tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post1886499714274182924..comments2024-03-29T06:18:19.604+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Quick and dirty landroverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-18050967923198279742016-02-22T15:07:19.581+00:002016-02-22T15:07:19.581+00:00A loop of wire would work a treat on a diecast veh...A loop of wire would work a treat on a diecast vehicle with metal axles. Trouble is, I'm more inclined to take the back off, drill a great big hole and use a mahoosive screw to fix it to the board. Not because it's better (it's not) but just for the fun of taking the photo...Phil Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673614093646938053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-23333098979186805952016-02-22T13:26:26.824+00:002016-02-22T13:26:26.824+00:00If possible, how about drilling a couple of smalli...If possible, how about drilling a couple of smallish (ca. 1 mm dia.) hole through the baseboard to line up with the axles? Then a loop of fine wire can be passed over each axle and pushed through the baseboard, where it can be be firmly secured underneath. With any luck the wire will be invisible under the vehicle, and should stop it dropping off in transit. (And the vehicle wouldn't need to be glued down.)Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333001638877555364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-78564317699637763462016-02-19T12:17:58.417+00:002016-02-19T12:17:58.417+00:00Are you sure that you really want this "Landi...Are you sure that you really want this "Landie" to leave your layout any time soon?<br /><br />After all, it sounds like it's attracting positive attention - and prompting people to ask the sort of questions that suggest they might be about to do some modelmaking.<br /><br />There's also another angle - JLR ceasing production of the "Defender" (essentially much the same design) - so this diecast's appearance on the layout probably couldn't have been better timed.<br /><br /><br />Here's a throwaway thought: I've noticed that, these days, a lot of diecasts are supplied bolted to black plastic bases, in otherwise transparent boxes.<br /><br />Do you know of any convenient way of re-using these bolt fixings - perhaps running some suitable sized metal tubing through a hole in the baseboard and running the bolt through this into the chassis - or something like that?<br /><br />I'm not sure how workable the suggestion is - but these models are likely to come away from baseboards when layouts are being transported.Huw Griffithsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-79840024536137786502016-02-19T08:09:46.144+00:002016-02-19T08:09:46.144+00:00If I remember rightly that's not the first AEC...If I remember rightly that's not the first AEC Monarch you've lost that way!Stuart Firthnoreply@blogger.com