pobrockcrawler's Ascender Build

[pobrockcrawler]

Been adding some detail to it, nothing impressive Still need to do the tailgate and rear window but then it will be near enough done!! Really enjoyed this project and was totally worth nearly ruining the body hahah What I like the most, the body is still just as easy to take on and off, no interference what so ever







Thanks for looking

[Natedog]

Nice progress and detail. After it's all done I'd reinforce the body and body to styrene bed with drywall mesh tape and E6000 to strengthen it all and give a slight flex to the areas where they all join together.

[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by Natedog

Nice progress and detail. After it's all done I'd reinforce the body and body to styrene bed with drywall mesh tape and E6000 to strengthen it all and give a slight flex to the areas where they all join together.

Thanks I'll definitely keep that trick in mind. I got it all mounted yesterday and it's solid what with the aluminium cross brace and all the over engineering on the dropbed, I don't see a need to rienforce it all..... yet

[pobrockcrawler]

Got it mounted and painted yesterday in some spray on truck bed liner. Very happy with it Gonna try get the rear window done today and I also have some scale odds and ends coming tomorrow to put in it





Moved the body mounts, works a treat. I did want to do something a bit more inventive but you can't really go wrong with this set up


Two black m3 bolts to attach the rear. Again not very inventive but reliable and strong


Also what tires do you lot like the most or would like to see on it?!

Thanks for looking everyone

[pete959]

I really like the look of the 1.9 boggers but thats my fav tire my next set of tires r going to be 1.7 boggers they have a softer compound

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[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by pete959

I really like the look of the 1.9 boggers but thats my fav tire my next set of tires r going to be 1.7 boggers they have a softer compound

LIFE IS GOOD

Funnily enough the 1.7 boggers were quite high on the list, but I think what I am gonna do is change the colours up on my OMF wheels to a polished beadlock ring and change the blue bit to a polished piece as well. Will go with the colour scheme of the truck then

[RCHuffer]

the bed turned out sweet!!!

[pobrockcrawler]

Scale bits..

Proline accessories and RC4WD Maxtrax


Proline tool box and hi-lift jack in place along with the rear window


RC4WD pintle, orange shackle and monster tow rope. Used my scale bolts as well


Quite long


Tow mirrors and wiper blades from an Axial part tree






Thanks for looking everyone

[pete959]

Still one of my fav trucks keep it up

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[Itali83]

I love all the work you've put I to the truck and looks like it's very capable. I can't for the life of me understand why you cut the fender openings square like that though. All that hard work and custom work with square cut fenders. Just wondering if there is a specific reason.
Ben

[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by RCHuffer

the bed turned out sweet!!!

Thanks

Originally Posted by pete959

Still one of my fav trucks keep it up

LIFE IS GOOD

Thanks Pete

Originally Posted by Itali83

I love all the work you've put I to the truck and looks like it's very capable. I can't for the life of me understand why you cut the fender openings square like that though. All that hard work and custom work with square cut fenders. Just wondering if there is a specific reason.
Ben

Thanks mate I know, thats the one thing I regret... I was initially going to make some steel sheet wheel arches, almost like a flat fender on a Jeep but I went off the idea. However now that I've discovered the wonders of styrene, I will most likely conjure something up to get rid of the fugly opening's. If all else fails I'll get a new body lol

[Itali83]

Ok, sorry but I couldn't stand it anymore lol. Glad you don't like them either haha. Regular wheel openings just trimmed the least possible would just make that truck beautiful!
Ben

[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by Itali83

Ok, sorry but I couldn't stand it anymore lol. Glad you don't like them either haha. Regular wheel openings just trimmed the least possible would just make that truck beautiful!
Ben

Thats what I've done with every other lexan body I've owned, oh well So I have a new body on order to rectify it haha

[pobrockcrawler]

Sorry for a lack if updates recently but I have been working on something...

Making a 3d grille from styrene!!




I do have some bits coming for it from RPP Hobby
. New body, not sure on colour yet. Was thinking maybe a red and black theme??
. SSD black 1.9 steel trail beadlock wheels
. Pitbull 1.9 Rock Beasts

Lests hear some suggestions on colour for the new body!!

Thanks for looking everyone

[Natedog]

Styrene grill is looking good! I like red, but black was looking good too. Sad thing is paint doesn't always look like I imagined it would A large flat peice of lexan to test paint on is great to see what the color really looks like.

[pete959]

Old school candy apple red with them black wheels mmmm sex on wheels

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[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by Natedog

Styrene grill is looking good! I like red, but black was looking good too. Sad thing is paint doesn't always look like I imagined it would A large flat peice of lexan to test paint on is great to see what the color really looks like.

Thanks Natedog! I like the black too but I don't really want two of the same body in the same colour. Yeah with red, green, blues etc there are so many different shades it's hard to pick the right one and what it's going to look like. Not much to worry about when using black, grey, white and silvers

Originally Posted by pete959

Old school candy apple red with them black wheels mmmm sex on wheels

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Ohh I like the sound of that!! So much so that I went to see what tamiya paint would come close to that and I stumbled across another colour...

How about champagne gold? I think it would suit the Chevy especially with black wheels and a black grille!!

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ta...iw=360&bih=511

[pete959]

That would be sweet to the sct in that link looks mean and be one of a kind i cant think of 1:1 painted like that

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[pobrockcrawler]

Originally Posted by pete959

That would be sweet to the sct in that link looks mean and be one of a kind i cant think of 1:1 painted like that

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Exactly, should look good

[pobrockcrawler]

Went to the coast today with the family, took the Chevy K30 of course. There was some carnage, popped the rear window out and got a bit of silty sand in the motor. The rear window was siliconed in but i have managed to source some Shoe Goo here in the UK which should work better. No major domage to the motor, cleaned and rebuilt it when I got back, running smoothly again



SSD diff cover doing work




Also made a new rear bumper and got it and the front one lacquered up. Execution on this one is much better and made a more effective skid plate.




My RPP Hobby order will be in on Tuesday so looking forward to that as always

Thanks for looking everyone