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Old 02-06-2010, 03:26 PM   #21
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Looks good! Im gonna have to steal a few of those ideas for my TJ!! And the bobbed bed looks P!MP
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Old 02-06-2010, 03:34 PM   #22
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thanks man, thats just a chopped photo i didnt do that, but i might.
good luck on your tj
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Old 02-06-2010, 03:42 PM   #23
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Thanks I have already finished the stage1 build but want a more scale chassis n such... here is mine... ignore the body work,its never been a skill of mine...
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Old 02-06-2010, 04:13 PM   #24
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I say go for it on that photoshop job, looks sick.
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Old 02-06-2010, 05:06 PM   #25
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wow thats a nice build. i think it looks great, it looks much better with the bobbed bed. if they made some realistic scaler tires for the micro that thing would look like a 1:1 on the rocks. good work
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Old 02-07-2010, 02:15 PM   #26
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bobbed the bed and started painting some things.




oh yeah!!!
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Old 02-07-2010, 02:51 PM   #27
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I like it!!! Might have to steal that front bumper design from you too... Did you cut that on the coffee table too??? Brave man, my wife would have my ass if even thought about it.

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Old 02-07-2010, 03:58 PM   #28
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Love the bobbed bed.... Looks great!
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Old 02-08-2010, 06:18 AM   #29
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I like it!!! Might have to steal that front bumper design from you too... Did you cut that on the coffee table too??? Brave man, my wife would have my ass if even thought about it.
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Love the bobbed bed.... Looks great!
lol yeah the gf wasn't here, i just bought that coffee table, i only got away w/ that cuz i told her i'd refinish it. I was really happy with the way the bed came out, but i got more pics of the bumper if you want them. im redo-ing mine, it was way too bulky in person.

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PACTRA/TESTORS/TAMIYA are basically the same paint made by the same manufacturer but labeled as separate entities. These are lacquer-based paints. They stink to high heaven, especially when you thin them down. Thinning these paints are a must! Get an empty bottle like the one they come in and fill half with paint, and fill the rest with lacquer thinner. If you shoot the paint straight from the bottle, you will get "cobwebs" (notice the make-up brush in my kit... great for removal of accidental cobwebs). The paint comes out of the brush ok, but you will notice it start to get stringy on you. IMO, you get better results with lacquer paints than you do with Faskolor. You can draw much thinner lines, giving you more room for detail work, plus you only have to shoot the paint at 12– 15 pounds of pressure. Cleanup is a bit nastier, since you have to use lacquer thinner, but the finished product is much better and stronger as far as chipping and peeling are concerned. so glad this is a sticky.

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Old 02-08-2010, 06:52 PM   #30
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did the paint.
and had a few snags but its gonna get scratched up anyways right?

here's the base coat.


tape up job on the bed.

ready for clear coat in the morning!!!


and just for fun.
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Old 02-08-2010, 07:02 PM   #31
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what does bobbing the bed mean?
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Old 02-08-2010, 07:13 PM   #32
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what does bobbing the bed mean?

i figured the term came from a bob cat some how since they have short tails,
but it means that i cut about an inch out of the bed and then glued it back together, did you notice how short the bed is?
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Old 02-08-2010, 07:14 PM   #33
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I see, got it.
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Old 02-08-2010, 08:11 PM   #34
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Looks great murdock! The bobbed bed definitely makes it look nicer and interesting paint scheme! May paint my "beadlock rings" white so it fits nicer, or chrome, should look great though! Nice job!
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Old 02-10-2010, 11:01 AM   #35
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i like the bobbed bed...i had 14" off of my 1:1
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Old 02-10-2010, 01:50 PM   #36
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i like the bobbed bed...i had 14" off of my 1:1
that looks sweet, i really like that bumper.
heres a pic of my micro bake room.

where i was at last night.


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Old 02-10-2010, 04:25 PM   #37
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Looks awesome!
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Old 02-10-2010, 04:47 PM   #38
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Turning out awesome!!!!!!1 Waiting on parts for the TJ!
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Old 02-11-2010, 07:03 PM   #39
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thanks guys!

i'm very close to satisfied so i gave it the test run and i HAVE to do something with the front three link, its crap, other than that i had to re-glue the dash in and it ran up onto the windsheild. DOH! so now it looks like im blasting the a.c. through the defrost vents lol i cant believe i did that.

oh well here's some pics.






next i'm gonna make little detail stickers for it, and fender wells so you can't see the cab from out side anymore.
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Old 02-11-2010, 07:12 PM   #40
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SICK!!! one of my favorite builds!! and Im not even a Yota guy!
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