Project Lovell Racing

[nigelpheron]

Awesome job! Do want to build similar.

[tedo]

Great shot, had to do a double-take. The proportions look spot on. Great job!

[kakachille]

rig looks awesome

[dirk379]

Thanks fellas. I've got some more done. While you'll have to wait for pictures, the interiors almost paintable. It's amazing how long the little stuff takes to make (styrene). I also got some clear decal sheet from hobby lobby. My mothers got a fancy printer that i'm hoping will pull off some sweet sponsor decals to match the 1:1. If that doesn't work, i'm not sure what i'll do. Crossing my fingers

That gps i was talking about.


Also, we have light:


I had to order some 3mm lights for the rear roof lights and also found some spare change and ordered those new vanquish method 1.9'ers. So I'm excited to see how those look. Too bad there's no singles for sale, maybe i'll try and work some magic their customer support

[Bananaclip]

Amazing!

[wonder squirrel]

Are those 3mm rodends on the steering?

[ngward79]

Originally Posted by dirk379

Thanks fellas. I've got some more done. While you'll have to wait for pictures, the interiors almost paintable. It's amazing how long the little stuff takes to make (styrene). I also got some clear decal sheet from hobby lobby. My mothers got a fancy printer that i'm hoping will pull off some sweet sponsor decals to match the 1:1. If that doesn't work, i'm not sure what i'll do. Crossing my fingers

That gps i was talking about.


Also, we have light:


I had to order some 3mm lights for the rear roof lights and also found some spare change and ordered those new vanquish method 1.9'ers. So I'm excited to see how those look. Too bad there's no singles for sale, maybe i'll try and work some magic their customer support

Rig looks fantastic ! I'm sure if you send vanquish a picture of your rig and tell them you'd like to have one spair and they can use your truck for advertising they should be able to do something for you.

[dirk379]

Originally Posted by Bananaclip

Amazing!

Thanks

Originally Posted by wonder squirrel

Are those 3mm rodends on the steering?

Yep those are the rc4wd heim 3mm rod ends. They look great, but you give up performance for the look. They have way more slop than a standard plastic/ball set up. They'll do the job for this rig tho.

The wheels showed..

Had to make sure they felt okay in the air


EDIT:
The printer decals didn't work as well as i was hoping. They worked well enough to use on the radiator housing, but inkjet on decal just isn't the same as a normal sticker, there's an obvious difference. So I'm not sure what i'll do now for the whole amsoil/sponsor scheme.

[CarterFab]

Have one of the graphics vendors hook it up with a wrap

[1BadJeepBruiser]

New wheels look great dude, whole truck is kick ass

[kakachille]

one of my new fav rigs things just so sick

[RockSurfer]

Very Sic rig Dirky, Can't wait to see it in person. You have some Mad Skillz!

[kaneohecrawler]

This thing is baller! I hope the sticker thing works out because it'll really set this off!

[dirk379]

Thanks fellas, I still haven't figured out the sponsor decals yet. I need to make some panel templates for a vendor if i go that route. It's at the bottom of the priority list right now though. Aside from that, between life and school i've been able to nearly complete this. The interior didn't turn out 100% how i'd visioned it but it's good enough. I had to paint the dash twice. The first time it was too cold when i painted it i think and once the paint eventually dried it cracked/lifted. So that was a HUGE set back in getting the inside done. I had to re-do the styrene on top and sand all the paint off. But anyways. The only thing left to do off the top of my head is paint the insides of the bedsides/roof. Oh yeah and order some clear tail lights, i lost one during the build and so i used the yellow lenses. Maybe rocker lights as well.

I'm leavin it short as I'm goin wheeling up a trail near where i live, hopefully i can get some mo betta pics.

[Szczerba]

Wow! That's an RC truck!?

[tedo]

Good to see this pop up again. Looks incredible. Love the hpi head on the Trekkie.

[Harley]

I'll take it, send me your paypal

[dirk379]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Wow! That's an RC truck!?

Thanks

Originally Posted by tedo

Good to see this pop up again. Looks incredible. Love the hpi head on the Trekkie.

Thanks, lol i beheaded trekki last night, now he needs a jump suit and a paint job on his lid.

Originally Posted by Harley

I'll take it, send me your paypal

Whats the final wheelbase you might ask??

Here's some shots from todays venture:









And a video!:

Ultra 4 RC - Lovell Racing Ranger - YouTube

[nigelpheron]

All's I can say is awesome.

Gonna watch the vid on break.

[ngward79]

Definitely one of my favorite builds on RCC, interior is looking great all finished up too ! Keep posting up any and all updates / improvements that come in the future.