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My condolences to all affected by this tragedy.

Kit bashing can result in some really awesome creations.

That is really sweet looking!? I’m going to have to check out your build thread!?

Very well done!? She had a real nice set of rides.?

Nice looking engine Steve.? I hope to get back on mine soon.

Car and truck related content makes up the bulk of the forum topics.

Yes, I saw it in the mock-up thread. That is what led me to your introductory post. A little extreme for my tastes…but it is a truck!? It looks like you must have a 3d printer?

You could possibly do something similar to a Mercedes 540k?

But it will put an end to the dilemma of how to remove the paint!?

Beautiful! Is the top portion of the hood going to be removable? How are you painting the body with the headers sticking through the hood??

Wow! That truck is real bad ass! Awesome!???

Welcome to the forum Matt. We need more truck guys on here!? I like that Commando.

Well I decided to make a new rear frame section for this to gain some room for suspension and a touch more tire clearance. I plan to thin down the rails a touch yet, as they are a bit too beefy looking. I also managed to get the rear fender widened and tubbed. I plan to bob them a bit yet, but I want to get the axles mounted and ride height set before deciding how much. That’s all for now!

Thanks Guys! I am in uncharted territory again, so you’ll have to bear with me.

Looking mighty nice Ken!

It saddened me to stuff that model back in the box and put it on the shelf.

That is looking like a real mean machine. Excellent work so far Roger!?

Here’s a couple of threads that might help. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/118442-finally-nice-headlights/ http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/139856-headlight-lens-casting-and-more/#comment-2046624 http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/161380-making-headlights/#comment-2452680

Congratulations on the award Dennis! Well deserved from what I see.? I wondered how I missed this one but…turns out I haven’t received that issue yet. Can’t wait now!

You’re making great progress on it Dennis. That engine looks real nice!

External roll cage??

Parts, especially tiny ones, seem to accumulate on my work bench and what kit they belong to…I have no idea.

Thanks Bob. It worked great here because I had no factory crossmember or suspension to work around.

This is what I did on my Willys. I made an entire crossmember from cardboard to fit under the motor and up against the motor mount locations. Then I trimmed the width to fit between the frame rails and then transferred it to styrene. On my Jeepster, I was able to attach a strip of heavy styrene to the top of the intake manifold and lay it across the top of the fenders. I managed to cobble together some mounts but it was tough since the mounting tabs were at different locations and heights on each side of the motor. I would file them off and start fresh next time. Every one will be different, and these two both challenged me. I hope to see some other ideas.