1.55 Early Bronco with Proline Body

[JOEY_P]

Hi! Thanks for looking. This build got inspired after I won a set of 1.55 tires and a servo from the AZ shootout. Started with an SCX frame. Hooped and shaved it.





Then got mechanical all mocked up..







Fabbed up a rear bumper out of 3/16" DOM tubing. Actually all the fab work is with this 3/16" tubing.








Finished up the back bumper and fabbed up a hinging system for the body.









Fabbed up the front bumper with a winch mount. Also added a HiLift jack that doubles as part of the body mounting system. The front of the truck is held down by rare earth magnets.













Scale exhaust welded in and spare tire mount. Also fabbed up a roof rack for few more points.







Got the body painted up... A little patina effect and flattened the outside.. Wipers and mirrors installed












Interior installed (Proline PL-C). Fabbed up an interior cage for a few more points.











Out on the rocks this weekend. Needs some mechanical tweeks and I'm not real happy with the tires. I'll get all that worked out. It's at a -51 as of now. Not sure how to get those other 9 points without major surgery.

[ElChupacabra]

That looks great. Nice build. You sprayed the inside of the body with color and then matte cleared the outside? Interested in your paint process on this one.

[JOEY_P]

Originally Posted by ElChupacabra

That looks great. Nice build. You sprayed the inside of the body with color and then matte cleared the outside? Interested in your paint process on this one.

Yes sir.. I brushed on all the rust detail (inside). Masked and sprayed (inside). Masked exterior windows and sprayed flattener (outside). I used the Spaz Stix SZX90119.

Originally Posted by ElChupacabra

That looks great. Nice build. You sprayed the inside of the body with color and then matte cleared the outside? Interested in your paint process on this one.

One other technique I used to make the paint look worn. When painting the color I just sprayed a couple light coats (so it was a little transparent). Then sprayed black behind that. I practiced on some spare lexan first to get the right look.

[mulchman]

Holy cow!!! I just got wood. Awesome work.

[joe122]

Wow! Very cool build, awesome fab and detail work and kudos on the patina job!

[JOEY_P]

Quick update... Went to a "patina" style wheel and 4.19 Baja MTZ tires. Also narrowed the front axle and converted steering to XR.. Here's the Scaler Hack vids..

Patina - https://youtu.be/2GlI-i9uJGc

XR Steering with Narrowed Axle - https://youtu.be/mpghSGsJL4I

[SMFtwstdHICK]

Awesome looking. Really made that Pro Line Body look legit .. Great job.