Chad1376 52 Posted June 24, 2020 I'm tackling my first crawler. I'm starting with a Redcat Gen8 chassis and a Jeep Comanche hard body. Here's where I'm at so far. I had to do a lot of trimming to the chassis and clear holes in the bed to get the body to sit down on the frame. I have a lot of detail and finish work ahead. Also, I'm going to attempt fabrication of an interior with styrene and some detail parts. Finding a driver that's not a ripped muscle-man was tough. That's Ralphy from Christmas Story. Luis from Ghost Busters is on the way. They might be a little small, but I think they'll look OK once in the truck. I've been reviewing all sorts of weathering techniques. I want this to look like a rusty beater when it's done. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACCEL 2014 Posted June 25, 2020 I like it alot, crawlers and trail trucks are the funnest to build. nice choices of steering wheels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chad1376 52 Posted June 29, 2020 Learning how to fabricate pieces with styrene. It's a learning curve, but a lot of fun. So far I have a center console over the battery and a dash board. I'll need a false floor over the chassis floorboards to get the seats up higher. That'll be OK, since it'll give me lots of room for electronics. Shocks upgraded too. Also, I bought a cheapo micro-servo. I'm going to try to have a working steering wheel tied to the steering input and modify Ralphie so his arms move. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chad1376 52 Posted July 7, 2020 Some more progress. Added a servo for the steering wheel, used some glass for lighted gauges on the dash and added elevated floorboards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACCEL 2014 Posted July 8, 2020 Desert Lizards are supreme shocks, more so than people realize, good choice. YEAH! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chad1376 52 Posted July 8, 2020 16 hours ago, ACCEL said: Desert Lizards are supreme shocks, more so than people realize, good choice. YEAH! Right now, they have soft springs and no oil. I want to get the car built, with all the added weight, before I juggle springs and fill them up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chad1376 52 Posted July 15, 2020 Dashboard and door details. Now I need to add some stuff for the center console. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chad1376 52 Posted July 20, 2020 Interior painted + Wink mirror and headliner. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACCEL 2014 Posted July 21, 2020 Is that TIN TiN or perhaps Peter Billingsley? and Jeff Goldblum and or Jerry Seinfeld? Dash is really really sharp looking! Outstanding job you did there 1376 you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chad1376 52 Posted August 10, 2020 Scratch-built toolbox. It'll be a good place to mount switches for lights, 'n stuff. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chad1376 52 Posted August 17, 2020 Rusty truck stage 1. More patina to follow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blista 1517 Posted August 26, 2020 Looks amazing. I'd been looking at buying a crawler kit and that body was on my short list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites