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Old 07-23-2008, 01:00 PM   #461
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Your truck has been on my screen saver at work and home for almost a year now. It is definitely one of my favorite rigs on RCC. To me it is the model or mold of scaleness and functionality. Super cool rig and the fact that you keep improving on it keeps making it more interesting.
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Old 07-31-2009, 04:18 AM   #462
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Well, I NEVER figured I'd see the day that this truck went up for sale ( in fact I had asked Mike about selling it before, and he said he wouldn't). I just so happened to get LUCKY enough to scan thru the for sale section yesterday afternoon and saw it listed and I was like..

After a few quick e-mails to Mike, we had a deal worked out, and the "Clone" will NOW be headed my direction very shortly..!!

I have wanted and admired this rig ( like MANY of you guys on here) from the moment I first saw it a few years ago. This truck was "THE" truck that raised the bar to its highest level..! ( for you "Newbies" reading this keep in mind that this truck was built BEFORE Tamiya re-released the "Hilux").

Back in the day when R/C Crawling first started taking off, you had to have deep pockets to build one of these hybrids because you needed an OG Bruiser frame and OG Bruiser body, neither of which were cheap.... Mike left NO stone unturned when trying to create the most scale yet functional rig he could back then, and i've always wanted it- now it will soon be headed to its new home .

This truck has also graced the pages of many national magazines and has been wheeled all over the country.. Its an ICON amongst the R/C Crawling community, and I'm now honored to have it as part of my collection..!! ( I already broke the news to "Clampy" and he's excited he'll be able to now wheel with the Original "Clone"..!! ).
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And I thought I had a problem. Congrats on the new (old) rig Chris
What are your plans for it?
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Old 07-31-2009, 07:46 AM   #464
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After a few quick e-mails to Mike, we had a deal worked out, and the "Clone" will NOW be headed my direction very shortly..!!
It's great to see it went to someone who is active on the boards so eveyone will still be able to admire it
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It's great to see it went to someone who is active on the boards so eveyone will still be able to admire it
X freakin 2! I cant wait to see that thing next to clampy
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Old 07-31-2009, 08:09 AM   #466
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Nice score, glad to see this ended up in good hands.
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Old 07-31-2009, 08:22 AM   #467
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It's great to see it went to someone who is active on the boards so eveyone will still be able to admire it
well said man.
aside from all the whoflungpoo and meatbucket bullshit, i dig the history of "scalers".

nice score, glad to see its going to a good home to get the final respectful resting grounds... and not going to be turned into a submarine somewhere and driven around on the bottom of a pond.
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Old 07-31-2009, 08:38 AM   #468
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and not going to be turned into a submarine somewhere and driven around on the bottom of a pond.
lol nice analogy



Nice grab Chris ...... if it ever stops raining in N.E. I'll have to head out with you and see this one too.
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Well, I NEVER figured I'd see the day that this truck went up for sale ( in fact I had asked Mike about selling it before, and he said he wouldn't). I just so happened to get LUCKY enough to scan thru the for sale section yesterday afternoon and saw it listed and I was like..

After a few quick e-mails to Mike, we had a deal worked out, and the "Clone" will NOW be headed my direction very shortly..!!

I have wanted and admired this rig ( like MANY of you guys on here) from the moment I first saw it a few years ago. This truck was "THE" truck that raised the bar to its highest level..! ( for you "Newbies" reading this keep in mind that this truck was built BEFORE Tamiya re-released the "Hilux").

Back in the day when R/C Crawling first started taking off, you had to have deep pockets to build one of these hybrids because you needed an OG Bruiser frame and OG Bruiser body, neither of which were cheap.... Mike left NO stone unturned when trying to create the most scale yet functional rig he could back then, and i've always wanted it- now it will soon be headed to its new home .

This truck has also graced the pages of many national magazines and has been wheeled all over the country.. Its an ICON amongst the R/C Crawling community, and I'm now honored to have it as part of my collection..!! ( I already broke the news to "Clampy" and he's excited he'll be able to now wheel with the Original "Clone"..!! ).
I am glad you are going to end up with it Chris, if anyone can appreciate this truck its you

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well said man.
aside from all the whoflungpoo and meatbucket bullshit, i dig the history of "scalers".

nice score, glad to see its going to a good home to get the final respectful resting grounds... and not going to be turned into a submarine somewhere and driven around on the bottom of a pond.
Ummm .... Im confused...you mean to tell me this is not a submarine? WTF have I been building all this time

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And I thought I had a problem. Congrats on the new (old) rig Chris
What are your plans for it?
I know he plans to wheel it, and after yesterdays PMs probably change the wheels... The one thing I hope he doesnt change is the shit brown color that is what made this truck as cool as it is
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LMAO - Nope- that $hit brown color is STAYING..!!!!!!
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Congrats Chris.
Good to see it going to a great home.
I don't think alot of the newer members can truly appreciate all that was put into this truck.Have fun with it.
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Whew! Glad to know this went to good home!

Chris, Can't wait to see all of the Hybrids together
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pokin' around for ideas to borrow, what a great thread.
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Bump for one of the best yotas of all time
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I think the motor went out again... And he lives across the street from a laundry mat. Oh wait that's his real life
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Old 09-10-2014, 07:10 PM   #476
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Mike, this rig is a piece of our generations scale history! The fact that you kept the og modified axles with scale doc's and other period correct parts makes the rig stand apart.
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