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01-15-2009, 01:11 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: SF Bay Area
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|  Path Finder Scale Body  This is our first attempt to make a lexan scale body. A lots of work still need to be done. But if we success, you can expect us to make a lots of bodies that you guys been wanting for a long time. And our ultimate goal is to release a full steel sheet metal body this year, we already gained a lots of experience with the Terminator body. So we have a good confident that we can do it. And the first one will be a Jeep body. |
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01-15-2009, 01:54 AM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| Please be a Scale YJ Body that fits your taller 1.9's well. |
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01-15-2009, 02:34 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nelson NewZealand Team RC4WD
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| hey sweet it actually kinda worked, did you have any problems working with the 3ds mesh or did you haveto kinda rebuild it all? of course you can do final smoothing of the mould by hand. I will hurry up and finish that xj for you seeing as this has worked out  the mould looks like moulded plaster or something, and I assume you cnc'd the female mould that it came out of - why not just cnc the male plug from the start? Last edited by Fracture; 01-15-2009 at 03:54 AM. |
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01-15-2009, 03:55 AM
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| MWRCA'er   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Byron, IL
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| Really needs curves. |
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01-15-2009, 04:41 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nelson NewZealand Team RC4WD
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Also Im not sure where copyright fits in if its a perfect reproduction, but I guess it probably allready breaches it. | |
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01-15-2009, 04:56 AM
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| MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Byron, IL
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| Vans invent makes something similar. But, they have greatly exaggerated curves.  If you created something in between it would be perfect. The bulged fenders are pretty much what defines the pathfinder. Also hood could use louvers and roof could use lines. |
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01-15-2009, 05:30 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nelson NewZealand Team RC4WD
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| I hear ya, If its up for modification (hopefully) I will make some changes Also it just occured to me that I have no idea how big they are making this... Last edited by Fracture; 01-15-2009 at 05:34 AM. |
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01-15-2009, 06:38 AM
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| Practicing my launchs >:)  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: boned on the Real East Coast >:|
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| looks like plaster mold, lots of air bubbles in it. could always try making amold from the Vans body then sand, or cnc if possible, the exaggerated curves out of it. we use to do that with 1/12 scale and oval bodies before Proline came out with their HD bodies. |
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01-15-2009, 08:51 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Broomfield
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| I'd call it the NPF and what ever year it models 89-90?... to avoid any complications with nissan. Same way the game makers do it. |
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01-18-2009, 09:47 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2007 Location: Valdosta
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| I like it! Vacuum shoot a few of those and I'll buy one  |
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01-18-2009, 12:04 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: University City
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| make a thin steel/alum pathy or 05-09 frontier and ill buy it...lol |
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01-18-2009, 07:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: EWA BOUND
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01-22-2009, 05:57 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Maryland
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| How in the hell did you guys land on pathfinder after all the plee's for a XJ or FSJ in the lexan body thread?!?!  The mold looks good though. |
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01-23-2009, 03:32 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: modesto
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|  scale bodys wow just read the post u guys r gunna try a body possibly a cpl months ago and boom ! yes you could say it needs curves or whatever but for the first attempt , very impressive and you said lots more scale bodys to come hell yes . heres my vote a 74 AMC hornet station wagon make a great 1.9 HAHAHAHAHAHHA J/K no ill take a 58 short bed willys p/u truck . i think you guy at RC4wd have hit the motherload keep up the good work . . . cuz im starting to drool right now |
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01-25-2009, 04:51 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: DFW
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90-95 4 door in USA only. There both WD21 models since they use the same chassis. Both have same wheel base. I agree it needs some hood vents, fender bulges and creases in the hood.  Let me know if you need any pics. | |
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01-25-2009, 05:19 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nelson NewZealand Team RC4WD
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| This is what it looks like after adding fender bulges and detail to the front of the bonnet. If anyone has pics of the 4 door roof that would be good, I raised it at the rear but Im not sure exactly how its meant to look. Fenders arent the prettiest, but the lighting does make them look weirder than they are.  |
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01-25-2009, 06:03 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Phoenixville
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| Quote: wow that looks great man. |
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01-25-2009, 06:24 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: DFW
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| Looks real good. Most are under the cargo racks. Here is one of my buddys.  Let me know if you need better pix. Mine is just in the garage. |
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01-25-2009, 06:26 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: DFW
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| This is my truck. But its the same fenders as the pathfinders.  The Pathfinder is a great american design. First SUV designed in USA from Nissan Design in San Diego CA. |
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01-25-2009, 11:26 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chattanooga
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| Nice, the design looks great! Good choice! Please produce a Pathy body?! Here is mine!  -Lex Last edited by Lextronix; 01-25-2009 at 11:29 PM. |
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