Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Land Rover Defender "Snatch"
back in the early day of work
half way done
and finally the work done...
- daniel pras
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
"Damn, I Have Just Washed My Landy This Morning..."
This diorama tells about a farmer that really pissed off because his land rover series II is getting dirty again. Although he have just washed his land rover in the morning, early that day.
The vehicles was a scratch build and total remodel from the italeri 1:35 land rover paratrooper, the telegraph pole was from the italeri telegraph pole set, and the remodeled figure was from the academy German infantry bastogne. The environments are made from wood powder, dish wash sponge, dirt, ice cream stick.
This diorama was made for the owner of "Land Rover Clinic", a land rover workshop in the South Jakarta - Indonesia
- daniel pras
Monday, July 7, 2008
Australian Military Land Rover 6x6: "Perentie"
This 1:35 model was totally build from scratch, except for the wheels that i took from the ford mutt truck utility, and the axles from the gmc 2-1/2 truck. I made this model using the plain plastic plate and some paper clips with a lot of help of tamiya putty.
I know my own handcraft job of this scratch build is so far away from perfect, but it took a lot of time and hard work to build it (specially during the EURO 2008 session, because i made it around that time), and also it gives me a big self pleasure of building my dream 6x6 perentie.
So hope you will enjoy it...
the plain plastic plate just have been made as a body...
some tamiya putty to fill the bad part...
a little bit smoothing...
half done...
another half done...
its done, but still minus the camouflages...
heres one of the reference pictures that i used on building this model
- daniel pras
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Land Rover 90: “Camel Trophy 1985, Borneo”
This model is a totally rebuild and remodel from the original kit. Based on the italeri’s (1:35) land rover series II (paratroopers-similar like the tamiya’s pink panther), the model was converted into a land rover 90. The 109 inch wheel based model was cutted into 90 inch wheel base model of land rover 90. Because the base model didn’t have a hard top, and it was a series II land rover, it must took a lot of rebuild and remodel from the hard top, front body, front lamp, side skirt, front bumper, rear body, coil sprung (converted from the old series II leaf sprung). And because the model will be build as the land rover 90 that used in the Camel Trophy 1985 then some details are added to bring it life such as roof rack, bull bar, jerry cans holder, roof rack lamp, winch, side mirror, shovel, axe, and many other details. Almost all of the major were scratch build, except the jerry cans and the snorkel which was taken from the italeri ww2 jerry can set and the academy ford utility snorkel (upgrade with upper cup). A lot of plain plate of plastic (for hardtop, side skirts, roof rack, and other body works) and some various size iron wire (for bull bar, and ) were use to make this model possible and close to the details.
Building on progress...
almost done...
and finally done...
heres one of the reference photos that guide me on building this land rover kit...
-daniel pras
US Sherman tank and 2.1/2 TON 6x6 Cargo Truck
-daniel pras
Sturmgeschutz IV tank
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Tiger I Tank Early Version
-daniel pras
Monday, June 9, 2008
D-DAY 6 JUNE 1944: "Dont Let The Krauts Finish Their Breakfast"
The Troops from the U.S 101st airborne, were assigned to clear out the village near the beach to clear up the way for the Beach landing at Utah Beach. The 101st troops were drop in the night before, June 5 1944. And they got a heavy beating from German Artillery and Anti Aircraft Gun. Fighting from the mid night until morning of June 6, 1994. And in the morning they have to finish their objective to clear out the way for the beach landing. The result is The 101st troops wont let the Germans (Krauts) finish their breakfast.
The kits were from Dragon 101st Airborne (1:35) and Academy German Machine Gun Infantry (1:35), and Academy German Kitchen Field Set. The house is a scratch build from white cement, and also for the accessories and the tree.
-daniel pras
D-DAY 6 JUNE 1944: "The Breaking Point"
The kits are both from dragon (1:35 scale), U.S 29th infantry division and U.S. Rangers. The barricades are scratch build by thin plastic plate from tamiya, also the wire and the ruins.
-daniel pras