DickyT
I wanna be Dave
And a little disassembly before bed... At least I will have a real good idea on how the front end of this thing is put together!
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DLUX Swamp Squatch
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DickyT
I wanna be Dave
Laid the black down this morning before heading to work. Wishing I could stay home, my DLUX and RPP goodie boxes are on the mail truck.
Sh0rtBus
RCC Addict
You didn't leave the light buckets clear? Not using lights?
DickyT
I wanna be Dave
From the parts list in the original post:
Gear Head white and blue six shooter "thumbsup"
So no lights in the body. I may get a light bar for the top eventually, when my wallet recovers from this. Long term I may cut the light buckets out of the body and mount a set of the Q-Series Rigids from VP.
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Sh0rtBus
RCC Addict
Got plans for those six shooters myself. Didn't bother to read your original list.
Think I want headlights, too, though. No light bar for me. As much as my rigs roll over.....not gonna' bother.
DickyT
I wanna be Dave
Got plans for those six shooters myself. Didn't bother to read your original list.
Think I want headlights, too, though. No light bar for me. As much as my rigs roll over.....not gonna' bother.
Mine too, LOTS! If I do a top light bar, it will be mounted on the underside of the roof panel.
SteveC6R
RCC Addict
Take a look at the Helios light kit for the Yeti, nice setup. "thumbsup"
DickyT
I wanna be Dave
They are cool, But I'll probably go with a Gear Head bar to match the one on the front bumper and out back.
Both the RPP and DLUX shipments show the following status but 6 hours until I will be home from work + commute :evil:
Now the question is... Do you guys want pictures uploaded tonight? They will have to be from my iPhone and will have the quality of most of pictures in this thread. Or should I use the good camera and post the update tomorrow afternoon\evening after I have converted the photos from raw and put them through post? Or both? I can post some as I go iPictures tonight along with the high quality pics tomorrow.
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Sh0rtBus
RCC Addict
Use iPhone pics until it's fully built. Then break out the DSLR!
What do you shoot with anyway?
What do you shoot with anyway?
hobbez84
Quarry Creeper
I'd opt for better pictures. Def. Looking forward to your opinion on the dlux front end. I've been holding off on bombproof driveshafts because the optional stuff (blue monkey & dlux) didn't have open diff options.
DickyT
I wanna be Dave
Nikon D7100 with a 50mm 1.8 prime or 18-140 zoom
Sh0rtBus
RCC Addict
Good....a Nikon man. I need more glass for mine, but it's on the back burner for a good while. Need lighting (Alien Bees) too, but again.....priorities.
DickyT
I wanna be Dave
Right now I only have the camera, no lights, no photo box. But with the 1.8 lens I can get nice clear shots, hand held in very low light.
This is a shot of my boy on Christmas eve, hand held with a single floor lamp on behind me. Tripod shots eliminate the grainyness in the bokeh in low light. Love the lens! http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/50mm-f18-g.htm
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Sh0rtBus
RCC Addict
I've got a 50mm 1.8 myself, but it doesn't AF with my body (D5000). I've gotten a couple of decent shots with it, but more often than not, I just shoot with my 18-55mm kit lens. Took a Sigma 10-20 f3.8 to Cancun a few years back and loved that one, but at $600, I wasn't able to buy one for myself. Cost me $85 to rent it for 10 days, though, including shipping to me and back.
Here's one I took right after I got my Wraith at my father-in-law's place. Standard 18-55mm kit lens. I normally shoot with all natural light.
Now......get back to that build!
Here's one I took right after I got my Wraith at my father-in-law's place. Standard 18-55mm kit lens. I normally shoot with all natural light.
Now......get back to that build!
DickyT
I wanna be Dave
That is certainly ideal, but not an option indoors after the sun goes down. :lmao:
Here is outside with the 18-140
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Sh0rtBus
RCC Addict
Yeah.....I usually don't even bother trying to shoot indoors. Once I pony up and snag a hotshoe flash, I will.
DickyT
I wanna be Dave
USPS
RaceMod
Pebble Pounder
Ofna stub axles? Your going all out on this one! Really liking the green/metallic orange paint. Cool build!
DickyT
I wanna be Dave
Full DLUX setup, a diff to test!
iPhone photos are going to have to do, without a light box I'm just not getting the detail I want out of my Nikon for parts shooting.
Axial and ofna shaft both shown for comparison.
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