Tinky Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Hi All, Just completed this build. Purchased the kit way back in December 2014 at Hobby Lobby during a United States trip. However I did not start building it until a whole year later in December 2015. I am not really that into tow trucks so I decided from the start that I would scratch build my own box and took some inspiration from the Earth Roamer Xpedition vehicles when designing it, hence the self-named WreXploratioN (a play-on of "Wrecker" and "Xploration" - which would possibly be a smaller version of the Xpedition). Overall this was a fairly enjoyable build that was easy to put together and came out great. Here are the modifications that were made: - A custom off-road front bumper was made out of cardboard along with sprue for the yellow fog lights, all of which was painted with Testor's. -The winch and hook that came with the kit was relocated to the front on top of the bumper and cotton twine was used for the cable. Part of a toothpick holds the hook onto the bumper. - Custom front fender flares were also made out of cardboard and painted with Crayola pencil crayon. - A small lift kit was added by placing 1/2 centimeter long pieces of sprue on where the springs attach to the chassis. - As the stock tires were taken for my Dodge Ram model, I had found an old toy that was broken and used the tires off that. - A custom box and roof rack was made for the rear portion of the GMC, made out of cardboard as well and spray-painted with Power Fist's Fast-Dry Anti Rust (from Princess Auto). The stock bumper was fitted in, with twine to make the rope and toothpicks to hold it. - The rear hitch receiver was made by simply leaving on the excess sprue that came on the chassis - Sharpie was used to darken the trim around the windows and the door handles. On to the pictures: Box Art: Thanks for looking! Have a great rest of the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinky Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Also made up some posters for all of my builds: Edited February 6, 2016 by Tinky Not sure how to upload photos from PhotoBucket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Awesome model.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorincebu Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 That is a cool build. And a good use of a snap kit . Be Well Gator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Nice work, there, Tinky....Nice work..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinky Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 Thanks all for the wonderful comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgeback Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Great imagination with that kit. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Hey Tink, Those are great looking !!Where did you get those wheels and tires at ?Keep 'em comingCheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinky Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 Great imagination with that kit. Nice work. Thank you! Hey Tink, Those are great looking !! Where did you get those wheels and tires at ? Keep 'em coming Cheers Thanks! I got the tires from an old toy that I recently rediscovered. Do not know what it was exactly or who made it as the body was missing and there are no identifiable markings on it. If I remember correctly, if you stuck a battery in it, it would go forward until it hit something and if you flipped the switch it would go backward until it hit something. Here is a picture of it disassembled and without the tires: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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