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Got some work done on the firewall..still need to build the wiper motor and add some structure detail to the wall itself...

Ha! Yes that's always at the back of my mind! However, I find myself driving my cars less over the past couple years...and when I do, it's either indoors or on relatively flat terrain where there's less chance of a spill! For me now it's more about the build...I like that the larger scale allows you to have working features that are closer to the real vehicle, like working suspension and steering etc. for example, for this car I picked up some 1/18 scale hood hinges that work (made of metal with springs), and while 1/18 may sound like they are too small for a 1/10 hood, they actually look pretty good! The plan is to have a locking mechanism that's servo activated to remotely 'pop' the hood...lol! Another example of what can be done with large scale... My Rothmans Ford Escort MK2 Rally Car..the body is lexan that I bought from a dealer in Finland, but the chassis is all homemade. RWD with a live axle mounted on leaf springs, the motor up front in the traditional 'north / south' orientation mated to a modded tranny connected to axle with a driveshaft located in the trans tunnel ! Also has working front disc brakes that are servo activated. The interior is all made from styrene except the seats...lol! Here's a link to the build thread... http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=71407

Got the radiator support panel done...! Haven't glued it in yet as I'm still figuring the locking mechanism... Hoping to get the firewall done tonight.. Anywho..some pics...

Hey guys....another small update No new styrene work as yet....however, this has been bugging me since I bought the engine for this build.....the stock steering servo position! It just takes away all that the engine and tranny brings to the engine bay! So this is my solution....managed to relocate the steering servo where it will be mostly hidden by the dashboard eventually...and since I will not be opening the doors, it probably won't be seen anyway...this basically has allowed me to add another feature of the 1:1.... A steering box !! And in a similar position as the 1:1...kinda lucked out really...lol I will probably use a piece of the 3mm (1/8") brass rod to make the connecting rod from the servo to the box....then a regular link rod to the drag link.. Anywho....some pics...watcha think? In the last 2 pics with the body on the chassis, I had to remove the top connector from the steering box in order to clear the cross brace. The brace will eventually be removed...

Hey thanks Bob! Well I have been into rc cars for years now, found the Tamiya RC cars an trucks, which were pretty scale hard bodies, then found sites where ppl were scratch building their own bodies and wanted to do the same...lol! Most of the available scale parts (wheels tires etc) are 1/10 scale as well...this car will be an RC.

Hey thanks ! Will try to get some more pics up tonight!

Hello Christian! Thank you for the kind words! Still working on it...! Started building the Radiator support panel tonight...lol! Hoping to have the engine bay completed by next weekend..then it's the flooring, dash and seats. Also starting to put together a Shaggin interior for the rear..ha! But will be making it removable, so I won't cover up the stock interior. I'm not an expat..lol ! I was born and raised in the Caribbean, Island called Trinidad, one of the very few countries that the old Holden's were exported to. Hence my love of these cars. I used to own a Kingswood SL sedan (HX) back in the day...man, I loved that car! You can always follow along on the link above to the build thread. I will try to post pics here as often as I can...

Hey thanks Jeff! Actually it's all styrene...!

You can see the build here ...if this s allowed ... http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=76901

Hi guys, I have been lurking on this site for a while now and wanted to share my current project..it's a scratch built 1/10 scale Holden HX Overlander Panel van... This is where I'm at with it currently...