MaFoDes
Quarry Creeper
No need to deny it. I am a 2.2 man….
Yet, after visiting some bigger scale events like the Superscale event in Dortmund (Germany) and some European G6 events where i saw all those awesome 1.9 rigs do work, it started itching….
As i have many rigs. But no real 1.9 based one.
So it was kind of a shock for my Youtube and Rc dedicated FB page followers to learn that i was going to build a true Class 2 scaler based on a SCx10 chassis and a Tamiya Ford F350 Hardbody.
I had a Gmade R1 which i really had no connection or emotional binding with. So when i had the option to trade it for a a brand new SCX10 Dingo kit, i immediately said yes… The box was still sealed!
My sponsor Asiatees started sending the first items needed, yet i am taking it slow on this one.
First i needed inspiration. Those who know me, know i need a projectname. Without a name i do nothing.
Inspiration had gone for quite some time and the box with parts stood on the table. Untouched….
Then one day, as i was looking through some old drawings that i made when i was younger, inspiration came to me.
As a kid i used to do some modelbuilding. Planes, cars… You know the ones. It happens to be so that i once build a MPC kit of a Dodge Stepside pick-up truck, named: Warlock.
This rig actually existed for real back in the days.
I used to make a lot of drawings as a teenager, as i really loved the logo and style of this Pick-up. I even kept the original logo all those years.
So, as a tribute to my youth and the fact that i kept the drawings and logo all those years, i decided to name the project: Warlock.
True, this is a Dodge and i am going to build a Ford. But i take the creative freedom to do whatever the hell i want to do :mrgreen:.
That also i why i started to make a hoodscoop. Just because i love those things and they look cool... I used the lid of an old Axial controller for this. Recycling stuff 8).
At First i had the crazy idea to have to body sprayed by a professional company in Candy Apple red. However, to be honost… my bloodpressure jumped to dangerous levels when i heard the price.
So i did stick to spraycans for cars using metallic silver as a basecoat, then Cherryred and metallic Black (“magicblack” for Seat cars) for the lower parts.
The bed stayed silver metallic. I already see too many black beds.
I also started to digitalize the old logo in Photoshop to have it made as a decal and spending literally a few hours searching through the 2500 fonts on my Pc to find one to fit the Warlock name. Turned out that “Charlemagne Std Bold” looked best imo.
I know this nice woman who always makes my decals. She did a great job here also.
2B continued!
Yet, after visiting some bigger scale events like the Superscale event in Dortmund (Germany) and some European G6 events where i saw all those awesome 1.9 rigs do work, it started itching….
As i have many rigs. But no real 1.9 based one.
So it was kind of a shock for my Youtube and Rc dedicated FB page followers to learn that i was going to build a true Class 2 scaler based on a SCx10 chassis and a Tamiya Ford F350 Hardbody.
I had a Gmade R1 which i really had no connection or emotional binding with. So when i had the option to trade it for a a brand new SCX10 Dingo kit, i immediately said yes… The box was still sealed!
My sponsor Asiatees started sending the first items needed, yet i am taking it slow on this one.
First i needed inspiration. Those who know me, know i need a projectname. Without a name i do nothing.
Inspiration had gone for quite some time and the box with parts stood on the table. Untouched….
Then one day, as i was looking through some old drawings that i made when i was younger, inspiration came to me.
As a kid i used to do some modelbuilding. Planes, cars… You know the ones. It happens to be so that i once build a MPC kit of a Dodge Stepside pick-up truck, named: Warlock.
This rig actually existed for real back in the days.
I used to make a lot of drawings as a teenager, as i really loved the logo and style of this Pick-up. I even kept the original logo all those years.
So, as a tribute to my youth and the fact that i kept the drawings and logo all those years, i decided to name the project: Warlock.
True, this is a Dodge and i am going to build a Ford. But i take the creative freedom to do whatever the hell i want to do :mrgreen:.
That also i why i started to make a hoodscoop. Just because i love those things and they look cool... I used the lid of an old Axial controller for this. Recycling stuff 8).
At First i had the crazy idea to have to body sprayed by a professional company in Candy Apple red. However, to be honost… my bloodpressure jumped to dangerous levels when i heard the price.
So i did stick to spraycans for cars using metallic silver as a basecoat, then Cherryred and metallic Black (“magicblack” for Seat cars) for the lower parts.
The bed stayed silver metallic. I already see too many black beds.
I also started to digitalize the old logo in Photoshop to have it made as a decal and spending literally a few hours searching through the 2500 fonts on my Pc to find one to fit the Warlock name. Turned out that “Charlemagne Std Bold” looked best imo.
I know this nice woman who always makes my decals. She did a great job here also.
2B continued!
