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Nice details! Hat off.

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Thanks Steph. The rest of the exhaust is going to be a royal pain. Im having a hard time getting styrene tube to bend with out kinking.

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This model is no joke that's some serious detail work!

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Thanks. Theres so much left to do even after the initial building of the kit. What with the lighting and wiring and all the little add ons I feel are needed.

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Just add heat and go slow is about the only way to get styrene tubing to bend without kinking. Your ideas for adding all of the extra details is taking this build over the top. Between you and Berna and his brass dump, you are making it very hard for the rest of us to post anything we build. The bar is being set extremely high now. GREAT job :bounce::bounce:

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Thanks for the compliments. The Jeeps a time consumer thats for sure. Burna's build is simply amazing.

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Holy smokes! Ive never seen anything like this! Nice job!!

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Thanks! I'm currently working on the exhaust. And my batteries finally showed up. Should have an update this weekend.

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so where in the heckdoes the smoke generator go lol :D :lol:

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You had to say that.......hmmmm

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Bit of an update. Haven't had a lot of time to put into the build lately, but Ive managed a bit. Exhaust is all buttoned up and I couldn't be happier with it. This was the inspiration.
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I used some exhaust parts from the 1:8 static because they were the same diameter as the styrene tube I had and made making the first bends really easy. Almost like cheating lol. I used earth magnets to hold the pipes to the manifolds because theres so much going on with engine, servos, motors etc, and want to be able to take it out if needed, with as little hassle as possible.
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Had to fill some areas of the 1:8 model parts.
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Made a muffler out the handle from my wife's busted flat iron. Shhhh.
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Then I started the fun part. Making the bends in the tubing. I tried using different methods of heat, but wasn't having much luck. So I just chopped up pieces for the bends and went the sand/filler route.
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Made a faux flange and used magnets to hold the 2 sections together.
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A bit of paint.
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And installed. Used a screw into the top of the muffler to mount it
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For the rear I bent up some aluminum bar and stuck it through a grommet I put into a now not used steering cable hole. A bit like a real hanger.
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Ive decided not to bother with inner fenders up front, why cover up such a nice engine/exhaust? Plus Ive seen some 1:1 Jeeps that have the front all exposed so its still scale to me. Lol
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Next up is to cover the holes in the floor where the transfer case is poking through. As well as make a tunnel for the hole where the drive shaft is.
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Ill try and get it something close to the 1:1
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WOW! Some detail work on those bends! Inspired idea using the magnets to hold the pieces together! Like the muffler's origins too.

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Thanks Steph. Its funny. When I bought this kit, I was looking forward to just building a really scale, ready to go model that I could enjoy fairly quickly. Now we see where that idea has gone. Lol

Hows your rig coming? Any updates?

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Well in a way you are enjoying it :) be it not the way you were thinking off when you started.
Great job and the result is worth it! Wonder if you will take it out for some heavy duty rock crawling once it is finished.

As for the MAN TGX ... ran into a small problem which is being rectified as I write this. Also was a bit too hasty taking the **** thing apart ... Will see if I can get around to get some stuff done to it tomorrow.

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Yup, concidering I havent even driven this thing yet, its been quite enjoyable to own. Ive always enjoyed building things and this kit sure fits the build!

I dont know about "heavy duty rock crawling", but this will definately see some rocks. I'll be driving it as if it were a 1:1, very carefully! Lol

I know what you mean about taking some of these models apart. It can take hours and hours. I kinda want to dissasemble my tatra but Im not looking forward to the time sink....

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Made some parts to cover the holes in the floor.
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Trimmed and primed. Just gota mount them to the floor.
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The only 3s batteries I could find for sale were to long to fit between the wheel wells. So I made a 3s 5500 mah lipo out of some saddle pack cells. Ill be concealing the battery with a tuffy box.
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Been thinking of taking the TATRA apart and selling it, but like you, not really looking forward to it. Just not enough time.

Neat job covering the holes. May I ask what material you used for the one near the gear shift?

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Lol, its a frankencover. Occasionally I come across things I buy that are packaged in vacuum formed styrene packaging. I always keep these. I found one that had a shape I liked so I based the cover off a peice I cut out of it. Then finished it off in styrene and 2 different types of filler. Ive decided I'm in for the new Tatra. Should have it by the end of the month.. Not sure what to do with the first one though....its still sitting on a shelf unfinished.

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Congrats on the new Tatra! You could put version one on eBay ... Am sure someone will take it of your hands. Had people in EU interested in mine, but postage and insurance was a deal breaker.

Neat that you got that shape from some old packaging!

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Thats kinda the same boat im in. Shipping from Canada is retarded. I really miss the US sometimes. Someone would have to want one really bad if Im to recoup my investment and over come the shipping charges.