Hi I'm QDC. What we're about to build today is Tamiya S.A.S. Land Rover Pink Panther and
this is in 1/35 scale. This was first produced in 1976 so this is a classic kit. The reason
why I'm building this kit is because of two reasons. The first reason is because of the
vehicle's unusual color. This is the first time that I known that a military vehicle
is painted pink. The reason why this vehicle is painted in pink is because of the region
it was deployed in. This vehicle was deployed in the Middle East in the desert regions and
the soldiers found out that if they paint their vehicles pink, the color pink was the
best camouflage for the region. And also I bought this kit was because of its unusual
nick name, the Pink Panther. The soldiers nick named this the Pink Panther not only
because it was painted pink, but during the time when this vehicle was in active service,
there was a popular movie series and cartoon serious called The Pink Panther. Here are
some pictures of movie posters from the time era when this vehicle was in active service.
Take a look.
I am not entirely sure that the soldiers nicknamed the vehicle The Pink Panther because of the
movie series and cartoon series but that's my best guess. Lets start building this kit
right now.
Lets take a look inside the box. We have the wheels. The body of the car. The chassis.
The hood. And the instruction sheet.
Alright so we built the model kit and now it's time for me to show what I think about
this kit so far. Take a look.
This is the completed model kit before painting and this is nicely detailed Land Rover from
Tamiya. The guns are impressive, it looks realistic to me. The tires look very nice.
Overall, this is a nicely detailed truck. It was a little bit difficult for me to build
because there were a lot of small parts. If you are a beginner and you like this vehicle,
I would encourage you to build it but it is going to take some practice for you to handle
small parts so I recommend that you use a pair of tweezers. It's time for me to paint
the model.
It's time for me to paint my model. I already gave the entire model a coat of black primer
and now I'm going to use my airbrush and paint the entire model with the main color.
I'm going to make some chipped paint. What I have in my hand is a brush that's been dipped
in black paint and what I'm going to do is I'm going to make chipped paint where I think
there will be chipped paint.
It's time for me to do some pin washing. I already have the entire model a coat of Future
Floor Wax to protect it and what you see here is a cup of brown artist oil paint mixed with
mineral spirits. I'm going to give my entire model a pin wash.
I'm going to give my model some dust effects. I'm going to spray the entire model with a
tint of buff color mixed with white.
I'm going to add some dirt effects. What you see right here is a pastel chalk and I'm going
to use my brush and simply brush on the undercarriage to give it more dirt effects.
OK. So we built the model kit. We painted it. We weathered it and now it's time for
me to show you the entire model kit from the beginning to the end. Take a look.
This is the completed model kit after painting and weathering and this is a very nice kit
from Tamiya. This model kit as I said earlier was first produced back in 1976 so this is
a classic kit. Knowing that this was first produced in 1976, to me at least this is a
highly model kit. This is the time before computers was used to make model kits so everything
was calculated by hand and the molds were made by hand as well. Given those facts, this
is extremely well detailed that rivals today model kits. It's highly detailed with very
nice wheels, steering wheel, interior, a nice bed, and guns. You can't go wrong with this
kit. It's a nice model kit that Tamiya has made. Excellent.
That completes this project. What you are about to see next is a video slideshow of
the entire model kit but before I go, as always, just because I put this video on Youtube,
it doesn't make me a model kit expert. I am not an expert. I'm just a regular guy just
like you. I hope this video encourages you to build a model kit of your own either it's
a model tank, a model plane, a model train, or even an automobile. It doesn't matter.
In the end, it's all about having fun. I'm QDC thanks for watching and always please,
have a great day!