My Scale RC 4x4 Bowtie's
 

Hi guys, this is one of my hobbies that I really get carried away with anymore.

I like to build RC trucks that look like, well, real 1:1 Trucks and K5 Blazers I'm not the best builder, but I try to get them close. Most are scratch built and some are modified bodies that I find. These are all 1\10th or 1\12th scale, depending on who you ask.. :)

See what you guys think. And if you have any questions I will try to answer them. :)

This one was just repainted.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6...6a3fb474_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6...920c6724_z.jpg

Working on a 75 version with removable top

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7056/6...6d1748f4_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6...2b5a446e_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6166/6...a2aca84d_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6033/6...887e2f2c_z.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6094/6...a9c9d5bd_z.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6032/5...81e85e3b_z.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6174/6...e8a9ffb6_z.jpg

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4112/4...8f91979b_b.jpg

Then there is the wanna be Chevy, a LUV :)

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5066/5...77f8a318_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5259/5...01d468ca_z.jpg

The Van

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4096/5...8e8d48b1_z.jpg

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4085/5...dc6551a0_b.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5286/5...eb04943b_z.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5283/5...840a4653_z.jpg

I think thats all my Chevrolets, I do have others, but I didn't think you wanted to see Jeeps, Toyota's, Fords and old Dodge's..


Thanks for looking and I hope you all like them.

Re: My Scale RC 4x4 Bowtie's
 

Those are awesome. What are you running for chassis and motors?

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Thank you very much.

On some of my early trucks, I used the aluminum "U" channel from Menards, and then I started buying Tamiya Bruiser chassis off of ebay or Axials SCX10 chassis, but now I just buy the square 1/2 inch iron tube from menards, then heat and bend and then slice it down the middle, longways.

Generally anymore, since I really don't rock crawl them too much, I use a plain and cheap silvercan motor.

I do have videos of all of them plus lots more..

I just made this one yesterday..

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Outstanding work, are most of your modified bodys baised on Tamiya kits (Clodbuster, Lunchbox, etc.)? Makes me want to do something with an old Blackfoot I have kicking around. Would you be willing to show us some chassis pics or show us some details of your next build? It would be awesome to get someone who does resin models to do larger R/C size bodies (like a 67 chevy)!

Re: My Scale RC 4x4 Bowtie's
 

Thank you, vey much. :)

Yes, I use the Tamiya Clod Buster as a base for my Blazers and Chevy Crewcabs..The Van is actually the grill and front fenders from the clod also.

I don't mind showing pics of details of builds, as long as know one else cares. I am in the middle of a build now, would you like me to show the build thread in this "scale" part of the forum ??

Please excuse the Ford, but this is my Blackfoot.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6...7bb9f651ce.jpg

This is the chassis for the 75 Blazer I'm building. Its not exact, but more of, what I need to make everything else work, shocks, axles, leaf springs, etc..

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6...79915a74_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6...76b6867d_b.jpg

This is what I pick up on ebay..only problem is, they are 30 plus years old, and collectible, so its hard to chop them up sometimes..

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6216/6...19637473_z.jpg

and this is another homamde frame

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3366/5...bc6456bf_z.jpg


These, I bought from RC4WD, but I usually use Tamiya'a highlift ot TLT axles..(Tamiya axles are a little less expensive)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6...7ee6df9d_b.jpg

And before I forget, I use sheets of styrene plastic to build my bodies. There was a gentleman in Coloado who just did some resin casting of a 41 Dodge, but it seems to be a little expensive and too much work for me...:D


This was the 64 Crewcab in the beginning, (and, I cannot find the thread over here, of the 64 I used as a basis for this build)

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4135/4...a8e9a72a_b.jpg

This is the interior of the LUV

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5089/5...a0e4db66_b.jpg


I have tons more pictures of stuff on my Flickr accnt if anyone is interested.



EDIT = Just have to show you guys...this thing is fun, My 8x8

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6...aaac6ed2_z.jpg

And for size comparison

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6...802f87f3_z.jpg






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Re: My Scale RC 4x4 Bowtie's
 

Awesome work keep the pics coming

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Thank you ColoradoK5, I have lots of pics, not sure what to put up..

Ok, lets try this,

This is the truck that really started things, years ago, there were others, but they keep bringing this one back. This one is 2nd generation, after Chevrolet took away the licensing from it..

Alot of them were made into flip front monster trucks, with a Hemi under the hood..This one came from Oregon.

I believe there are still clubs that run an actual mini monster truck jam, but I mostly want the bodies. :)

Its MOA or "motor on axle"

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2481/3...2cbe8c82_z.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2471/3...1ee2b4dd_z.jpg

Alot of my trucks use a 3 speed transmission, and this is what they look like.

This one is from a Tamiya Big Rig Semi truck..Night Hauler I think..There is a different one, but the internals are the same.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2513/3...c2551f85_z.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3551/3...3ca18783_z.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2658/3...ccc41a38_z.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3495/3...b80867fb_z.jpg

This is probably one of my favorite trucks, I found this on the internet in 09 and have been in love ever since.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2576/3...ae54fc5e_z.jpg

Thats why I built this one.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2541/3...8e099208_z.jpg

But it has changed through the last couple years. I even took it to the Grand Canyon last year.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5303/5...fc88a685_z.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5066/5...0bd7b338_z.jpg

After this video, and all of the other abuse it gets, I had to rebuild it, it cracked the body really good.


Better stop, going into overdrive, sorry.. :)

Re: My Scale RC 4x4 Bowtie's
 

Those are SWEET! I have an Axial Scorpion with a Pro-Line Blazer body that has a little bit of a scale look, not nearly on that level though.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC02832.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91...p/DSC02835.jpg

Re: My Scale RC 4x4 Bowtie's
 

Hey, a fellow RC'er, YAY, :) Thank you very much for the comment.

Its looks great to me, and just so ya know, I love em all, and its all about fun.

I'm a 52 year old kid with a decent paying job finally these last 12 years, I have no life sometimes, with lots of time on my hands, so, I became addicted to buying, building and driving and making youtube videos of this darn addiction, so I try hard to make it look as real as I can get. (and I babble sometimes :))

Re: My Scale RC 4x4 Bowtie's
 

Here is my big stuff.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=505716

Re: My Scale RC 4x4 Bowtie's
 

those are some awesome rc's!