It was just a blank white truck with black bumpers.
The decals were made on my inkjet and were interesting to use for the first time
these photos do not have the driver in it yet
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UN Range Rover custom for Ruger
UN Range Rover custom for Ruger
Ruger sent me a couple of tanks in exchange for a custom re-paint of a toy range rover. It was an old toy maker unknown with a spool in center for a spare tire that was missing. I forgot to take before shots but Ruger said he would post.
It was just a blank white truck with black bumpers.
The decals were made on my inkjet and were interesting to use for the first time
these photos do not have the driver in it yet
thumbs
It was just a blank white truck with black bumpers.
The decals were made on my inkjet and were interesting to use for the first time
these photos do not have the driver in it yet
thumbs
see my art and model gallery at http://www.cabebooth.com
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Seems I got my lesson in learning about waiting a day or so to post, I actually received this little truck today, so I missed my chance to comment on the pics alone. I'll try to post faster in the future.
As I mentioned, I got the piece today. It figures that everyone here has already seen it, and of course, you all love it. This despite that fact that Cabe seemingly ignored any and all input I had to offer and went completely on his own. I must have told him a dozen times that my customizing skills were limited primarily to re-arranging the stowage items in the rear rack of an M1, sure, sometimes I'll go out on a limb and swap figures around from hatch to hatch, but I really like to stay with what I'm comfortable with. So now here he's gone and created this piece which stands head and shoulders above any of my re-arranged gear. Great. Now all my soldiers are going to be wanting custom rides...
Seriously, I'm very happy with Cabe's work. The truck looks great. I sent it off to him pretty much as a blank slate. I think I offered the idea of making it an Iraqi security force or UN vehicle, but I pretty much told him that I'd seen his work and trusted his judgement, and that he should do what he felt was best. I have no complaints.
The truck itself is a Britains short wheelbase Land Rover. It says on the bottom that it's 1:32 scale. It also indicates that it was made in 1975 or so. When I got it, it looked like this:
You can see what it looks like now. I, of course, can take it a step further and see it in place in a diorama I have been working on. The diorama is itself a bit problematic, as it keeps growing. At this point I've only been able to lay things out in a "mock-up", and it's already apparent that I'll need more space. The idea is that of an Iraqi street scene, with a roadway towards the viewer and at least two city blocks in the background. On one block resides a market place. I can see this vehicle outside the market place, in the intersection, holding up traffic to allow an armored column to pass. Perhaps a Bradley and a HMMWV about to provide security for the market...
The question now is should I purchase another FOV T-72 and have it shipped directly to Cabe so he can turn it into something like this:
I don't think that there are actually any UN tanks operating in Iraqi, but it would look so good next to the Land Rover...
In any case, to sum things up, I'm quite happy with Cabe's work on this item, and can certainly recommend him to anyone looking for something like this (with his approval of course). Thanks Cabe!
MV
As I mentioned, I got the piece today. It figures that everyone here has already seen it, and of course, you all love it. This despite that fact that Cabe seemingly ignored any and all input I had to offer and went completely on his own. I must have told him a dozen times that my customizing skills were limited primarily to re-arranging the stowage items in the rear rack of an M1, sure, sometimes I'll go out on a limb and swap figures around from hatch to hatch, but I really like to stay with what I'm comfortable with. So now here he's gone and created this piece which stands head and shoulders above any of my re-arranged gear. Great. Now all my soldiers are going to be wanting custom rides...
Seriously, I'm very happy with Cabe's work. The truck looks great. I sent it off to him pretty much as a blank slate. I think I offered the idea of making it an Iraqi security force or UN vehicle, but I pretty much told him that I'd seen his work and trusted his judgement, and that he should do what he felt was best. I have no complaints.
The truck itself is a Britains short wheelbase Land Rover. It says on the bottom that it's 1:32 scale. It also indicates that it was made in 1975 or so. When I got it, it looked like this:
You can see what it looks like now. I, of course, can take it a step further and see it in place in a diorama I have been working on. The diorama is itself a bit problematic, as it keeps growing. At this point I've only been able to lay things out in a "mock-up", and it's already apparent that I'll need more space. The idea is that of an Iraqi street scene, with a roadway towards the viewer and at least two city blocks in the background. On one block resides a market place. I can see this vehicle outside the market place, in the intersection, holding up traffic to allow an armored column to pass. Perhaps a Bradley and a HMMWV about to provide security for the market...
The question now is should I purchase another FOV T-72 and have it shipped directly to Cabe so he can turn it into something like this:
I don't think that there are actually any UN tanks operating in Iraqi, but it would look so good next to the Land Rover...
In any case, to sum things up, I'm quite happy with Cabe's work on this item, and can certainly recommend him to anyone looking for something like this (with his approval of course). Thanks Cabe!
MV
"When I went into Kuwait I had 39 tanks, after six weeks of air bombardment, I had 32 left. After 20 minutes in action against the M1's, I had none." Iraqi BN Cdr, 1991
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your welcome,
sorry i have been ill so slow to respond
you actually had me there for a bit, my heart slowly raising into my throat as in a quick SEND IT BACK I WILL FIX IT
sheesh
scared the dung outta me
sorry t misidentify the gas guzzler there.
sorry i have been ill so slow to respond
you actually had me there for a bit, my heart slowly raising into my throat as in a quick SEND IT BACK I WILL FIX IT
sheesh
scared the dung outta me
sorry t misidentify the gas guzzler there.
see my art and model gallery at http://www.cabebooth.com
hell fire that russkie/arab rolling coffin over here and i will paint it up to look as it if it might be able to fight a tow equipped humvee
just send me more 1:32 brummbars and stugs and pz II's IV's and trucks and and and pant pant pant for a trade
heck even cannons or action series FoV
I will paint your T-ank
just send me more 1:32 brummbars and stugs and pz II's IV's and trucks and and and pant pant pant for a trade
heck even cannons or action series FoV
I will paint your T-ank
see my art and model gallery at http://www.cabebooth.com
Ha. Calling a Land Rover a Range Rover is more like getting your current girlfriend's name mixed up with the last one... think of the difference between a 'real' HUMMVW and the civilian H2 or H3, or the original Wilys Jeep and the current crop of air conditioned, high-priced electronics-on-wheels and you're getting close.Cabe wrote:your welcome,
sorry i have been ill so slow to respond
sorry t misidentify the gas guzzler there.
Rangies have been given the nickname 'Chelsea Tractors' as they tend to be driven by wimmin with little or no regard for other road users, and normally only for the school run or to go shopping at the local organic food store - few people take them anywhere near such icky stuff as mud.
Grammar mistakes I don't mind (not everyone can be as brilliant as me
) but mixing up "The Best 4x4xFar" with a glorified school bus is quite another! (Not that I mean everyone with a Rangie or a civvie Hummer keeps it showroom clean and avoids off-roading, but the majority of people who can afford one - especially over here in Blighty - might go so far as to use one to tow a horsebox - rarely - but most of them wouldn't dream of taking their precious urban tank anywhere that might mean it gets used for the original purpose - getting muddy in style!)
On the gripping appendage, the pics speak far better than getting the name right does anyway...
Jeff (the other one. No, the other other one!)
ps a real 'Grammar Nazi' would point out it should be "you-apostrophe-re welcome", but it would take a Spelling Nazi to spot the missing "o" from the sentence "sorry t misidentify the gas guzzler there"...
