Hey guys. I am extremely new to the hobby of Scale Crawling. My dad bought me an Axial Deadbolt a couple months ago and I love it. I think the body is actually pretty cool, it just needed some work to really make it great.
This is my current build, I will update as continue to improve it. It is also my first build so it is far from perfect, but I am having such a good time with it. It looks pretty great from about 5 feet away.
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I added a 3D printed grill to try and make it look more like a real car. I also used the light bucket tree from Axial and a cheap lighting kit. I added the SSD winch bumper and a Warn Winch for recovery and protection.
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I added the Knight Customs 3D printed Snorkel on the hood. These are great products.
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Added a custom mesh roof made with some kind of needle work thing I found at the hobby store.
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A few scale accessories.
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Rear bumper all from SSD and exhaust from Knight customs. Door handles and License plate are printed on our own little 3D printer in the garage.
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Painted my driver's head to make it look a little cooler.
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Overall I am pretty happy with it. I think it looks pretty neat. I plan to add metal links, I need to get my winch working. I also really want to do wheels and tires. This hobby is a blast. So much to do.
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