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adrians3109 · 01-14-2010, 12:01 PM

steering guard not shiny any more

skadebo · 01-14-2010, 02:14 PM

I am really impressed! You've given me a lot of inspiration for my own TR body. Here I was, about to pull the trigger on a Rover body from eBay but those wheels by themselves look fantastic on the TR body! The tires are very nice too, how do you like their performance on rocks/trails/dirt?

adrians3109 · 01-14-2010, 11:52 PM

Thanks a lot mate... the RC4WD tyres are very good...in performance are very similar to the prolines IMO. Only thing was that i mounted them on the landrover scale wheels and at first they were looking a bit odd with the TR's big wide fenders since they are a bit narrow... so i trimmed the fenders by some 6mm. BDW the ones covered in mud are the old prolines :-)))))

big bronco · 01-15-2010, 06:07 AM

wow fantastic job! my buddy been thinking about this truck but he doesnt liek the way it looks. i gotta send him this link!

adrians3109 · 01-19-2010, 04:14 PM

Today i received my new metal scale shackles...they're made for smaller scale tanks apparently but size matched perfectly...

Mongo · 02-09-2010, 01:31 PM

I really like this build. I have been thinking about getting the TR version, but not a big fan of the body. My question to you is since you have the HPI Land Rover body as well, would the Dingo interior and cage work with the HPI body? I've seen it done on the HPI Bronco body where it was simply glued to the inside of the Bronco body. Let me know what you think.

eemmaaxxxx · 02-09-2010, 02:50 PM

I'm not sure whether I can put into words how impressed I am with your Styrene fabrication!!! It's amazing.

Would you mid telling me how you made the Lights and Grill?? I'm guessing that you take more than one sheet of styrene, cut out different shapes, and then glue them on top of each other to get the 3D look. Is the drill strips of styrene glued onto another peice??

Thanks! Keep up the good work!

nitrorube · 02-09-2010, 08:45 PM

love the truck,nice work

big bronco · 02-09-2010, 08:58 PM

those tires really set it off. great work!

adrians3109 · 02-10-2010, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eemmaaxxxx

Would you mid telling me how you made the Lights and Grill?? I'm guessing that you take more than one sheet of styrene, cut out different shapes, and then glue them on top of each other to get the 3D look. Is the drill strips of styrene glued onto another peice??

Thanks! Keep up the good work!

...the grill (centre piece) is made out of 1 flat piece of styrene and narrow styrene strips glued to it. Then sanded slightly to get it a bit smooth. For the light surrounds i first cut the shape out of 1 styrene sheet and the the outer rim from another paper thin styrene sheet and glued and sanded.

hope this helps mate

adrians3109 · 02-10-2010, 12:05 PM

...and here is what i've been busy on in the past weeks... i'm scratch building another body...this time a landrover discovery...not an LR3 but an old '89 3dr discovery 1... still not sure of the outcome but i'm giving it a try

adrians3109 · 02-10-2010, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mongo

I really like this build. I have been thinking about getting the TR version, but not a big fan of the body. My question to you is since you have the HPI Land Rover body as well, would the Dingo interior and cage work with the HPI body? I've seen it done on the HPI Bronco body where it was simply glued to the inside of the Bronco body. Let me know what you think.

sorry mate ...forgot to answer your question... never thought of the idea actually... i guess its not just a matter of glueing it on though. All i can tell you is that HPI and Dingo body are very similar in size...so maybe with some creativity it might work

Bobsclassic · 02-10-2010, 02:24 PM

Nice looking rover

Mongo · 02-10-2010, 02:24 PM

Cool. I really like the RC4wd tires you have on it. How tall are they compared to the Flatirons? I'm thinking of getting those tires for a build, either a Bronco or a Land Rover. I really like the tall skinny look and think they would look great on an old school Bronco build. Would it be possible to take a picture of both side by side? Thanks.

eemmaaxxxx · 02-10-2010, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adrians3109

...the grill (centre piece) is made out of 1 flat piece of styrene and narrow styrene strips glued to it. Then sanded slightly to get it a bit smooth. For the light surrounds i first cut the shape out of 1 styrene sheet and the the outer rim from another paper thin styrene sheet and glued and sanded.

hope this helps mate

That helps a lot thanks!

