This is what the unit started out as. It's an HBX Rock Fighter. Fairly well engineered and good quality build, although everything needs adjustment and tuning to make it work smoothly.
The tyres have a foam insert inside them, which I removed. At least the bead locks on these wheels are on both sides of the rims and are metal.
After the body distorted in the heat, I bought this Tamiya Brat/Brumby polycarbonate body from a mob in Japan. The bodies come completely clear and need to be cut out as they have the wheel arches and bottom edge filled in still.
I used genuine Tamiya polycarbonate paint sprayed from the inside, then applied the flat black paint and chrome stripping to the outside. The grill and side vents have gloss black vinyl strips for detail. The badge and 4WD decals are all cut freehand from sign vinyl (too small to be cut reliably on the machine).
I'll put more pics up when the nudge bar, roll bar and tow bar (only for protection at the rear) are in place.
Steve.
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