bogger44 Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 My 5th completed build of the year. I was looking for something quick and easy to build for a change of pace and this kit fit the bill perfectly. I didn't have any issues whatsoever and it looks really good with a little detailing. The BFG Krawlers are from Fireball Modelworks, as are the wheelbacks. I had to sleeve the ends of the metal axles with short pieces of aluminum tubing to get the wheelbacks to fit better on them (still used some superglue as it still wasn't a tight fit). The wheels are from the Lindberg 97 F150 flareside "offroad" kit, they are only 5 lug but I can deal with that little discrepancy. I also completely removed the large tab and mounting pins for the exhaust tips for a cleaner look. OOB the tips also stuck out too far in my opinion, so I also shortened them up a little, as well as drilling out the tip ends. Paint is Duplicolor Universal Black, polished out with no clearcoat. The only stickers I used were for the instrument panel and the 6.2L emblems on the doors. For the door emblems, I carefully trimmed the clear carrier off, and once I had them on the truck, brushed on a light coat of semi-gloss clear to knock down the high-gloss shine on them a bit. Sorry about some dust and pollen in some of the pics, it's been breezy today and that stuff is blowing all over, it was hard to keep the truck clean.
slusher Posted July 28, 2015 Posted July 28, 2015 Extremely Sharp Tony. Now i want one. Love the black....
bogger44 Posted July 28, 2015 Author Posted July 28, 2015 Thanks guys. Black is my favorite color on these trucks, I built it to sorta resemble what I'd want mine to look like if I had the money for a real one.
wrecker388 Posted July 28, 2015 Posted July 28, 2015 That looks awesome! Maybe I can talk my mom into trading in her 2012 XL..
gatorincebu Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 Great looking build ! I like the stance and ride height! Very nicely done. Be Well Gator
Jon Cole Posted July 30, 2015 Posted July 30, 2015 Wheel and tires give this the look it needs. Just right.
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