Crawler/Off-Road Silverado

[Milk Man Concepts]

I tore apart one of those wcc silverados today. I also took apart my 1/6 crawler and came up with an idea for a crawler/off-road truck. It will have a good crawling ratio as well as second gear for some high speed trailing. Mainly just sumthing that can do everything. I will update with more pics as the truck comes along.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/hwmilkman/Silverado/f4ab464b.jpg

[NeoSlayer888]

Looks interesting, I will be watching this thread.

[snakeman]

Looks interesting, I will be watching this thread.
Agreed, I'll be watching too.

Haven't been on much lately so I might of missed it but, where did you get the body? I like it!

[AARONA40]

show us more! did a twin project myself. will post up soon. love the idea. aaron

[bigflex]

dude that thing is goona be massive i like it keep it goin and post pics often

youve deffinetly got my attention :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[Sean]

Agreed, I'll be watching too.

Haven't been on much lately so I might of missed it but, where did you get the body? I like it!

from his post im taking it that its a West Coast Chopper truck they have at Wal Mart. looks good:mrgreen:

[Deshi]

That is an awsome look man. I love the scale design in rc crawlers so I will be watching this one. Keep us posted. :):)

[Milk Man Concepts]

Well I haven't been able to get online because my phone line was busted. I did however get work done on the truck frame. I used about 20 feet of rod so far and will need at least another 2 to get it finished. I mounted the tranny with motors as well as the shifting servo. The main parts that need to be finished are the suspension link mounts and the shock mounts. Then it will be test driven before I take it all apart again for paint. The body will recieve some minor changes and a sweet paint job. I also came up with a name "Hellfire", here are some pics for now..............
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/hwmilkman/Silverado/af0d6813.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/hwmilkman/Silverado/495a5ab5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/hwmilkman/Silverado/25e5008d.jpg

[jeepbub]

i love the look of the tires with the body. it makes that thing look bad a$$. keep it comin:mrgreen:

[NeoSlayer888]

Looks awesome, what is your final drive?

[Deshi]

I think the truck looks awsome, but a suggestion if I may. Since you are going for a scale look, I would suggest that you redo the "roll bar" in the bed of the truck with bigger tubing/rod. Just a suggestion. Keep up the good work man.:):)

[Reflection]

I think the truck looks awsome, but a suggestion if I may. Since you are going for a scale look, I would suggest that you redo the "roll bar" in the bed of the truck with bigger tubing/rod. Just a suggestion. Keep up the good work man.:):)


That would greatly depend on what he's scaleing it to. ;-) If he's scaleing it to a actual wheeler that gets used with a REAL roll bar and cage,the scale looks fine to me. If he's scaleing it to a show queen with a gay *** schmitty built triple tube chrome roll bar that as useless as tits on a boar hog,then yes he needs to go up in size.
I think the scale of it is just fine,keep up the good work.

[Milk Man Concepts]

I am going for a kinda scale look, but I am not worried if something is not perfectly to scale. Thanks for the input though...............Aaron

[snakeman]

I am going for a kinda scale look, but I am not worried if something is not perfectly to scale. Thanks for the input though...............Aaron
Man after my own heart! Looks good, been watching for a while.

[Milk Man Concepts]

Well I got the truck running on friday. It handled great, so I took it all back apart again to start smoothing the welds and to paint the frame. I took some pics before hand so here they are............
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/hwmilkman/Silverado/55ed4251.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/hwmilkman/Silverado/c1f43d4b.jpg

The body will also be painted, but I haven't decided exactly what graphics it will have on it yet. It might take a little while for me to decide. I am pretty sure it will be a wild paint job. I will update again as it comes along............Aaron

[to-fast-4-u]

i like it alot can not wait for a video

[mulchman]

Hey Milkman, Your 1/6 scale tuber inspired me to build my own LARGE scale tuber. Just bought a gasless wire welder today to try to start my own project. But now, seeing your new truck. I am thinking about scraping the full tuber and building a large truck bodied project. Which one did you like building the best? I do not want to copy your work by any means. I am not that skilled yet. Just wanted your opinion. Thanks. Wayne

[NeoSlayer888]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/hwmilkman/Silverado/c1f43d4b.jpg

That looks ****ing awesome.

[nylintcrawler13]

yeah that is a sweet rig. flames would be a nice paint design... just a thought though

[Deshi]

I would say stay away from exotic designs but go with a very bright eye catching color. I always liked bright orange and bright green. Just my $.02 though. Looks great man.

[Milk Man Concepts]

Mulchman...........I would just go with a full tuber because it is easier to do. You can make it any size you want and don't have to deal with a plastic body fitting over it. Also making a scale rig is more expensive because of the body.
The main reason I got rid of the tuber and started this project is because I get bored really fast.............Aaron

[Milk Man Concepts]

I have been really busy, but I did get to do some body and paint work. Here is a quick pick.............

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/hwmilkman/efde03d1.jpg

[Destroyer]

:-o :shock: Hotness

[Unimoger]

I have been really busy, but I did get to do some body and paint work. Here is a quick pick.............

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/hwmilkman/efde03d1.jpg


SICK !

[Xtremekrawler8]

OMG!!!!
how long that take you to airbrush on.
Looks Killer.

nate

[Warn Off Road]

thats just amazing, i LOVE how that sub frame shows from under! whats that body off of? u said its a WCC silverado, whats wcc?

[racerx]

THAT IS BADAZZ!!! I wanna build a large crawler, someone said they saw a Tundra that size at toys r us, I'm going shopping!!:)

[sean_lv_crawler]

Wow

[Deshi]

Dude, that truck is the sweetness!!!!!!!!

thats just amazing, i LOVE how that sub frame shows from under! whats that body off of? u said its a WCC silverado, whats wcc?

WCC is West Coast Customs.

[bill_jr]

Looks great. Went to Wal-Mart the other day and they had one WCC Silverado left. Looks like it's now or never. My fiance is gonna friggin kill me.

[twisted84toyota]

LOOKS KILLER love the green flames something differnt than "real looking" fire!

SWEET!!!!

[mulchman]

That paint job is ssooo nice it is against the law. You can give it to me and I will make sure no on e has to see it again. HAHA. That has got to be the best flame job around. NICE. Wayne

[kongmaxx]

:shock: that is the best paint job ive seen, great work. how tall does the truck stand?

[racerx]

Look at the pic next to the 1 gal. jug-o-tea! That thing is HUGE!!!

[shortbusjeep]

very very nice, you gota lot of skills with the brush...

[Amaxx]

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: ooohhh mmaannn......that is awesome....!!!.. what kind of air brush did you use???.....

[James Luce]

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[twinkletoes]

NEED ACTION PICS MAN:shock: THT THING IS THE SHIZ

[to-fast-4-u]

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19068

look around

[62PYRO]

yeah that is a sweet rig. flames would be a nice paint design... just a thought though


MMMM,FLAMES.LOOK GOOD ON EVERYTHING.