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Old 05-31-2006, 09:25 PM   #1
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hey everyone, im fairly new to the whole RC crawling and decided to make my first RC a scale jeep. yes, i know its a nylint but tell me what you guys think for my first crawler (like i said, im new... so dont be too harsh). its a 1:18 nylint with removed springs, flipped tires, tummy tuck, custom cage/roll bar, fabbed front bumper, and black rims. i plan on adding a back bumper, or maybe a swing away tire carrier with a spare if i can get another tire to match. i still have to paint the tail lights and other small details to make it look more scale... and plan on making a soft top.






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Old 05-31-2006, 09:57 PM   #2
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It is a nylint, but if you get rid of the blue plastic anf 4 link it, the realism will be MUCH better.

I like the tube work.
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Old 05-31-2006, 10:18 PM   #3
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It is a nylint, but if you get rid of the blue plastic anf 4 link it, the realism will be MUCH better.

I like the tube work.
x2, Overall a nice rig...
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Old 05-31-2006, 10:28 PM   #4
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That looks pretty cool and suprisingly, those do crawl pretty well. I like that tube work as well. It really puts a nice finish to it.
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Old 05-31-2006, 10:45 PM   #5
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i like it, 4 link susp. would go a long way in making it look a lot better. why did you do a angled cut on the tummy v. a box cut?
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Old 05-31-2006, 11:01 PM   #6
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Roll bar looks awesome,
Nice rig!
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Old 05-31-2006, 11:01 PM   #7
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That looks realy good love the tube work! nice job very scale!
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Old 05-31-2006, 11:19 PM   #8
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you should run the axle wires out of the 4link holes so they dont drag or get cut
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Old 05-31-2006, 11:24 PM   #9
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Nice work. Keep at it. Diddo on the roll bar.
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Old 06-01-2006, 12:02 AM   #10
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Nice tube work Just take the Nylint drivetrain and replace it with a TLT or a brusier setup IMO look killer with those black wheels
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Old 06-01-2006, 03:59 AM   #11
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i like it, 4 link susp. would go a long way in making it look a lot better. why did you do a angled cut on the tummy v. a box cut?
i did the angled cut because i did the tummy tuck before i lowered it, so the blue "control arms" were at an angle and i just followed them
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Old 06-01-2006, 05:04 PM   #12
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you could paint the blue control arms black to hide them
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Old 06-03-2006, 10:23 AM   #13
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oo, seems like i'm the only one that took the blue arms off to the tummy tuck. i like your car though, and updates?
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Old 06-04-2006, 10:07 PM   #14
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cool i live in jax also. not to hijack but heres mine, i painted it black it helps for looks though
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Old 06-05-2006, 10:37 AM   #15
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yeah heres an update. i cut the tires (every other row) and painted the arms (though they are beat up and the blue is starting to show again) i also added the springs back for the scale look, but cut them to make it sit a scale height



im probably going to make a smaller front bumper and add a rear bumper . the front one gets hung on stuff easily, even though i think it looks good.

i want to do the 4 link setup but i dont know the materials needed and where to get them? help would be appreciated.

*EDIT* i am going to attempt to make a black soft top for it. im gonna use the clear plastic from the box for the windows

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Old 06-05-2006, 02:02 PM   #16
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That truck looks pretty cool, man. Great job!
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Old 06-05-2006, 02:20 PM   #17
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thanks.


can anybody help me with the 4 link setup?
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Old 06-05-2006, 03:32 PM   #18
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more pics of the cut tires. they look mean!
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Old 06-05-2006, 05:02 PM   #19
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yeah they look shiny in parts because i did one first and a couple of days later i did the others, they just have to get dirty and the shiny will go away

sorry for the blurry pics, i have a POS digital cam


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Old 06-05-2006, 08:32 PM   #20
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its starting to look good heres somethings you might wanna read will help on making a 4 link set up http://www.rccrawler.com/tech.htm
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