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12-21-2006, 04:26 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: stafford springs
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|  1st attempt at a scale rig.
Got the Dtrail12 frame, high lift axles, and the pede tranny in a trade with the aluminum rims and swampers (thanks James)! I think I need black foot shafts to be able to mount the wheels properly. Here is the truck...    Then I decided that my Courier body that I had NIB for the past year finally had a home! So last night I trimmed and painted it, after 7 or so beers and a bunch of paint huffing I got the body most of the way done. I'm not the best at paint jobs but this is definatly my best yet! Tamiya's gun metlal and black were the colors of choice...     Here the body is half arse mounted, I need some longer body posts for the back.      Next I would like a roof rack and some other scale items and I really need to find a good way to set up the steering with the high lift axles! Any suggestions? |
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12-21-2006, 04:32 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Redlands
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That looks out freaking standing! I want to build a scaler sometime, but I have to come up with a scale chassis design first..  |
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12-21-2006, 04:33 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sin City
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SWEET paint job! Looks like your off to an awesome start!
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12-21-2006, 04:44 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota
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Sorry James..... This looks better than it did originally! Coming out real nice. I think I'd skip the roof rack though, That's just me. What rims are those?
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12-21-2006, 04:50 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: stafford springs
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 He said they could possibly be from new era????
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12-21-2006, 04:53 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota
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12-21-2006, 04:58 PM
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| Gettin’ back on the horse Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hoonsville
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this thing looks great, really good job so far.  |
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12-21-2006, 05:01 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: stafford springs
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Huh, I guess they are! I never even tried looking for them. $49 a pair  I would have never bought them for that | |
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12-21-2006, 05:21 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Long Island
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Wow Ryan I am like SOOOOO jealous! That thing looks awesome. I think it's time to get me a scaler... |
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12-21-2006, 06:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: *
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Nice build, you just have to love that frame  . Love the courier body good job on the paint. I vote a rack of some kind would be the cats pajamas... |
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12-21-2006, 06:27 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: stafford springs
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12-21-2006, 06:33 PM
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| Quarry Creeper  Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: sacramento
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saweet dude nice |
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12-21-2006, 06:45 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: b-town
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that's the first time i've ever seen a courier body look right at home!!
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12-21-2006, 06:54 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The Haunted Forest
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very pretty! I'm sure it'll be a blast to drive too. Good to see hilift axles under different rigs... Nice Avatar BTW! ;) RYan |
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12-21-2006, 07:17 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: stafford springs
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Your avatar is pretty good to! Gotta love Alex Grey's art | |
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12-21-2006, 08:51 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Connecticut
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Ryan, I cannot wait to see that thing in person! Looks awesome! You better have that ready when I come up | |
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12-21-2006, 09:42 PM
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12-21-2006, 10:19 PM
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| Official Scale Nazi Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monticello, IL
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Consider trimming the lip off the diff covers. It looks way better in my opinion. Other than that it looks way cool.
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12-22-2006, 07:26 AM
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| Sinking with the ship   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Nice Job dude, I think you did an awesome job on the courier body If anything else itll be alot cheaper then a mountaineer body |
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12-22-2006, 11:11 AM
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