Toylander build thread!
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Cracking little Landy there Iain! We've had great fun trundling along beside you & swapping rides! Here's our Alexander with his race face on!
And contrary to the odd post, judging by the boys acting like a pair of loonies in our trailer & then the meltdown on getting out (sorry about that!), the rides in ours & seeing him in yours all day, your lad certainly doesn't look bored with the little cars yet!
And contrary to the odd post, judging by the boys acting like a pair of loonies in our trailer & then the meltdown on getting out (sorry about that!), the rides in ours & seeing him in yours all day, your lad certainly doesn't look bored with the little cars yet!
Hard-Drive said:
Colin
Very happy to report that as per the general consensus of the thread, your views were indeed BS. Every night I get asked to get the "little Land Rover" out. He's spent days and days playing with it now, not hours, and that's aged 2.5 where he can't really drive it yet. He spent all day driving it round the aforementioned Land Rover show last weekend...along with all the other kids...so it's not like he's the exception to the rule.
Just to point out, a Toylander is nothing like the £50 cars you get in Maplins that struggle to drive on a lawn, let alone drive round for an entire day over quite tricky terrain with a fully grown adult on board too. Yes, it's a toy for him, but it's not a "toy" if that makes sense. It's a child's car, simple as that, and we all love driving, right?
I'll happily report back when he's bored of it, but don't hold your breath...
Sunday morning sees our eldest using the car for chores. I hadn’t realised that she loads up the recycling bins and drives them down to the road. Very happy to report that as per the general consensus of the thread, your views were indeed BS. Every night I get asked to get the "little Land Rover" out. He's spent days and days playing with it now, not hours, and that's aged 2.5 where he can't really drive it yet. He spent all day driving it round the aforementioned Land Rover show last weekend...along with all the other kids...so it's not like he's the exception to the rule.
Just to point out, a Toylander is nothing like the £50 cars you get in Maplins that struggle to drive on a lawn, let alone drive round for an entire day over quite tricky terrain with a fully grown adult on board too. Yes, it's a toy for him, but it's not a "toy" if that makes sense. It's a child's car, simple as that, and we all love driving, right?
I'll happily report back when he's bored of it, but don't hold your breath...
chris-5yrio said:
Lovely build. Looks awsome. I am just wondering if you ever did list the cost of building this. Would be interesing to know how it prices compared to buying it all in kit form.
Well done on the build and good to see it gives so much enjoyment!
No...I never did tot it all up. But at a rough guess...Well done on the build and good to see it gives so much enjoyment!
Scooter £50
Batteries £100
EGIS unit reprogramming £50
Wood/MDF £75
Lights £30
Wheels £80
Genuine Toylander bits £300
Paint £60
Number plates £50
Fixtures, fittings £100
That's £895 so call it a grand absolute worst case scenario. The Toylander kit is £1500 which gives you a one-wheel drive single motored vehicle, although you have all the bits and obviously the pre-cut panels save a lot of faff. Chuck in another couple of hundred quid at least for 2 wheel drive and some detail
That said, with the exception of the slightly dodgy paint job, I do genuinely think my build does look a lot more realistic and unique compared to the factory build so I do think it was worth the extra hassle. Compare...
|https://thumbsnap.com/drLcJtAw[/url]Probably worth pointing out the half scale Toylander in the above pic is a thing of wonderment...amazing bit of engineering. You can tell dickyb is a mechanical engineer and I'm a software sales guy when you look close up!!
So time to put the "5 minute wonder" argument to bed once and for all! The Landy has been driveable for about a year now...obviously some of that time it was still in build, my my lad loves it more and more every day. He turned 3 in December, and it's so cool for my role to have gone from having the throttle pedal in my passenger footwell and my hand on the steering wheel most of the time, to doing the throttle only and the occasional steering input, to being a passenger just in case, and finally to "you're on your own son".
Proud dad moment but his driving is amazing for a 3 year old (some of the below videos were actually before his 3rd birthday), and he now changes between 1st and 2nd gear depending on whether he wants to whizz along on open ground or crawl past an obstacle. Bless him he even moves the red 4wd lever back when it gets muddy...although of course it's only a dummy lever.
He does want to drive it as much as possible and all the work that went into it was 100% worth it, and I'm really looking forward to attending the various Land Rover and other car shows next year with it. He also understands that I built it, not bought it, and often thanks me which is really cute.
