F-100 Boat Puller... the "Grave-Robber"

[rerebuilder]

Those little details that you add just make this rig more awesome.

 

[dr frankenstyle]

Those little details that you add just make this rig more awesome.

Thanks 8), I learned in model railroading that it's the little, almost unnoticed details that make the difference.
That said ... I found some nice, shiny little nails to make "lock cylinders". I filed a key-hole in 'em (filed 5, got 2 centered :roll and punched 'em thru the doors.....



.... on both sides. ;-)




:ror:

 

[rerebuilder]

Besides an interior this looks like it is almost done. LOL (Never really done right)

 

[joe122]

Absolutely killing it on the details! That chute, those handles, the lakes pipes, freaking killer...so cool! Oh and those door locks, bad ass! Very creative.

 

[dr frankenstyle]

Besides an interior this looks like it is almost done. LOL (Never really done right)

Yeah, I was just about to get some plastic (been checking out dashes and door-panels) ... but I opted for the 'Stability Management receiver first. I guess that old "Form Follows Function" lesson stuck with me. :roll:
And I like to say they're finished ....... for now. :lmao:

Absolutely killing it on the details! That chute, those handles, the lakes pipes, freaking killer...so cool! Oh and those door locks, bad ass! Very creative.

Thanks,:mrgreen: They say that if you hang out with people too much.... you pick up their habits ... and there's some "fast company" around here 8)
and hey, the 'chute was YOUR idea. ;-)(Thank You)
Your WAZAK5 is outstanding! (as they all are "thumbsup") I'll lower the bar and see what I can cobble together for an interior.

But for now, the TSM (gyro) got here today. So I'll be test-driving that in the next few days. 8)

.......etc. ;-)

 

[dr frankenstyle]

I had the 'Jockey out this past weekend, trying out the new 'Stability Management receiver. I LIKE IT With a little tuning and practice, it really helps out off-the-line and at high speeds. And Traxxas' set-up lets you adjust it from the Tx, so it's simple to turn up and down whenever you want it. I took the gopro down to the highway too. I wanted to finish the run-down on the 3S's and thought I'd video some more drag runs ... or so I thought .
I guess I had the gopro set for single pic'n, but I got a couple decent shots in the road, like this ...



.... at least I got the batt's ready to charge again.
Then I decided it was time for the "black-out" on the undercarriage, so I tore it all back down. After scuffing the entire chassis plate, I shot it with 2 good coats of primer and then topped it with Krylon's new Color Maxx, satin finish, black paint inside and out.



Then I got out an old skillet and a packet of Rit black dye and heated up the stove-top .... got some water boiling and stirred in the Rit .... and then dropped in all of the nylon parts from the old RC12e ..... let it boil a few minutes (actually boiled-over AARRrrrrgh, oh well, stove's cleaner now than it was yesterday ) then took it off of the heat and about an hour later, had these



Now I want to polish the pipes and bumper (like the door handles) and get her re-assembled. And I'll prolly get to town in the next few days and try to get some styrene to start the interior and hood-scoop.

ba-dump, bump, chsssssss

 

[dr frankenstyle]

So, while I had the 'Jockey torn down for "black-out", I put the little buffing wheel on the Dremel and got to work on the aluminum body parts. First, I used some 800 grit paper and polished "longitudinally" along the 'pipes and bumper parts to get them ready for the Semi-Chrome. Then, with the li'l buffer, I got one of the 'pipes all shined up.



I was happy with those results, so I got the other 'pipe "chromed" up too and pulled the bumper back apart for it's shining ....



... and got all parts re-mounted and most of the truck re-assembled. Now you can see the trailer reflected in the bumper.



The lakes-pipes really shined up beautifully ....



... not quite chrome, but awwwfully close.



I LIKE how they sparkle.

And thanks to a bit of help from joe122, (Thank You, sir) I'm getting the interior schemed up. The LHS was out of styrene, so I guess I'll get some on eBay.


check-bak-soon

Oh, and again, I take extra pic's nowadays as I do this stuff so if anyone wants more info about how I do any of it, just ask.

