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06-16-2010, 08:59 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: roland,ar
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here she is...the "beater" rode hard and and well used! when i got the truck,the paint was "blown out". "smelled like killz to me" a cracked rear half of cab. "i repaired with another scrap piece of lexan." truck was dirty,wiring job was an osha inspectors dream come true. soo..i was a lil miffed..but being me,i decieded to make lemonade. so i got my cleaning utensils...got it cleaned up.. straightened up the wiring.. drained the swamp water out of the tires.. got out my model paints,old soldering iron..to make trail badges!!  *becareful if you try this yourself,you can ruin a body quick like!!* "have an idea of where the rocks scrape and gouge the body panels before you start" apply the tip of soldering iron(i used 25wt iron) till plastic starts to get warm,and then drag "rock rash" on your body. *if you have an older body,id practice on it first* want rusty spots,just hold the tip of the iron in the place you like and just as it starts to go thru,pull it off,look at it,and adjust to your liking while its still warm. *have something to help push back from the inside(i used a piece of delrin rod with rounded end),incase youve gone to far,while the plastic is still warm you can rub it around like thick butter and fix a hole if you dont like it.* after that..look it over..remember "moderation" too much, is just too much. i used tamiya paints.. xf-56 met grey xf-64 red brown and model master 4679 steel polly scale "rust" apply the steel and metallic first,then do your rust and red brown. my method..dab it-wipe excess with thumb,move on to next one. enjoy! specs.. 2c lipo 1300-2100mah spektrum rec novak rooster esc 45t motor 3r winch (soon to be spooled with my syn winch line) cheap fut servo(soon to be replaced by hitec) losi light buckets rc4wd steel beadlocks1.9 1.9 rok loks steel bumpers and sliders should be here today 4 linked the rear axial c's(hi steerknuckles coming) axial alum shock bodies coming also      thanks! |
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06-16-2010, 09:21 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gainesville, GA
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Nice work on the rust. It is very realistic.
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06-16-2010, 12:46 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: ...
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NICE WORK! love that body work  |
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06-16-2010, 12:55 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Framingham
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Amazing!
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06-16-2010, 02:47 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Indianapolis
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Very nice work!
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06-17-2010, 10:02 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wine Country
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nice how did u get it to look like rust flakes?
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06-17-2010, 11:32 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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nice work on the beat look but IMO its a little over done
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06-17-2010, 01:23 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oxford, MA
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I'm digging it. Very nice detail work on a lexan body.
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06-17-2010, 04:49 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tyler, TX
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Well done on the effects man!
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06-17-2010, 09:11 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: roland,ar
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thanks guys! Quote:
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06-18-2010, 10:23 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: roland,ar
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 you should have seen the "Superlift Power wagon" before it left the orv park!! http://www.superlift.com/team-superl...on/default.asp *still looking for pics of damage* *story* http://www.arkansascrawlers.com/main...week+from+hell B.J. (ORV PARK MANAGER) had torn off the rear bumper,the bed was heavily dented up..all doing recovery work on the trails. it was in beater shape. "if it's got a 5 level rating,hope you like body damage" heres some i added to the hood,from our last outing at pinn.mtn, it took a tumble down the rock face,in scale @75-100ft roll,tumble.  and some dh fab sliders,front bumper going in next.  come out and wheel sometime! | |
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06-22-2010, 08:13 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: roland,ar
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got the dh fab front bumper put on last night. awesome fit!!   and i got to looking thru my spares box... found the 3 link piece off my TR...hmmm... snatch block,antirollback device??    used the 3 link y arm/2 shock pistons/sm dia clear tubing/bolt and nut, tlt tab. ill give her a good testing out and let ya know how it does. |
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06-22-2010, 08:49 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Medford, Oregon
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Looks awesome! Now go get those parts all scratched up and rusting |
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07-04-2010, 07:52 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: roland,ar
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done bro.!! my cousin came over,i let him drive it... he gave it a good beating,after we came in from crawling outside,he put it on my lil work table and sat and stared at it..for a few hours.. | |
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07-11-2010, 07:50 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: charleston
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the rust looks so real it crazy
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