As a huge FJ/BJ40 fan I've always wanted to have a 1/4 scale cruiser also, so I decided to try to build my own from scratch and as detailed as my skills allow me to:mrgreen:. It's going to be a very challenging build since I will have to make my own axles and gearbox/transfer case also but nothing is impossible with a bit of patience"thumbsup"
Started off with the chassi rails, square tubing that I found laying around matched perfectly with 1/4 scale blueprints
Now when everything is welded up I just cut the tubing in 2 pieces and voilà I have 2 identical rails8)
Time to get started with the hard part, the body. Cut from 0.7mm sheet
A little comparison with the 1/10 scale:mrgreen:
Started off with the chassi rails, square tubing that I found laying around matched perfectly with 1/4 scale blueprints
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Now when everything is welded up I just cut the tubing in 2 pieces and voilà I have 2 identical rails8)
![rsz_img_20200621_202520.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fhosting.photobucket.com%2Fimages%2Fi%2FRhinders%2Frsz_img_20200621_202520.jpg&hash=90d95ad4a525a47ed989204980498199)
Time to get started with the hard part, the body. Cut from 0.7mm sheet
![rsz_img_20200711_172312.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fhosting.photobucket.com%2Fimages%2Fi%2FRhinders%2Frsz_img_20200711_172312.jpg&hash=2aa6e34580d70e6666ad4535c318f9f1)
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A little comparison with the 1/10 scale:mrgreen:
![rsz_img_20200711_181731.jpg](/forums/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fhosting.photobucket.com%2Fimages%2Fi%2FRhinders%2Frsz_img_20200711_181731.jpg&hash=04af77dbd5763417996870da074f7d11)