my toylander 2/defender

[Neil117]

hi my name is Neil and i have started building my daughter Nicole a defender style toylander heres some pictures











still loads to do as far as making suspension etc but you'll get the general idea
i've went the mobility scooter route and as for colour it'll probably be some sort of pink

[Tombraider]

Hi Neil,
I am hoping to make a Defender after finishing my current T2 and am really impressed with the front of yours as it looks so much more realistic than any I have seen before. A couple of quick questions; how did you make the grill? It looks like you have stuck ribs onto a piece of mdf? Were these pre-shaped items or did you make them from mdf?
Also, the curved wing tops look like you have made them from mdf - is there a type that will bend this easily? (I made mine from solid softwood and planned them curved). I would have thought many more than 2 screws would have been needed to achieve this shape.
Congrats on a nice build.
Regards
Mike 

[Neil117]

Hi Mike
first of all thanks,

the little ribs are bits of 6mm quadrant from b&q of all places stuck on and the ends chamfered off but i did also routered slots out before i stuck them on to make it a bit more realistic.

and the curved wing tops are off cuts of mdf layered with plenty glue then shaped with a hand plane

i also made headlamp surrounds out of 6mm mdf

cheers

[Neil117]

got some pictures albeit on my phone so excuse the quality

front




back





as it sits tonight not sure on the a bar tho



now got to configure some sort of steering mechanism

can't help but think i've went about things the hard way but i'm getting there now

[Neil117]

Hi where did you get your rear diff and axle off of? Is your set up only 12v? many thanx Rory.

its off a shoprider mobility scooter i think and its 24v it should still be quite powerful even though its only a single motor i still managed to drive up a very near 45 degree slope when the scooter was still complete

[Neil117]

[Neil117]

little update not much done  



arches done on 1 side



i'm a little bit happier with this a bar although i think i might change the front bumper as i seen this on ebay i reckon i can make it fit

i've also had another ebay bargain but you'll have to look on the geepstar page

[Neil117]

we have an update

pretty much all the fabrication is now finished and i have had it working so tonight i started stripping it for paint really need to get my finger out now









there even seems to be some Ackerman theory

[Neil117]

we have paint











now for the good bit

[Neil117]

alright Mike i used 6" wheels and the tyres measure 13 3/4 there's plenty power low down it pulled me my daughter and her two cousins up a relatively steep hill from a stand still (a hill that her geepstar struggles with just her in!) theres plenty clearance i tilted the axle so the motor and all the bulky bits are on the top half of the axle

anyway heres tonights installment









not sure what colour to paint the wheels though 

[Neil117]

i was thinking black or dark grey but my wife thinks sparkley silver

and todays work it moves



the yellow springs didn't really go with pink so painted them blue



still got lights to wire up once my led bulbs come and interior to do,numberplates etc but you'll get the general idea

[Neil117]

well its more or less finished and had a road test











i think she likes it

[multisync]

HI
Looks a super job!
Your test driver looks well pleased too!
Great
Regards
Walter

[leighton]

 top job pal thanks for the pictures of the front end. I have had a bit of bad luck on the work front and not been able to do any work on my tl2. Things have now picked and full steam ahead as summer is fast on its way to winter. your pictures will be a great help. Oh just another little question i have a mobility scooter axle and wonder if it will be alright to put 400x8 wheels straight to it. Or gear it down to a standard axle. What a good job yours is
       cheers leighton

[Tombraider]