A JK 2-door with purdy bits and stuff.....
 

I've had a few projects on the go as of late, most of which have been pretty involved/slow..... Time for a quickie!!! ::2thumbs

Taking direct inspiration from Sir Thatguys' quick Jerp/Yota/Jerp build I thought I'd throw together a bunch of bits I had laying about to make a fun lil Jerp!

I had a yellow JK 2-door body on the shelf and I stole the GCM Skeleton chassis out from under Crusty the Jerp.
The plan was to paint it matt white, no doors etc etc.

I started off priming it with the usual automotive primer that I usually use,this lead to all kinds of fun and interesting paint reactions! Much rubbing back later I went with Tamiya primer and all was good. I then tried the white...... Resulting in many funky yellow blotches/bleed-thru.

Time for plan B.

Hello plan B!! COMMANDO GRRRRRRREEEN!

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The best match to the Jeep Commado green I could find was Tamiya AS-14 USAF Olive Green. This is a matt colour so many, many, many coats of gloss clear later it came out shiney! (I didn't want it to look like an army Jerp).
I added a bit of a fun stripe too. For fun....

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Grey barwork is the new black so I sandblasted the RC4WD front bar and repainted it Tamiya German Grey.

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I removed the moulded seats..

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Because I don't like them and because I wanted to fit this guy!

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Every seat needs a mount...
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I also had a play with mocking up the ride height etc...

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The rear bumper is ready to go! It's an RC4WD bar that I sand-blasted, narrowed and reshaped at the ends and added a highlift jack mount... It copped a coat of grey to match the front.

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The hardtop copped a headliner courtesy of left-overs from the headliner in my 1:1 Jerp.....

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I painted and detailed the dash and made up some sill plates.....

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Lovin this one so far!

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Heh...I'm on rcc alot more than sbg ahd I didn't even see this on here. :ror:

EDIT:Nvm seen you just started the thread here. :lmao:

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Man that rig looks "thumbsup"

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Great job on that body. "thumbsup"

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nice jk! love the green, with the grey bumper.

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Cheers!

Yeah I thought I should share it over here too, just gotta catch this thread up a bit...

Thanks!

It's a great body to work with..

Thanks!

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Started painting the Big Bill driver figure. He's sporting the new SBG T-shirt..
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Purdy bits!

Vanquish Curries in Grey..
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very nice...I am looking forward to see more pics buddy!!!

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Thats Gonna Be A Nice Looking Rig When Done !

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The 'garage' alone is more detailed then most of the rigs on here!! That jeep right there is real purdy like. Nice.

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More pics on the way!

I sure hope so!

Big call mate! There are some awesome rigs and builders on here!

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It's not a Jeep without a cage! This was my first time working with brakeline, it was a learning experience....

I could only find coiled lengths and it was galvanised. So I had to straighten it first and strip the galv.. Fun!

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I used the existing holes in the body as mounting points and tapped M4 threads into the ends of the cage...

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It had to fit under the hardtop..
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