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Old 11-25-2020, 11:25 PM   #41
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Oh ok, I understand now.

There’s definitely a point where something is uncontrollably fun and uncontrollably annoying lmao. It seems like flipping the chassis should help, but I’m no MT expert!


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Yup, my Stampede VXL is over the top, but scary fun, same with the Bandit I built with the above Sidewinder system. The WK was more frustrating and couldn’t really explore it like I prefer.......and I’m one of those people that laughs when torque steer hits on a healthy 1:1 front driver
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I’m one of those people that laughs when torque steer hits on a healthy 1:1 front driver
LMAO! Sometimes you just gotta laugh!


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Old 11-26-2020, 12:19 AM   #43
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LMAO! Sometimes you just gotta laugh!


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Yup, it’s just more........maniacal.....at that point
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SIDE NOTE: I may be getting ahead of myself, but has anyone seen an 03-06 Chevy body? Don’t care if it’s a 1500 or 3500, only thing that matters is that it’s a 4 door. Picture for reference.




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Nope. Only thing I could find in hours of searching that isn’t a K5 or C10 besides the Jconcepts bodies (they are too small) is the 2014 Silvy that Proline makes. It is listed as 1:8 but wheelbase is 13” and width is perfect for one of these builds. It doesn’t look horrible for a lexan body. My plan before I abandoned the MT quest was to put a Traxxas body on an SMT10 kit (was going to do the 69 Blazer). What you’ll see if you start digging through SMT10/MT threads is that a lot of the builds are off...the top of the cage is sitting at about dashboard height or a little higher. Driver wouldn’t even be able to see lol. Bugs the crap out of me. There’s a power wagon build like that in here and a Traxxas bronco build the same in SBG. I would either not use that body, cut the top of the cage off and modify it to fit, or “tint the windows” but that looks the worst imo. MTs aren’t supposed to have windows so you’d cut them out a ways. /rant over lol.
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Old 11-26-2020, 02:38 PM   #45
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Nope. Only thing I could find in hours of searching that isn’t a K5 or C10 besides the Jconcepts bodies (they are too small) is the 2014 Silvy that Proline makes. It is listed as 1:8 but wheelbase is 13” and width is perfect for one of these builds. It doesn’t look horrible for a lexan body. My plan before I abandoned the MT quest was to put a Traxxas body on an SMT10 kit (was going to do the 69 Blazer). What you’ll see if you start digging through SMT10/MT threads is that a lot of the builds are off...the top of the cage is sitting at about dashboard height or a little higher. Driver wouldn’t even be able to see lol. Bugs the crap out of me. There’s a power wagon build like that in here and a Traxxas bronco build the same in SBG. I would either not use that body, cut the top of the cage off and modify it to fit, or “tint the windows” but that looks the worst imo. MTs aren’t supposed to have windows so you’d cut them out a ways. /rant over lol.

I also did quite a bit of looking, and I found one of this body style, but it was a single cab. Maybe I could get some styrene and add 2 extra doors? But, it was a JConcepts body, so it may be too small.

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Old 11-26-2020, 03:27 PM   #46
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You may want to try and combine 2 bodies for that, also may need to shorten the bed.
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You may want to try and combine 2 bodies for that, also may need to shorten the bed.

My original idea was get 2 bodies, but I don’t know how I’d turn 2 single cabs into 1 crew cab due to the slant of the cab. I will for sure have to shorten the bed because the 1:1 I’m trying to do a replica of is a crew cab short bed.

I’m getting too ahead of myself! I don’t even have the truck yet lmao!


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Old 11-26-2020, 04:24 PM   #48
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Might check to see if there are any threads about missing lexan bodies to do this.
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I also did quite a bit of looking, and I found one of this body style, but it was a single cab. Maybe I could get some styrene and add 2 extra doors? But, it was a JConcepts body, so it may be too small.

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That body is way too small for a 13” wb rig imo. Also I would use styrene to stretch a hard body but not a lexan body. Too much flex...I’d keep looking and keep my mind open to different bodies. But most of all I’d wait until you have the kit on your bench and can take some measurements.

Any of the Proline 1:8 monster truck bodies would work, most of the Jconcepts scaler bodies should but the detail sucks imo. Personally I’d get the Son of a Digger body and call it a day, it is rad. Then when u get bored of it change things up. I’ve even seen a Jconcepts Creep body on an SMT10 and it looked decent. But those smaller Jconcepts bodies look decent at a glance but stare at one for a minute...totally out of scale to the cage, axles, wheels...no thanks. Maybe on a WK or similar but you need a bigger body on your 2 choices I think.

Google “Big Merica monster truck” and look at what that guy does with the Proline C10 bodies...outstanding. He started on SMT10 chassis and now runs them on full custom tube creations and they look very real.

