Jordan White Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Yes you read right, I'm going to take on the daunting task of making a 1/12 scale Jeep Wrangler, scratchbuilt mind you! I've started on the frame, and have gotten the framerails pretty much complete. Don't have pics yet since I didn't finish the frame quite yet, but I'll have some pics monday. I'm also going to start on making the axles. How I determined the frame dimensions was easy. I found a nice picture online that had the specs of the frame (in mm), so all I did was measure the picture with a ruler, and determine the scale of the picture; using some maths, I was able to find the correction factor to convert the dimensions to 1/12 scale, so basically all I had to do was measure the frame on the paper with a ruler, and then upscale it with the correction factor in order to get my 1/12 dimensions. The build itself will be mostly stock, with a few minor mods. Paint job will be a secret though, until I get around to painting it! Keep in mind I'm going to school as well, so it will be a long project!
jeffs396 Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Looking forward to pics Jordan! You can post 'em on ORM now though...
Jordan White Posted October 29, 2011 Author Posted October 29, 2011 Gah, you're right, I'll start a thread there too! (Really though, no pics yet! )
RodneyBad Posted October 30, 2011 Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) Are you scratch building the body too or using an R/C body to start with? Or do a 1/10 body and scratch build the rest? Tamiya 1/10 Jeep Wrangler Body Part Number V-TAM9335171 Edited October 30, 2011 by RodneyBad
Jordan White Posted October 31, 2011 Author Posted October 31, 2011 Yeah I know about the Tamiya body, though I'm going to scratchbuild my own since it's easy enough to do. Plus I can detail easier and I don't have to cut off the doors, hood, and roof. 1/12 is also better since I can use dimensions from the 1/24 Tamiya kit and just upscale them by 2. Anywho, got the basic frame together. I wanted to bend the tubing for the frame rails, but since it was rectangle tube, it didn't want to bend at all. So I just cut it apart and glued it in the shape I wanted, and then "laminated" the top and bottom with some strip styrene. Once I get the rest of the details on (body mounts, leaf spring mounts, etc.), I'm going to put on some bondo to fill in the gaps. Compared to my 1/24 Tamiya Frame Leaf springs almost complete (just need to add the leaf retainers)
Casey Posted November 1, 2011 Posted November 1, 2011 Jordan, what are you using for tires? I may have something that would work, but I'd need a 1:1 diameter and width to see if they're close.
Chuck Most Posted November 1, 2011 Posted November 1, 2011 Wow. Goes without saying, but this is gonna be cool!
Jordan White Posted November 1, 2011 Author Posted November 1, 2011 Casey: 1:1 tires are 235/75R15 which are roughly 29" in diameter and 9" wide. Got the body mounts attached and started on the leaf spring mounts.
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