Jeep TJ body

[Gnmetalprl]

I'm looking for a jeep TJ body. I've found lots of Jks and even Yjs for some reason but seem to have a hard timr finding TJs. There are several on eBay, but are all 1/10 th which I'm told that size is more expensive to build? Any answers would be appreciated, I'm brand new to all of this but would really like to get into it

 

[MasteroFlego]

Under 200 is somewhat unrealistic imo, at least for a newbie, but if you can get a good deal on the base crawler it's possible, I would try to get something used, maybe an everest gen7 or an OG scx10.

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[TheLetterJ]

1/25 and 1/20 scale models can be adapted to 1/24 scale crawlers. Revell makes a 1/25 TJ (my son built one as a static model) and the ECX Barrage is begging for a hard model body.

Model: https://www.michaels.com/revell-jee...MIg8LI0P_h3QIVR4J-Ch1NxQUiEAkYAiABEgLbXfD_BwE

Crawler: https://www.horizonhobby.com/barrage-orange--1-24-4wd-rtr-ecx00017t1

So for $130 and a bit of creativity, you could make it happen.

 

[Gnmetalprl]

I've actually been researching non stop since I posted this and I had wondered if a revell could work. Would definitely be more in my price range, probably not as fancy as the bigger ones everyone seems to like. The question I had with that, would the Jeep wheelbase be too short for that barrage pickup? I really don't see any reason why it wouldn't work otherwise.

 

[TheLetterJ]

I'll try to measure the wheelbase tomorrow, but as long as it's not reeeaaallly far off, you can shorten/lengthen the crawler's wheelbase by simply making new suspension links. I put a 1/18 scale RZR body on a 1/24 ECX Temper without much work, but would have preferred the C-channel chassis of the Barrage platform if I were building a Jeep/truck.

Take a look through the picture archive in the micro section here, you'll see lots of similar builds/body grafts.

 

[Gnmetalprl]

http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/micr...4wd-gelande-11-maisto-jeep-wrangler-body.html

After researching and watching videos for the last couple of days I think I may give this a try Maisto 1/18 body on a rc4wd chassis. Little more out of the price range I was hoping for, but I think closer to what I actually want. After watching videos for the barrage it looked like it might be a little too high gear I want something that will crawl a little better, and I think I will like the body better too.