The Mini Me

RICHARD Edmunds from Tasmania is a Land Rover enthusiast. He is a fitter and turner by trade and decided to put his hands (and mind) into creating a 5/8th scale working model of his treasured Series 1. This little beauty took him four years to complete, including a handmade diff, bearings … the lot!

It should be recognised that this isn’t Richard’s first foray into miniaturisation. He’s also created working scale models of a 1926 12-cylinder Sunbeam Race Car and a Fowler VF Crawler Tractor. When we asked him, “Why?” Richard simply said, “Why not? Life is full of little challenges – and I love challenges.” He went on to explain that he’s always had an appreciation of cars. “I was always interested in engines. I used to tinker and fiddle with things. But ever since I was knee-high to a grasshopper, I wanted to build an engine. But it took until after I’d retired to start living that dream!”