TheRealPlank
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I saw a video of one of these on YouTube, and thought it was a real one for a minute haha they are expensive - but I still want one! 😃
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200tdi ayre
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Atlas transfer box 
Ok so some more bits turned up
Inner arch liners (need painting and cutting out)
Spot light kit, only will be using two
Mudflaps
Replica snorkel
4x chunkier tyres, tried to roughly match my real life tyre design
3mm LEDs for the sidelights, again warm white
Spare wheel and tyre for the spare wheel on the rear door
MTronik ESC, this is programmable, and 100% waterproof
30wt shock oil
Added the 3mm LEDs next to the main headlight ones
How they will look in the spots when I have made the spot light loom up
Also just an example of why I was fussy over the colour of the LEDs, here are the ones that came with the spotlights, I wont be using these, but look how blue and unnatural they look
Also mounted the tyre I will be using on the spare wheel
And one of the chunkier ones just to see what it looks like
The actual kit is currently going through customs so hopefully wont be long
Inner arch liners (need painting and cutting out)
Spot light kit, only will be using two
Mudflaps
Replica snorkel
4x chunkier tyres, tried to roughly match my real life tyre design
3mm LEDs for the sidelights, again warm white
Spare wheel and tyre for the spare wheel on the rear door
MTronik ESC, this is programmable, and 100% waterproof
30wt shock oil
Added the 3mm LEDs next to the main headlight ones
How they will look in the spots when I have made the spot light loom up
Also just an example of why I was fussy over the colour of the LEDs, here are the ones that came with the spotlights, I wont be using these, but look how blue and unnatural they look
Also mounted the tyre I will be using on the spare wheel
And one of the chunkier ones just to see what it looks like
The actual kit is currently going through customs so hopefully wont be long
So I figured out the wheels were actually 3 part beadlocks, with the assembly held together by a hub and the 5 screws disguised as the lug nuts
The tyre can now be mounted with the beads locked in just like a real tyre
Also roughly cut these out, will require proper trimming when the kit arrives
The tyre can now be mounted with the beads locked in just like a real tyre
Also roughly cut these out, will require proper trimming when the kit arrives
Small update, got the rest of my lights made up, 8 in total now
2x 3mm warm white for sidelights
2x 3mm red for rear lights
2x 5mm warm white for headlights
2x 5mm warm white for front spot lights
The whole loom
I have also made a seperate pair of 3mm for the work lights on the back of my real one, however I wont know until the scale lights Iv ordered will look right or not. Either way they will be on a seperate switch
2x 3mm warm white for sidelights
2x 3mm red for rear lights
2x 5mm warm white for headlights
2x 5mm warm white for front spot lights
The whole loom
I have also made a seperate pair of 3mm for the work lights on the back of my real one, however I wont know until the scale lights Iv ordered will look right or not. Either way they will be on a seperate switch
So whlst stuill waiting for customs to do some work, I made up the rear work lights out of a spot light kit i ordered and made some custom mounts that pretty much resemble the real lights
They are also hooked up to a seperate RC channel so I can switch them on and off independant of the main lights
This 3m fine line masking tape came today, to be used for masking and spraying curved edges, is quite nice to use actually
They are also hooked up to a seperate RC channel so I can switch them on and off independant of the main lights
This 3m fine line masking tape came today, to be used for masking and spraying curved edges, is quite nice to use actually
Ok got more updates
Added tin foil to the inside of the work light buckets. Gives it a bit more realism imo
I ordered some nicer spot lights for the front A-bar, however they were chrome inside and out, I wanted them black on theoutside and chrome on the inside, so used some of this
Like this
Smoothed off some of the moulding lines and primed them
While that was drying I also had arrive today some lengths of 6mm styrene rod, that I plan to make the front A-Bar out of, here is a piece I used just to practice bending it etc with heat, also doubles up as something to hold the spot lamps to spray them on
then applied matt black
And removed the maskol inside to leave the chrome
Lenses on
Final thing to arrive today was a 1/10 scale radiator kit
Coat of tank grey first
Followed by aluminium dry brush
and the fans on the back
Thats all for today
Added tin foil to the inside of the work light buckets. Gives it a bit more realism imo
I ordered some nicer spot lights for the front A-bar, however they were chrome inside and out, I wanted them black on theoutside and chrome on the inside, so used some of this
Like this
Smoothed off some of the moulding lines and primed them
While that was drying I also had arrive today some lengths of 6mm styrene rod, that I plan to make the front A-Bar out of, here is a piece I used just to practice bending it etc with heat, also doubles up as something to hold the spot lamps to spray them on
then applied matt black
And removed the maskol inside to leave the chrome
Lenses on
Final thing to arrive today was a 1/10 scale radiator kit
Coat of tank grey first
Followed by aluminium dry brush
and the fans on the back
Thats all for today
Well the parcel is in Coventry so shouldnt be long now perhaps Monday if Im lucky.
