Project true scale - Aluminum Toyota body!

[Oso787]

This whole build is just ridiculous! Mad skillz man!

[VintageCopal]

you probably have like a month put into this... this is insanely good man! great job!

[BRASSKNUCKLES]

any updates?

[realismfan]

I am new here. I have been looking for a real rc project. This is by far the coolest build I think I have ever seen. Keep up the awesome work I can't wait to see the finished project. I wish I knew how to do this.

[Metal Masher]

Originally Posted by charger0169

im in the process fo building a scale rc car with an aluminum body im in the designing phase right now its gonna be a muilti functional car.my idea is its gonna have 2 different suspension types one for raceing and the other for jumping and or destructing.the first will be a truck arm suspension in the rear with independent up front for racing.it will be 2 wheel drive with a solid rearend.and the second will have a leaf spring rear for jumping and rollover competions with my buddies.ill be using 2 bodies a 71 aar cuda and a 64 chev impala which is a 2 door but ill be makin it a 4 door with police lights and such for jumpin and rollin.thanks again for gettin me motivated to do this again.

Sounds neat! I hope you post progress on here so we can see it. Good luck!

Originally Posted by railripper

Thats some great metal skillz you got! I plan to make my own metal body too. Where didja get the materials for the body? P.s. I just subcribed to yer thread cuz its AWESOME!

Originally Posted by The Real Dogman

Then you should respect this build and actually read it!! The Material has been discussed extensively. Besides you might see more of the build than looking at the pretty pictures


Newbs

Thanks for taking care of that for me

Originally Posted by rabfan

I'm sure you probably answered this somewhere inhere but is the 1/2" square tubing available at Home Depot or something like that?
Thanks,
RJ

Yep, that's exactly right.

Originally Posted by realismfan

I am new here. I have been looking for a real rc project. This is by far the coolest build I think I have ever seen. Keep up the awesome work I can't wait to see the finished project. I wish I knew how to do this.

Just look at my build. it's not really hard just take some patience.

Sorry for the long delay guys but getting ready for a new baby dose take up some time

I did get some progress though.

I few pages back i showed the top of the radiator support





I was leery of how well it would work.

I tested the grill and it seemed to fit pretty good



But when i added the light bezels it was a different story



Yah, the outer tabs i had, stuck out to far and was not going to work. also, i realized the inner tabs were too far apart and would not allow the grill to be attached the way i wanted so some modification was in order.

I trimmed the outer tabs down and moved the inner ones closer together



made a new piece



And gave it a test fit



Now that is much better. Not exactly like the real thing but close.

To test a way to attach the grill i took the practice one i had and ground the back down.



but i only ground certain parts leaving tabs on the back.



These will eventually have screws through them and into the support.

with the fitment taken care of i decided to make a final clean grill to make molds of. Unforninatly i had some slips in the process.

I make a 3 piece grill i need to cast 2 then cut the center out of one and the bezels out of the other.

The center started like this



Then i trimmed it up and cut the bottom and the light bezels off leaving the center



Cutting the bezels out of the other grill was a different story. I kept messing up them up.



Eventually i did get 2 nice pieces and had a complete grill



everything fits pretty good huh?



but it was not without some some scrap



One last thing i did was to make some door handles and emblems

Pretty simple molds right off the body





and cast some samples.





Turned out really nice if i say so myself. I can't wait to put these on once it's painted. they should break really nice once they hit rocks

That's it for now. more later.

[kaneohecrawler]

yes i sat and read all 26 pages and was in complete awe the entire time this is by far without a doubt the best build ive ever seen such great fabrication skills that i wish i had but unfortunatly i do not so i just do what i can i absolutely cannot wait to see this finished again great build

[rich6666]

This is by far the most awe inspiring, jaw dropping scale model build I've heard of or seen.

I'm guessing you are married to Satan () just to be sure this will work.

Upmost Kudos to anyone who can have the patience and extreme skill to make something so precise.

[CCFBERG]

DUDE......seriously

AMAZING Work!! This is insane!!!

[bayareaaxial]

I cant believe how great this is coming out top notch work all the way.

[CCFBERG]

Seriously....who woulda thunk it? Aluminum pie tins?? WTF! I mean this is awsome! Im not gonna try it but WOW......Im in shock

[runout_mick]

I just wish that I hadn't found this thread til 2014 or so, just so I could have read straight through to the end of the build. These real-time updates are killing me. I spend more time reading about this truck than building my own.

You'd think with all the projects I have in pieces I'd have better priorities.

[The Real Dogman]

Cant wait to see what you do in the engine compartment Or the bench seat oh wait maybe how you do the lighting/electrical system



Damn!! forget it, I just cant wait until the next installment.


And you are welcome

[asw27x]

speachless

[trail king]

love the idea of aluminum

[Righty]

Holy cow! That is some patience!

If I had the molds, I might have the patience to do that.

[trail king]

love the aluminum idea

[XcrawlerkidX]

HOLY SH*T

This build is soooooo damn cool. Awesome skills. Your are the King Of Scale Builds

[AX10wannabe]

looks good man!!! absolutely amazing got any updates?? this and your "comp rig turned scale" builds is what inspired me to try this. i wish i had 1/4 of the skill and patience that you have for something like this..

mine definitely wont be this intense but will be similiar to your "comp rig turned scale" toyota build. will have the body and back of cab but no cab firewall in the front and no tailgate. started on my tube chassis today so will be making a build thread soon once i have enough progress thats worth posting.

[Hulksta]

Wow, nice craftsmanship!

[scoobysport]

oh man this is one serious piece of work. don't ask how long it took me but vie just gone through all 27 pages and man this thing is awesome. you have some off the best skills ive ever seen. you would put some serious panel beaters to shame with this work. i applaud you. absolutely amazing. well done ,and vie just subscribed as i would love to see this finished. keep up the great work my friend.