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11-28-2009, 08:25 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Twin Cities
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|  My K5 Blazer build, of course its always in progress!
In this truck is a kit scx10 or course, Axial AE-1 esc, 15t HPI Firebolt (only until I get around to putting a true crawler motor in here) and a Hitec FM aggressor radio (I know it's nothing special, but it's 3 channel and FM) First off here are a few reference pics of my 1:1 that is my inspiration.    One of the first things I noticed on the ProLine 80 Blazer was that my 85 Blazer had a different front end and a few subtle changes to the body lines. Stock  Changing the front  Thats more like it!  I of course changed the battery to the front (it's a left over battery, not the one I will be running.)   You may also notice that the shocks are not stock. I had a few Traxxas Big Bore shocks laying around and decided to try those. They were a bit long and needed a rebuild anyhow, so I used the rubber stopper piece from the SCX10 kit and placed it INSIDE the Big Bores.  Made them a little shorter and as it turns out EXACTLY the length of the stock shocks!! Woot!  Other little details I have done are the window divider on the topper and the silver molding down the side.  In progress at the moment is a rear bumper, I hope to finish soon, and will post pics when I get it mounted. Sorry for the blurry pics, my phone only likes sunny outside pics. Might borrow my friends camera at some point for some better pics. One last photo of a driver I found laying around (haven't actually picked a driver, but this was too good to not get a pic)  Funny thing is I might have to get a Revoltech figure after looking at this. |
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11-28-2009, 09:51 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: stayin fresh in the northwest
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looking good. i like the front end alot better than the stock
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11-28-2009, 10:00 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CALI "209"
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looks good, are those ram square headlights
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11-28-2009, 10:03 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Twin Cities
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11-28-2009, 10:04 PM
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11-28-2009, 10:18 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CALI "209"
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I have the same ones in my K5 CGR just making sure i dint have another headlight opition. Are myou going to do a full interior?
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11-28-2009, 10:25 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Twin Cities
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I actually rewired the lights and added a switch so I can have either the top two lights on, or flip the switch and have all four on. I'll get some pics of them up soon. | |
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11-28-2009, 10:31 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CALI "209"
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Styrene is cool but i just used an interior from and old toy grade rc came out really good.
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12-12-2009, 04:09 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Twin Cities
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| Wow I am bad about updating.
Where to begin, there are a few updates... I finally finished the headlights and installed a switch so that I can have either 2 or 4 lights on...     I finished making a rear bumper, not a fan of the amount of chrome there is so I might end up pulling it off and repainting it...  I got the mirrors and wipers mounted...  and finally I have been playing around with obstacles for a course, and testing out insulation foam, made a small mock up I am going to use as a display stand.    I am going to get some textured paint to make it appear as rock, but it's far too cold in my garage to paint any more this year, so I am going to have to live with blue till spring I think. Until then I have lots of time to chip away at the ugly flat surface of the foam and make it more rock like  Also got around to taking that green off the beadlocks, didn't match my truck at all.
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12-12-2009, 04:36 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bay Area
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Looks good. Very scale. The only thing I would change is lowering it a tad. It seems to be sitting very high. You could always use bigger limiters in your shocks.
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12-12-2009, 04:46 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Twin Cities
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The only thing wrong with doing that is... a. I don't like trimming the body. b. right now I have all my weight in the front and the battery is very close to the hood as it is. I have been trying very hard to make it as close to my truck as I can (other than it being black and my truck is blue, and the body pins) In hind sight I would have changed the mounting system, but I was impatient to get it on the truck. Upon review of these pics I have noticed that I forgot the black rubber on the rear bumper, am fixing that right now. |
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12-12-2009, 05:47 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CALI "209"
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Looks great man, you did a good job on the paint job and the grill is pretty cool too. Just remember when you put up your pics everyone sees something different, and there opinions don't mean you have to change anything. All that matters is your happy with your rig |
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12-13-2009, 04:07 PM
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| Rock Stacker  Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Robbins AKA "MUDVILLE"
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AWESOME!!! You inspired me to add even more detail to my "80"chevy pick-up. Keep up the work!! |
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12-17-2009, 05:05 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Twin Cities
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Thanks a lot! I'd love to see what you have done to your 80 chevy! I'm not loving my grill, trying to decide if I want to go billit grill like I want to do on my 1:1 or if I should copy what I currently have then change it when I change the 1:1. Also am going to be building a grill/brush guard after christmas. Will post pictures when I get far enough.
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12-17-2009, 05:15 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern, IN
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i didn't know megatron was a chevy lover... |
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12-17-2009, 05:22 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Twin Cities
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He seemed pretty happy in there and was a better fit than Hot Rod or even Optimus, and Starscreams wings made him awkward.
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02-21-2010, 05:23 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Twin Cities
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Figured it was about time to add an update, kind of a lot of changes since my last post in here. Been working on an interior. Started out with the cd case wheel wells  Built a flat base to build onto   Test seat  Added the raised platform in the rear  Then used the back of the test seat for the rear  |
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02-21-2010, 05:26 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Twin Cities
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Went with the leaf spring conversion from RCBros     The spring are a little stiff, but i was going for scale.  Also got some beautiful aluminum rims, which make me realize how BAD the stock ones really are. |
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