Unbakedmocha
Newbie
Hey guys, I have been working on an rc version of my dream off road car based on the Trekker platform. The Range Rover P38 is the second generation Range Rover and the last one to have a solid axle. I have mounted the suspension and electronics on the die-cast model, but as far as function goes I still need to re-wire some things and attach the motor. I am then going to repaint both the exterior and interior and add lots of detail: a new bumper, roof rack, ladder, fender flares, jerry cans, hi-lift jack, floor mats, snorkel, working lights, etc. Another thing I am going for with this project is to have the car react realistically to terrain, and hopefully the model being made of metal will help the look of the car when flexing.
This is the model I started with, a very detailed model by auto-art.
My ideal interior is tan and this is a shot of a tan version. Unfortunately these models are hard to come by so I am going to paint the interior of the model I have.
These are a few beautiful off-road versions of the P38 that I am drawing inspiration from.
Now onto my build-
Lining up the body with the Trekker frame
The width of the axles are basically perfectly to scale.
To scale these tires are the equivalent of 35" and fit very well in the wheel well.
This is where I realized I needed to ditch the Trekker frame so that the interior will be unobstructed.
I attached the Front springs to the connection point between the hood and the chassis.
The steering servo happened to fit perfectly under the engine bay. The P38 had two generations of engines and so eventually I want to replace the engine bay with the 4.6L Thor engine.
These are some shots of the interior my model has, with the standard Losi wheel for scale. Eventually this will all be painted tan.
This is how the frame is set up, the metal "exoskeleton" if you will, this interior layer and a black bottom frame.
This is where the battery and esc will be kept, in the trunk (also my first attempt at building a ladder out of styrene.
This is the underside currently which has taken me quite a while to do with styrene (this is my first time working with plastics really).
And finally some poser pics of how it looks flexed. I managed to get some more flex out of the rear axle by removing some styrene that got in the way but I haven't taken pictures of the more amount of flex.
I have some more pictures of the build but I didn't know if anyone wanted to see them, so if not I'll just keep moving on. I am currently changing the springs to HR air springs and working on mounting the motor. There isn't much room to mount it so this part will probably be the hardest of the build. Anyways thanks for looking at my long post
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This is the model I started with, a very detailed model by auto-art.
My ideal interior is tan and this is a shot of a tan version. Unfortunately these models are hard to come by so I am going to paint the interior of the model I have.
These are a few beautiful off-road versions of the P38 that I am drawing inspiration from.
Now onto my build-
Lining up the body with the Trekker frame
The width of the axles are basically perfectly to scale.
To scale these tires are the equivalent of 35" and fit very well in the wheel well.
This is where I realized I needed to ditch the Trekker frame so that the interior will be unobstructed.
I attached the Front springs to the connection point between the hood and the chassis.
The steering servo happened to fit perfectly under the engine bay. The P38 had two generations of engines and so eventually I want to replace the engine bay with the 4.6L Thor engine.
These are some shots of the interior my model has, with the standard Losi wheel for scale. Eventually this will all be painted tan.
This is how the frame is set up, the metal "exoskeleton" if you will, this interior layer and a black bottom frame.
This is where the battery and esc will be kept, in the trunk (also my first attempt at building a ladder out of styrene.
This is the underside currently which has taken me quite a while to do with styrene (this is my first time working with plastics really).
And finally some poser pics of how it looks flexed. I managed to get some more flex out of the rear axle by removing some styrene that got in the way but I haven't taken pictures of the more amount of flex.
I have some more pictures of the build but I didn't know if anyone wanted to see them, so if not I'll just keep moving on. I am currently changing the springs to HR air springs and working on mounting the motor. There isn't much room to mount it so this part will probably be the hardest of the build. Anyways thanks for looking at my long post
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