Lada Niva 1/35, The Blast From The Past, Russian Dinosaur For Offroad Purpose

[BlrwestSiR]

Very nice! Just made me looks for Ladas in Canada. None for sale at the moment. 

 

Carl

[DocRob]

Thanks Carl, a unique car in our streamlined times at least, that's why my wife wanted to own one. Now she will get the small one for Christmas.

Cheers Rob

[GazzaS]

Very nice, Rob!  You've done well.

 

[BlrwestSiR]

52 minutes ago, DocRob said:

Thanks Carl, a unique car in our streamlined times

They are definitely destinctive.

Oddly enough, I wouldn't mind a Sherp. Have no idea what I would do with one except not get stuck in the winter time. 

 

 

 

[DocRob]

13 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

Oddly enough, I wouldn't mind a Sherp. Have no idea what I would do with one except not get stuck in the winter time. 

This thing is well prepared for a Saturday shopping spree in an average Siberian town.
The downside of a vehicle which is more unstoppable than others is, if you got stuck somewhere, there is nobody able to pull you out .

Cheers Rob

[DocRob]

A friend of mine, who is more gifted than me concerning woodworks, has supplied me with two bases in the shape of the island, I'm living on.
Not sure which I will use (slight tendency to the darker one), but after the decision, the Lada gets it's mirrors and is done.

Cheers Rob

[BlrwestSiR]

The darker base looks better to me as well. I like the woodgrain in it more.

Carl

[Vandy1 VX-4]

I 2nd the darker one to

[GazzaS]

I vote for the darker one, too! 

Curious:  How big is your island?  Is it the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else?

[GusMac]

Like the darker one too.

I'm guessing from the shape you live on El Hierro?

[DocRob]

5 hours ago, GazzaS said:

Curious:  How big is your island?  Is it the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else?

It is, it's not that small as it looks with the Lada on it, scale wise, but it has maybe 10.000 inhabitants. There is no mayor crime here and in the moment we have no Covid as well. A great place to be in these strange times.

2 hours ago, GusMac said:

I'm guessing from the shape you live on El Hierro?

Bingo Sherlock, that's where I live, I will give your compliments to my woodworking friend .

Cheers Rob

[Winnie]

The Lada looks awesome!

AS for the SHERP, the local hydro electric company has a few... (Manitoba Hydro)

[DocRob]

Thank you Winnie, I had lots of fun building it. It was my first full resin kit, and I would do some things different (better) next time, but in the end, I like the result. A Niva is far from perfect and that's how I finished it .

Cheers Rob