Imthatguy's 1987 Range Rover Classic

[imthatguy]

I'm the proud owner of the #2 body made.




The body was originally constructed from styrene, by Scale4x4.org forum member, elaguila45. And then somehow, magically, a perfect mould was made. Reproductions are in high impact resistant styrene. I'm getting the second one, ever. It should be here, just in time for me to start tinkering with it, once the FJ60 is done.

I'm tentatively setting it up for Class 1. Running Axial gear with a combination of GCM and RC4WD bits.

Stay tuned!

[Rckcrwlr]

Looking good Matt...

[Bananaclip]

That's fantastic!!!! Awesome score my brother!

[Lentsnh2012]

My absolute favorite Range Rover design. Staying tuned in, sir.

[TURTLE]

Yep, thats amazing.

[4X4 Freak]

That's gonna look awesome

[johnnyh66]

Wow!

[swezy207]

That's sweet! My former boss had one, always wanted it.

[ramblux]

Wow, that's awesome! Owning a real one is on my vehicle bucket list, but my wife's Discovery isn't too bad a compromise for now. Are the wheels also going to be available?

[Lentsnh2012]

Originally Posted by ramblux

Wow, that's awesome! Owning a real one is on my vehicle bucket list, but my wife's Discovery isn't too bad a compromise for now. Are the wheels also going to be available?

I actually passed by one here in Alabama the other day and it was white with those same wheels. It looked delicious.

[Senior Latya]

A truly classic Rover
beautiful Body
The future will be to build one myself classic
very good body !

[88RRC]

I need one now! Do me a favor and change the title. It annoyed me in his build when he called it an 87. It is not an 87. 87's have exposed hinges. The first year they were hidden was early to mid 89', there were a some early 89's that had exposed hinges. After that they were all hidden. He did such an awesome job on the original, I can't wait to see what you do to this one, I'll be watching! To be an 87 or 88 like mine it's fenders should look like this I'm sure you're good enough to make it happen!:

Ben

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by Rckcrwlr

Looking good Matt...

Originally Posted by Bananaclip

That's fantastic!!!! Awesome score my brother!

Originally Posted by Lentsnh2012

My absolute favorite Range Rover design. Staying tuned in, sir.

Originally Posted by TURTLE

Yep, thats amazing.

Originally Posted by 4X4 Freak

That's gonna look awesome

Originally Posted by johnnyh66

Wow!

Originally Posted by swezy207

That's sweet! My former boss had one, always wanted it.

Originally Posted by ramblux

Wow, that's awesome! Owning a real one is on my vehicle bucket list, but my wife's Discovery isn't too bad a compromise for now. Are the wheels also going to be available?

Originally Posted by Senior Latya

A truly classic Rover
beautiful Body
The future will be to build one myself classic
very good body !

Originally Posted by 88RRC

I need one now! Do me a favor and change the title. It annoyed me in his build when he called it an 87. It is not an 87. 87's have exposed hinges. The first year they were hidden was early to mid 89', there were a some early 89's that had exposed hinges. After that they were all hidden. He did such an awesome job on the original, I can't wait to see what you do to this one, I'll be watching! To be an 87 or 88 like mine it's fenders should look like this I'm sure you're good enough to make it happen!:

Ben

Thanks guys. I'm pretty stoked. So here it is!




First impressions, it's big. Bigger than I was expecting. Tire tuck, for a stock look, should be pretty easy to accomplish.



N00b and I believe that it was cast via a process called rotocasting. Pretty neat stuff, look it up. There's a few bubbles here and there in the fine detail, but overall, it looks fantastic. I'm very happy.



Both bumpers, light buckets, lenses, mirrors, are all included.

Here it is next to a D90. Big.



Now, to finish that pesky FJ60 so I can get going on this. My first task, determine whether or not I can cut/dremel the windows out!

[kakachille]

things guna b sick

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by kakachille

things guna b sick

Sure will be!

Starting to make things happen finally.




Planning on going a little extreme with this one.

[pardonmyn00b]

I think you need to look at the instructions for that SCX10 again. Yours doesn't look right.

[Metal Masher]

This is going to be fun to watch! I'm anxious to see how the SCX10 axles fit under the body.

[adamargue]

Looks good man. I've been following the build up of the original model and the work is awesome. Can't wait to see what u do with this.

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[Bananaclip]

Wow.... You can get away with just about any tire on that big boy! I'm excited for this one.

[imthatguy]

Originally Posted by pardonmyn00b

I think you need to look at the instructions for that SCX10 again. Yours doesn't look right.

There were a lot of left over pieces. That's always a good sign, right?

Originally Posted by Metal Masher

This is going to be fun to watch! I'm anxious to see how the SCX10 axles fit under the body.

I'll think you'll be quite happy. Width is spot on.

Originally Posted by adamargue

Looks good man. I've been following the build up of the original model and the work is awesome. Can't wait to see what u do with this.

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Thanks, yes, the first one had a lot more going for it. It was a gorgeous scratch build. I'm just happy that I have a copy to play with.

Originally Posted by Bananaclip

Wow.... You can get away with just about any tire on that big boy! I'm excited for this one.

You would think that, but I think I might have pushed my luck.

Got the chassis and linkages setup today. Plopped some Pitdogs on it that scale out to 35's. Seems big.



Wheelbase is spot on. Just over 12".



Nice, narrow track. If I wasn't mocking it up with these giant tires, I'd be willing to bet I could get a nice tuck going.



A little bigger than the Defender, but it still works. I believe they're in the same scale. 1:8.5