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12-17-2006, 12:27 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Im wanting my next build to be a scaler. But, I want something capable so I want a rock buggy. Where is the line drawn between comp rig and scale buggy? Is there a line? If I shove a little he-man inside does it suddenly become scale? discuss  the smileys are off today, that was a lol smiley. |
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12-17-2006, 12:33 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Under the 4444
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A He-man inside a comp buggy wouldn't be scale. He'd need a fire suit and helmet to be scale. Otherwise you just have a tuber with skeletor inside.
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12-17-2006, 12:37 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: between heaven and hell.
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I think if you make it exactly to what a picture looks like of the buggy you want to make then it would be in my eyes considered scale. That would mean tire size compaired to tube work and axle placement with in the tubers demensions.
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12-17-2006, 12:43 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Ahh, but tubers are custom too! Of course the tires and WB would need to be on scale, but the tube work itself wouldnt have to be of an existing buggy to be scale would it? | |
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12-17-2006, 12:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding from Goodall
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12-17-2006, 01:08 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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I like Jason's definition of scale. If you have to look twice, it's scale! You should have seen the Jeep crawl, you world have been impressed!  |
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12-17-2006, 01:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: akron
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i dont think most of the " scale guys" really expect to out crawl a comp rig or care if they can that is why there scale trucks not comp trucks but with that being said there are some awsome tubers out there that look very scale. do the belong in a scale class? no you wouldnt see them in the same class in real life why would this be different. but i personally in scale class can care less what i run against thats not why i would build a scale truck
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12-17-2006, 01:29 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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There is nothing wrong w/ wanting a scaler that performs well on the rocks as well. It's the same foundation I used to build my scaler. |
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12-17-2006, 02:08 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fremont/Newark, California
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I was just going to ask this question myself. I just got this chassis..granted its a tuber but it looks pretty damn scale....legit to run in scale or no??  |
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12-17-2006, 02:13 PM
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| Release your anger..   Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North American Union
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BTW JRH, i've been wanting to do a scale tuber w/maxx sized tires and TF axles so i pmed 1BJB if it was okay and he told me to post it up and if it was designed properly he would leave the thread and if not he'd move it. | |
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12-17-2006, 02:16 PM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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Looks like a real vehicle to me, especially if there were some interior and an "engine" compartment on the front or rear.
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12-17-2006, 02:43 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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As long as it's a plausible tuber, it should be scale enough. Make sure it's got some body panels and non-cartoonish tires and it should be good to go.
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12-17-2006, 02:49 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fremont/Newark, California
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new link for the one that didnt show up...  |
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12-17-2006, 02:57 PM
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This is IMO. | |
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12-17-2006, 02:58 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SoCal
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If that's not scale I don't know what is.  |
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12-17-2006, 03:01 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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Looks scale to me.
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12-17-2006, 03:01 PM
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| I'm a stupid C U N T! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In the Garage!
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well since there is no real "scale compititon" i supose theres no real worry of how well it can handle the rock, besides youre own. I think as long as it is in proportion to wheels and WB and maybe has some seats or the idea of a plausible Cab and some body panels it should be good.
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12-17-2006, 03:13 PM
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12-17-2006, 03:16 PM
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| Sinking with the ship  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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 I think most tubers are generally pretty scale, if you can add a dash and seats and stuff then its even better.Mike | |
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12-17-2006, 04:47 PM
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| AKA 2G's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Where the wind blow's
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I wont that red tuber, where did it come from or do thay wont to sale it ????
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