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mulchman · 09-11-2006, 10:54 AM

I went ahead and bought a 1/6 scale Jeep Gladiator at Wally World. After hearing about it from "The Dirk Daddy" , had to go get one. What I like the most about it besides the detail, is that the bottom is perfectly flat. Easy to mount a sub-frame to. I am giving up on the tuber, can't seem to get the hang of soldering. So what do you think? Should I go scale or Swamp Kong size?

RustyCrawler · 09-11-2006, 10:56 AM

go scale fu@#$% them way to big tires

RANOVRU · 09-11-2006, 12:11 PM

Swamp Dawgs can be scale, it just depends on what look you're going for.

If you want to the look of a truck on huge tires, 44's+, then go with a big tire. There's nothing that says the tires have to be tucked under the truck and fit perfectly in the wheel wells for it to be "scale", although that's seems to be the concensus on this board.

If you want the look of a stock truck, or something on 33's or less, then use a smaller tire. Period.

On a side note, I also happen to run across these Gladiators last night at WW. I will absolutely be starting a scale build using one of these bodies and some Juggy/TXT axles, just as soon as they come down in price. I'm not paying $80 for a body.

mulchman · 09-11-2006, 12:39 PM

Yea, $80 is steep. I just put it on lay-a-way. That way it doesn't seem like that much money since it's not paid all at once. Sounds ridiculous but in my mind I can deal with it.

STANG KILLA SS · 09-11-2006, 01:55 PM

pic or link? i wanna see what it looks like

mulchman · 09-11-2006, 02:23 PM

I have a digital camera with the cable to hook it to the computer. But, the wifey threw away the instruction manual and cd because she thought I was done with it. Don't you just love women!!! Got another manual and cd coming. As soon as it gets here I'll try and post some pics.

Tuffguy · 09-11-2006, 05:28 PM

Crappy pic

but you get the idea
Kevin

aint scared · 09-11-2006, 05:52 PM

you would think the spare tire would be scale to the ones on the truck.....

mulchman · 09-28-2006, 12:22 PM

Picked up the Gladiator today. We'll see how long the supplied gear lasts. I'm gonna thrash it in the sand pits here at work til it blows. If the stock battery pack doesn't do it. I'll see what a 3000Ni-Mh will do to it. The wheelbase is 18 3/4 " stock. To center the wheels in the wheel wells, a 20" wheel base will work perfectly. More to come later. Still have no way to put up pics as of yet.

mulchman · 09-28-2006, 12:56 PM

What do y'all think of 1/2" square tubing for a simple sub-frame? Just need enough of a frame to attach the links to. There is enough room in the body for the electronics, battery, etc... I know the tubing is a little HUGE but I already have it here. I don't think it'll look too bad under this large body.

TwistedXT · 09-28-2006, 02:06 PM

you guys beat me to it... im pickin one up in a week or so to start on a build. I called Planet toys (mfg) to see if i could just buy the body Nylint style and they were all... NOPE>>> dont have anyparts for that thing. sorry.

mulchman · 10-09-2006, 09:41 AM

Well, the motor didn't last to long. It held up pretty well in the sand and mud. What did it in was doing doughnuts on the garage floor which was sprayed with wd-40. Put in a 3700 ni-mh pack and went to town. was fun til I slid off the slick part onto dry concrete. Was doing a reverse doughnut then put it in forward and ssnnaapp. There went the gears. Hooray, now I get to tear it apart and start the build. Got the instructions for the digi cam coming in the mail. Hopefully I will be able too post pics soon.

badger · 10-09-2006, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mulchman

Got the instructions for the digi cam coming in the mail. Hopefully I will be able too post pics soon.

Really? How are could it be to take a picture with a digi cam?

trickedoutTLT06 · 10-09-2006, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badger

Really? How are could it be to take a picture with a digi cam?

It could be super hard, like my parent's, they're in their mid 50's and don't know how to use the "zoom" feature

, They don't know how to turn the computer on or off either

JasonInAugusta · 10-09-2006, 10:33 AM

I've been messing with one of these as well.

