10-14-2009, 09:00 AM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gulf Breeze
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| SWAT Assault Vehicle...PICS DONE RIGHT THIS TIME
Here it is guys, my first thread, my first build....please be nice. Started with a WK. HPI Fireball 15T motor Stock WK axles/trans homemade aluminum chassis swamp dawg 2.2 (rears are cut) proline 8 shooter beadlocks proline chevy silverado body losi desert truck rollcage w/ spare tire carrier lightbar off cheapo walmart toy (non-working for now) traxxas gear as follows: waterproof esc, servo summit bumpers Last edited by horror_freak; 10-14-2009 at 09:38 AM. |
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10-14-2009, 09:03 AM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lexington
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Sounds cool, but all I see are red x's... |
10-14-2009, 09:14 AM | #3 |
Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gulf Breeze
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grrrrrrrrrr ok lemme see if i can fix that....
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10-14-2009, 09:23 AM | #4 |
~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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red X :(
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10-14-2009, 09:25 AM | #5 |
Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gulf Breeze
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try that guys had to do the whole photobucket thing |
10-14-2009, 09:41 AM | #6 |
Newbie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: hope mills
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not bad but i wouldnt have cut the rears but thats just me
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10-14-2009, 07:35 PM | #7 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: burlington
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looks good in flat black |
10-15-2009, 12:34 AM | #8 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: k falls
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| under the lid
did you paint everything under the lid? if so did you do it all together or piece by piece |
10-15-2009, 11:46 AM | #9 |
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once i got everyhting on the chassis i painted it. the under side of the body was done too. the bumper has no paint on it. its not a true flat black, its a semi flat paint. i have a f650 body too, maybe thinking bout doin it up in a SWAT theme.
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10-15-2009, 01:00 PM | #10 |
Newbie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Gulf Breeze
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lights don't work......yet. working on that
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10-15-2009, 01:30 PM | #11 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Jose, Ca
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First thread First Build ..... Excellent Job! I like it a lot... good use of all those different parts for different trucks.. came together really nicely .. keep us posted on how it performs for you.. id like to see some pictures of it chasing criminals .. on the rocks |
10-16-2009, 11:45 AM | #12 |
I joined the Band! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bay Area
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Dude looks cool! I would just try and lower the body a bit and get that light working! Make an interior with cops inside! Shotgun! Radio! Sha-Bang! |
10-17-2009, 11:12 AM | #13 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: k falls
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what kind of paint did you use im going for the satin black look on the outside.....did you use lexan paint first then apply the flat black?
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10-17-2009, 04:13 PM | #14 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Las Vegas
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cool, i love the prerunner/crawler combo |
10-18-2009, 06:08 PM | #15 |
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nice
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10-21-2009, 08:33 AM | #16 |
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well guys you aren't gonna believe me when i tell ya the paint i used is simply Krylon.....i sprayed a primer on it first, wet sanded it with 800 grit and shot the semi flat krylon on it
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