Tamiya Land Rover Defender Project
Page 3: Upgrades!
The downside to a really realistic Lexan body is seeing the electronics
through the window. It looks 100x better with something to block
that view and even better yet with a driver. I used a flat metal
sheet as a floor, carved some simple bench seats out of balsa, and
installed a Tamiya 4WD driver. I even installed him on the right
(wrong) side since this is a Land Rover. My daughter decided that
he needed a name and is a huge Marvel fan so she came up with "Benetom
Hollabatchton" Bonus points if you know who we combined to get
that.
A Defender uses side bench seats in the back, so I tried to make
something that simulated that. I was able to install the LED
controller beneath the floor so you can't see the wires.
©2018 Eric Albrecht
