Kit: Tamiya 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser 1/24 Scale
The Toyota Land Cruiser is a legend amongst legends. I learned how to drive ‘stick’ in a very old one. Beautiful lumbering beasts. It’s not uncommon to see these regularly in 2022.
Much to my pleasant surprise, this ‘stock’ kit features turnable front wheels and working suspension!
It’s designed quite well and the shocks can work even when the wheels are turned. Can’t really say that about my suspension mods.
Overall the paint and everything are holding up very well. No need for touchups on this one. I built this around 1998.
The whole rear end was modified heavily to include a working liftback and fold-down mini-tailgate, as well as a swinging rear tire holder.
These look just like they did when the model was solid and the fit and finish are some of my better work.
Suspension is quite squishy. Someone at Tamiya knows me.. Thank you for this delightful feature!
Nice clean engine bay. These engines will basically run forever with maintenance.
This is proudly still on display in 2022.