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Saturday, December 08, 2012 - 01:57 PM UTC
Italeri Has re-released their Land Rover 109’ Long Wheel Base model onto the market which despite its age I am sure will still be welcomed by some.
Despite being an old model this Land Rover from Italeri is not a bad kit and it opens up a lot of possibilities for those with the scratch building skills. Below is the short introduction provided on the Italeri website.

The "Land Rover" was certainly one of the most famous symbols of "Made in England" on four wheels and is a real milestone in the history of the off road vehicles. Born after the war with the first prototypes done in 1947 to meet both civilian and military tasks. Inspired, though not directly, to the American Jeep, was characterized by a 4x4-wheel drive and a strong and reliable frame to tackle, with success, the most difficult and demanding trails. The aluminium body made it lighter, but at the same time, more resistant to corrosion and long lasting. In 1971, when the Series III was introduced, it had already been produced and made more than a million units for both civilian and military uses. Also available in 88 inches "standard wheel base", or in 109 inches "long wheel base”.

6508 - Land Rover 109’ Long Wheel Base – 1/35th scale
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Hey guys, Can someone tell me what eras were this landies? 60s? or post vietnam war? Thanks
DEC 08, 2012 - 11:14 PM
The Land Rover Series II version (as in this kit) was introduced in 1971 and was used through the '70s and '80s. It was replaced in the early '90s with the current LR110 Defender series.
DEC 09, 2012 - 12:33 AM
Hi Gino I guess you mean Series III Frenchy
DEC 09, 2012 - 01:18 AM
Yup Frenchy. I missied an "I". It is a series III Rover.
DEC 09, 2012 - 04:17 AM
Nice to see this kit finally reissued . Just hope this mid -1970s kit isn't going to sell at 2010 price$. Still end up getting at least one
DEC 09, 2012 - 02:28 PM
Nice to see this out again as you say replace the wheels which have one to many bolts...and the civilian rear crossmember and she still makes into a lovely model..
DEC 09, 2012 - 05:55 PM
It's still a decent kit after all these years. Thread titles' a bit misleading though.
DEC 10, 2012 - 11:20 AM
Bought a few of the original release in the past, but missed the Revell reissue when I stopped Military Modelling for a while. So now that I've returned to it I bought some of the Italeri retooled versions - what we now have a very good RHD British Army Land Rover Ser III. They reworked the dash, steering linkage, fuel filler removed, reworked the canopy, and added new mirrors. However the wheels are still terrible (replace with Accurate Armour) and they forgot fuel tanks under the seats. But they are minor gripes compared to the price - £23 in the UK. Twenty three quid! You can buy a tank for that!
FEB 17, 2013 - 08:02 PM
Did they ever release a version of this kit with left-hand steering? Hisham
FEB 17, 2013 - 08:24 PM
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