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I call it THE HEAD HUNTER. Body is dented up with a candle lighter and then painted to look rusty and beat up. Headlights, turn signal lights, and taillights are painted with some calligraphy ink. The wheels and tires are 3D printed by Jaysresinwheels1948 on ebay. The rims are painted with a metallic charcoal gray color. The lift kit is from the Wild Hoss Ford Bronco kit. The transfer case is 3D printed. The front and rear axles have been extended so the wheels would fit. The u-joints on the driveshafts are 3D printed but the rest of the driveshafts are made from scratch styrene tubing. I scratched the windshield with an exacto knife blade to simulate a crack without breaking the window. The engine is box stock except for the air cleaner. That part was pulled out of my parts box. The radiator hose is made from a hollow rubber bead cord with a piece of bead wire inside so that the bead cord will hold it's shape. The interior is painted Matte Black. The carpet and headliner is black craft felt. The seat inserts are made of an American flag ribbon I found at Hobby Lobby. The shrunken head hanging from the rear view mirror is 3D printed. A piece of black embroidery thread holds it on the mirror. The stance looks like it's accelerating down a gravel road. I built a diorama display base for it using a piece of foam board and some model train scenery detail supplies I got at Hobby Lobby. The dust cloud is just some pillow stuffing I had laying around. This is one of my favorite 4X4 builds I've done.

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That is one crazy 4×4 there Alex. I have a half built 40 Ford pickup 4×4 project waiting to be finished. I like these "think outside the square" builds. Well done.

Cheers, 

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Like the 4X4 conversion with the KM2 tires. The body finish does look like it has been abused. 

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