I've never used styrene before but when my TR turns up I might have a go!

axialscraper · 02-10-2010, 04:10 PM

Wow nice job it looks great

adrians3109 · 02-10-2010, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mongo

Cool. I really like the RC4wd tires you have on it. How tall are they compared to the Flatirons? I'm thinking of getting those tires for a build, either a Bronco or a Land Rover. I really like the tall skinny look and think they would look great on an old school Bronco build. Would it be possible to take a picture of both side by side? Thanks.

i'll try and take a pic later on and post it here... if i recall well they are exactly the same height...the difference is in the width...they are a lot narrower which makes them look scale.

Positronic · 02-11-2010, 02:05 AM

all 3 of your bodys look great, you have an eye for detail.

I have a question for you, I have these white plastic rims also, and like you said the flatirons dont fit them very well, I tacked some tyre glue on mine, but they just dont sit right (unbalanced)

the rock crushers from rc4wd look like a much better fit, how do they perform compared to the flatirons?

adrians3109 · 02-11-2010, 07:20 AM

they perform quite well actually... i saw them very near to the flatirons ...obviously the fact that they are narrower might do a little diffence but they are very good for scale tyres. I had to glue them from the inner side on the plastic landrover wheels because they were popping out without glue.

adrians3109 · 02-12-2010, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mongo

Would it be possible to take a picture of both side by side? Thanks.

here they are mate...

01-14-2010, 11:52 PM	#83
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	Thanks a lot mate... the RC4WD tyres are very good...in performance are very similar to the prolines IMO. Only thing was that i mounted them on the landrover scale wheels and at first they were looking a bit odd with the TR's big wide fenders since they are a bit narrow... so i trimmed the fenders by some 6mm. BDW the ones covered in mud are the old prolines :-))))) Last edited by adrians3109; 01-15-2010 at 12:22 AM.

01-14-2010, 12:01 PM	#81
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	steering guard not shiny any more

01-14-2010, 02:14 PM	#82
skadebo Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 33	I am really impressed! You've given me a lot of inspiration for my own TR body. Here I was, about to pull the trigger on a Rover body from eBay but those wheels by themselves look fantastic on the TR body! The tires are very nice too, how do you like their performance on rocks/trails/dirt?

01-15-2010, 06:07 AM	#84
big bronco Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: babylon, long island ny Posts: 887	wow fantastic job! my buddy been thinking about this truck but he doesnt liek the way it looks. i gotta send him this link!

01-19-2010, 04:14 PM	#85
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	Today i received my new metal scale shackles...they're made for smaller scale tanks apparently but size matched perfectly...

02-09-2010, 01:31 PM	#86
Mongo RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pocatello Posts: 1,032	I really like this build. I have been thinking about getting the TR version, but not a big fan of the body. My question to you is since you have the HPI Land Rover body as well, would the Dingo interior and cage work with the HPI body? I've seen it done on the HPI Bronco body where it was simply glued to the inside of the Bronco body. Let me know what you think.

02-09-2010, 02:50 PM	#87
eemmaaxxxx Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Mids, UK Posts: 362	I'm not sure whether I can put into words how impressed I am with your Styrene fabrication!!! It's amazing. Would you mid telling me how you made the Lights and Grill?? I'm guessing that you take more than one sheet of styrene, cut out different shapes, and then glue them on top of each other to get the 3D look. Is the drill strips of styrene glued onto another peice?? Thanks! Keep up the good work!

02-09-2010, 08:45 PM	#88
nitrorube Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: spring hill Posts: 133	love the truck,nice work

02-09-2010, 08:58 PM	#89
big bronco Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: babylon, long island ny Posts: 887	those tires really set it off. great work!

02-10-2010, 12:05 PM	#91
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	...and here is what i've been busy on in the past weeks... i'm scratch building another body...this time a landrover discovery...not an LR3 but an old '89 3dr discovery 1... still not sure of the outcome but i'm giving it a try

02-10-2010, 02:24 PM	#93
Bobsclassic Newbie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NY Posts: 25	Nice looking rover

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02-10-2010, 04:10 PM	#96
axialscraper Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Newington Posts: 75	Wow nice job it looks great

02-11-2010, 02:05 AM	#98
Positronic Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 239	all 3 of your bodys look great, you have an eye for detail. I have a question for you, I have these white plastic rims also, and like you said the flatirons dont fit them very well, I tacked some tyre glue on mine, but they just dont sit right (unbalanced) the rock crushers from rc4wd look like a much better fit, how do they perform compared to the flatirons?

02-11-2010, 07:20 AM	#99
adrians3109 Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Malta Posts: 319	they perform quite well actually... i saw them very near to the flatirons ...obviously the fact that they are narrower might do a little diffence but they are very good for scale tyres. I had to glue them from the inner side on the plastic landrover wheels because they were popping out without glue.

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