Also look in Scale Builders Guild, search for “The Crusher”, it’s an SMT10 shortened to 12.5 with the 80s Chevy body 12.3 wb and it looks freaking awesome. It’s the build that made me want to do a scale MT.
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Old 11-26-2020, 04:51 PM   #50
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That body is way too small for a 13” wb rig imo. Also I would use styrene to stretch a hard body but not a lexan body. Too much flex...I’d keep looking and keep my mind open to different bodies. But most of all I’d wait until you have the kit on your bench and can take some measurements.

Any of the Proline 1:8 monster truck bodies would work, most of the Jconcepts scaler bodies should but the detail sucks imo. Personally I’d get the Son of a Digger body and call it a day, it is rad. Then when u get bored of it change things up. I’ve even seen a Jconcepts Creep body on an SMT10 and it looked decent. But those smaller Jconcepts bodies look decent at a glance but stare at one for a minute...totally out of scale to the cage, axles, wheels...no thanks. Maybe on a WK or similar but you need a bigger body on your 2 choices I think.

Google “Big Merica monster truck” and look at what that guy does with the Proline C10 bodies...outstanding. He started on SMT10 chassis and now runs them on full custom tube creations and they look very real.

Also look in Scale Builders Guild, search for “The Crusher”, it’s an SMT10 shortened to 12.5 with the 80s Chevy body 12.3 wb and it looks freaking awesome. It’s the build that made me want to do a scale MT.

Yeah, I’m definitely going to keep looking. The main reason I want a body is to keep the Grave Digger the shelf queen, but I’m sure they’ll sell them pre painted.

I was thinking about the Son uva Digger, but I seen a video by CCxRC where the stickers were a completely different black. In that same video, he put both side by side and Son uva Digger is a little bit taller and has a little bit more of a wheel well gap, and I don’t really like that. Plus, who doesn’t like Grave Digger?


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Yeah, I’m definitely going to keep looking. The main reason I want a body is to keep the Grave Digger the shelf queen, but I’m sure they’ll sell them pre painted.

I was thinking about the Son uva Digger, but I seen a video by CCxRC where the stickers were a completely different black. In that same video, he put both side by side and Son uva Digger is a little bit taller and has a little bit more of a wheel well gap, and I don’t really like that. Plus, who doesn’t like Grave Digger?


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Me lol. Tired of looking at it. There are so many cool mt’s, not sure if you’ve ever been to a Monster Jam.

I’d want the Blue cage just because there are so many green ones haha.
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Me lol. Tired of looking at it. There are so many cool mt’s, not sure if you’ve ever been to a Monster Jam.

I’d want the Blue cage just because there are so many green ones haha.

Yeah, I’ve been to 2. The Brodozer is my favorite monster truck. I may even do a replica of that one instead.


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Yeah, I’ve been to 2. The Brodozer is my favorite monster truck. I may even do a replica of that one instead.


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Looks like J Concepts has a version of that body now too
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Looks like J Concepts has a version of that body now too

Oh really? I was just going to use the proline F250 cab and scratch build a bed. I’ll take a look at that


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It’s the Gozer body. Hideous lol.
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Yup, finally able to get the site to work so I can post a link

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It’s the Gozer body. Hideous lol.
Well, considering that the Brodozer MT body was designed so that MJ and Sparks didn’t have to pay licensing to Ford for the Superduty that the non-MT Brodozer is based on, then the Gozer is designed to get around licensing to all 3, it becomes a photocopy of photocopy situation.......though it still looks better than Proline’s 1/24 Power Wagon body!
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Yup, finally able to get the site to work so I can post a link

https://www.jconcepts.net/shop/jci-g...ter-truck-body





Well, considering that the Brodozer MT body was designed so that MJ and Sparks didn’t have to pay licensing to Ford for the Superduty that the non-MT Brodozer is based on, then the Gozer is designed to get around licensing to all 3, it becomes a photocopy of photocopy situation.......though it still looks better than Proline’s 1/24 Power Wagon body!

It looks pretty accurate to me. The 1/24 scale proline power wagon is hideous!


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It looks pretty accurate to me. The proline power wagon is hideous!


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What?! The PW is one of the best looking bodies they make. Looks tits on a low slung comp crawler with no fenders, looks good as a trail truck with fenders and 2 tone paint...looks good as an MT...lol. You need your eyes checked haha.
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What?! The PW is one of the best looking bodies they make. Looks tits on a low slung comp crawler with no fenders, looks good as a trail truck with fenders and 2 tone paint...looks good as an MT...lol. You need your eyes checked haha.

I meant to say the 1/24 scale PW lmao. the 1/10 scale is one of my favorites. Isn’t it one of their best sellers too?


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If you’re going to do a Jconcepts body build the Saigon Shaker with the Lloyd body

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