Hilux by pardonmyn00b

[Big Mike]

Great looking dropped bed Noob the thermoforming really captures a lot of detail. Nice "welds" too.

Are you trying for opening doors? Or tube doors?

Subbed. This looks like it's gonna be good...

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by fred0000

thats sick!, cant wait to see this one, subscribed.

Cool, thanks.

Originally Posted by vipxj

nice color NOOB,luvvin the welds on the bed,keep it up.

I'll try

Originally Posted by canadianbacon12

Man, that's awesome, I love the detail you do in your rigs. What did you do to make the welds, just melt some kit sprues onto the box and pull it along while they're melting?

Sort of, I just cut some thin pieces of styrene then clamped one end to my table. I heated the styrene with a lighter and pulled until the styrene was really thin. Then I glued it to the bed, while it was soft/wet I pressed it with my knife blade to give it some dimension.

Originally Posted by cutlaSS

Love the detailing on the bed, the hooks and gas door awesome. I have a feeling this is gonna be high up on the alltime great Hiluxs builds.

Thanks! That's a tough crowd to run with, I'll just be happy if I finish it!

Originally Posted by Big Mike

Great looking dropped bed Noob the thermoforming really captures a lot of detail. Nice "welds" too.

Are you trying for opening doors? Or tube doors?

Subbed. This looks like it's gonna be good...

Thank you. Can't beat the detail, especially since it works on both sides. Gives it that perfect stamped sheet metal look. I intend on forming metal doors, fenders and possibly a hood. It will more or less be a hybrid metal/styrene body. Some things to smash up, but plenty of plastic to keep it strong.

[adamargue]

That looks great how did u get the "welds" to look like that

[bayareaaxial]

that weld idea was sick I haven't seen anything I am as interested in on the forum right now as this.

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by adamargue

That looks great how did u get the "welds" to look like that

Thanks, check the post above yours.

Originally Posted by bayareaaxial

that weld idea was sick I haven't seen anything I am as interested in on the forum right now as this.

Thank you, you're too kind!


I'm still waiting on some parts to come in, but here's a little update.



My attempt at aluminum body panels


Some more detailing on the bed


Finished the scratches on the inside of the bed. Now to start on the outside. Trust me, it won't be anything too gnarly.


Busted out the vacuum former again to make an interior. I had a resin reproduction interior, but it was pretty heavy and doesn't mix well with styrene. This should give a better base for customization.

[Big Mike]

Originally Posted by adamargue

That looks great how did u get the "welds" to look like that

Folks have been simulating welds in the RC tanking world for years. This stuff is an easy way to make it happen:

http://www.milliput.com/home.htm

I've also seen it spread thin over a wide area of styrene and then finished w/ a wet sponge. Makes smooth styrene look like rough-cast steel

Originally Posted by pardonmyn00b

My attempt at aluminum body panels

Why the embarrassed face? That doesn't look bad at all. It's just missing the window trim, it shouldn't be hard to add that.

Did I see that interior being used in someone else's build on here somewhere? That looks like it weighs close to nothing, and it takes care of the hardest parts of making an interior in one shot.

A few guage bezels made of styrene tube, some styrene rod and sheet for buttons/knobs and panels, a wheel and a shift lever, and paint it up. How can I aquire one of those?

[yjdavid]

how thick of aluminum is the door made of? did you form it over the actual door cut from the kit or make your own 'backer' for lack of a better word, to form it over?

looks rad though! this thing is gonna be killer!

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by Big Mike

Why the embarrassed face? That doesn't look bad at all. It's just missing the window trim, it shouldn't be hard to add that.

Did I see that interior being used in someone else's build on here somewhere? That looks like it weighs close to nothing, and it takes care of the hardest parts of making an interior in one shot.

A few guage bezels made of styrene tube, some styrene rod and sheet for buttons/knobs and panels, a wheel and a shift lever, and paint it up. How can I aquire one of those?

Embarrassed face because it was my first try. Yeah, still gotta do the window trim. It was too hard to form all that in one go with my limited abilities. This was the first interior I pulled, so other people must be doing it too. It's incredibly light weight, but won't be by the time I'm done adding gizmos and gadgets and light up instrument panels and whatever else I think of.

Originally Posted by yjdavid

how thick of aluminum is the door made of? did you form it over the actual door cut from the kit or make your own 'backer' for lack of a better word, to form it over?

looks rad though! this thing is gonna be killer!

Thanks. It's .007 thick. I formed it right over the door I cut out. It worked pretty well in that regard.

[BaddClod]

Looking awesome.
Love the detail on the bed.

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by BaddClod

Looking awesome.
Love the detail on the bed.

Thanks



Rolling chassis! Little bit of weathering too.




Got all the parts of the drivetrain. Now it's time to figure out how to install it.

[Robbob]

Weathering came out nice, looks like something dug out from the woods of New England.

[66sprint6]

Love it! I did a similar deal with the "welds" when I did my bob...but only cause I couldnt smooth it out lol. I look forward to seein it done...looks awesome as it is!
Matt

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by Robbob

Weathering came out nice, looks like something dug out from the woods of New England.

Thank you

Originally Posted by 66sprint6

Love it! I did a similar deal with the "welds" when I did my bob...but only cause I couldnt smooth it out lol. I look forward to seein it done...looks awesome as it is!
Matt

Thanks. The actual cutting of the bed was much closer to the taillights, but I made the weld(which was an afterthought) in a more appropriate spot. It made for more work, but whatever can't go back now



Slowest build ever! Sorry to the folks(if any) that are waiting for updates.


Early stages of the rusting procedure, pay no attention.


Needs rear shocks among other things.

[canadianbacon]

Looks great, I knew the FXR was supposed to be a small ESC, I just didn't know it was that tiny lol. What axles are you using, OG's or RC4WD yota's?

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by canadianbacon12

Looks great, I knew the FXR was supposed to be a small ESC, I just didn't know it was that tiny lol. What axles are you using, OG's or RC4WD yota's?

I was surprised on how small the fxr was too. Hopefully I'll be able to fit all my electronics under the hood. I'm using the OG axles

[pardonmyn00b]

Interior of sorts. I'm trying to make it as close to the real truck as possible, but the chassis had different plans for me. The floor still needs a lot of work, but it's a start.

[hotrodsonoma]

that is some nice detailing you got going on n00b

[blakeski]

i hope one day i can OWN 1,,,just 1 of your rigs, the work is always top notch and the detail is insane...i love how there all yotas to!! haha
keep up the great work and cant wait to see where you take this

[2manyprojects]

I wish i had the skills u do! Great start!

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by hotrodsonoma

that is some nice detailing you got going on n00b

Thanks!

Originally Posted by blakeski

i hope one day i can OWN 1,,,just 1 of your rigs, the work is always top notch and the detail is insane...i love how there all yotas to!! haha
keep up the great work and cant wait to see where you take this

ThanksMaybe someday I'll sell, but so far I've kept all my yotas.

Originally Posted by 2manyprojects

I wish i had the skills u do! Great start!

I'll send you a box of skills, what's your address Thank you



I like to include something beyond pointless on every build. This time I went with a sliding seat.