to the W&W, but gutted as you are that this has been sold off... I have been going there on and off for years and I am gutted that yet another act of greed has taken something so great and destroyed it. I was there last year with my Grandkids and it was brilliant...it is so sad.
Hi Tony are available on Saturday August 10th Harlow Garden Centre next to junction 7 M11 as the mini railway people are setting up a model show? It would be great to see you there with one of your vehicles.
Hi John, absolutely yes. please email me on this address : tonysworkshop1967@gmail.com I would be very happy to attend and bring one or perhaps two of my tanks along...I am sure there will be a willing assistant there to help (Someone called John?) Email me the details and I will book the date in my Diary. Thank you for the invite.
Hi Tony, a new subscriber to your channel, It looks an amazing model & i will be following your build of it, i only go as big as 1/16 but you never know, Great channel.
Hi Darren and welcome to my channel...I have just taken a quick look at yours and also subscribed...I will check out some of your videos. Thanks for joining and watching/commenting. Hope you enjoy watching some of my older builds as well.
@@tonys_workshop thanks Tony.
Awesome. I have always loved the series 1 Land Rover. Looking forward to watching this build
Good morning Ray and thank you. Build gets under way and videos up from next week...I have a very special guest joining me for the first part of the build. Hope you continue to watch and follow my progress on this. Have a great weekend.
hi tony, looking forward to following this build. the plastic steering wheel ???/ the one i built for my jeeps is made from brass and i have included a working horn. a number of the parts look similar to those i have made for the jeeps, chassis rails, cross members, some of which were very difficult to form due to compound curves. the wheels...the jeep wheels are made from 2 parts just like the real combat rims.. i do not have tyres yet. i need to learn 3d drafting so i can print my own wheels but that is another story. cheers
Hi Trevor..and thank you for watching and commenting, yes I was disappointed with the steering wheel...every other part is so well made and mainly metal....A brass version would have been better....It is quite flimsy so will have to look at ways of hardening up, perhaps use of glues etc, but I am sure when it is complete it will be fine. Working horn...that is impressive...I have a few relatively inexpensive mods and improvements which I am planning to use on this build and will cover these off when I reach that part. What scale are you working on?
@@tonys_workshop 1/6th scale, same as you
You should put that on KZhead...I would love to see your finished project.
Nice subscriber number👍 (Rn it’s 66.6k
Thank you. I am blown away by this...I must be doing something right.
My wife now hates you but on the other hand I've got a great new project 😂😊
Whoops! Sorry about that😀 What are you building?
@tonys_workshop My idea is to follow your build as I do mine, series 1, its my first 1/6 scale build
Hi Tom, that is great and I hope that I do help...Have you also purchase the motion and light packs? This will help you enormously. I have started the build and videos will follow...approx 2 week delay because of editing etc...I have come across a few issues already and hopefully cover these off in the next few videos...If you get stuck or have any questions, please feel free to get in touch..Always glad to try and help.
@tonys_workshop I splashed out on the motion kit, but saving like mad for the sound and lightning kits
I am glad to hear that you have the motion kit, as you will need this very early on in the build. The lighting kit would be a good idea also for the early stages of the build, but the Audio can wait until it's pretty much complete.
I was going to order this but was disappointed the drivetrain is nowhere near scale. Where are the 3 locking differentials? This has been done on smaller scale kits (Capo, ScaleArt, Tamiya), so there’s no excuse for Armortek to omit these crucial details.
Hi and thanks for watching and commenting. There are two diffs, (front and rear) these come as part of the Motion option pack. Hope this helps answer your question.
@@tonys_workshop Thanks, but the full size must have 3 diffs and each one is lockable, no? Not making these details in a huge scale model is unacceptable. I was honestly on the list to buy but didn’t because of this.
@@Fluterra I understand. The Diffs are lockable, but that’s down to the builder to decide whether they want good road or off road performance. I don’t disagree with you, but I can honestly say that although in the very early stages of the build, I am thoroughly enjoying it. There are other minor gripes I have with this kit, but I will cover these off during my build.
@@tonys_workshop I just read that the S1 did not have a center diff. So the model may is accurate from this regard? The front and rear diffs are remotely lockable?
Just two diffs on a series one and neither was lockable. Landies stayed like this for many years - all very simple engineering. Some owners customised the transmissions of course