Mine has a 19" wheelbase, Gecko chassis, and is sitting on 1/6 Nylint wheels and tires but I think I'm going to swap them out for LST tires.

Haven't worked out the shocks yet but my intention is to run four Savage shocks.

ColquittCustom405 · 10-09-2006, 12:12 PM

$69 here in Albuquerque.I saw 3 lastnite.They also have the H3 in the same size.I know Hummers can't crawl.

mulchman · 10-09-2006, 02:11 PM

Taking digi pics isn't hard. Downloading them to my computer is. I'm not real computer savvy, sorry. I need the instructions to learn how to put pics on the computer and be able to send them to other places on the internet. JIA -- I thought about a Gecko chassis, but wanted to save the money and try to build my own. You have any pics I could see? Gonna put Swamp Kongs on mine and try some mudding with it. Going to use either 55T Lathes, or Magnetic Mayhems.

TwistedXT · 10-09-2006, 02:33 PM

what kinda camera you have? does it have a mem card? if so, get a card reader from PNY (look it up - walmart has em) and plug it in, it opens as a drive, the pics should already be in a .jpg format, copy and paste onto your hard drive... go online, get a star and upload your picks right here.. or if you are a cheap ***, go to photobucket.com and linkem to here...

Im sick of lookin at in the box shots of this thing....

mulchman · 10-09-2006, 02:50 PM

No I'm not a Cheap A**. I will buy a star here so I can download pics here, not some other site. My camera has a cord to plug it directly to my computer. That's all I know right now. But thanks for the help Twistedxt.

DISTURBIN' tha PEACE · 10-09-2006, 06:43 PM

just plug it in. go to my pictures, then get pics from camers. thats all. simple.

09-11-2006, 10:54 AM	#1
mulchman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seymour, Tn Posts: 394	Bought a Gladiator I went ahead and bought a 1/6 scale Jeep Gladiator at Wally World. After hearing about it from "The Dirk Daddy" , had to go get one. What I like the most about it besides the detail, is that the bottom is perfectly flat. Easy to mount a sub-frame to. I am giving up on the tuber, can't seem to get the hang of soldering. So what do you think? Should I go scale or Swamp Kong size?

10-09-2006, 02:33 PM	#18
TwistedXT Powered by Awesome Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado Posts: 3,622	what kinda camera you have? does it have a mem card? if so, get a card reader from PNY (look it up - walmart has em) and plug it in, it opens as a drive, the pics should already be in a .jpg format, copy and paste onto your hard drive... go online, get a star and upload your picks right here.. or if you are a cheap **, go to photobucket.com and linkem to here... Im sick of lookin at in the box shots of this thing.... Last edited by TwistedXT; 10-09-2006 at 02:41 PM.*

09-11-2006, 10:56 AM	#2
RustyCrawler Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Spring,TX Posts: 206	go scale fu@#$% them way to big tires

09-11-2006, 12:11 PM	#3
RANOVRU Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 464	Swamp Dawgs can be scale, it just depends on what look you're going for. If you want to the look of a truck on huge tires, 44's+, then go with a big tire. There's nothing that says the tires have to be tucked under the truck and fit perfectly in the wheel wells for it to be "scale", although that's seems to be the concensus on this board. If you want the look of a stock truck, or something on 33's or less, then use a smaller tire. Period. On a side note, I also happen to run across these Gladiators last night at WW. I will absolutely be starting a scale build using one of these bodies and some Juggy/TXT axles, just as soon as they come down in price. I'm not paying $80 for a body.

09-11-2006, 12:39 PM	#4
mulchman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seymour, Tn Posts: 394	Yea, $80 is steep. I just put it on lay-a-way. That way it doesn't seem like that much money since it's not paid all at once. Sounds ridiculous but in my mind I can deal with it.

