Stock Wrangler JK

Model: (Click to see more) 99999: Misc.
Status: Other
Date: 4-Sep-2011
Comments: 18
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I wound up building a replica of my buddy's JK. Started with the typical New Bright body, which was masked and re-painted in metallic silver to match, then painted/added all the details back onto the body. The chassis was made to fit this body and was formed from square tubing slit into rails. Wheels have 5mm wideners. Work went into trimming the shock coils to get more of a scale stance. RC4WD shocks, Jeep wheels and 1.9 Rock Lox. I used an Axial drive train and plastic links. Custom touches include the correct plate, nav screen with map of the local area, fabric spare tire cover, a cargo of items that relate to particular interests. Some have stories behind them! The idea was to build something detailed but easy to drive and maintain. I know there is not much here from a Tamiya standpoint but I wanted to share with the crew!







Comments

SRB Bloke

4-Sep-2011

Pic 1 is the real car yeah.
Nice work indeed.

Franklin

4-Sep-2011

Thanks for the feedback!

Dirt-540

4-Sep-2011

Dont knock it, this is perfect authenticity! Lovely work and beautiful finish. I have yet to attempt a scale crawler/offroader, something that looks realistic, but if its as half good as this then I'll be chuffed. Great scale work! Oh and lovely pics too.

Franklin

4-Sep-2011

Thanks Dirt. I never build anything to look stock so this was a change for me. Appreciate the kind words!

Toykid

4-Sep-2011

Wow, almost Le to tell this is a model. Great job.

Scanox

4-Sep-2011

Exellent job. Like real....

BeetleOne

4-Sep-2011

Thought it was real until pic#6 That is just awesome!!

spudtrooper37

4-Sep-2011

I clicked on this and the wife said are you buying a Jeep, even i thought it was a real car until pic 3. That must be the first time i have been fooled. Well done

Skottoman

4-Sep-2011

First photo looks 100% real!

OrangeSport

4-Sep-2011

You should be very proud - that looks real, even knowing it is a model it's hard to believe it isn't real...

Henk4Focus

5-Sep-2011

My word, thought the pics were of your friends JK. Had to see the body off pic before it dawned that it's actually 1:10 scale. Brilliant work!! You sure fooled me.

Franklin

5-Sep-2011

Thanks again for the great feedback! This actually a pretty smooth driver. I think its due to the fact that its all Axial SC10 drive train on a longer chassis. It was very easy to set up!

3SPD REKR

5-Sep-2011

Outstanding execution on this rig. Very nice work! Looks like something you see on the road daily, and yes, pic 1 is perfect.

Franklin

5-Sep-2011

Thanks 3spd. I saw your JK as well-awesome build!

CASE1

5-Sep-2011

I saw exactly this truck in 1:1 today (pretty rare in the Netherlands) It looked just like yours: they had copied the paint, the black and all the details just like yours.... Great work!

skywhelp

10-Sep-2011

very nice looking rig you buddy must be very happy with all your hard work, top job

Wyoming

12-Sep-2011

lol, I didn't look at this in the main gallery as I thought it was just a real car reference picture. But now I looked when I saw it was in the sig. and with the shadows hiding the axles it is really hard to tell its not a real car. nice work

Franklin

12-Sep-2011

Thanks again for all the feedback. Appreciate the comments, Seth. I owe a lot of the realism to the RC4WD wheels and tires. They really help add to the scale appearance.

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