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01-11-2014, 04:39 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: el paso
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|  how strong is styrene?
hi all! ive seen many people building custom bodies for their scale rigs, and im wondering how strong they actually are. would anyone know what the longevity of a styrene body used on a trail rig. just using the truck normally . dirt trails mud and possibly rocks and stream crossings? thanks! |
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01-11-2014, 09:27 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2013 Location: plains
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| Re: how strong is styrene?
All depends on the thickness of styrene you use. A lot of the hard bodies on rigs are styrene and can handle a beating pretty good. Read hooiserdaddys stickied thread at top of this section for glue and you'll be alright.
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01-11-2014, 09:43 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
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| Re: how strong is styrene?
If you drive the truck in a very scale manner they will last next to forever. If you trucks take a lot of tumbles and/or you jump it you will break things like the A pillar.
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01-12-2014, 02:23 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: el paso
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| Re: how strong is styrene?
awesome thanks guys, im going to attempt to make a range rover body model it after the top gear range rover
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01-14-2014, 03:18 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Israel
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| Re: how strong is styrene?
was wondering this myself the other, when a friend showed me his man 6x6 project in the making and he plans to take it with us to our crawling days on the rocks for some harsh climbs...  |
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01-14-2014, 06:10 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Atlanta
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| Re: how strong is styrene?
I've been working on a custom hardbody for my twin hammers made entirely out of styrene and it just keeps getting stronger with every body panel connection, I also back the connections with s thin piece of styrene as well as use plastruct and E6000 SOOOOOO MUCH work left  |
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01-14-2014, 08:10 AM
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| Pebble Pounder  Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Irvine
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| Re: how strong is styrene?
Brace it, protect the edges/corners. Obviously your paint will show more wear and tear than a lexan body in a hurry.
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01-14-2014, 11:10 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fairfield ME
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01-14-2014, 12:21 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2013 Location: Nobleboro
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| Re: how strong is styrene?
Ive thought about this as well. Not a whole lot of really scale bodies out there. Little to no options if you wanna do a dodge . Been wanting to do a Dodge power wagon "macho wagon" for a long time. I use to do models years ago. If your rig has a roll cage i would hold up a lot better i think. Less roof damage. If you start one get it on here ide love to see how your doing it.
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01-22-2014, 08:51 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: el paso
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