Toyota Land Cruiser

This is another one of the models I built for Tamiya America (well over fifteen years ago) for their showroom and they were nice enough to allow me to have some of them back when they moved their headquarters recently.

It was a nice bright metallic red the first time I built it , but was showing a little wear, mostly just the chrome wearing off and a couple of chipped decals. They did very good job of caring for the models. But I thought I'd have some fun with this and took it apart and "rebuilt" (mostly repainted) it in the span of less than 24 hours. Sometimes a simple and fun project is just what is needed.

I used Tamiya lacquer military colors for the camo and some old Badger acrylics for the rust and mud.
This is an interesting kit as it has fully working suspension. While simplified on a few levels it gives the model a nice feel without being too terribly toy-like. It also fits exceptionally well.

I guess I should have shot a photo or two before doing this to it, but it was just a wild hair project...

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The fact you left the underbody the original color adds a great touch - very nicely done!

Came out nice with the camouflage paint, well done!

If it were a 1:1 and mine, I'd paint those wheels flat black and ride out!! :sunglasse Great build, Mark! :)

Yeah, I agree with you, darker wheels would be a good, better choice, so would darkening the running boards. But in the interest of simple fun I only put a wash on them.

Woke up at 3:00AM and realized I'd forgotten to put the spare tire on! That's what I get for speeding through this rebuild!

Very nice rebuild.
the ladder to nowhere bugs me a little...
not the wake up at 3 kind though. lol

The quality of this kit looks very good! You dont hapen to have a extra kit that you want to sell?

It is a nice kit. While it has working suspension, that part is a little toy-like, but not a deal breaker. This is the only one I have, but there has to be a few floating around somewhere...

Okay, but those things can always be improved. Jess i have to keep my eye at Ebay.. found one but a little high in price right now for my budget since i bought a Tamiya Grand Cherokee from US for 78..