Obviously there is no need to point out that the off-road ability (very good) and run time (hours and hours and miles and miles) is infinitely better than the Maplin/Halfords jobs referred to earlier!
Fording: https://youtu.be/dgZ2ABAnEGE
More fording: https://youtu.be/chfumv6Y5Zs
Wheelspinning in the mud (listen for "come on Land Rover") https://youtu.be/XC8xRUWO26I
Mud plugging: https://youtu.be/iM53QdyAZTI
Little & large (the big one is mine and the small one goes in the Sankey trailer on the back): https://youtu.be/e3VuuM92E8k
In the trees: https://youtu.be/c5sFkFbkZOo
Proud dad moment but his driving is amazing for a 3 year old (some of the below videos were actually before his 3rd birthday), and he now changes between 1st and 2nd gear depending on whether he wants to whizz along on open ground or crawl past an obstacle. Bless him he even moves the red 4wd lever back when it gets muddy...although of course it's only a dummy lever.
He does want to drive it as much as possible and all the work that went into it was 100% worth it, and I'm really looking forward to attending the various Land Rover and other car shows next year with it. He also understands that I built it, not bought it, and often thanks me which is really cute.
Obviously there is no need to point out that the off-road ability (very good) and run time (hours and hours and miles and miles) is infinitely better than the Maplin/Halfords jobs referred to earlier!
Fording: https://youtu.be/dgZ2ABAnEGE
More fording: https://youtu.be/chfumv6Y5Zs
Wheelspinning in the mud (listen for "come on Land Rover") https://youtu.be/XC8xRUWO26I
Mud plugging: https://youtu.be/iM53QdyAZTI
Little & large (the big one is mine and the small one goes in the Sankey trailer on the back): https://youtu.be/e3VuuM92E8k
In the trees: https://youtu.be/c5sFkFbkZOo
Edited by Hard-Drive on Wednesday 16th January 21:42
Yikes...what car are you letting him drive and can he even reach the pedals?GIYess said:
Very small one. I mean he cant get to grips with steering so if he could reach he wouldnt be able to coordinate stop go steer.https://youtu.be/mqy75IDIuu0
What an absolutely amazing thread!
I have just bought an excellent example and cannot wait to collect it.
My middle son Oscar turns two in a couple of weeks and has had one of those crappy plastic Ferrari's since Christmas and he drives it everywhere! The wife has him out in it every day so I just couldnt resist getting him one of these after wanting one myself for so long.
I wish I had the DIY skills to do what you have done Iain. That is absolutely fantastic. Massive hats off to you. What a great build, what fantastic attention to detail and what a happy boy Ben must be with it!
I have just bought an excellent example and cannot wait to collect it.
My middle son Oscar turns two in a couple of weeks and has had one of those crappy plastic Ferrari's since Christmas and he drives it everywhere! The wife has him out in it every day so I just couldnt resist getting him one of these after wanting one myself for so long.
I wish I had the DIY skills to do what you have done Iain. That is absolutely fantastic. Massive hats off to you. What a great build, what fantastic attention to detail and what a happy boy Ben must be with it!
OFORBES said:
What an absolutely amazing thread!
I have just bought an excellent example and cannot wait to collect it.
My middle son Oscar turns two in a couple of weeks and has had one of those crappy plastic Ferrari's since Christmas and he drives it everywhere! The wife has him out in it every day so I just couldnt resist getting him one of these after wanting one myself for so long.
I wish I had the DIY skills to do what you have done Iain. That is absolutely fantastic. Massive hats off to you. What a great build, what fantastic attention to detail and what a happy boy Ben must be with it!
Aw thanks, you're very kind. It looks like the DIY skills might need to come out again as last night the inevitable happened! He's usually so good at driving unless he gets distracted which is exactly what happened! Slight bruise on the head too as he nutted the windscreen frame but he's absolutely fine and was more upset about the Landy than his head!I have just bought an excellent example and cannot wait to collect it.
My middle son Oscar turns two in a couple of weeks and has had one of those crappy plastic Ferrari's since Christmas and he drives it everywhere! The wife has him out in it every day so I just couldnt resist getting him one of these after wanting one myself for so long.
I wish I had the DIY skills to do what you have done Iain. That is absolutely fantastic. Massive hats off to you. What a great build, what fantastic attention to detail and what a happy boy Ben must be with it!
Soooooo glad I never bothered with a proper spray job...
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