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Old 02-05-2006, 11:00 AM   #1
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New guy here. I'm building a scale crawler using a plastic Jeep Cherokee body. I have the body and interior retro fitted. The next step is some body work and paint. The body even came with working lights which be after paint. I cut the coild and had to extend the wheel base about 1/4" to make it look scale.











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Old 02-05-2006, 11:03 AM   #2
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A few more pics. I'll update after paint.






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Old 02-05-2006, 11:13 AM   #3
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Dude that is so sick i love cherokees that is the phat body i have ever seen on a nylint where did u get that i would love a jeep body like that write back



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Old 02-05-2006, 12:41 PM   #4
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yea where did u get it nothin would be better than a rc to match my rig
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Old 02-05-2006, 12:53 PM   #5
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I got it from Ebay a few years ago for my son. He was into dinosaurs and we rented a Land of the Lost series (90's version) and they had a commercial for the toys. Of course they weren't in stores, so I found them on Ebay. He has since grown out of that stuff so he let me have it.

I've got a 98 XJ that I'm about to build up so yeah, it's cool to have an RC to match. I say check Ebay, but also antique stores, flea markets and tag sales.

Here's a link to some pics of it in stock form:

http://f20.aaa.livedoor.jp/~toshimi/...dMaster_XJ.htm
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Old 02-05-2006, 03:15 PM   #6
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I'm going to have to start searching high and low to find one of those bodies.


Pic from today:
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Old 02-05-2006, 03:17 PM   #7
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Im jealous!! I need one of those bodies.
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Old 02-05-2006, 04:51 PM   #8
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Sweet, Nice body. We need a vid man.
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Old 02-05-2006, 07:46 PM   #9
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I bet the next one of those XJ's to show up on Ebay is gonna get bid up.
I GOTTA HAVE ONE!!
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Old 02-05-2006, 09:01 PM   #10
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that looks awesome!
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Old 02-07-2006, 01:56 PM   #11
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Cool to see XJ guys on this forum. @Fatwreck, Nice Rig! Here are the updated pics. Still need to paint in the detail, but it's getting there. As soon as putfile is back up I'll post a vid.




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Old 02-07-2006, 02:02 PM   #12
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That looks so good.....I'm totally jealous.
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Old 02-07-2006, 02:47 PM   #13
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that body kicks ***

...I'm on my 3rd 1:1 XJ
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Old 02-07-2006, 04:38 PM   #14
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that body kicks ***

...I'm on my 3rd 1:1 XJ
Yeah erikrs301... There is just something about XJ's. I'm on my second.

Here's a vid of the XJ crawlin':

http://media.putfile.com/Nylint-Jeep...kee-Crawling-2
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Old 02-07-2006, 04:56 PM   #15
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I have a 1:1 XJ too... I'm just as jealous as Fatwreck....

We need someone to find one and make some vacuum mold repops!

Nice Nylint!

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Old 02-07-2006, 05:50 PM   #16
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HOLLY CRAP XJ!!! Nice body man, same color as my full scaler. (just not as shinny )
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Old 02-07-2006, 07:10 PM   #17
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very nice job man, looks good
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Old 02-07-2006, 08:02 PM   #18
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paint came out great

i see you painted the interior too, that had to be a PITA.
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Old 06-20-2006, 02:16 PM   #19
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any pics of the xj in action?
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Old 06-20-2006, 11:58 PM   #20
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Ya XJs the sh!tz

http://home.comcast.net/%7Enickbaldw...c0529927pm.jpg
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