So pretty much finished my home made A Bar
Dimensions I required, 86mm means it will line up with the chassis rails perfectly just like the real one. Cut a length then bent it up using heat.
Next I bent in the kink in the bottom of the legs, to give the fog lights clearance at the back, again the real one has this. Also glued the feet on, now these are massively bigger than they will end up being, they will only be about 7mmx7mm to match similar dimensions of the welded on plates of the real one. This will then be attached to the bumper by means of 3 M1.6 per leg into the bumper.
Test fit fog lights
Wet sanded the whole thing and primered
Its worth mentioning that I didnt bother smoothing the glue around the edges of the bottom of the legs where it joins as it does a nice job of replicating the weld lines
After coat of black gloss
All thats left is to cut those feet to size and drill the holes for the bolts.
Out of boredom I gave the snorkel a bit of a tidy up around the edges and sprayed it a more matt black, then I made some replica axle breather hoses, the hoses are thin strips of wire, the replica cable ties are thin strips of shrink wrap I cut then shrunk
the real ones
perhaps Monday if Im lucky.So pretty much finished my home made A Bar
Dimensions I required, 86mm means it will line up with the chassis rails perfectly just like the real one. Cut a length then bent it up using heat.
Next I bent in the kink in the bottom of the legs, to give the fog lights clearance at the back, again the real one has this. Also glued the feet on, now these are massively bigger than they will end up being, they will only be about 7mmx7mm to match similar dimensions of the welded on plates of the real one. This will then be attached to the bumper by means of 3 M1.6 per leg into the bumper.
Test fit fog lights
Wet sanded the whole thing and primered
Its worth mentioning that I didnt bother smoothing the glue around the edges of the bottom of the legs where it joins as it does a nice job of replicating the weld lines
After coat of black gloss
All thats left is to cut those feet to size and drill the holes for the bolts.
Out of boredom I gave the snorkel a bit of a tidy up around the edges and sprayed it a more matt black, then I made some replica axle breather hoses, the hoses are thin strips of wire, the replica cable ties are thin strips of shrink wrap I cut then shrunk
the real ones
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This is fantastic, please keep this thread going!
Well done!
Well done!
So my box finally arrived, well actually I went to get it
Top layer nice metal parts
Second layer
Then a box inside a box
Inside that box a hard plastic shell, hand there for scale
First job is to take all the axles apart and pack with grease as they only come lightly coated
Took the axle completely apart, note the metal bearings
Reassembled, thread locking everything
Transmission unit, all metal
Opened that up and greased
Insides of the transfer box
Then onto making up the chassis
Had to make up a load of these tie bar links, rose joints
Chassis rails made up, and transmission mounted
tx box in
One of the shocks, these are quite cool because they are like coilovers, so can adjust the height
Filled up the shocks with shock oil
Rear axle made up
Front
Mounted both axles to the chassis
Driveshafts, the ONLY plastic component on this chassis!
