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trying a teas video, this is my stearman on it's first flight .

Thanks my friend. when the weather gets a little better I will take some video . The Bruiser or p407 (the kit a bashed) was never a purpose built crawler so IMO it's a bit fast even for a trail machine . In first gear it's even quite quick ,though it can slow down enough to crawl ok but that is...

this is a mod some might find interesting . for my liking this truck needs to be geared down as it's way to fast . as an alternative to reworking the gearing I have a little trick for the brushed motor . I removed the armature from a high pressure toyota fuel pump , it's a 8 pole armature 24...

well I tried the new rims with the boggers and they looked terrible so until I can find something I like better I painted the factory rims, they actually don't look bad for plastic rims once detailed out a bit . . I need to find rims that are wider and have a bit more offset . The 12mm...

added the mirrors and door handles . mirrors are like the factory folding ones ,they are made from brass and have a pivot ball behind the mirror for adjustment . the door handles are also copies and work as they should . Yeah I know , getting a bit carried away . but having fun trying to make...

Went back and forth with the denim and leather tops . made both . liked the leather better ,still have to add the windows and the door handles but not looking to bad so far...I must say I don't think I have ever seen a scale soft top .

advancing right along . built and covered the soft doors , thought the door frames looked funny , they are missing the lower cross braces . In this small scale they are not really needed for strength but I added them anyway because you can see them on the real jeep through the covering . I also...

Made up the frames for the soft doors and the rear bow to support the soft top, the bow is adjustable and pivots on the tub sides just like the real one . the door frames have the corner plate where the door handles attach . I have some very fine black leather to make the doors and top , I was...

Thanks guys for the encouragement . finished up the radio install , think it came out pretty clean . still waiting on the rims /hex conversion and the sound and light module . She also ran under her own power for the first time . It's fast , too fast for my liking ,I will try the smallest...

time to get my kid a printer and put her to work ..

thanks my friend I will get that printed up . looks nice and low ..

I am using a 6000mah 7.2 , it's mounted in the dash . When you remove the 2 windshield fold down release screws the dash panel lifts out of the way and the battery is installed inside . I am trying to make it as scale under as on top . This can be very hard to do with a open top Jeep. The...

very nice Jeep my friend , the newer jeeps went to coil springs and you can really see why they did it . This is a few shots of my second TFL Bronco that went on the back burner ,this one sporting a gas engine. it easily has an inch of articulation over the CJ without even trying because of...

few shots showing the articulation and the raised transfer case

Was able to get a few thing done today . Added the 1/2 " body lift / raised the transmission by making new mounts . also made the upper and lower shock mounts and replaces the shocks . The mounts are made so you can rotate the ends of the shock so they do not bind when articulated . I am more...

just made some front tow hooks , here is what I cam up with

managed to get the bumpers made and mounted today . I found a pintal hook just like the one my real jeep has so I fabricated a receiver , even has the quick release with hair pin and the loops for the safety chains LOL. just starting to mount the winch on the front bumper.. I need to get some...

Yeah a good mud bath should get it looking a bit better LOL.,

thanks for the words my friend . here are a couple of pictures of the jeep sitting on it's new proline swampers . I am still waiting on the 12mm axle conversion so I can mount the tires on some 2.2 steel rims , at that point I will shorten the rear axle . Just could not wait to see the jeep...

converted the oddly mounted U bolts on the axles , I don't like the idea of the bolts hanging down like that so I made all new U bolts with a little jig I made ,machined up some new top plates . So much cleaner having them bolted in this way . Looks just like my full size now after I did my...