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a tip for those still wanting to get into the styrene thing but cant find any....hit up Wal-Mart or something like that and buy some of the plastic NO TRESPASSING signs, they are the same thing, you'll just have to paint the piece to cover it up.
Trail rate this
Newbie
Here is what I'm working on
i've built a few things,
fuel cell, filler cap hasnt been added yet,
Hunting dog carrier,
Muffler,
My interior, door panels, dashboard, floor pan, frame for the seat, steering column, also the body was made from styrene, but i cant take credit for that Lol.
fuel cell, filler cap hasnt been added yet,
Hunting dog carrier,
Muffler,
My interior, door panels, dashboard, floor pan, frame for the seat, steering column, also the body was made from styrene, but i cant take credit for that Lol.
BAWLER CRAWLER
Pebble Pounder
This is my first experience with styrene, I still have a lot to do on this drop bed. The wheel tubs are huge to match the huge wheel arches on the hpi f150 body. I used .060 for this, not really sure what most people use.
Made a cooler and bungy cord! I did textured paint for the cooler as well
Looks good.
It's fun playing with styrene.
I jumped in and built my first scratch body recently :lmao:
Burntnuts
Pebble Pounder
holy crap, I wondered what ever happend to that rig.
It turned out good"thumbsup"
It turned out good"thumbsup"
mach1mustangman
Newbie
If you made some bumpers out of this stuff, how well would it hold up to some rock scrapes?
BAWLER CRAWLER
Pebble Pounder
I think it would hold up well if you used thick enough material, my drop bed is .060 and it's pretty tough. I think they had .120 at hobbytown, that's pretty thick..almost 1/8" I think. Im a styrene noob tho. heres the grille I'm attempting now.
How thick of styrene do you guys use to build interior floor pans and dashes? I've got a build going and I'm cutting cardboard out for templates then going to do it in styrene. I have some .60 I think it is. Wasn't too sure how it would hold up. Its a big KOH style steel tube chassis.
warriorsimi
RCC Addict
you should be fine with .060 you can always reinforce it with square styrene.
Thanks, I can't wait to get this thing together as I'm sure your anxious to see it also.....8)
glad to see this thread pop up again, i didn't want to be the one to necro it. been playing around with some sheet styrene again, trying to get used to plastruct weldene. i started with tenax and its just a hard switch. recent projects are a little bench top mill (not really based on anything) and a model of my work table in my shop. the table is 48x48x1.5" plate, legs are 3x5" 3/8" thick wall tubing, 3 beads of 7014 wrapped around each leg. have yet to test how strong it really is...my shop teacher was pretty impressed though. there is a tongue on the 1:1 that i still have to build, has an adjustable vice on it. the top was drilled with a mag drill for a 6"x6" grid.
real (forgive the messy shop)
and the model, complete with montezuma welding tool box and foam rubber to replicate the rubber bed mat i use as the work surface. made with sheet only. no filler used.
the "mill" still needs some paint, no filler here either.
real (forgive the messy shop)
and the model, complete with montezuma welding tool box and foam rubber to replicate the rubber bed mat i use as the work surface. made with sheet only. no filler used.
the "mill" still needs some paint, no filler here either.
buggynutt
Rock Crawler
My first attempt at styrene..
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what do you all think?
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what do you all think?
Brainstain
Nope..
Here is what I'm working on
Daaaaaaang.. That's lookin good.
dont slow down
Rock Crawler
What are you guys using for a filler?
bob1961
I wanna be Dave
i use bondo red spot putty thinly........bob
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pardonmyn00b
I wanna be Dave
Do what he's doing and build your own;-)
I thought about making another thread for this, but decided against it...better to just add to this one.
I needed scale accessories to cover the shock hoops in the bed of my 4 door Hilux http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/1-9-scale-rigs/381651-different-take-hilux.html
Anyway, this is what I came up with.
Rubbermaid Action Packer
Jerry can (aged)
sorry this one is blurry...cell phone pic
How they cover hte shock hoops
Here they are in the bed
I needed scale accessories to cover the shock hoops in the bed of my 4 door Hilux http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/1-9-scale-rigs/381651-different-take-hilux.html
Anyway, this is what I came up with.
Rubbermaid Action Packer
Jerry can (aged)
sorry this one is blurry...cell phone pic
How they cover hte shock hoops
Here they are in the bed