The TJ is criminally underrepresented in RC, so I made my own. The standard wheelbase TJ is sitting on an ECX Barrage chassis. The LJ is on an SCX10 III Base Camp.
This is all based on an LJ project I started last year. I wound up completing a body, but it didn't look good, so I let it sit on my shelf for a year. When I began working on the Barrage I thought I'd use the opportunity to rework my 3D models and make another LJ while I was at it.
The hoods, doors, and tailgates are hinged with airplane control surface hinges. The doors are removable as are the hardtops, and there's a semi-modeled interior with a dashboard and seats! Pictures don't show it, but both have working headlights and taillights.
Both bodies were 3D printed in Overture PLA. The paint on the blue TJ looks a little rough, so for the LJ I thought I'd simply use plastic in the color that I wanted it to be in. Worked out much better than painting!
The TJ is on stock Barrage shocks, but I've had to fill them with 5000wt diff oil because the new bodies are so heavy. Still need to do the same with the LJ's shocks.
Sure they're lacking a few details such as "Jeep" fender stamping and a gas cap, but I think they still look fantastic the way they came out.
Enjoy the photos, partially photobombed by my cat
This is all based on an LJ project I started last year. I wound up completing a body, but it didn't look good, so I let it sit on my shelf for a year. When I began working on the Barrage I thought I'd use the opportunity to rework my 3D models and make another LJ while I was at it.
The hoods, doors, and tailgates are hinged with airplane control surface hinges. The doors are removable as are the hardtops, and there's a semi-modeled interior with a dashboard and seats! Pictures don't show it, but both have working headlights and taillights.
Both bodies were 3D printed in Overture PLA. The paint on the blue TJ looks a little rough, so for the LJ I thought I'd simply use plastic in the color that I wanted it to be in. Worked out much better than painting!
The TJ is on stock Barrage shocks, but I've had to fill them with 5000wt diff oil because the new bodies are so heavy. Still need to do the same with the LJ's shocks.
Sure they're lacking a few details such as "Jeep" fender stamping and a gas cap, but I think they still look fantastic the way they came out.
Enjoy the photos, partially photobombed by my cat