Connected those up
Servo in
All the electrics in, fuel cell in the rear doubles up as a receiver box
First job on the shell, turn it into a van! So made up the panels out of styrene sheet and glued them in place
Final job for this evening, I purchased a resin scale fuel filler cap/unit as the one on the model isnt accurate to my vehicle and needs relocation too
Cut the incorrect one out, and stuck a piece of styrene in the gap left
Cut off the rivets around it
Filler, probably too much :lol:
Started on cutting the hole for the new one whilst that was drying
Needs a little more work but its almost there
Sanded down the one i covered at the back, feels totally smooth
Test mounted the new one, not permanently as has to be sprayed seperately
Also bought a rear handle for the back door
That's where I left it tonight
Top layer nice metal parts
Second layer
Then a box inside a box
Inside that box a hard plastic shell, hand there for scale
First job is to take all the axles apart and pack with grease as they only come lightly coated
Took the axle completely apart, note the metal bearings
Reassembled, thread locking everything
Transmission unit, all metal
Opened that up and greased
Insides of the transfer box
Then onto making up the chassis
Had to make up a load of these tie bar links, rose joints
Chassis rails made up, and transmission mounted
tx box in
One of the shocks, these are quite cool because they are like coilovers, so can adjust the height
Filled up the shocks with shock oil
Rear axle made up
Front
Mounted both axles to the chassis
Driveshafts, the ONLY plastic component on this chassis!
Connected those up
Servo in
All the electrics in, fuel cell in the rear doubles up as a receiver box
First job on the shell, turn it into a van! So made up the panels out of styrene sheet and glued them in place
Final job for this evening, I purchased a resin scale fuel filler cap/unit as the one on the model isnt accurate to my vehicle and needs relocation too
Cut the incorrect one out, and stuck a piece of styrene in the gap left
Cut off the rivets around it
Filler, probably too much :lol:
Started on cutting the hole for the new one whilst that was drying
Needs a little more work but its almost there
Sanded down the one i covered at the back, feels totally smooth
Test mounted the new one, not permanently as has to be sprayed seperately
Also bought a rear handle for the back door
That's where I left it tonight
Todays update, working a bit slowly today as have had stinking cold
Cut this plate out from behind the rad, so I can run spot light wires, and mount my rad that I painted, also allows me to offset the grill a bit futher in as its a bit close to the spot lights
So talking of spot lights I mounted by A bar and spots
Then I set about the final piece of custom bodywork/cutting I needed to do, fit the afterpart rear door handle recess
located the template
Drilled 3 Holes
Cut the rest out and sanded and stuck the piece in behind, still got the handle to glue in there, but will wait until after its painted
Set about removing the moulding lines off the body, the main ones are here, the rest are quite well disguised but I did them all anyway
Bit of wet and dry later
Masked off some bits and primed the inside of the shell
Then 2 light mist coats
Followed by a couple of wet coats
Doesnt have to be amazing this area, most of it you wont see
Cut the arch liners out
Fitted the other tyres
Thats about it for today Im afraid
Cut this plate out from behind the rad, so I can run spot light wires, and mount my rad that I painted, also allows me to offset the grill a bit futher in as its a bit close to the spot lights
So talking of spot lights I mounted by A bar and spots
Then I set about the final piece of custom bodywork/cutting I needed to do, fit the afterpart rear door handle recess
located the template
Drilled 3 Holes
Cut the rest out and sanded and stuck the piece in behind, still got the handle to glue in there, but will wait until after its painted
Set about removing the moulding lines off the body, the main ones are here, the rest are quite well disguised but I did them all anyway
Bit of wet and dry later
Masked off some bits and primed the inside of the shell
Then 2 light mist coats
Followed by a couple of wet coats
Doesnt have to be amazing this area, most of it you wont see
Cut the arch liners out
Fitted the other tyres
Thats about it for today Im afraid
IamRobbie
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holy sheet.... expensive but very fun... sadly i dont have the patience for the real thing never mind a miniature.. I'm also heavy handed lol
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