Hi there. I am starting to build the Hobby Boss kit of Land Rover Defender Wolf WMIK with addition of Black Dog and Eduard upgrades and I already got some reference pictures and saw few very cool builds from other modelers. However, I am still strugeling by lack of some details information, so I thought I will ask you guys for some help.
So, first of all, I am wondering what color to use for the vehicle, so far I mixed 1:2 Tamiya 59 & 60 and I am prety happy with the result but after checking some pictures online I am confused, the color on pictures varies from really yellowish to almost-US-tan-sandy-brownish.
Second concern I have is the way how the aditional bullet proof "doors" are attached to the vehicle, didnt found any pictures showing the actual attachement, or hinches.
Third concern I have is the radio set versus the antenas... I saw many diferent variations of antenas used, however no pictures of radio sets found.
Fourth concern I have is what is the "radiator" look alike think on the side of the vehicle (see picture).

Thank you million times in advance for any help or advise.

Paul, I am going to guess how John did the glow stick. The bottle still looks like solid plastic. I looked very close at the photos. It looks like he drilled a hole through the cap end of the bottle and either painted the hole or put in a piece of painted plastic rod and then sealed it from the bottom and painted the cap. Brilliant if that's how he did it. I never would have come up with that on my own.

Regards,

Eric

Hello mate no picture?. It really depends on what type of WMIK you are going to build.there are several variants .initially using clansman radios then the later using the bowman system
The ballistic screens for the doors are literally just tied on and opening the opposite way to the normal doors
I can only assume that the radiator thing you mention is the wolf air intake attached to both sides of the vehicle .
If you need more info pictures etc give me a shout .
Terry.

There were three basic variants of the WMIK (ignoring the massively upgraded R+ WMIK with a wider rear body)

WMIK (Early - steel hub tyres)
E WMIK (Mid - mostly steel hub but some fitted with 'alloys')
R WMIK (Late - 'alloys' but also major changes tot he cargo bed and armour package)

The variant you want to build will determine what features you should be adding. The Black Dog set is a 'mongrel' because it doesn't fully represent any of the above - it's a mix of elements from each.

Most of the later vehicles have the Bowman radio system and you won't get much reference material on what the units look like (from memory, the BD set includes the Bowman aerial mounts - the Legend set certainly does).

'Door hinges' - Velcro tape
'Radiator thingy' - without seeing a picture I'm not sure what you mean but it sounds like it might be an IFF panel - commonly fitted to Coalition vehicles in Iraq. They are removable and come in a range of sizes (they show up in thermal sights because they are a different ambient temperature to the vehicle).

If you're intending to build the kit with minimal structural changes then probably an E-WMIK is your best bet - allows you to fit the supplemental armour panels and the alloy wheels but doesn't require the cargo bed changes.

The links below are to an R-WMIK project I did a few years ago and shows how much needs to be done to the basic body to produce this variant. However it also shows where a lot of the other 'bits' go on a typical WMIK.

WMIKs are great fun to build with all the extra bits and bobs so enjoy your project,

Regards,
John

http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/thread/1322428011
http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/thread/1324228549
http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/thread/1326579600
http://www.network54.com/Forum/110741/thread/1328357467

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Paul, I am going to guess how John did the glow stick. The bottle still looks like solid plastic. I looked very close at the photos. It looks like he drilled a hole through the cap end of the bottle and either painted the hole or put in a piece of painted plastic rod and then sealed it from the bottom and painted the cap. Brilliant if that's how he did it. I never would have come up with that on my own.

Regards,

Eric

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A prize for that man

Yes - I drilled a hole through the 'cap' and filled it with paint. Then I painted the cap a different colour.

The bottle itself was cut down from the 2 litre style you get in some of the old Academy kits to make it look more like the chunky 750ml/1 litre versions that tend to be used for the glow sticks.

Regards,
John