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19/12/2025 10:30 am
Over the years I have accumulated a small representative selection of Land Rover and Range Rover models, so I was quite keen to add the new Defender - but not keen enough to hand over £70 - £90 for a TrueScale or Nearly Real model.
Browsing online I found a budget version by CCA Models (That stands for "Cool Chic Auto". Now there's an embarrassingly naff name for you, but never mind).
The quality of paintwork and detailing can sometimes be hard to judge from online pics but at the price it was worth taking the risk, and as it turns out the model is just fine.
The paint is a very fine-grained metallic (in photos at least the paint on the TrueScale models looks over-scale grainy by comparison). The black plastic parts are maybe a little chunky but they suit the butch appearance of the vehicle. I don't know if the fine detailing of some parts is done better on the pricier models but I'm not really bothered. As a model it looks quite convincing and does the job.
As a curious gimmick, the car comes fully assembled but is packaged as a "kit" with a set of replacement parts. Alternative wheels, different roof rack, bull bar, black bonnet/hood and various jerrycans.
All parts snap on and off very easily, and in case you are really dumb they give you pictures to show where they go.
The only bit I had any trouble with was the engine. The engine bay is empty and the engine comes as a set of 4 or 5 parts which presumably should snap together then click into the engine bay, but so far, assembling it has defeated my fumbly fingers. Not that it matters when the model is on a shelf with the hood closed.
If you are not a diehard Land Rover fan determined that only a high-end 1:43 model will do, this is a neat budget alternative.
This topic was modified 5 months ago by Graeme Ogg
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
19/12/2025 10:43 am
REAL nice Graeme. I, for one, have long loved the Range Rover, Land Rover products. This is a very nice looking model. Thanks for the pics and info!
Christopher Moroni and David Green reacted
19/12/2025 10:43 am
Looks like a very nice model, Graeme. Of course, the primary point is whether you like it. Nice buy!
You did a nice job of capturing the paint. It's hard to get proper lighting when photographing a 1/43 metallic finish. In my experience, when the studio lights are calibrated to highlight the design's nuances, metallic elements tend to appear brighter and more sparkly than in person, particularly in close-ups.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
19/12/2025 11:05 am
I may buy one just so I can play around with all the different extra parts! Very cool AND chic.
23/12/2025 4:00 pm
This reminds me of the old Modifiers models, available in big box stores around 2003 or so. I picked up a '97 Honda Del Sol which came with all sorts of customizing bits and a tiny screw driver to do the mods with, though I left it stock.
23/12/2025 5:29 pm
I popped for one which is coming from Sri Lanka, so it may take a while. Waiting to see what the tariff will come to. Will any pressure build to reinstate the de minimis exemption?
See a post on this matter in the Lounge
This post was modified 4 months ago by John Quilter
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
Tony Perrone reacted
23/12/2025 10:13 pm
Over the years I have accumulated a small representative selection of Land Rover and Range Rover models, so I was quite keen to add the new Defender - but not keen enough to hand over £70 - £90 for a TrueScale or Nearly Real model.
Browsing online I found a budget version by CCA Models (That stands for "Cool Chic Auto". Now there's an embarrassingly naff name for you, but never mind).
The quality of paintwork and detailing can sometimes be hard to judge from online pics but at the price it was worth taking the risk, and as it turns out the model is just fine.
The paint is a very fine-grained metallic (in photos at least the paint on the TrueScale models looks over-scale grainy by comparison). The black plastic parts are maybe a little chunky but they suit the butch appearance of the vehicle. I don't know if the fine detailing of some parts is done better on the pricier models but I'm not really bothered. As a model it looks quite convincing and does the job.
As a curious gimmick, the car comes fully assembled but is packaged as a "kit" with a set of replacement parts. Alternative wheels, different roof rack, bull bar, black bonnet/hood and various jerrycans.
All parts snap on and off very easily, and in case you are really dumb they give you pictures to show where they go.
The only bit I had any trouble with was the engine. The engine bay is empty and the engine comes as a set of 4 or 5 parts which presumably should snap together then click into the engine bay, but so far, assembling it has defeated my fumbly fingers. Not that it matters when the model is on a shelf with the hood closed.
If you are not a diehard Land Rover fan determined that only a high-end 1:43 model will do, this is a neat budget alternative.
Congrats Graeme, I love it !
Steve
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