 

[rerebuilder]

Bright works came out good. You could say polished nickel that is the step before chroming.

 

[dr frankenstyle]

Bright works came out good. You could say polished nickel that is the step before chroming.

Thanks, You know your chroming process. ;-) Yeah, I guess they are shiny like polished nickel, but I won't lie, they're just aluminum (from Lowes ).... just pretty, polished aluminum. 8)
I got a pair of seats and some plastic ordered and started drawing up a dash.

Stay tuned.

 

[rerebuilder]

I was just going through the Cool Pictures thread when I saw something that might give you an idea for that hood scoop. Go to page 127 post #2523.

 

[dr frankenstyle]

I was just going through the Cool Pictures thread when I saw something that might give you an idea for that hood scoop. Go to page 127 post #2523.

Yes SIR, "thumbsup" THAT is right along the lines of my thinking. 8)
I think that style would look good on that big, wide hood... don't you?
Now, we'll just see how close I can get to that. :roll:
I did get the wiring all cleaned up, hid the remote light switch under the rear platform, moved all the electrics back to clear up the center area a little ....



.... now all that will be under the "floor" will be the battery(s), so I don't have to make the interior as shallow. Plenty of room for the Corbeau seats I ordered. 8)

 

[rerebuilder]

Looks good very clean.

 

[dr frankenstyle]

Looks good very clean.

Thank you 8) I've been busy the past couple weeks, but my seats and plastic arrived so I did get started on an interior.



I got the Corbeau (Wraith) seats shot white and made up a "floor-pan" box to fit the body. I tried to get some extra leg-room for a driver, but I don't have any 6" figures yet to test fit.



Then I made a couple of small pillars to hold magnets to mate with some in the body. (they're sitting on my poster-board mock-up/pattern)



I wanted to get a solid mounting set-up to get a consistent position before getting to the door panels and dash. I added a "horn" to the front pillar to have a good finger-hold to remove it from the body easily.



Now I can work out my poster-board mock-ups for the dash .....



.... and door panels .....



.... and the rest. There's plenty of room for a roll-bar too.



This type of styrene scratch-building is new to me, so we'll see how well this turns out. :roll: Cross your fingers, everyone. ;-)
I plan to stick with the exterior color-scheme, maybe the blue swoosh in the door panels.
Stay tuned ..... 8)

 

[rerebuilder]

That looks like it will look good in the truck. Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[dr frankenstyle]

That looks like it will look good in the truck. Can't wait to see it finished.

Thanks 8) I'm trying to take my time with it, and get it right ...
:roll: maybe .....
at least right enough.

 

[dr frankenstyle]

I got in a little more time at "styrene school" this past weekend. I got a tunnel glued into the floor-pan and some interior panels with "doors" and 'panels made with .030.



I wanted good door lines, so I cut the side panels out first, then cut the door-edge lines and sanded the edges, then used some backer strips to glue the 3 parts back together into a panel. Then I shot both sides with black before priming the insides grey.



Then I just cut some door-panels from the .030 and drilled everything to mount the Axial cranks and armrests.



They'll need a bit of fine-tuning, but now I need to work on to the dash ..... and then get it all painted and together.

 

[joe122]

Very cool addition to a very unique and bad ass build.....well done so far, looking forward to the dash!

 

[dr frankenstyle]

Very cool addition to a very unique and bad ass build.....well done so far, looking forward to the dash!

Thanks,"joe" 8) I've drawn the dash up 3 times on poster-board now .... I think maaaaybe I'm ready to cut some plastic. :roll:
Keep your fingers crossed.

 

[badhoopty]

so very not trying to be critical here, a set of dinky cheap seats would save a toooon of weight and also have a bit more oldschool vibe to them. i think they would really go well with everything youve done.

 

[rerebuilder]

I think the interior is looking good with that race vibe to this build. Looking forward to the end result. Are you doing a driver also?