3SPD REKR's CommentsMy comments to other members

Off the road :-)
_anders_

Great looking Tundra. Love the scale look and the details on the winch and lights.
The snow is a challenge, but here in Michigan I've learned to let the truck cool down outside before running in the snow so it doesn't stick all over the tires and chassis.
Nice work!
6-Jan-2010

Off the road :-)
_anders_

Great looking scale rig. The stance and height are just right. Love the lights and winch detail up front.
Nice work.
6-Jan-2010

Happy christmas
_anders_

This was the winner IMO, especially given the Bruiser is in the shot. :-)
6-Jan-2010

Landy snow run
ant88

Great build and nice pics. Love the lights. They add so much to the truck.
6-Jan-2010

Bruiser wrecker as featured in rc car action
3SPD REKR

Wow! Thanks all for the great comments guys.
The original Bruiser body is now on my second Bruiser chassis bought on e-bay last fall - also fully restored. I'll list this one in a separate showcase entry soon.
As I mentioned, there have been changes since the RC Car Action piece (last pic). I put HPI Geolanders on the stock rims and it looks much better, pics of these soon. The MP tires/wheels were added over 20 years ago, but I still think they work.
7-Jan-2010

Bruiser wrecker as featured in rc car action
3SPD REKR

Thanks slimmy. Paul was the senior editor of RC Car Action. scollins - the HPIs helped with the scale look, but the wide Bruiser axles still trouble me. It is what it is in keeping the 3 speed chassis as stock as possible. Thanks again.
7-Jan-2010

Bruiser w/ snowplow
3SPD REKR

Thanks all for the great comments. It sure is nice to have a place to share these creations. I can't wait to share my next Bruiser creation 'Sand Hog' using the original Bruiser body. Need some Michigan summer sand dune weather for scale pics first though.
8-Jan-2010

Bruiser w/ snowplow
3SPD REKR

Thanks, Tim.
The parking/turn grill lenses are simply cut from clear styrene sheet, roughed up a bit to give them an opaque look. Cutting the grill up was a big decision, but I'm glad I did it.
Just put a small vid of the lights in my showroom.
8-Jan-2010

Mat black isuzu mud plugger
Pollox82

Love this project, but need some better pictures to show the detail better.
Nice work from what I can see here.
9-Jan-2010

More snow photos lol
The Hobbymaster

Fantastic Rig & I love the theme. We get enough of the white stuff where I am so I find ways to push it around instead. I was thinking of something similar to your idea for my newly restored Bruiser, but in a Baywatch type truck - hmmm...
10-Jan-2010

39 led lighting for bruiser wrecker
3SPD REKR

Thanks Guys. Wyoming is spot on. The details make the difference, and some are not real noticeable, but add to the total package. Like the inner wheel wells - when I added these, they really cleaned the look up, especially for the Bruiser.Thanks all for your kind words.
12-Jan-2010

Kyosho/graupner pisten bully snow plowing
supergreg

Fantastic rig! I love the rear grooming blade, great for use in grooming snowmobile trails here in Michigan. Pic 6 is truly art. Some of the best fun in this hobby is capturing these scale images. Keep up the good work.
12-Jan-2010

Rc4wd bruiser-ruptor hilux flatbed build #2
Wyoming

Once again, great work and love the unique idea. It's obvious that you thoroughly study 1:1 examples to model, it shows. I thought I was strange shopping at hobby lobby & michaels, but I am now vindicated - thanks. For the scale screen, you might try window screen, if you can still find the metal type, otherwise find a way to use the nylon type.
12-Jan-2010

'sand hog' interior teaser
3SPD REKR

Thanks all for the great feedback. I was in a 'zone' on this project and some of it doesn't show in the pics - factory seat belts, interior door panels with arm rests, blinker/wiper lever, air conditioning - {OK. maybe not the air}. It was a huge decision for me to cut up the original glass to make the partially rolled down window, but it worked out and I wanted to use the original dash stickers for backlit gauges. Thanks again - more to come.
15-Jan-2010

A couple of my cc-01s out for pictures
Wyoming

You are truly an artist - nice work with the camera. Great eye for composition and depth of field, it adds a lot to the scale look. One of my other passions is photography, and it seems it's yours too. Thanks for sharing.
16-Jan-2010

My original build bruiser with snow blower
3SPD REKR

Thanks guys. Blackbobba - you crack me up, great comments all. These were my first attempts at RC and had a lot of fun with it. Now that I'm back into it, the challenge is to exceed earlier builds. Resurrecting the blower may be one of these projects.
17-Jan-2010

Ak-mounty, finished
slimmy

This is truly a museum piece - congratulations. When the snow and ice go away - I'll go mud bogging with you - the Mountaineer and my Wrecker. Don't want you to get stuck without a tow - ;_)
18-Jan-2010

A local bruiser survivor!
thebicyclejungle

Looks like a nice find. If it is all there $400 was a fair price - it looks pretty straight. I see a couple of modifications, dual stock shocks on all 4 corners, and something under the battery tray - ESC? Nice resto project.
18-Jan-2010

Toyota hilux
RCCar-Racing

Nice Hilux, Roger. Great color choice and unique. I especially like the matching yellow rims with the Geolanders - more scale. Now you need pics of it on a sandy beach.
31-Jan-2010

Demount wrecker
MAVERICK

Nice work - and functional too with the winch. Very creative. Too bad it's so tough to make scale hydraulic rams work.
31-Jan-2010
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