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Old 03-31-2010, 07:00 AM   #121
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I like the weathered look. Great job on the truck...
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Old 03-31-2010, 07:15 AM   #122
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Been a great post so far... I am amazed at the end product.... wow!!!
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Old 04-21-2010, 08:51 AM   #123
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Man this thing just keeps getting better and better. I need to come back down for some more VACOR runs to see this thing in action.
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Old 04-21-2010, 02:09 PM   #124
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Thank you for all the comments.

Here are some pictures from the rocks:










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Old 04-21-2010, 08:01 PM   #125
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I just stumbled upon this tonight...very cool build! I am also impressed by your pictures. Any chance photography is a hobby of yours too?
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Old 04-21-2010, 08:23 PM   #126
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how do those tires work

i mean r they any good
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Old 04-22-2010, 08:24 AM   #127
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I just stumbled upon this tonight...very cool build! I am also impressed by your pictures. Any chance photography is a hobby of yours too?
I have had an interest in photography since I was very young I'm just not very good at it. Taking pictures of scale vehicles is pretty easy if you have a good subject, good lighting, and can imagine what the composition would be from a 1:1 perspective.

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how do those tires work
i mean r they any good
The tires are small and based on an all-terrain on- and off-road tire so I don't expect much crawling performance out of them. They aren't too hard though so they have some nice grip. You won't win any competitions with them, unless your competition is running the same tires. I haven't driven with them in the mud but I don't imagine they will work very well. My BFG's didn't do well in the mud.

This truck could use a taller tire for looks. That is due to Proline's interpretation of the wheel well cutouts. I am going to try some Mud Thrashers to see how it looks but I think I will come back to these. I'm happy with the Dirt Grabbers and they look perfect on the wagon wheels.
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Old 04-25-2010, 07:47 AM   #128
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Hell with changing out the tire... I say their perfect!!!!! I love this rig , to me its one of the true scale rigs on the board.. The stance ,the paint and the driver scream scale!!!!!!
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Old 04-29-2010, 05:48 PM   #129
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One of my favs so far... Great job on taking a not so scale body and making it look very scale!
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Old 04-29-2010, 07:32 PM   #130
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Holy hell, I didn't think this build could get any better!

Still hands down my favorite to date, nicely done sir

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Old 04-29-2010, 08:01 PM   #131
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There is a lot of cool stuff going on in this one. My first thought was "you have to get rid of those bent links", and then you go and just start from scratch with the whole chassis and everything. It looks pretty close to a real Ford setup too. It needs some kind of coat of rusty dusty brown on all the chassis and suspension parts and it would be perfect. Paint it all at the same time don't disassemble it.

The body is really fabulous. I've seen countless old Fords just like it on the roads around here. Adding a little "rot" by grinding from the backside, that is a good idea. And you found the perfect driver for it too (I've seen countless drivers like that around here as well...)
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Old 04-29-2010, 08:03 PM   #132
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SWEEEEEEEEEEET BUILD!

looks like my cousin's ol' farm truck! lol nice truck!
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Old 04-30-2010, 04:16 AM   #133
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looks awesome like the mud flaps
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Old 04-30-2010, 12:02 PM   #134
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Thank you for all of the great comments. I really appreciate it.

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Holy hell, I didn't think this build could get any better!

Still hands down my favorite to date, nicely done sir
Wow! Thank you sir.

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Hell with changing out the tire... I say their perfect!!!!! I love this rig , to me its one of the true scale rigs on the board.. The stance ,the paint and the driver scream scale!!!!!!
Thank you. I got some Mud Thrashers and they are too big and completely wrong for the truck. I didn't even try them on.

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There is a lot of cool stuff going on in this one. My first thought was "you have to get rid of those bent links", and then you go and just start from scratch with the whole chassis and everything. It looks pretty close to a real Ford setup too. It needs some kind of coat of rusty dusty brown on all the chassis and suspension parts and it would be perfect. Paint it all at the same time don't disassemble it.
I started the body before I had any idea what chassis I was going to put it on. I didn't even know what chassis were available. This was my first build! I bought the AX10 kit to get my bearings. It was a brief lesson. The only way I could see getting it to where I wanted it to be was to fabricate it myself.

I still have some weathering to do on the wheels and I have to get it out more. The chassis will rust on its own, given a chance.

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The body is really fabulous. I've seen countless old Fords just like it on the roads around here. Adding a little "rot" by grinding from the backside, that is a good idea. And you found the perfect driver for it too (I've seen countless drivers like that around here as well...)
Realism was my goal so I'm glad to hear the illusion is successful.

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Old 01-05-2011, 07:36 AM   #135
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That thing looks so sick.

Have you ever thought of making a horse tralier for it?
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Old 01-09-2011, 12:41 PM   #136
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Good job!
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Old 01-12-2011, 09:31 AM   #137
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Wicked job on the truck! You need a blood hound in the passenger seat!!
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Old 01-16-2011, 06:20 AM   #138
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need to weather the wheels...lol that is the only thing throwing off the whole look right now... all the rust and crud on the body then pearly white wheels. amazing body work first pic on this page really is hard to tell that it isnt real.


how is the headache rack mounted btw?
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Old 01-23-2011, 11:29 AM   #139
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Monty was out playing in the mud instead of getting some field work done.




Getting around the stuck Chevy. Monty looks angry.










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Old 01-24-2011, 10:03 AM   #140
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This truck is just AWESOME! How does the tires perform in the mud?
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