I have been asked by Megabytyme to do a review on the HPI Land Rover Defender 90 body. Let me start this off by saying thank you to Mega and HPI for allowing me to do this.
When I first opened the Land Rover body I noticed that the body is made of thick lexan. To me this is important because, this means that the body isn't easily destroyed by flipping ect. The Land Rover body comes with all the stickers you need for the outside of the body and they are precut which is another plus and it comes with exact directions on were to put them. In conclusion the HPI body is a very well made body and comes with everything you need to do the body.
My wife T.T. has come up with the color skeam and grafix for this project, she will be doing the grafix and taping off the Land Rover body.
We have decieded the main color of the Land Rover body will be CheZoom Teal. , There will be barbed wire down both sides and the front and back that is going to be painted Indy Silver. The wheel wells and the windows are going to painted black. The body is well marked for cutting out, since the body is made of thick lexan it is a little tough to cut out. But a good sharp pair of sissors will do the job. I cleaned up the edges with a dremel and a sanding disc it just makes the edges smoother.
I have posted some pictures of the body just out of the package and also taped off before painting. I will be posting more pictures after I paint it. I want to again say thank you HPI and Mega.
HHere is a picture of the front of the Land Rover body.
Side.
Stickers and Masking.
Front View taped and masked.
Side view taped and masked.
Back.
side view w/o stickers
back view w/o stickers
front view
side view
back
top
side angled
Hear is the finished product, again I would like to thank Mega and HPI for letting me do this review I hope I get a chance on another item. I would also like to thank my wife Theresa aka T.T. for helping with the body.
When I first opened the Land Rover body I noticed that the body is made of thick lexan. To me this is important because, this means that the body isn't easily destroyed by flipping ect. The Land Rover body comes with all the stickers you need for the outside of the body and they are precut which is another plus and it comes with exact directions on were to put them. In conclusion the HPI body is a very well made body and comes with everything you need to do the body.
My wife T.T. has come up with the color skeam and grafix for this project, she will be doing the grafix and taping off the Land Rover body.
We have decieded the main color of the Land Rover body will be CheZoom Teal. , There will be barbed wire down both sides and the front and back that is going to be painted Indy Silver. The wheel wells and the windows are going to painted black. The body is well marked for cutting out, since the body is made of thick lexan it is a little tough to cut out. But a good sharp pair of sissors will do the job. I cleaned up the edges with a dremel and a sanding disc it just makes the edges smoother.
I have posted some pictures of the body just out of the package and also taped off before painting. I will be posting more pictures after I paint it. I want to again say thank you HPI and Mega.
HHere is a picture of the front of the Land Rover body.
Side.
Stickers and Masking.
Front View taped and masked.
Side view taped and masked.
Back.
side view w/o stickers
back view w/o stickers
front view
side view
back
top
side angled
Hear is the finished product, again I would like to thank Mega and HPI for letting me do this review I hope I get a chance on another item. I would also like to thank my wife Theresa aka T.T. for helping with the body.
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