Having built an Armortek Centurion tank kit a few years back I decided to have a go at their smallest offering at present, the Series 1 Car 80 inch wheelbase.

The basic kit can be built fairly rapidly if you just follow the instructions, giving an acceptable model which can be static or radio controlled.

But there is huge potential for improving the amount of detail of the base kit. I did this with the Centurion and created a really striking model.

I’m hoping to do the same with this smaller kit. The main machining and sheet metal have all been done for you, all fasteners are included and clear pictorial instructions guide you through the build.

Add paint and you can have a presentable model in very short order.  Go nuts on the detailing and you can present a really accurate depiction of the Landy,  which has so many variations you could choose anything from a fire engine to a specialist mobile welding machine.

This is a publicity shot of the model without paint, just to illustrate what the kit includes.

I am well into the build but taking a lot more time than usual to increase the detail.

I’ll post individual improvements as I go along. One of the first things I decided on was the Dash panel.  It was a basic copy of the original and needed work to make it more realistic. I only need to address the dials of the gauges and it will look fine.