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12-07-2008, 10:41 AM
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Quarry Creeper
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hanover PA
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Project true scale - Aluminum Toyota body!
Well now that i have finished Big_ern's truck it's time for me to start my next scale truck. This is actually the continuation of my first truck
http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48574 That one was a kind of test bed for some of my ideas for suspension and to see how durable an aluminum body would be on a trail truck. Well after beating on it for over a year it's still holding up good and I'm ready to take the next step. This truck will be based on my aluminum Toy bodies but unlike my other trucks this one will be the ultimate in scale realism. More than likely this one will also be a test truck as i have some body ideas that need to be addressed and I'll probably destroy this body for research purposes in order to make fine tunings on the final body Here is what i have so far      Pretty much all the skins are done. I'm going to move onto the bed first since i have the rear panel bed floor molds done. Progress will probably be slow on this one as the holidays are coming and i have all winter to get it done. |
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12-07-2008, 10:49 AM
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Rock Crawler
Join Date: Oct 2007
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 This is going to be good.
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12-07-2008, 10:54 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: St. Louis (High Ridge)
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oh, snap!
I loved wathing the frst build, this looks like it will be awesome.
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12-07-2008, 11:06 AM
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Quarry Creeper
Join Date: Oct 2007
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this need to be done on mass production ...
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12-07-2008, 01:37 PM
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Quarry Creeper
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: santa rosa
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dam thats bad a$$
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12-07-2008, 01:55 PM
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12 hr/ day 6 days/wk
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Working at the Hobby Garage.
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that is incredible!
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12-07-2008, 02:01 PM
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Dream...Think...Create.
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Crawler Innovations, Tyler, TEXAS
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Most definitely subscribed  .
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12-07-2008, 02:23 PM
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Pebble Pounder
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Sylva, NC
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This is definitely some skilled work. Can't wait to see the finished product.
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12-07-2008, 02:24 PM
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Quarry Creeper
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hanover PA
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Thanks everyone, I guess this thread is going to get pretty big quick
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12-07-2008, 02:49 PM
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Rock Crawler
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: London
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What Guage ali are you using? and are you using the body as a former or have you cast it into something else?
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12-07-2008, 02:53 PM
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I was wondering that too, I thought you had decided against using the plastic body as a mold due to wear issues. I guess one set of panels won't hurt too much.
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12-07-2008, 02:57 PM
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Coral Crawler
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Myrtle Beach
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WOW, just when you think you've seen it all, most excellent work there. On this site there is no "seen it all", lol. Hmmm, a body you can't wait to scratch, don't say that very much, lol, . Subscribed. Also curious about the guage, same as the last truck?
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12-07-2008, 03:01 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Corpus Christi
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Wow! Finally a body that is going to show some real trail rash. Your work is top notch, I can't wait to see the rest of the build.
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12-07-2008, 03:19 PM
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Quarry Creeper
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Minot
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Sweet I want to see this one get smashed too!
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12-07-2008, 03:32 PM
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Pebble Pounder
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Maple Valley
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I'll be watching this one
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12-07-2008, 06:02 PM
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Pebble Pounder
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Boxford
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i cant even imagine how amazing this is going to turn out
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12-07-2008, 07:42 PM
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TOKEN BLACK GUY
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: "Used" Mexico
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I'm confused, so is this going to be like your Red one. The panels we see now will be painted? Could we get shots of the under side of these? I'm really feeling this build very cool.
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12-08-2008, 03:17 AM
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W.Pa.C./Team RC4wd
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Here
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Subscribed to this one MM...
I still have images of the Jeep at states last year...
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12-08-2008, 05:09 AM
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Rock Crawler
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: lititz
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fantastic as usual blake
can't wait to see some progress.
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12-08-2008, 09:27 AM
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RCC Addict
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Oakland, MD
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Ill be watching this one too MM.
Justin
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