09-11-2006, 01:55 PM	#5
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	pic or link? i wanna see what it looks like

09-11-2006, 02:23 PM	#6
mulchman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seymour, Tn Posts: 394	I have a digital camera with the cable to hook it to the computer. But, the wifey threw away the instruction manual and cd because she thought I was done with it. Don't you just love women!!! Got another manual and cd coming. As soon as it gets here I'll try and post some pics.

09-11-2006, 05:28 PM	#7
Tuffguy Gold Star Baby Momma! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Maumelle, Ar Posts: 713	Crappy pic but you get the idea Kevin

09-11-2006, 05:52 PM	#8
aint scared Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: VICE PRESIDENT of clodtalk Posts: 133	you would think the spare tire would be scale to the ones on the truck.....

09-28-2006, 12:22 PM	#9
mulchman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seymour, Tn Posts: 394	Picked up the Gladiator today. We'll see how long the supplied gear lasts. I'm gonna thrash it in the sand pits here at work til it blows. If the stock battery pack doesn't do it. I'll see what a 3000Ni-Mh will do to it. The wheelbase is 18 3/4 " stock. To center the wheels in the wheel wells, a 20" wheel base will work perfectly. More to come later. Still have no way to put up pics as of yet.

09-28-2006, 12:56 PM	#10
mulchman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seymour, Tn Posts: 394	What do y'all think of 1/2" square tubing for a simple sub-frame? Just need enough of a frame to attach the links to. There is enough room in the body for the electronics, battery, etc... I know the tubing is a little HUGE but I already have it here. I don't think it'll look too bad under this large body.

09-28-2006, 02:06 PM	#11
TwistedXT Powered by Awesome Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Parker, Colorado Posts: 3,622	you guys beat me to it... im pickin one up in a week or so to start on a build. I called Planet toys (mfg) to see if i could just buy the body Nylint style and they were all... NOPE>>> dont have anyparts for that thing. sorry.

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10-09-2006, 09:41 AM	#12
mulchman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seymour, Tn Posts: 394	Well, the motor didn't last to long. It held up pretty well in the sand and mud. What did it in was doing doughnuts on the garage floor which was sprayed with wd-40. Put in a 3700 ni-mh pack and went to town. was fun til I slid off the slick part onto dry concrete. Was doing a reverse doughnut then put it in forward and ssnnaapp. There went the gears. Hooray, now I get to tear it apart and start the build. Got the instructions for the digi cam coming in the mail. Hopefully I will be able too post pics soon.

10-09-2006, 10:33 AM	#15
JasonInAugusta 06 Super National Champ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill Posts: 11,361	I've been messing with one of these as well. Mine has a 19" wheelbase, Gecko chassis, and is sitting on 1/6 Nylint wheels and tires but I think I'm going to swap them out for LST tires. Haven't worked out the shocks yet but my intention is to run four Savage shocks.

10-09-2006, 12:12 PM	#16
ColquittCustom405 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orlando Posts: 7,420	$69 here in Albuquerque.I saw 3 lastnite.They also have the H3 in the same size.I know Hummers can't crawl.

10-09-2006, 02:11 PM	#17
mulchman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seymour, Tn Posts: 394	Taking digi pics isn't hard. Downloading them to my computer is. I'm not real computer savvy, sorry. I need the instructions to learn how to put pics on the computer and be able to send them to other places on the internet. JIA -- I thought about a Gecko chassis, but wanted to save the money and try to build my own. You have any pics I could see? Gonna put Swamp Kongs on mine and try some mudding with it. Going to use either 55T Lathes, or Magnetic Mayhems.

10-09-2006, 02:50 PM	#19
mulchman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seymour, Tn Posts: 394	No I'm not a Cheap A**. I will buy a star here so I can download pics here, not some other site. My camera has a cord to plug it directly to my computer. That's all I know right now. But thanks for the help Twistedxt.

10-09-2006, 06:43 PM	#20
DISTURBIN' tha PEACE I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: On the G-Train!!!!! Posts: 6,081	just plug it in. go to my pictures, then get pics from camers. thats all. simple.

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